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Doctor Formulated Skincare and the Founders Behind It

Doctor Formulated Skincare and the Founders Behind It

Luxury skincare brands founded by dermatologists and scientists: Dr. Barbara Sturm, Augustinus Bader, Dr. Dennis Gross and more.

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Color Changing Foundation: What Actually Shifts on Your Skin

Color Changing Foundation: What Actually Shifts on Your Skin

Color changing foundation is a bigger promise than most formulas keep, so I sorted the ones that truly adjust on skin from the color correcting creams and tinted serums. Here are the bases, sheer tints and blenders I would pick, and how to use each one.

Brow Growth Gel and Serum Picks for Growing Out Your Brows

Brow Growth Gel and Serum Picks for Growing Out Your Brows

Brow growth gel works best when it does two jobs, like GrandeBROW 2-In-1 Tinted Brow Gel + Brow Enhancing Serum with its tinted mini fibers. I pair the serums with gels, brushes, tweezers and razors to get through a grow out.

Acne Safe Moisturizer: Gels and Barrier Creams Compared

Acne Safe Moisturizer: Gels and Barrier Creams Compared

An acne safe moisturizer is one the brand labels non-comedogenic. I compare gels, barrier creams and light SPF, and quote what each brand says.

What Is BB Cream, Explained With Eight to Try

What Is BB Cream, Explained With Eight to Try

If you have ever wondered what is BB cream, it is a tinted balm that does the work of moisturizer, light base and often sunscreen in one step. Here is a short history, eight BB creams to try, and the tints, primers and powders that help a light base last through the day.

The Best Conditioner for Curly Hair, From Rinse Outs to Co Washes

The Best Conditioner for Curly Hair, From Rinse Outs to Co Washes

The best conditioner for curly hair is a rinse out with plenty of slip, plus a weekly mask or leave in when curls feel dry. I went through rinse outs, masks, co washes and leave ins, then built a simple wash day around them.

Bleach Spray for Hair: Lighteners, Kits and Repair

Bleach Spray for Hair: Lighteners, Kits and Repair

Bleach spray for hair is the gentle option and a full bleach kit is the stronger one, and the two behave very differently. I sort the lightening sprays and kits, then the purple shampoos and repair for lightened hair.

La Roche-Posay Vitamin C Serum: The 12% Serum, Other Vitamin C Serums And SPF

La Roche-Posay Vitamin C Serum: The 12% Serum, Other Vitamin C Serums And SPF

La Roche-Posay vitamin C serum is the Pure 12% Vitamin C Serum, now sold as Vitamin C12 after being renamed from C10. I cover how I use it in the morning, which other vitamin C serums sit beside it, and the daily SPF to wear over it.

Illuminator Drops: ICONIC London's Liquid Glow, Tint and Mists

Illuminator Drops: ICONIC London's Liquid Glow, Tint and Mists

Illuminator drops by ICONIC London: the liquid highlighter in 4 shades, plus the Prep-Set-Glow mist and Super Smoother skin tint.

DIME Perfume: Every Scent In The Line And Gourmands That Smell Like It

DIME Perfume: Every Scent In The Line And Gourmands That Smell Like It

DIME perfume is the skincare brand's line of warm, creamy, edible-leaning eau de parfums, from 7 Summers to No. 1 Cologne. Here is how to pick one, how to layer it with body oil, and the gourmand perfumes and mists that share its sweet tooth.

Mad Rabbit Tattoo Care: The Balm, The Gel And What To Pair With Them

Mad Rabbit Tattoo Care: The Balm, The Gel And What To Pair With Them

Mad Rabbit is the tattoo aftercare brand two college friends started in 2019, and its balm, gel and mineral sunscreen are built for fresh ink and old ink alike. Here is what each one is for, plus the healing creams, sunscreen sticks and gentle body care worth keeping around a tattoo. Start with the balm.

Clinique Lotion vs Gel: Dramatically Different and Moisture Surge

Clinique Lotion vs Gel: Dramatically Different and Moisture Surge

Clinique lotion vs gel: Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ and the Moisturizing Gel are both made for barrier repair. I compare them with Moisture Surge, the gel-cream, and the treatment creams.

goop Mineral Sunscreen: Which One to Try

goop Mineral Sunscreen: Which One to Try

goop sunscreen comes down to one rule: mineral only, with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide as the active. Here is what that stance means, the face and body sunscreens it recommends, and the lip SPF, mists and after-sun care to finish with.

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ILIA Foundation Guide: Skin Rewind Stick, True Skin Serum, Skin Tint

ILIA Foundation Guide: Skin Rewind Stick, True Skin Serum, Skin Tint

ILIA foundation is really three bases: a stick, a serum foundation and an SPF skin tint. Here is how they differ, the complexion extras around them, and the clean foundations and brushes from other brands worth setting beside them.

