Beauty

The Best Lip Liner To Build On

The best lip liner is the one that gives the lip shape without forcing a hard, obvious outline.

A Morning Skincare Routine In Four Steps

A morning skincare routine should cleanse, balance and moisturize in four steps. Shop 16 picks from Clinique, Shiseido and Kiehl's.

Glass Skin And What It Takes

Glass skin is a fresh, reflective complexion that looks hydrated rather than glittery.

The Best Shampoo For Fine Hair

The best shampoo for fine hair is a lightweight cleanser that gives the roots lift without leaving the lengths heavy.

Gel Nails at Home: Press-On and Polish Options

Gel nails are a glossy manicure you can apply at home. Shop 12 Dashing Diva gel nail sets, priced $8 to $15.

Blush for a Natural Flush: Powder, Cream and Bronzer Picks

The best blush for a natural flush blends into skin. Shop 16 powder, cream and gel blushes from Charlotte Tilbury, Dior, Chanel and Glossier.

The Best Hair Mask For Dry Ends

The best hair mask for dry ends goes on from the mid-lengths down and stays on for at least five minutes.

Best Highlighter for Sensitive Skin: Powder, Cream and Balm

The best highlighter for sensitive skin starts with texture: powder gives a placed sheen, while cream and balm sit closer to the surface.

Trendy Nail Polish Colors: Why Red and Burgundy Last Longest

Trendy nail polish colors feel fresh for a short window, but red and burgundy earn longer wear.

Summer French Tip Nails: Designs Beyond White

Summer French tip nail designs do not have to stop at white. Shop 24 nail polishes and gels from Dashing Diva and Elli Parr, $5 to $41.

Eye Makeup Highlights: Trish McEvoy Liners and Shadows

Good eye makeup is precise without becoming precious. Shop 32 liners, brow products and shadows from Trish McEvoy and Tom Ford Beauty.

Best Face Cleansers: Cleansers, Toners and Exfoliants

The cleansers, toners and exfoliants that work: 40 picks from e.l.f., goop Beauty, Prakti Beauty and Clinique, $5 to $125.

Best Lip Oil: Oils, Balms and Sheer Color I Keep Buying

The best lip oil glides on, adds shine and comfort, and leaves just enough color that you do not check a mirror every ten minutes.

Lightweight Gel Moisturizer: Face Moisturizers for Every Skin

A lightweight gel moisturizer is one of three kinds of face moisturizer worth knowing. Shop 40 from e.l.f., RoC and Clinique, $6 to $140.

Face Serum Selects: Serums That Actually Do Something

The face serums that actually do something: 32 serums from RoC, Lancer, e.l.f., goop Beauty and more, priced $12 to $295.

Makeup For Hooded Eyes: What Actually Stays Put

Makeup for hooded eyes stays put when shadow and liner sit above the fold, crease resistant layers stay thin, and mascara is kept clean at the roots.

The Best Mascara For Volume

The best mascara for volume is a buildable formula that makes lashes look fuller while keeping the brush controlled.

Does Tallow Belong In A Skincare Routine

Tallow has worked its way from the kitchen shelf to the skincare shelf, and it earns a place there when a routine needs something richer and more protective. It makes far less sense as a replacement for every lighter step, especially sunscreen or a morning cleanser that never needed to be heavy in the first place.

How to Use Lip Liner

Lip liner earns its place when you use it as the first coat of color, not just an outline.

Green Mascara

Bold Green Mascara Selects

The Best Eye Cream

No category in skincare promises more and proves less than the eye. Picking the best eye cream means choosing between de-puffing in the morning and repair overnight, because almost nothing does both well. These are split along that line.

Sandalwood Perfume After the Santal 33 Decade

Sandalwood perfume spent the 2010s as shorthand for one very specific bottle and the creative class that wore it. Now the wood is being pulled in softer, sweeter and more couture directions, and the cult scent reads more like a starting point than a uniform.

Pureology Hydrate Shampoo and the Rest of the Line

We are loving the Pureology Hydrate Shampoo with its conditioner, mask and oil, plus the Pureology lines for other hair types. Here's our selects from the collection and where we would start

Plated Eye Serum: The Mayo Clinic Research Behind Your Under-Eye Routine

(plated) Skin Science EYE Serum and INTENSE Serum, plus peptide, caffeine, retinol and vitamin C eye serums. I wrote it as the guide I wish I had before I started layering anything under my eyes.