Beauty

Purito Oat-in Calming Gel Cream, and the Soil to Seoul Idea Behind It

Purito oat in calming gel cream is a light, oat-based moisturizer from PURITO SEOUL, a brand with a plain-spoken point of view about purity. Here is the rest of the Purito line, oat creams and serums from other brands, and a few light gel creams for calmer-feeling skin.

Best under Eye Concealer for Mature Skin: What Actually Works

What actually works for under Eye Concealer for Mature Skin: the thing that changes the result is formulation and how it is applied, not price. Powder and matte finishes settle into lines, which is why the same shade can read differently at 45 than at 25.

Maintenance Day

Headbands, waxing kits, nail care, & comfortable tees

Blue Beauty, Tested

We looked at Blue Beauty on construction, materials and how it holds up. Here is what stood up.

Makeup and SPF: What Actually Works

What actually works for About-face Light Lock Highlight Fluid: the thing that changes the result is formulation and how it is applied, not price. Swatch along the jaw, not the back of the hand.

Guaranteed Good Hair Days

Hair care essentials that work as hard as you do

Byoma Retinol Oil, Tested

We looked at Byoma Retinol Oil on construction, materials and how it holds up. Here is what stood up.

Sincerely Yours Lip Balm: What Actually Works

What actually works for Sincerely Yours Lip Balm: the thing that changes the result is formulation and how it is applied, not price. A shade range under 20 tones usually means the ends of the range are an afterthought.

Best Eyeshadow Palette for Blue Eyes, Tested

We looked at Eyeshadow Palette for Blue Eyes on construction, materials and how it holds up. Here is what stood up.

Skincare and SPF Essentials

Lemme Matcha Gummies, briefly: it is a house signature that has been redrawn several times, and most of what people recognise is the proportion rather than the mark itself. The short version usually matters less than how the thing is used now.

The Lip, Eye and Nail Makeup Edit

What actually works for Sephora Il Makiage: the thing that changes the result is formulation and how it is applied, not price. A shade range under 20 tones usually means the ends of the range are an afterthought.

Shampoo, Conditioner, And Hair Oils

We looked at Oribe Teasing Brush on construction, materials and how it holds up. Here is what stood up.

Il Makiage Foundation

We looked at Il Makiage Foundation Sephora on construction, materials and how it holds up. Here is what stood up.

Face Serums Worth The Shelf Space

One well-built formula can do more than a crowded lineup of half-used bottles

Luxury Body Oil: A Buying Guide

Buying Luxury Body Oil comes down to a few checks you can do from the product page. Everything else is preference.

Which Skincare Step Is Worth Spending On

Spend on the skincare step that solves the biggest gap in your routine, not automatically on the costliest jar or bottle.

Best Eyeshadow for Green Eyes over 50: What Actually Works

What actually works for Eyeshadow for Green Eyes over 50: the thing that changes the result is formulation and how it is applied, not price. Retinoids and daily sunscreen are the two things with strong evidence behind them; everything else is support.

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.

Ultrasonic Face Scrubber, Tested

We looked at Ultrasonic Face Scrubber on construction, materials and how it holds up. Here is what stood up.

A Makeup Edit For Lips, Eyes, and Skin

Buying makeup for lips, eyes, and skin comes down to a few checks you can do from the product page. Everything else is preference.

Air, Not Heat: What a Dyson Airwrap Asks of the Rest of Your Routine

A Dyson Airwrap curls and smooths with moving air instead of a hot plate, which changes what you need around it. Here are the stylers themselves, the heat protectants and smoothers I use before them, and the brushes and combs that finish the job.

The Best Blush For A Real Flush

The best blush gives the face a believable flush, with enough color to bring life to the cheeks and enough control to stop the finish looking painted on. For most routines, the right formula is the

Curl Cream First, Then Gel: A Wash-Day Order of Operations

A good curl cream is where definition starts, and most routines are won or lost before the gel goes on. Here are the creams I would layer first, the gels and custards that lock the shape, and the refreshers that get day-two hair moving again.

Fara Homidi: How The Cream Formulas Actually Wear

Fara Homidi's cream formulas should be judged the way any cream product should be, by how they blend and how long they hold, not by how the compact looks under counter light. This edit starts with the lip and bronzer pieces, then the face, lip and eye compacts, plus the brushes that make them easier to use.