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Three Hairdressers, a Korean Invention and the ghd Flat Iron

Three Hairdressers, a Korean Invention and the ghd Flat Iron

The ghd flat iron started with three Yorkshire hairdressers who bought the rights to a ceramic heater straightener from a South Korean inventor. Here are twelve pieces from the brand, from the original 1-inch stylers to a cordless iron, a curler, a dryer and the spray that goes first.

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Milani Mascara and the Milan Idea Behind a Brand That Started in 2002

Milani Mascara and the Milan Idea Behind a Brand That Started in 2002

Milani mascara comes in tubing, fanning and anti-gravity formulas from a brand named after Milan and started in 2002. I go through the wands, the rest of the Milani eye shelf and how I would pick one.

Real Techniques Brushes and the Two Sisters Who Filmed Them Into Being

Real Techniques Brushes and the Two Sisters Who Filmed Them Into Being

Real Techniques brushes began with two makeup artist sisters and a YouTube channel. This edit covers the sets, the single face brushes, the sponge and the tools that keep them clean.

Jen Atkin's Five-Minute Ouai Hair Mask, and the Masks That Sit Next to It

Jen Atkin's Five-Minute Ouai Hair Mask, and the Masks That Sit Next to It

Hairstylist Jen Atkin built the Ouai hair mask around a five-minute shower step, and it has grown into a small family of treatments. Here is that family, plus the dry-hair, gloss and repair masks I would keep beside it.

DRMTLGY Eye Masks: How Long to Leave Them On and What to Pair

DRMTLGY Eye Masks: How Long to Leave Them On and What to Pair

DRMTLGY eye masks: leave on clean, dry under-eyes for 10 to 15 minutes, then pat in the serum. Includes 8 DRMTLGY picks and 8 other patches.

Hard Candy Setting Spray, From Baby-Blue Sky Polish to Lock Sprays

Hard Candy Setting Spray, From Baby-Blue Sky Polish to Lock Sprays

Best Hard Candy setting spray: Look On Lock and Grip On Lock each promise a 16-hour hold, alcohol- and fragrance-free. 16 sprays compared.

Milani Setting Spray, the Drugstore Mist With a Baked Powder Past

Milani Setting Spray, the Drugstore Mist With a Baked Powder Past

A milani setting spray is the drugstore pick that claims up to 24 hours of wear, and the brand's baked powders are the other half of its story. Here are eight Milani sprays, primers and powders, plus eight setting sprays from other brands to compare.

Redken Leave In Conditioner, From a Salon Lab to Your Shower

Redken Leave In Conditioner, From a Salon Lab to Your Shower

A Redken leave in conditioner can be a light spray, a bonding treatment or a curl cream, depending on the bottle. This edit has eight Redken leave-ins and eight other leave-in treatments and conditioners to compare.

Valentino Purple Melancholia, a Plum and Vanilla Mood

Valentino Purple Melancholia, a Plum and Vanilla Mood

Valentino purple melancholia is the 2026 Born in Roma shade, a plum and vanilla Donna with a lavender Uomo twin. Here are eight Valentino Born in Roma scents and eight vanilla, gourmand and warm floral perfumes I compared them with.

Body Oil Brands: Nuxe and Similar Oils Compared

Body Oil Brands: Nuxe and Similar Oils Compared

Nuxe is a French brand built around one multi-purpose dry oil, and here are eight Nuxe picks from the oil to a face balm. Eight more dry, body and multi-use oils sit beside them for comparison.

BYOMA Jelly Cleanser: The Creamy Jelly and Barrier Routine

BYOMA Jelly Cleanser: The Creamy Jelly and Barrier Routine

Is BYOMA Jelly Cleanser good? The soap-free Creamy Jelly Cleanser, the BYOMA barrier routine and other jelly, gel and cream cleansers.

Better Not Younger Hair Products: Care for Thinning Hair

Better Not Younger Hair Products: Care for Thinning Hair

Better Not Younger hair products are built around the idea that hair changes with age, from scalp serums to a root-lifting spray. I go through eight serums, shampoos and styling picks for thinning hair.

Daily Lotion With Ceramides: CeraVe AM Lotion SPF 30

Daily Lotion With Ceramides: CeraVe AM Lotion SPF 30

CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30 is a daily lotion with ceramides and sunscreen for daytime. I go through eight CeraVe daytime lotions with SPF, then eight more face moisturizers with built-in SPF.

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Tarte Color Corrector Under Eye: The CC Peach and Its Family

Tarte Color Corrector Under Eye: The CC Peach and Its Family

Tarte CC eye corrector: the peach undereye corrector for dark circles in Light-Medium Peach, plus 8 Tarte correctors and 8 other brightening picks.

