Wellness

The Jolie Filtered Showerhead and What It Actually Filters

The Jolie filtered showerhead uses a copper-zinc and calcium filter to cut chlorine and some heavy metals from shower water. Here it is with three other filters and the in-shower hair and body care I would pair with it.

The Best Collagen Picks, From the Morning Scoop to the Night Cream

The best collagen routine works from two sides: a daily powder or capsule if you enjoy one, and creams and masks for how skin looks and feels right now. Here are the powders, capsules and gummies, the serums and creams, and the masks and patches, with realistic hopes for each.

LED Face Masks, What They Actually Do

LED masks moved from clinics to bathroom shelves fast, and what you get now ranges from an impulse buy to a serious appliance. Red light is the one with the most research behind it for firmness, blue is aimed at breakouts, and consistency matters more than wattage. This edit separates the full face masks from the targeted devices, so you can see what you are actually buying.

Best Sleep Trackers

A clear-eyed guide to wearables, rings, watches, and bedside sensors that help you understand your sleep routine.

Bubble Bath Grew Up: Foams, Soaks and Oils for a Proper Soak

Bubble bath went from a 1930s stage prop to a 1960s supermarket regular, and now it sits beside salts, soaks and oils. Here are four foaming washes, four soaks and salts, and four oils and milks for a slower bath.

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.

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.

Mary Ruth Vitamins and the Wellness Shelf, From Liquid Multis to Collagen

Mary Ruth vitamins began as a liquid multivitamin for clients who could not stomach capsules. Here it is with the magnesium, collagen, protein and enzyme supplements that fill out a wellness shelf, and what to ask your doctor first.

Best Clean Sunscreen for Face That Does Not Pill Under Makeup

Pilling is a texture problem, not a sign of a bad formula, and it is usually fixed by changing the order you apply things.

Skin That Doesn't Need Makeup

Skincare-First Beauty

Fragrance Sets

Discovery sets and gift-worthy trios — the easiest way to find (or gift) a new signature scent.

Teeth Whitening Strips, Explained, and What Else Keeps a Smile Bright

Teeth whitening strips moved whitening out of the dentist's office in 2001, and the newest ones dissolve on your teeth. Here are Snow's strips and tools, the toothpastes and rinse I would use alongside them and the floss and brushes that finish the job.

Lemme Gummies Began as a Trio of Gummies and a Long Bath

Lemme gummies arrived in September 2022 as a trio of gummies, and the range has grown a lot since. Here is how I think about the whole range, the silk masks and bath soaks I pair with the evening ones, and the magnesium spray and bath oil that round out a slow night.

HUM Nutrition Supplements, Glow Serums and Scalp Care

HUM Nutrition grew out of its co-founder's own struggle with adult acne and a nutritionist who looked at his gut. Here are the HUM Nutrition formulas I would read up on first, plus glow serums and scalp serums for the outside half of the routine.

Stocking Stuffers

Small, useful gifts that feel thoughtful and fit neatly into a stocking or a party favor bag.

The Red-Eye Recovery Edit

Landing after a red-eye is less about undoing a bad night and more about managing what a cabin does to skin, hair and a tired face. The common mistake is treating recovery like a full routine, when the more useful version is quiet on the plane and quick once you land. This edit keeps the cabin kit small, then narrows to the handful of steps that actually help once you land, a little color, sun protection and one hair refresh.

Fall Skin Prep

Colder air and indoor heat are hard on skin, so switch to richer care before the dryness starts.

Hatch Alarm Clock and the Rest of a Calmer Bedtime

The Hatch alarm clock wakes you with light instead of a blare, from a company that started with baby sleep. Here are the Restore 3 and its siblings with the sleepbuds, silk and bedtime rituals I pair with them.

Ritual Vitamins Began With a New Mother's Frustrated Search

Ritual vitamins started in 2016 with a short ingredient list and a promise that you could see where everything came from. Here are the multivitamins for women, the versions for men, pregnancy and the months after, and the gut, protein, omega-3 and magnesium products around them.