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Oud Perfume Has Lost Its Intimidation Factor

Oud Perfume Has Lost Its Intimidation Factor

Oud perfume used to arrive with a warning label, smoky and animalic and very much an acquired taste. Western perfumers have spent two decades sanding it down with rose, vanilla and even fruit, and the result is a note that now reads rich rather than challenging. This edit moves from the bottles that made oud a Western luxury code to the ones that make it easy to wear.

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Avène Cicalfate, Spring Water From Southern France and a Very Calm Shelf

Avène Cicalfate, Spring Water From Southern France and a Very Calm Shelf

Avène cicalfate is the restorative cream made for sensitive skin, and it comes from a thermal spring in southern France. Here are the Avène Cicalfate+ and Tolerance Control picks, the hydrating serums and cleanser from the same brand, and barrier creams from other labels.

Green Mascara

Green Mascara

Bold Green Mascara Selects

The Midi Skirt Is Back on Its Own Terms

The Midi Skirt Is Back on Its Own Terms

The midi skirt flopped in 1970 because women were told to wear it, and it is back because they chose it. Here are 32 midis in knit, leather, denim, print and satin. I sorted them by how you would actually wear them, from a Tuesday at work to a wedding.

Lash Princess and the Rest: An essence Mascara Shelf Worth Building Around

Lash Princess and the Rest: An essence Mascara Shelf Worth Building Around

Every group chat has one opinion about essence mascara, usually about Lash Princess. Here are the four essence formulas I keep coming back to, the volumizing mascaras from other brands that do a different job, and the removers that get all of it off at night.

Small, Sticky and Sustainable: A Field Guide to Kind Patches

Small, Sticky and Sustainable: A Field Guide to Kind Patches

Kind Patches is a young brand built around very small things. Here are its pimple, collagen and glow patches, the other spot patches I keep beside them, and the gentle serums and pads for the days you want to work on a whole area.

The Pearl Necklace Has Outgrown Its Dress Code

The Pearl Necklace Has Outgrown Its Dress Code

Pearl necklace styling, from the familiar strand to supporting knits and boots, is considered through a polished, wearable lens.

The Best Body Wash Turns a Regular Shower Into Five Good Minutes

The Best Body Wash Turns a Regular Shower Into Five Good Minutes

The best body wash does more than get you clean: it can exfoliate, protect a dry skin barrier or make a regular shower feel like a small ritual. Body care has borrowed a lot from skincare, so acids, niacinamide and lipid-rich oils now show up in the shower too. These twelve are split into exfoliating, gentle and scent-led washes.

L'Oréal Paris Lipstick Started With One Tube in 1985

L'Oréal Paris Lipstick Started With One Tube in 1985

A L'Oréal lipstick edit built around Colour Riche, which debuted in 1985 and is still on lips forty years later. Satin, matte and liquid formulas come first, then four luxury houses that share a corporate family with the brand.

Lip Mask Season and the Founders Who Took Bedtime Seriously

Lip Mask Season and the Founders Who Took Bedtime Seriously

The overnight lip mask went from a Korean bedtime idea to a fixture on American bathroom shelves, and every brand in this edit has its own take on it. Here is what a lip mask feels like across twelve balms, jellies and butters.

Democracy Jeans Built A Following On Fit Alone

Democracy Jeans Built A Following On Fit Alone

Most denim conversations happen at the two extremes and ignore the part of the market where the majority actually shops. democracy jeans live in that middle, built around a control panel and a very wide size range. This edit runs through the rises and legs available.

Vanilla Bourbon Perfume for Cold Nights and Low Lighting

Vanilla Bourbon Perfume for Cold Nights and Low Lighting

Vanilla bourbon perfume is two ideas at once: bourbon vanilla, the rich beans from Madagascar and Réunion, and the boozy warmth of whiskey, rum and cognac notes. These are the boozy vanillas I would wear on a cold night, the ones with tobacco and wood, and the softer vanillas for daytime.

Nioxin Shampoo and Eva Graham's Idea That Hair Starts at the Scalp

Nioxin Shampoo and Eva Graham's Idea That Hair Starts at the Scalp

Nioxin shampoo comes from Eva Graham, who founded the brand in 1987 on the idea that hair can only thrive on a healthy scalp. Here is System 1 with the conditioners and density serums I would pair with it.

