Beauty

Diane Bondareff for Kiss Products At the start of the pandemic in March, it was difficult to envision what New York Fashion Week would look like with everyone sequestered to their humble abodes—or if there would even be a #NYFW. But in the city that never sleeps—even in the middle of a global pandemic—the show

New York Fashion Week went virtual this year, but that didn’t stop designers from presenting their latest innovations for next season, complete with some stunning hair looks. From brands like Oribe to Bumble & Bumble, the industry’s best hairstylists kicked off fashion month armed with personal protective equipment and lots of hairspray, ready to make

Scrolling through an iPhone camera roll is the 21st century version of flipping through the pages of a metal ring-bound photo album and romanticizing times that felt much simpler. In 2020, a miserable year that feels more and more like a literal epoch, waxing nostalgic about The Before—a period that I can’t help but refer

The first time I met Gwyneth Paltrow was at the opening night of her goop pop-up shop in Dallas, Texas, circa 2014. A reporter for the city mag at the time, I had a chance to interview the Margot Tenenbaum. I had just dressed up as Margot for a costume party (Margaux as Margot, get

2020, amiright? Model BFFs JoJa get real about how their industry has shifted this year and why they’ll continue to speak up for social justice If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that the status quo doesn’t quite cut it anymore (and really, it never should have). In a year marked by crises—including the COVID-19 pandemic,

The year is 2018. Beyonce delivered one of her most historic performances as the first Black woman to headline a set at Coachella (err, Beychella). Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians premiered to fanfare proving that, contrary to popular belief, films with a leading cast of color have global appeal. Yet even though 2018 was

Fragrances mean a lot of things to different people. Some scents evoke emotions associated with our past; others carry sentimental value, whether passed down by a loved one or an unpleasant reminder of a former lover. For Lady Gaga, the face of Valentino’s new Voce Viva, fragrance serves as an extension of the strength, power,

I remember the incident like it happened yesterday. I had been invited, along with a small group of other editors, on an exclusive press trip for a luxury brand in France. Everyone in the group was considered a beauty VIP; they were people I’d admired my entire career. On the first morning of our trip,

Courtesy of Press OfficeImaxtree Once upon a time (aka earlier this year), beauty editors huddled backstage at Fashion Week, recorder in hand, and asked the world’s most famous makeup artists like Pat McGrath questions like, “What was your inspiration for this beauty look?” Times are different. We’re no longer entering the New York Public Library’s

In a surprise to literally no one, Beyoncé is the inspo for fall’s biggest hair colour trend. Back in June 2019, Queen Bey set social feeds on fire after posting a selfie of herself rocking her perfectly coiffed honey waves with a new strip of face-framing blonde. Hairstylists dubbed the look the “money piece” and

Even if you’re the most dedicated and careful skincare user, you might still find yourself with dulling skin and dark spots. (You have factors like incidental sun exposure, pollution, and your skin’s natural aging cycle to thank for that.) But you can make simple changes to your routine to address these concerns. Dermatologist Mona Gohara,

Yes, your dreamy new hair colour looks like magic—but it’s been achieved with a healthy bit of science. “When you lighten hair, you’re basically left with the underlying pigment which ranges from red to orange to yellow—and typically those pigments are not what people like to see,” says Christine LeBlanc, owner and creative director of

When the world stopped back in March, Jenna Dewan had just welcomed her second child, a baby boy, with fiancé Steve Kazee. The actress and World of Dance host found herself in the same boat as new moms around the world, navigating quarantine with a newborn. During this time, Dewan found comfort in wellness, becoming

Plus: Four other pore myths, busted No matter where you get your beauty info from—whether it’s magazines, social media or good ol’ word of mouth—it’s safe to say that the abundance of sources and information available at any given time has made things, well, pretty confusing. With so much info at our fingertips, it can

If, like me, you’ve been obsessively watching CNN while working from home during the pandemic, you might be familiar with Dr. Seema Yasmin among mainstays like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Like Fauci, Yasmin is a physician and an epidemiologist, and like Gupta, she is a medical journalist. She is also a clinical

Imagine a podcast that gets around 3 million downloads a month, but no one is meant to listen to it. During Drew Ackerman’s Sleep With Me, the host tells mind-numbing bedtime stories solely to put you to sleep. Not a bad business model, considering that up to 70 million Americans report some kind of sleep

The pandemic has made many reconsider their shopping habits. Here, makeup obsessives share tips for curbing spending by finishing (or “panning”) the beauty products you already own, budgeting carefully and shopping more mindfully The excitement of putting on a full face of makeup and leaving the house used to be enough to get me out

I am twist fanatic. My protective style of choice you ask? Twists! I even taught myself how to do my own twist during COVID-19 (Thank you, YouTube!) because the protective hairstyle makes me feel cool and chic, even when I’m cooped up inside. Another fan of the ‘do is Adachi Sanders, founder of Ankh Hair

(Fussy statement pieces need not apply) With WFH and general pandemic living, your wardrobe needs no doubt look a little different this fall. But whether you’re back to work IRL or still hunkered down in your home office, one type of garment still stands as a cool-weather essential. We’re talkin’ jackets! Need an easy style

Like you, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan toyed with the idea of getting bangs in quarantine. (She went for it and, no surprise, pulls them off.) Like you, she’s also invested too much time in Animal Crossing (over 300 hours, to be exact). But unlike you, Ramakrishnan starred in a hit Netflix show, Never Have I Ever, and

‘Cause we’re going to be here a while… Remember when lockdown started and us office-dwellers thought we’d be back in our cubicles by June? Cut to September and many of us are still working from home for the foreseeable future (and darn lucky to be). About three months in, when I realized that we weren’t

According to NYC-based plastic surgeon Dr. Melissa Doft, the number of submental liposuctions (a.k.a. getting the fat removed from around you chin) has tripled since COVID-19 restrictions have allowed her to open her office. “Initially, it was more of an add on procedure [in addition to a primary treatment], but now many women are presenting

Thirty seconds, roughly time for one question, is how long I have to divine something from Selena Gomez, singer, actress, humanitarian, and one of the most-followed-human on Instagram. Gomez is sitting at her home, surrounded by products from Rare Beauty, a 16-piece makeup collection that launches at Sephora today, Thursday, September 3rd, on a Zoom

How does one launch a makeup line in 2020—a year mired in mistakes, change, chaos, rule-breaking, and shape-shifting? If you’re Swedish fragrance brand Byredo—you embrace it all. Founder & Creative Director Ben Gorham and innovative makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench imbued that spirit into the brand’s first foray into cosmetics. It’s a six-product launch that tosses