Beauty

Glowier than the usual serum and more subtle than highlighter, Belif Super Drops Niacinamide Golden Glow Serum is in a category of its own. Super Drops is creamy with a tan tint coming out of the tube, and it works overtime—giving skin a luminous finish (with gold pearls), a soft blurring effect, and brightening with vitamin C. If you’re not …

Just when I thought I had more than enough mascaras in my life, I met this take on the dessert island product. Sephora Collection Size Up Volumizing Mascara has made its way into my mascara rotation, because it’s a great everyday formula. A mascara’s brush is a good indicator of how it’ll make your lashes look, and this one’s fluffy …

If you’re after full, textured hair but struggle with limp roots or slippery strands that refuse to hold a style, one of the best texturizing sprays may be the upgrade your routine needs. It’s unmatched for adding body and definition—a perfect balance between dry shampoo and hairspray. “Texturizing spray adds volume, grip, and movement to the hair without the stiffness …

Attachments: none | Battery: AAA | In-shower use: no Best In-Shower: Remington Smooth & Silky Body & Bikini Kit Remington Smooth & Silky Body & Bikini Kit Why it’s worth it: Exfoliating is a key step in shaving your bikini line, and the Remington Smooth & Silky Body & Bikini Kit is totally on board. That’s why this kit includes …

Key ingredients: 6% titanium dioxide, 5% zinc oxide, vitamin E, La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water | Tinted: no | Who it’s for: everyone | Type: mineral | Fragrance-free: yes Best for Redness: Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Tea-Trica Soothing Sun Milk Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Tea-Trica Soothing Sun Milk Sarah Hoffmann applying the Skin1004 Centella Tea-Trica Soothing Sun Milk Why it’s worth it: …

It’s clear that LAA, in its traditional form, can be problematic, both for formulators and consumers. “LAA has been sold as the do-all of skin care. But out of a hundred LAA serums out there, there are probably two doing what they need to do,” says Koestline. “And it is pretty upsetting. It’s not what people have sold it to …

Features: face and nasal cone attachments, exfoliating brush with two attachment heads, auto shut-off | Use time: 3-15 minutes | Wireless: yes (AA battery-powered) Best Portable: Skin Gym Voda Facial Steamer Skin Gym Voda Facial Steamer Why it’s worth it: Skin Gym’s Voda Facial Steamer takes a gentler approach to treating your skin that satisfies even the biggest steaming skeptics, …

From Saturday, March 1, to Saturday, April 12, 2025 pretty Venus goes retrograde. “Retrograde means she’s sleeping. She’s resting,” famed astrologer Susan Miller tells Allure. “Venus rests every 18 months, so not very often.” Venus retrograde is notoriously disliked, especially among beauty lovers. When a planet appears to move backwards in the sky, the areas of your life it rules—in …

Even though she’s never been a big nail art gal, Selena Gomez always has fun with her manicures. (You would too if you had access to a nail genius like like Tom Bachick.) She’s never one to stick to just one kind of color, jumping from French manicures to sparkling black cherry to, very recently, a throwback bright blue. And …

The flare-ups she experienced in her youth sparked her interest in makeup, which she would use to try and make her skin appear more even. Her efforts weren’t particularly successful, though. “Maybelline had this cushion foundation—and I used the applicator [that came with it] … to cover up my eczema flare-ups, and I would look crazy,” Veloz remembers. She says …