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La Roche-Posay Tinted Sunscreen: The Mineral Fluids to Try

La Roche-Posay Tinted Sunscreen: The Mineral Fluids to Try

La Roche-Posay tinted sunscreen comes as 100% mineral fluids that use iron oxides for the tint. Here is how the two tinted fluids work, which tinted mineral sunscreens and SPF skin tints sit beside them, and the powders and lip balms for touch-ups.

Does Peach Slices Smoothing Solution Work: A Roll-On for Bumps

Does Peach Slices Smoothing Solution Work: A Roll-On for Bumps

Does Peach Slices Smoothing Solution work? A look at the salicylic acid roll-on after shaving, plus the scrubs and oils to pair.

belif Aqua Bomb, the Gel Cream Line and the Water Creams Beside It

belif Aqua Bomb, the Gel Cream Line and the Water Creams Beside It

The belif Aqua Bomb gel cream is The True Cream Aqua Bomb, a jelly-textured moisturizer with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide. I go through the rest of the line, from the eye gel to the sleeping mask, and the gel and water creams beside it.

Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer and the Base Makeup Around It

Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer and the Base Makeup Around It

Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer is a fragrance-free, full-coverage 2-in-1 that the brand says wears for 24 hours. Here is the rest of the Clinique base line, the longwear foundations worth comparing, and the concealers, powders and sponges that finish it.

Nature's Bounty Hair, Skin and Nails Vitamins and the Collagen Supplements Beside Them

Nature's Bounty Hair, Skin and Nails Vitamins and the Collagen Supplements Beside Them

Nature's Bounty is the name most people reach for when they think of hair, skin and nails vitamins. Here is the brand's beauty lineup, the collagen powders that sit next to it and the hair supplements made for thinner-looking hair.

Toppik Hair Fibers and the Thickening Sprays and Scalp Serums Around Them

Toppik Hair Fibers and the Thickening Sprays and Scalp Serums Around Them

Toppik hair fibers are keratin fibers that cling to the hair you already have. I go through the Toppik lineup, then the root sprays that add lift and the scalp serums to use alongside.

HigherDOSE Sauna Blankets: Red Light Masks and Recovery Tools

HigherDOSE Sauna Blankets: Red Light Masks and Recovery Tools

HigherDOSE sauna blankets are where an at-home routine usually starts, followed by a PEMF mat, red light masks and recovery tools. I go through the sauna blanket, the mats, and the red light and microcurrent pieces.

TheraFace Mask Glo: Therabody's LED Mask and What to Pair With It

TheraFace Mask Glo: Therabody's LED Mask and What to Pair With It

The TheraFace Mask Glo is Therabody's 12-minute LED mask, and it sits in a growing shelf of light masks, face tools and serums. Here is how I would read each one, and what to press in after the light.

Mugler Jasmine Perfume: Alien Goddess, Angel and Vanilla Picks

Mugler Jasmine Perfume: Alien Goddess, Angel and Vanilla Picks

Mugler jasmine perfume starts with Alien Goddess, a golden blend of bourbon vanilla and jasmine. I set it beside Angel and the rest of the Alien family, then vanilla and warm jasmine perfumes from other brands.

Vaseline Body Oil and Gel Oils, Plus the Body Oils and Lotions I Would Put Beside Them

Vaseline Body Oil and Gel Oils, Plus the Body Oils and Lotions I Would Put Beside Them

Vaseline body oil now means shimmering gel oils as much as jelly. Here are the Vaseline gel oils and lotions I would try first, then the body oils and serums from other brands that do a similar job.

The Couple Who Put Their Names on Ardell Lashes

The Couple Who Put Their Names on Ardell Lashes

Arnold and Sydell Miller combined their first names in 1971 and started Ardell lashes, from Demi Wispies to press-on clusters. This edit walks through the Wispies, the strip styles from natural to full, and the cluster kits and glue.

Farouk Shami, a Pizza Crust, and the CHI Silk Infusion Bottle on My Shelf

Farouk Shami, a Pizza Crust, and the CHI Silk Infusion Bottle on My Shelf

CHI Silk Infusion comes from a Houston hairdresser who says he was the first to put silk proteins into hair care. This is the leave-in family around it, the rest of the CHI shelf, and four oils and serums to wear beside it.

A Paris Hair Dye, a Junior Copywriter and Clairol Hair Color at Home

A Paris Hair Dye, a Junior Copywriter and Clairol Hair Color at Home

Clairol hair color has a better origin story than most perfumes, and it begins with a Depression-era trip to France. This edit follows it from boxed kits to purple toners to root touch-ups for the weeks between colors.

Purito Oat-in Calming Gel Cream, and the Soil to Seoul Idea Behind It

Purito Oat-in Calming Gel Cream, and the Soil to Seoul Idea Behind It

Purito oat in calming gel cream is a light, oat-based moisturizer from PURITO SEOUL, a brand with a plain-spoken point of view about purity. Here is the rest of the Purito line, oat creams and serums from other brands, and a few light gel creams for calmer-feeling skin.