Beauty

When photos of Nicole Kidman at the airport in her natural curls surfaced over the holiday break, some were quick to speculate that the Oscar winner was bringing the curls back as part of her new chapter; she split from husband of 19 years Keith Urban in 2025. But while Kidman typically depends on blowouts and wigs for...

Collagen might show up in everything from your supplements to your face serums, but one of the easiest ways to get a quick, juicy hit of hydration is with the best collagen masks. These face masks, especially the ones made famous by K-beauty brands, are beloved for how they can instantly make skin look plumper, smoother, and a...

Any K-pop star, K-beauty expert, or Korean dermatologist will tell you toner isn’t an option—it’s essential. They don’t just use any toner, either—only the best of the best Korean toners will suffice. The reason being: Toner is the first product to treat your skin post-cleansing, and K-beauty toners, in particular, ensure this step helps balance your skin’s pH,...

Just two months ago, Simone Biles answered fan questions about her boob job and opened up about getting a lower blepharoplasty. Before that, Kylie Jenner revealed the exact recipe for her own implants while details of her mother Kris’s facelift had everyone praising her surgeon, Dr. Steven Levine. Jennifer Lawrence spilled not long ago that she’s looking forward...

“Featherweight but ambitious, its fine particles blend effortlessly into the skin and erase red spots and shine,” reads a caption in the December 2002 issue of Allure. Said makeup artist Troy Surratt in our October 2008 edition: "It makes your skin look like you're walking around under Michael Thompson's lighting.”In both cases, the “it” in question is Armani...

We've had a sneaking suspicion that Gigi Hadid has been itching to move away from her signature blonde. Back in October, beauty watchers were buzzing when she walked the Victoria's Secret runway with a decidedly brunette look, and she's since been seen looking quite bronde. But nothing could have prepared us for her full-speed-ahead switch to the dark...

Emma Roberts is kicking off 2026 with a new hair color… or is she?The whole “new year, new me” thing is admittedly overdone, but there is something so inspiring and fresh about the start of a brand new year. It almost makes you want to, well, dye your hair! And in Roberts's case, that meant going back to...

In our testing, our only gripe was that we wished the edges were curved, which would make it easier to maneuver over the contours of the face. Solawave tells users to cap use at 30 minutes, but fear not, that's plenty of time; our tester found a sweet spot at 20 minutes per use, which was enough to...

Thin, flaky lips getting you down? The best peptide lip treatments are quiet overachievers that can help, boosting collagen and flooding your pout with deep hydration. The result? Lips that look smoother, plumper, softer, and more nourished. And while all peptide lip balms share the same star ingredient, the category is anything but one-note: think balmy or glossy,...

Brands like Estée Lauder and La Prairie have already been heavily investing in the field, and in 2026, the sector is set to explode. “The biggest shift will be toward true regenerative skin care,” says Ivan Pol, facialist and founder of The Beauty Sandwich, who adds that consumers want skin care with benefits beyond hydration and resurfacing. “They...