Beauty

When you’re looking for the best face oils for mature skin, you’re probably not trying to recreate a disco-ball sheen so much as seeking moisture that actually sinks in and sticks around. Mature complexions are famously thirsty, and there are real biological reasons behind this: “As we age, our skin becomes drier for many reasons,” says Kate Viola,...

I have an ungodly amount of shiny lip products in my possession. I have oils, glosses, and treatments in every corner of my home and work desk. And while glossy lips have been my go-to, I’ve been feeling a little inundated and bored with them.We’ve been a glossy society for the past few years as beauty brands resolve...

When choosing the best Korean skin care for dry skin, you’ll discover formulas that not only provide instant moisture but also work to keep your skin gloriously hydrated all day long. Rather than relying solely on heavy occlusives or thick creams, K-beauty skin care often takes a layered, barrier-first approach that prioritizes water-based hydration, reinforces the moisture barrier,...

If seeing seemingly perfect celebrities on your Instagram and TikTok feeds make you contemplate cosmetic procedures, you're definitely not alone. In fact, the algorithm has an impact on celebrities, too—but not in the way you may think. Imagine if you were doomscrolling and you saw someone using the greenscreen feature to pick apart your very own face. That's...

"She was working in a family boutique in Calabasas" doesn't have the same ring to it as “working in a bridal shop in Flushing, Queens," but Kim Kardashian's teased-up hairstyle would be right at home on a remake of the '90s classic sitcom The Nanny regardless.Fran Fine is an irreplaceable beauty icon, what with her voluminous, backcombed bouffants,...

Addressing and mending brittle strands requires lathering up with the best shampoos and conditioners for dry hair. After all, there are so many daily wear-and-tear factors that can leave your hair feeling drier than straw (cold weather, color treatments, and your heated hair tools are just a few of them), so give your strands some softening solace in...

Looking for the best eyebrow pencils for gray hair used to feel like a niche problem. But these days, gray is proudly everywhere—streaked, salt-and-pepper, fully silver, or something in between—and brow pencils have finally caught up. Shades have gotten cooler, undertones more realistic, and formulas flexible enough to handle different textures and levels of pigment loss.Like the hair...

If I had to pick my favorite skin-care ingredient, hands down, it would be retinol. It’s a powerhouse. A legend. The GOAT. (You get it.)"Retinol is one of the main forms of vitamin A," cosmetic chemist Ron Robinson previously told Allure. "It can help stimulate cell turnover as well as help stimulate collagen production."I already use a prescription-strength...

If your scalp’s been bugging you with that all-day discomfort, the best shampoos for itchy scalps can offer a temporary respite while you figure out the cause—which can, more often than not, feel like a guessing game. “An itchy scalp can be triggered by various factors, like dandruff from an overgrowth of the yeast malassezia, or a sensitive...

In the early aughts, the beauty aisle doubled as a dessert menu. Bath & Body Works was churning out frosting-inspired mists, Lancôme’s Marshmallow Juicy Tube lip glosses lined the purses of teens and adults alike, and Jessica Simpson launched an entire line of edible body products that promised to taste as good as they smelled (I can personally...