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How to Pick Sunglasses That Actually Suit Your Face Shape

How to Pick Sunglasses That Actually Suit Your Face Shape

How to pick sunglasses that actually suit your face shape. A guide to Revolve's sunglasses edit across every price point and style.

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Tatcha and the Kyoto Lesson: Skin and Mind, Same Root

Tatcha and the Kyoto Lesson: Skin and Mind, Same Root

Tatcha began in 2009 in a San Francisco garage, with a founder who had left Wall Street and a philosophy she picked up in Kyoto. Here is how I would build a shelf from the brand, starting with the moisturizers, then the cleansers and rice powder, then the essences, serums and primers.

Hourglass Blush and the Soft Glow Blushes Beside It

Hourglass Blush and the Soft Glow Blushes Beside It

Every hourglass blush starts from founder Carisa Janes's idea that light should do part of the work. Here are the Ambient Lighting Blushes and Unreal liquids, plus the glowy powders and natural liquids I would wear next to them.

Le Male Le Parfum: The Sailor Bottle And Warm Men's Fragrances To Pair With It

Le Male Le Parfum: The Sailor Bottle And Warm Men's Fragrances To Pair With It

Jean Paul Gaultier launched Le Male Le Parfum in 2020 as the dressed-up version of his sailor torso bottle, with cardamom, lavender, iris and vanilla. Here is how it sits against the rest of the Le Male family and the lavender, cardamom and smoky bottles I would wear beside it.

Wall Mirror Ideas: Round, Wavy, Woven And Graphic

Wall Mirror Ideas: Round, Wavy, Woven And Graphic

A wall mirror is the easiest way to bring more light into a room and make a small space feel bigger. The frame is where the personality lives, from amber resin and bronze to rattan, shell and marble.

The Brown Smoky Eye, Done Softly

The Brown Smoky Eye, Done Softly

A brown smoky eye is the softer, easier version of the classic, and it suits almost everyone. Here are the brown palettes, liners and mascaras I would use to smudge one together in five minutes.

Slippers Worth Wearing Past the Front Door

Slippers Worth Wearing Past the Front Door

Slippers worth wearing past the front door, from shearling basics and terry slides to mules and loafer-shaped house shoes.

Espadrilles Are the Only Wedge Worth Packing

Espadrilles Are the Only Wedge Worth Packing

Espadrilles are the only wedge worth packing. This edit covers slides, woven sandals, tall wedges and designer rope-sole styles for warm-weather travel.

Top-Handle Bags

Top-Handle Bags

Carried in the hand, on purpose

Western Boots

Western Boots

Cowboy shapes without the costume

OLEHENRIKSEN: Ole Henriksen Left Denmark for LA and Brought Banana Bright

OLEHENRIKSEN: Ole Henriksen Left Denmark for LA and Brought Banana Bright

Ole Henriksen opened his first skin care centre in 1975, and the brand that carries his name is still best known for its Banana Bright vitamin C line. Here is the Banana Bright range, the cleansers, toners and moisturizers around it, and the lip treatments I keep within reach.

The Case for Buying One Good Bag a Year

The Case for Buying One Good Bag a Year

Buying one good bag a year is a hedge against the endless scroll of new releases, treating a bag as something to wear in rather than replace every season. It works because a bag earns its keep through repetition, the same handle on errands and at work until it becomes part of how you dress. This edit runs from everyday totes to distinctive designer shapes, organized around the job each one actually does.

The New Rules of Denim for 2026

The New Rules of Denim for 2026

Denim has split into two camps, rigid heavy jeans that look like they could survive anything and softer, slouchier shapes that sit low on the hip. Both are a reaction against the stretchy skinny jean that defined the previous decade, and both are now fully mainstream. This edit follows Moda Operandi's denim guide, covering the jeans themselves and what to wear with them.

Fall, Narrowed To Five Houses

Fall, Narrowed To Five Houses

Fall shopping has split into two behaviours: graze everywhere, or commit to a handful of houses and buy the whole point of view. This edit is the second one, built almost entirely from five labels working the same dark, tailored register. The narrowness is the argument.

Shiseido Eyelash Curler, Hermès, Tweezerman and Dior: Finding the Curve That Fits Your Eyes

Shiseido Eyelash Curler, Hermès, Tweezerman and Dior: Finding the Curve That Fits Your Eyes

The Shiseido eyelash curler is the edge-free classic that curls without pinching. Here it is with seven other curlers, from a heated one to Hermès, plus the mascaras and finisher that hold the curl all day.