Art Basel Miami Beach, which draws to a close on Sunday, will leave many stories: of great art (more than 250 of the world’s leading galleries participate); great parties, from collector and developer Aby Rosen and his wife Samantha Boardman’s dinner to the cocktail party for Elton John’s Aids foundation hosted by artist/Givenchy muse Marina Abramovic); and, given the location, great beauty challenges.
Miami has a tropical climate that sends smooth locks into a frizzy spin, and intense south Florida sunlight that can be unforgiving on midwinter pallor. Little wonder that attendees have begun to share best-practice intelligence.
Boardman, a psychiatrist, says preparation is key. She starts in New York with natural-looking, sun-kissed highlights (Mauricio Bermudez at Ion studio) and a pale manicure/pedicure in anticipation of sandals. A week before departure, she gets a micro-current facial at Aida Bicaj on 75th street. “Your skin looks great, dewy and Miami-ready even though it’s the middle of December,” she says, also recommending La Mer self-tanner (£52).