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Beyoncé is all about great nail art. The Cowboy Carter star rarely wears a simple, one-color manicure, preferring instead to add lots of fun, topical details to her mani of the moment, like her cowgirl chic “Texas French” mani with turquoise decals, her denim-on-denim-on-denim design for her Levi’s jeans commercial, or the “Unique” set during the Renaissance tour. For her …

What it smells like: amber and rose Best Gourmand: Glasshouse Festival of Lights Candle Glasshouse Festival of Lights Candle Lighting the Glasshouse Festival of Lights Candle. Kara McGrath Why it’s worth it: Unless you’re certain your giftee has a strong sweet tooth (sweet…nose?) a gourmand candle can be a risk. But Glasshouse’s Festival of Lights Candle—with its notes of cinnamon, …

The flippy bob is on fire this season. It seems like every day, a new celeb shows up wearing their hair in the collarbone-length, flipped-out short style: Kim Kardashian, Saweetie, Shania Twain, and now, Selena Gomez! Gomez, who has mostly been wearing her hair long as of late, was back to short hair for the 2024 Academy Museum Gala in …

Key ingredients: peptides, ceramides, vegan collagen amino acids | Skin type it’s best for: all, especially sensitive, oily, and acne-prone skin | Fragrance-free: yes Best Neck Cream: Neostrata Triple Firming Neck Cream NeoStrata Triple Firming Neck Cream Why it’s worth it: Want to boost collagen production specifically in your neck area? Mona Mislankar, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in Cincinnati, …

Editor’s tip: While sweeping it across skin helps blend foundation seamlessly into skin, using it to stipple product into skin increases the coverage. More brushes we love:– Laura Mercier Real Flawless Foundation Brush, $46 This 2023 Best of Beauty winner has a genius teardrop shape and elliptical bristles that buff away streaks around the nose, jaw, and hairline with ease. Best …

My siblings and I lost my sweet stepmother to breast cancer, which she’d dealt with on and off for 18 years, in August. Six weeks later, as it does every October, everything turned pink. At my gym, Wednesdays are even designated “wear pink” days. On that first Wednesday this month, I fought back tears as my boot camp class warmed …

How the brush is made: Oribe works with artisans at an Italian resin manufacturer that helps create custom-colored cellulose acetate sheets that are blended, and then hung to age for around eight weeks. To finalize the artisanal marbled resin design of the Flat Brush, the sheets are sent to a brush and comb manufacturer to hand-polish the brush into its …

Another day, another star in a flippy bob. It’s safe to say that the swingy style is one of the biggest hair trends of 2024, and now Kim Kardashian has co-signed the look with a ’90s-inspired take on the trend. Kardashian’s bob comes courtesy celebrity hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos, who sculpted the star’s hair into a flipped-out bob that hits just …

The best early Ulta Black Friday deals are making us more excited for Thanksgiving weekend than the turkey leg at the end of the tunnel. Ulta Beauty is one of our favorite beauty shopping destinations for its vast selection and gorgeously generous sales, especially as the holidays approach. This year, the retailer is getting started early with steep discounts on …

“The future is now,” says New York City-based editorial nail artist Miss Pop—and it’s bright. The all-over glazed donut effect gets a 2025 update with pink, green, and blue hues. “These shades aren’t sparkly or glittery, they’re supernaturally shiny making our hands look like they’ve transported us into a totally glam future,” says Miss Pop. “AI wishes it could create …