Liana Schaffner, Associate Editor (2005–2010)"During a photoshoot waaay back in 2010, a makeup artist suggested mascara wasn't about enhancing your lashes, but enhancing your eye shape. It was a minor revelation. I stopped gobbing the stuff on and just started applying it...

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Marilyn Monroe, although really, it feels like she’s been part of my life forever. I was a snoopy little girl browsing my mom’s bookshelf when I opened up the pages of a Hollywood-themed coffee...

We've been conditioned to feel a certain urgency when we notice our first few grays. Commercials for at-home hair color, going back decades, would have you believe that the only course of action after a few silver strands show up is cover,...

A spot appeared overnight on my left forearm. One morning there was nothing there; the next, there was a small, scaly, faintly-pink and slightly-raised patch.I've always been vigilant about monitoring my skin for unusual spots since I have a family history of...

You’ve just started taking a new course of medication, and while you may be feeling better physically or mentally, there’s something going on with your skin: acne. It’s only been a week or so, but it feels like you have a minefield...

Ready for the impending weekend—not to mention the official beginning of summer, which is just around the corner? You are now! Love Island star Olandria Carthen just set the tone for the season to come with her ready-to-party ponytail at the Sports...

The fear has been hard to shake. In 2021, when The Aesthetic Society surveyed its members about certain “novel or less mainstream” procedures, 89% said they don’t perform submandibular gland reduction, with most citing “danger to the patient” as the main reason....

There’s butter blonde, sandy blonde, ice blonde, and ashy blonde. But nothing quite hits the spot for summer like a crisp, bubbly-glass-of-Dom-Perignon blonde. “This shade lives in that space between warm and cool—imagine a glass of chilled champagne catching the light,” says...

It’s also important to note that the sun isn’t the only thing that can stress out your skin during summertime retinol use. The warmer temperatures can worsen the side effects. “High temperatures can dilate blood vessels and contribute to inflammation,” says Dendy...

But Sharon argues that maintaining wigs and weaves can be just as much work. “I used to wear wigs exclusively for two years, so I know the process behind wigs,” she says, noting the method usually involves gluing the wig cap on,...