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I Tried Deodorant Layering to Smell Really Good
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. A few years ago, I started caring a lot about my scent. Growing up, my mom’s nose was extra sensitive, so I was never allowed to wear anything too heavily fragranced. That included hair products, lip products, and most definitely perfumes. I lived most of my life without really giving a shit about scents — until suddenly, that changed. These days, I layer perfumes like I’m paid to do it, and my favorite compliment to receive…
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Sunday Riley Good Genes Review With Photos
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. I have sensitive skin with mild rosacea that tends to flare up if I even look at an exfoliant, retinol, or chemical sunscreen. I mostly stick to using a gentle cleanser, moisturizing barrier balm, and mineral-based face sunscreen, but at 42, I need a product that can occasionally play offense against the typical mature-skin culprits (wrinkles and dark spots, I’m looking at you). The last aesthetician I saw recommended I try a serum that has lactic…
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I Tried Body Slugging For Eczema: See Photos
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. There’s a little dance I’ve learned to master with my eczema-prone skin after spending most of my adolescence with thick, scaly, and red patches atop my knee and on many of the other bendy parts of my body. And that dance has mostly involved my keeping my skin moisturized day in and day out with creams rather than lotions, as well as avoiding the heavily fragranced body-care products that were crucial to my generation’s Victoria’s Secret…
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5 Eczema Hacks to Try, According to Doctors
Does eczema have your skin feeling itchy and looking red and scaly no matter what you try, making you wonder if there will ever be relief ahead? Don’t worry, you’re not alone – according to the National Eczema Association, nearly 32 million Americans (more than 10 percent of all people in the United States) have some form of eczema. Eczema, aka atopic dermatitis, is a “chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by dry, scaly, and itchy skin due to an impaired skin barrier,” says board-certified dermatologist Supriya Rastogi, MD. But what causes eczema in the first place? Though everyone has different triggers, factors like dry, cold weather, emotional or physical stress,…
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Denim Nails Will Be Everywhere This Season
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. Nail lovers know that manicures typically fall into one of two categories: minimalist or maximalist. Maximalists have conversation starters like coquette nails and “junk” nails; minimalists have classics like french tips and “rich girl” nails. It’s rare that we come across a trend that fits into both categories — but it does happen. Allow us to introduce you to your new favorite manicure: “denim” nails. Fashion trends have a habit of influencing what’s hot in the…
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I Regretted Dyeing My Hair Red But It Taught Me Something
I blame Taylor Swift for the following sequence of events: After watching Sadie Sink in Swift’s “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) music video, I decided to dye my hair red. I could write a thesis on that cinematic masterpiece — the lyrics that never fail to make me cry, the crackling fireplace make-outs, the gut-wrenching fight scene. But it wasn’t the chemistry or storytelling that captivated me. It was Sink’s auburn waves — hair resembling autumn itself had chosen her as its muse. When I saw her, I saw inspiration. Maybe it was time for a new era of me… as a redhead? To be clear, I wasn’t going…
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I Tried Laser Layering: See My Before and After Photos
Courtesy of Cassie BrucciCourtesy of Cassie Brucci Being in your 30s has its perks, but it’s often when you notice your skin start to change. I’ve struggled with an uneven skin tone for years, especially rosacea on my cheeks. And recently, sun spots and fine lines have cropped up around my eyes and lips. With my normal skin-care routine and occasional facials no longer cutting it, I turned to “laser layering.” For those unfamiliar with this new skin-care trend, it involves receiving multiple laser treatments in one session, which helps reduce downtime and overall cost. The process is customized to your skin concerns and can target everything from discoloration and…
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We Tried the Reformation Cary Jeans—Here’s Our Honest Review
Reformation Cary Stretch High Rise Slouchy Wide Leg Jeans in Black ($168) “I absolutely understand the hype behind the Reformation Cary jeans. Although jeans tend to fit me wonky — I’m never the same jean size at any store I shop — the Cary Stretch High Rise Slouchy Wide Leg jeans were a total win. For one, they’re incredibly flattering. They are high-waisted and have a wide leg, which is the perfect recipe for accentuating my bottom half. But they don’t just look good, they feel good, too. I could sit, stand, eat, and breathe in these jeans without a problem. As a 5’8″ girlie, they are also the perfect…
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I Tried TikTok’s Invisible Hair Tie Ponytail Hack: Photos
PS Photography | Renee RodriguezPS Photography | Renee Rodriguez While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. A few months ago, someone I hang out with regularly made a passing comment that they had never seen my hair in a ponytail. I normally see this person in “going out” settings, so it made sense — usually my hair is down — but it also made me realize I almost never “go out” with my hair up. There’s just something about a basic ass ponytail that…
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Stop Asking Black Women If Their Hair Is Real
Although it’s been nearly a decade since Solange dropped the cultural anthem “Don’t Touch My Hair,” the elan of its content is more relevant than ever. It’s more than a song; it is a message for Black people to preserve themselves on all levels, including their hair. At the time of its release, the concept of a Black woman wearing her natural curls was less common on social media. Brands were only beginning to acknowledge the ins and outs of nourishing Black hair, and there was a new surge of creators embracing their curls and coils without apology. Flash forward to today, and more of us have realized that celebrating…
