Beauty

In the summer of 1997, my sister, my mother, and I locked arms as we walked through Seoul’s Dongdaemun market. We looked like any other Korean family—except my sister and I gave it away with our American swagger in our Tommy Hilfiger zip-ups and Jansport backpacks, pinching our nostrils like clothespins. “What’s that smell?” we whispered, trying not...

While many celebrities have turned their love for makeup and skin care into revenue-driving empires, Taylor Swift rarely spills the secrets of her beauty routine. But when it comes to her favorite fragrance, a handful of confirmed (and rumored) details offer a clear window into her scent preferences. After all, she used to dabble in perfumery with her...

P.S. Moroccanoil's second eau de parfum, Lumière du Jour, is its “most romantic” scent yet, with notes of fig leaf, juniper, and jasmine buds. Hello, mental Mediterranean escape.Tester feedback from WohlnerAccordionItemContainerButton“I’m such a fragrance person, so it really says something when I wear one nonstop—and this has been in my daily rotation. I love it when a brand...

Frequently Asked QuestionsWhy is it important to cleanse your face?Washing your face is the foundation of an effective skin-care regimen—and not just on days when you’re wearing a full face of makeup. “Even if you don't wear makeup, the skin on your face comes into contact with residue from other skin-care products as well as pollutants, microbes, dirt,...

Imagine you’re packing a suitcase for a spring getaway. (You’re long overdue.) Perhaps you’re headed to Paris. Or somewhere more remote, like Bali or the Maldives. You’ll need an outfit for every occasion—dressy, casual—rain or shine. Spring fragrance trends are similar to the pieces you toss into your luggage: They’re flexible, fitting your mood and the occasion.First, you’ll...

Frequently Asked QuestionsHow do you define thick hair?According to Toth, thick hair can be defined as a matter of overall density or of individual strand coarseness. “You could describe the diameter of each individual strand of hair as either fine or coarse, but thick hair comes down to the collective density of your entire head of hair (hair...

The original Moroccanoil Treatment oil, which we all know and love, debuted in 2008. Seventeen years later, a lighter iteration called the Moroccanoil Treatment Mist landed on my desk—and the timing couldn’t have been better.Why? A few weeks ago, a tiny voice in my head whispered, “Go get bangs.”As someone who decamped from New York City to the...

There was something special about Kim Kardashian's honey-blonde era of yore. The Kardashians star debuted a caramel-tinted blonde back in 2009 and fans are still talking about it today. If it was one of your faves, you're in luck, because Kardashian just brought it back—if only for a moment, anyway!The Skims founder posted a handful of pics on...

I love spoilers, so I knew going into the prime-time airing of the women's free skate that Alysa Liu would be taking the gold. That information didn't take away any of the excitement—the instantly recognizable halo-haired figure skater delivered a practically perfect routine with an unparalleled level of chill. But for the makeup-obsessed, there was something else we...

As a beauty director, my job is to test… everything. Fun, in theory, but chaotic in practice. There are just so many products, and so little of me. Or rather, so little room on my skin to try them all.But no matter what I’m currently swatching, slathering, or sudsing up with, I always make an exception for K-beauty....