Beauty
Beauty
Round Lab Sunscreen, Birch Sap and the Brand from Chuncheon
Round Lab sunscreen made its name with birch sap and a moisturizer-like feel. Here is the Round Lab range, plus eight more Korean sunscreens for daily wear under makeup.
Purple Lipstick, From Soft Lilac to Deep Aubergine
Purple lipstick covers far more ground than people expect, from a dusty lilac you can wear to work to a deep plum for a winter dinner. These are the mauves, purples and glossy stains I would reach for this fall.
Travel-Size Perfume for Holiday Travel
Travel-size perfume is the easiest way to bring your scent home for the holidays without checking a bag. Here are the small sprays, rollerballs and discovery sets I would pack, from vanilla and sandalwood to rose and hinoki.
Makeup Brushes for Face, Cheeks and Eyes, Minus the Drawer Clutter
Most makeup bags hold too many brushes and not enough of the right ones. Here are the face brushes for foundation and powder, the cheek brushes for blush, bronzer and contour, and the small eye and brow brushes that do the precise work, the short list that covers almost everything.
Glitter Lipstick for the Party Season
Glitter lipstick is the fastest way to look dressed up with almost no effort at the mirror. These are the sparkly lipsticks, glitter glosses and shimmer lip oils I would pack for every party between now and New Year's.
The Best Body Lotion Is the One You Reach For Wet
Body care is the step most people skip and then wonder why nothing improves. The best body lotion works on timing as much as formulation. These eight are rich enough to matter and quick enough to survive a morning.
Where Your Brushes Live: A Makeup Organizer for Every Kind of Mess
Finding the right makeup organizer is less about looks and more about being able to see everything in five seconds. This edit covers the acrylic drawers and rotating stands for a dresser, the hard train cases, and the soft pouches for the bag.
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Liner: The Lip Cheat Shades I Reach For
The Charlotte Tilbury lip liner called Lip Cheat is the pencil that started the brand's lip story. I sort the shades by undertone, cover the Pillow Talk and Super Nudes options, and add liners from other brands for comparison.
NYX Blush: Buttermelt, Fat Cheeks and Wonder Stick Shades
A nyx blush comes in three very different textures, from the buttery pressed powder of Buttermelt to the juicy Fat Cheeks liquid and the Wonder Stick. Here is how I would choose between them, and which shades from other brands sit next to each one.
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.
Milk Blush: Jelly Tints, Cream Sticks and Look-Alikes
Milk blush began as a sideline of a downtown New York creative studio and became a jelly tint with a waitlist of more than 60,000. Here are the jelly tints, the cream sticks and the gel blushes I would wear beside them.
Wedding Guest Nails That Stay Out of the Bride's Way
Wedding guest nails should look polished in photos without pulling focus from the couple. Here are sheer polishes and milky press-ons that do exactly that.
How to Pick a Blush Color That Reads Like Your Own Flush
The right blush color reads like your own flush, the one you get after a walk in the cold. Here are soft pinks and roses, peaches and corals, and berries and deep plums, with a simple way to find your family and the shade names to look for.
CoverGirl Blush and the Powders and Creams I Pair With It
CoverGirl blush is the compact so many people learned on, and the current lineup still makes sense. Here are the CoverGirl powders I know best, plus creams and glowy powders I would put next to them.
Nexxus Shampoo, the 1979 Brand From the Man Who Started Redken
Nexxus shampoo comes from Jheri Redding, who founded Redken and Jhirmack before starting Nexxus in 1979. Here are eight Nexxus shampoos, wet and dry, plus the conditioners, leave-in and oil that go with them.
Versace Eros Flame, the Peppery One I Wear When It Gets Cold
Versace Eros Flame is the warm, peppery, citrus-lit one in a bold bottle. Here is the whole Eros family in one place, the older Versace pour homme classics, and a few citrus and pepper colognes from other houses that sit close by.
Lotion for Dry Skin, and the Snow-White Cream That Started It
From Nivea's 1911 cream to today's peptide lotions and whipped butters, here is a lotion for dry skin edit sorted by texture, from light and fast to thick and rich.
The Best Hair Straightener Is the One That Respects Your Hair: Irons, Brushes and Prep
Choosing the best hair straightener is really about plate material, heat control and what you put on your hair first. Here are the flat irons I would look at, the heated brushes and hot air stylers that smooth in a different way, plus the heat protectants that go on first and a night serum for between sessions.
The Best Setting Powder for Every Skin Type and Finish
The best setting powder is the one that matches your skin and how long you need your makeup to last. Here are the loose powders, pressed compacts and the puffs and brushes I would pair with them.
Pantene Shampoo, Explained: From Swiss Vitamin Lab to Every Shower Shelf
Pantene shampoo has been around since 1945, and its name still points back to panthenol. Here are the three Pro-V bottles I would start with, other moisturizing shampoos that share the same aim, and the conditioners that finish the job.
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.
My Fall Body Care Essentials
Body care is where my fall routine gets its most sensory, with warmer scents and slower rituals. As the weather cools I want richer lathers, a weekly exfoliation and an oil that leaves skin glowing under knitwear. These are the washes, scrubs, oils and scents I am keeping close this season.
Powder Sunscreen Makes Reapplying Over Makeup Easy
Powder sunscreen is the easiest way to reapply SPF over makeup, as long as you treat it as a top-up rather than your only protection. These are the brush-on SPF powders I would carry, the tinted moisturizers and mineral foundation for a base layer, and the sticks and mist for other kinds of touch-ups.
The Best Eye Cream
No category in skincare promises more and proves less than the eye. Picking the best eye cream means choosing between de-puffing in the morning and repair overnight, because almost nothing does both well. These are split along that line.