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Guerlain Reimagines L'Heure Bleue, Its Original 1912 Perfume
Guerlain's newest fragrance revisits Jacques Guerlain's 1912 L'Heure Bleue with a new interpretation by perfumer Delphine Jelk.
The Everything Shower
All you need for the perfect everything shower.
K-Beauty Glass-Skin Routine
The Korean skincare steps behind glass skin, from double cleanse to essence, with the K-beauty brands that do each one best.
Collagen Cream, Peptide Serums and Firming Eye Creams I Would Start With
A collagen cream usually promises firmer, plumper looking skin, and the honest way to shop one is to read what the brand actually claims. These are the creams, peptide serums and eye creams I would reach for, and how I would layer them.
Guerlain Reimagines L'Heure Bleue, Its Original 1912 Perfume
Guerlain's newest fragrance revisits Jacques Guerlain's 1912 L'Heure Bleue with a new interpretation by perfumer Delphine Jelk.
The Everything Shower
All you need for the perfect everything shower.
K-Beauty Glass-Skin Routine
The Korean skincare steps behind glass skin, from double cleanse to essence, with the K-beauty brands that do each one best.
Collagen Cream, Peptide Serums and Firming Eye Creams I Would Start With
A collagen cream usually promises firmer, plumper looking skin, and the honest way to shop one is to read what the brand actually claims. These are the creams, peptide serums and eye creams I would reach for, and how I would layer them.
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Expensive Perfume: The Famous Bottles and What Makes Them Special
Expensive perfume usually comes down to three things: the concentration, the person who composed it and the history of the house. These are the famous prestige bottles, the fashion house private collections and the extraits I would smell first.
Hair Lightener Guide: Sprays, Bleach Kits and the Repair That Follows
A hair lightener can mean a gentle spray or a full bleach kit, and the two behave very differently. Here is how I tell them apart, plus the purple shampoos and bond builders that keep lightened hair looking bright and feeling strong.
The Spa Headband and the Home Spa Night It Started
The spa headband went from a plain terry band to the thing you see in every skincare video. Here are eight to try, plus hair towels, face cloths and masks for a proper spa night at home.
The Best Skincare Products for Dry Skin, in Three Easy Steps
A routine for the best skincare products for dry skin only needs three steps: a cream or balm cleanser, a hydrating serum or essence, and a rich face cream. Here is what I would put in each step and how to layer them.
What Is BB Cream, Explained With Eight to Try
If you have ever wondered what is BB cream, it is a tinted balm that does the work of moisturizer, light base and often sunscreen in one step. Here is a short history, eight BB creams to try, and the tints, primers and powders that help a light base last through the day.
Orange Hair Dye, From Neon Semi Permanents to Copper Permanents
Orange hair dye comes two ways, semi permanent for a bright, temporary color and permanent for copper that stays. Here are the dyes, glosses, depositing masks and color safe washes I would use to get orange and keep it glowing.
The Best Conditioner for Curly Hair, From Rinse Outs to Co Washes
The best conditioner for curly hair depends on your wash day, so here are the rinse outs, masks, co washes and leave ins I would reach for. Start with the slip and softness that make detangling painless, then build from there.
The Best Moisturizer for Acne Prone Skin, From Gels to Barrier Creams
Finding the best moisturizer for acne prone skin is mostly about texture: light gels, calm barrier creams and a daily SPF that does not feel heavy. Here are the oil free gels, barrier creams and sunscreens I would reach for, plus how to layer them.
Clarifying Shampoo for Curly Hair, and What to Do Next
A clarifying shampoo for curly hair is the reset button for curls weighed down by gels, creams and oils. These are the clarifying shampoos I would try, the deep conditioners to follow, and the stylers to rebuild your definition.
Keratin Shampoo for Smooth, Frizz-Free Hair
Keratin shampoo is a daily care step, nothing like a salon smoothing service. These are the shampoos, masks and smoothing serums I would reach for when frizz and damage are the problem, and how to use them together.
Blow Dryer With Comb Attachments for Smoother Blowouts
A blow dryer with comb attachment lets you detangle, stretch and dry in one pass. Here are the dryers I would look at, the extra combs and brushes that round out the routine, and the heat protectants to use underneath.
Powder Foundation That Looks Like Skin, Not a Mask
Powder foundation is easy to get wrong and easy to get right, and most of the difference is the prep and the brush. These are the loose, pressed and baked formulas I would reach for, plus the primers, setting sprays and kabuki brushes that keep them looking like skin.
Curl Cream for Wavy Hair That Will Not Weigh Waves Down
The right curl cream for wavy hair defines the bend without pulling it straight. These are the light creams, leave-in conditioners and gels I would layer for waves that hold their shape and still move.
Color Changing Foundation: What Actually Shifts on Your Skin
Color changing foundation is a bigger promise than most formulas keep, so I sorted the ones that truly adjust on skin from the color correcting creams and tinted serums. Here are the bases, sheer tints and blenders I would pick, and how to use each one.
Eyebrow Growth Serum Picks for Growing Out Your Brows
An eyebrow growth serum is the quiet step behind the full brow look, and the best ones pair it with a gel and a good brush while you wait. Here are the serums, brow gels and tools I would line up for a grow out, with the brands' own words on what each is made to do.
Nail Care Basics: Files, Oils and Hand Creams I Keep Within Reach
Good nail care is a small, boring routine that pays off, and it starts with the right file, a gentle cuticle tool and an oil you actually use. These are the tools, treatments and hand creams I would set out on the bathroom shelf, ending on the cream that finishes it all.
Billie Razors and the Smooth-Leg Routine, From Blade to Bump Care
Billie razors arrived in November 2017 with a loud argument about how women's shaving was sold, and the brand has since grown into a full shave and body line. Here is the Billie kit, blades, cream and body basics, the shave gels that pair with it, and the body care for skin that is smooth the day after.
A Derma Roller for Hair, Used Gently: Short Needles, Clean Habits
A derma roller for hair is a small, quiet tool with a lot of rules attached, so here is how I think about it. I cover the at-home scalp rollers and stamps, the serums and oils that go around them, and the massagers I reach for more often.
The Morning-After Beauty Edit
A morning-after beauty routine has one job, closing the gap between how you feel and how the day already requires you to look. The instinct to fix everything at once usually backfires, since piling on products just adds fatigue to fatigue. This edit keeps it to an eye step, sun protection, one visible correction and a hair fix, in that order, nothing more elaborate than the morning can handle.
The Blow Dry Brush, Sorted: One-Step Volume, Multi-Stylers and a Low-Heat Habit
A blow dry brush turns drying and smoothing into one pass, and it has a surprisingly specific recent history. Here are the one-step brushes I reach for, the multi-stylers with brush attachments, and the thermal round brush and heat protectants that make a blowout easier on your hair.
Halo Hydration
Skincare meets sun protection in these lightweight, barrier-safe skin tints that offer serious UV defense without a trace of a white cast. They deliver a sheer, blurring veil of coverage that lets your real freckles and texture shine through while keeping environmental damage entirely at bay.
Six Products in 2010, and Now the Not Your Mother's Curl Cream I Reach For
Not Your Mother's curl cream is the center of a Tampa brand that started with six items in 2010 and built a whole Curl Talk line in 2018. This edit covers the creams, gels and mousse, the rest of the brand's shelf, and curl creams from other makers.