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 …
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I Just Lost Someone to Breast Cancer. Your Pink T-Shirt Is No Comfort.
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 …
Read More »Best Luxury Hairbrushes of 2024: Tried & Reviewed
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 …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Has Joined the Flippy ’90s Bob Brigade—See the Photos
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 …
Read More »8 Best Early Ulta Black Friday Deals Currently in Our Carts 2024
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 …
Read More »The Biggest 2025 Nail Art Trends Are Miniature Works of Art
“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 …
Read More »Parabens Are Not the Problem
And arguments that parabens are safe, valid as many of them are, just aren’t very interesting in the age of clickbait. “‘Parabens are probably safe’ doesn’t grab you like ‘Parabens found in breast cancer tumor,’” says Dobos. “The things that have replaced parabens haven’t been tested as much, and they don’t work as well.” Beauty products generally need a preservative …
Read More »11 Best Wrinkle Filler Products of 2024, Per Dermatologists
Editor tip: Don’t forget your neck. Smooth your wrinkle-filling products down your neck and décolleté. The thinner skin of your neck often shows signs of aging faster than your face. Key ingredients: hyaluronic acid, peptides, niacinamide, ectoin | Fragrance-free: yes Best Splurge: Shiseido Bio-Performance Skin Filler Serum Duo Shiseido Bio-Performance Skin Filler Serum Duo Why we love it: Leave it …
Read More »21 Best Sulfate-Free Shampoos in 2024, Tried & Reviewed
Key ingredients: coconut oil, jojoba oil macadamia oil | Scent: cucumber | Who it’s for: people with curly hair Best for Thick Hair: Monday Haircare Moisture Shampoo MONDAY Haircare Monday Haircare Moisture Shampoo Why it’s worth it: The Monday Haircare Moisture Shampoo’s moisture-rich formulation is perfect for those with thick, frizzy strands that can’t usually be smoothed down. It’s spiked …
Read More »15 Best Blowout Creams in 2024, Tried & Reviewed
Key ingredients: hydrolyzed protein, mango seed butter, avocado oil | Who it’s for: those with split or dry ends Best for a Strong Hold: Kenra Professional Perfect Blowout Light Hold Styling Crème Kenra Perfect Blowout Light Hold Styling Crème Why it’s worth it: New York City-based hairstylist Cash Lawless loves this light-hold styling cream: “This is amazing for fine to …
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