[Photos via Scha Sadozai from 127 Photography]

For me, last Friday afternoon was an afternoon of firsts. For the first time in a long time I got to spend the afternoon sipping tea and eating finger sandwiches while waiting to have a mini facial, rather than slumped over a computer feverishly answering e mails. My date for the afternoon was LA Times’ Keren Eldad and we found ourselves in the palatial brownstone on the Upper East Side belonging to our gracious hostess, Meera Gandhi. Meera opened her home to have an afternoon tea party to celebrate Sphatika Skincare, founded by Janet League-Katzin.

Inside the elegant party, there was a treasure trove of people I’ve always wanted to meet. More»