Beauty
Beauty
The Best Deodorant Picks, From Mum in 1888 to Acid Serums
The best deodorant for you depends on whether you want to stop odor or stop sweat, a line the FDA still draws today. Here are sixteen, from aluminum-free sticks to acid serums, gels, a balm, a body mist and one antiperspirant.
Eucerin Sunscreen Picks, and What the FDA Still Wants to Know
Every Eucerin sunscreen here comes from Beiersdorf, which says it has cared for skin since 1882, and the US rules behind these bottles are older than most people think. Here are sixteen sunscreens, eight from Eucerin and eight I keep beside them, including four mineral formulas.
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.
A Facialist's Shelf: How Kate Somerville Took the Treatment Room Home
Kate Somerville began as a facialist with a clinic on Melrose Place, and the skincare brand she founded still feels like a treatment room in a bottle. This edit covers the ExfoliKate and EradiKate classics, the moisturizers and serums, and the cleansers, eye care and sunscreen that round out the routine.
Why Everyone Is Talking About the medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Serum
The medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Serum put a salmon-derived ingredient on a lot of bathroom shelves. This edit covers the pink line it anchors, the rest of the medicube routine, and PDRN serums from other brands for comparison.
Australian Gold Sunscreen, From a Florida Surf Beach to Your Bag
Australian Gold sunscreen comes from a brand that started on the Cocoa Beach surf scene in 1985 and now makes everyday lotions, sprays, tinted formulas and color without the sun. Here is how I read the range: the plain SPF formulas first, then the instant bronzer tints, then the sunless and after-sun bottles.
CAKES Body and the Quiet Art of Dressing Without a Bra
CAKES Body was started by twin sisters Taylor Capuano and Casey Sarai, who built silicone nipple covers for wearing under clothes. Here is how I think about their covers, tape and lift pieces, plus a few other brands for the days a different shape or fit suits you better.
Live Tinted and the Red Lipstick Trick That Started Deepica's Brand
Live Tinted began with Deepica Mutyala and one viral video about hiding dark circles, and it grew into a full makeup and skin shelf formulated with deeper skin tones in mind. This edit covers the sticks and wands, the Hueguard sunscreens and concealer, and the lip, cheek and brow products.
Urban Decay Setting Spray: The Spritz That Outlasts the Party
An Urban Decay setting spray is the last step I trust to keep makeup in place from morning until the lights come up. Here are the All Nighter formulas, the Urban Decay face products that pair with them, and other setting sprays worth a comparison.
Paris Hilton Perfume, Bottle by Bottle: From Can Can to the Rush Family
Paris Hilton perfume started in 2004 and has grown into a shelf of more than thirty bottles, so it helps to have a map. Here are the classics, the Rush family, and four sweet, fruity perfumes from other houses that sit well beside them.
Hair Wax, Pomade or Clay: Which Hold Belongs on Your Shelf
Hair wax, pomade, clay and paste all promise hold, but they finish very differently. Here are the light waxes I start with, the shiny pomades, and the matte clays and pastes for texture.
L'Oréal Foundation: True Match, Infallible and Serum Alternatives
A L'Oréal foundation can be a lightweight tint, a liquid that wears for a day or a powder in a compact. I sort the True Match and Infallible lineup, then serum foundations and the primers and concealers that finish a base.
Lattafa Angham and the Fruity, Musky, Vanilla Perfumes I Pair With It
Lattafa Angham is a ginger, praline and vanilla eau de parfum the Dubai house says was inspired by the rhythm of music. Here it sits with fruity florals, skin close musks and vanilla florals that share its sweetness.
CeraVe Vitamin C Serum and the Routine Built Around It
The CeraVe vitamin C serum pairs 10% pure vitamin C with three essential ceramides, which makes it a good place to start if brightening serums usually sting. Here are the serums I would compare it with, the ceramide creams that sit under it, and the morning SPF that finishes the job.
Lanolips and the Lip Balms for Truly Dry Lips
Lanolips began with a farm childhood and one skin-like ingredient, and the 101 Ointment is still the tube I would hand to anyone with dry lips. Here are the Lanolips balms I like most, plus other treatments and masks for cracked lips.
Armani Code Parfum and the Armani Colognes Beside It
Armani Code Parfum is the newest way into a line that began in 2004, now in a refillable rounded-square bottle. Here is how it compares with the other Code and Acqua di Gio bottles, plus the citrus, woody and bergamot colognes I would try beside it.
The INKEY List, One Active at a Time: My Shelf Guide
The INKEY List builds each product around one named active, which makes a routine easy to plan. This is my guide to its serums, cleansers, moisturizers, eye creams and treatments, and how I would layer them.
Benefit Brow Bar at Home: Pencils, Gels, Tweezers and Brushes
The Benefit Brow Bar turned brow shaping into something you could watch happen in a window, and this edit brings that routine home. I sort the Benefit pencils and gels, the best brow gels from other brands, and the tools that shape and brush them.
The Beauty Blender Guide: Sponges, Puffs and Foundations That Blend
The beauty blender started as a hand-cut fix on a TV set in 2002, and it still sets the standard for a bouncy, streak-free base. Here are the original sponges and cleansers, the best alternatives and puffs, and foundations that blend well with a damp sponge.
Tom Ford Noir Extreme and the Spiced Amber Colognes Around It
Tom Ford Noir Extreme came out in 2015 as a richer take on the 2012 Noir, and it is still the amber and spice scent I point people to first. Here are its Tom Ford neighbors, the spiced amber colognes that compete with it, and the sandalwood and vanilla scents for evening.
Valentino Yellow Dream and the Bright, Sunny Perfumes to Wear With It
Valentino Yellow Dream is the sunny corner of the Born in Roma family, with a fresh rose and lemon perfume for her and a spiced one for him. Here are its siblings, plus bright citrus and summer scents that share its optimism.
Power of You Armani and the Fruity Vanilla Perfumes Around It
Power of You Armani arrived in January 2026 as a passion fruit and vanilla gourmand with a ruby bottle. Here it sits next to the rest of the Armani women's shelf, plus fruity, amber and vanilla wood perfumes I would wear beside it.
Maybelline Foundation: From Fit Me to Super Stay and Beyond
A Maybelline foundation for every finish, from the matte Fit Me bottle to the 30 hour Super Stay. I pair the lineup with long-wear foundations from other brands and pressed powders to set them.
Tom Ford Soleil Blanc and the Sun-Soaked Soleil Collection
Tom Ford Soleil Blanc is the coconut, cardamom and ylang ylang perfume that made a beach day into a signature scent. Here is the wider Soleil family, plus solar coconut perfumes and shimmering body oils that keep the glow going.