Beauty

“It is a time of apparent magic….” This is how Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey begins. A single line of text against a black screen, reminding viewers of (or introducing them to) Homer’s mythological tale of gods and goddesses, spells and potions, monsters and mystical disguises. Nolan’s film has all of that: the giant Cyclops and the six-headed dog;...

Red eyeliner has a bit of a PR problem. For decades, makeup artists in movies and television have relied on using red around the eyes to tell us a character has been crying, hasn't slept in three days, or—if we're really leaning hard into the drama—has a case of pink eye. It's not exactly the color most of...

I don't know about you, but I have been feeling the heat—literally and figuratively. Much of the United States has been under quite the heatwave, but you know what instantly cooled down my sweaty, humid self? One glimpse of Hailey Bieber's new nail color!OK, I'm exaggerating, but the Rhode founder's nail shade du jour is the definition of...

Frequently Asked QuestionsMeet the expertsHow we test and review productsWe always enlist a range of testers for our makeup vertical, but, for example, hair-care products and tools are another story. While some hair products can be used across different textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, and colors (natural and unnatural), they are often created with specific consumers in mind....

Gray hair has officially shed its old, undeserved reputation. Instead of something to cover with color, it's something to savor. More and more people are growing out and leaning into their shimmering silver, and the only thing cooler than embracing the color is figuring out the haircut that makes the most of it in a way that’s very...

I’ve been seeing the same nail tech since 2024, and she and I have a few mutual understandings: We keep the chatting to a minimum, know an almond-oval hybrid shape looks best on my hands, and cash tip over Venmo. But the most important and sacred bond we share is knowing that OPI’s Lincoln Park After Dark is...

To decrease inflammation, you might receive topical anti-inflammatories, like cortisones. Dr. Henry says intralesional steroid injections can also help. “They can provide deeper anti-inflammatory penetration and are a standard treatment for active traction alopecia.”Both doctors suggest a low dose of minoxidil, depending on the severity of the case. Minoxidil "helps those residual hairs to thicken,” Dr. Lenzy says....

Bold, striped hair has become as closely associated with Alysa Liu as the gravity-defying jumps that made her a world and Olympic champion. And for the 2026 ESPYs, her hairstylist, Anh Co Tran, made sure her hair remained inspo-pic-worthy, sweeping it into an intentionally imperfect updo that managed to balance elegance and edginess—just like the figure skater herself.Because...

At the American Infusion Center’s location on lower Broadway in Manhattan, La-Z-Boy recliners with laptop tables are positioned in front of windows overlooking the Hudson River. The majority of people sitting in those seats—click-clacking away on their computers with an IV dangling from one arm—are women, including me. And many, including me, are there to get an iron...

I look at red carpet photos for a living, so I'm pretty used to gorgeous gowns and glam. But once in awhile, a premiere look absolutely stops me in my tracks—or, more accurately, my scroll—and literally takes my breath away. Enter Zendaya at the New York City premiere of The Odyssey, whose loose, undone (and extra-long) braid and...