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The Best Self Tanner for Pale Skin Is the One You Build Slowly

The Best Self Tanner for Pale Skin Is the One You Build Slowly

The best self tanner for pale skin is usually the one that lets you go slowly, and this edit sorts the gradual and light-shade formulas, the wash-off bronzers for trying a color, and the mitts and scrubs that help it go on evenly. A self tan gives no sun protection, so sunscreen still comes first.

Face Cleanser for Sensitive Skin: Gels, Milks and Balms

Face Cleanser for Sensitive Skin: Gels, Milks and Balms

The best face cleanser for sensitive skin is usually a fragrance-free gel or foam, with a milky cleanser or balm for winter and makeup days. I sorted my picks by texture and flagged the four scented milky ones, so you can skip them if fragrance stings.

The Best Reef Safe Sunscreen Is Mineral, Plus Shade and a Sun Shirt

The Best Reef Safe Sunscreen Is Mineral, Plus Shade and a Sun Shirt

My best reef safe sunscreen shortlist starts with an honest note: the label is not regulated, so I shop by mineral filters and add shade. These 53 zinc oxide and titanium dioxide picks cover everyday face formulas, tinted skin tints, body lotions and sticks.

Rhode Eye Patches: The Rest of a Glazed Routine

Rhode Eye Patches: The Rest of a Glazed Routine

Rhode eye patches lead this edit through rhode skincare and lip care, other eye patches, and under-eye treatments. I sort the options by texture and when I would reach for each one, with a few small checks before I wear them.

rhode Lip Gloss: The Peptide Treatment Hailey Bieber Wore Over Liner

rhode Lip Gloss: The Peptide Treatment Hailey Bieber Wore Over Liner

This rhode lip gloss edit covers the peptide tints, treatments, boosts and liners, then compares them with other glossy balms, glosses and oils. I wear mine over a liner, the way Hailey Bieber described it at launch.

Fall Fragrance

Fall Fragrance

Swap bright summer scents for something warmer, richer and a little closer to the skin.

Lash Lift: The French Salon Trick That Moved Into Your Bathroom

Lash Lift: The French Salon Trick That Moved Into Your Bathroom

The French salon lash lift now fits in a bathroom drawer through at-home kits, serums and lifting mascaras. Begin with the kit and keep a curler and a mascara near for the days between.

Body Oils

Body Oils

Silky oils that soothe dry winter skin and leave a soft, healthy glow.

Le Labo Another 13 Dupe: Skin Musks Born From a Magazine Commission

Le Labo Another 13 Dupe: Skin Musks Born From a Magazine Commission

This Le Labo Another 13 dupe edit gathers look-alike musks, ambroxan scents, mists, oils and body care from other labels. I started with the 2010 magazine commission and what makes the scent tick.

Initio Musk Therapy Dupe: Creamy White Musk Looks to Layer This Fall

Initio Musk Therapy Dupe: Creamy White Musk Looks to Layer This Fall

An Initio Musk Therapy dupe edit covering white musk perfumes, amber musks, mists, oils and lotions in the same creamy family. I would start with one scent and one layering piece, then judge it at the dry-down.

The Boozy Gourmand: Spiced Coffee, Vanilla and Rum Perfumes

The Boozy Gourmand: Spiced Coffee, Vanilla and Rum Perfumes

This edit gathers sweet perfumes with warm spirit notes, spiced coffee, vanilla and soft florals. I would reach for them when I want a gourmand scent with depth and a slow, cozy dry-down.

Le Labo The Noir 29 Dupe: Fig, Black Tea and Vetiver Looks to Wear Instead

Le Labo The Noir 29 Dupe: Fig, Black Tea and Vetiver Looks to Wear Instead

This Le Labo The Noir 29 dupe edit covers fig, tea, vetiver, mists and oils that share the notes of the original. I would layer a fig mist over a cedar oil for a cold October walk.

Kayali Vanilla 28 Dupe: Where Orchid, Brown Sugar and Tonka Show Up Next

Kayali Vanilla 28 Dupe: Where Orchid, Brown Sugar and Tonka Show Up Next

This Kayali Vanilla 28 dupe edit gathers vanilla perfumes, brown sugar gourmands, amber vanillas, mists and rollerballs built on the same idea as the original. I would read the base notes first and let the dry-down decide.

Charlotte Tilbury Dupe: Nude-Pink Lips, Glow and Soft-Focus Powder

Charlotte Tilbury Dupe: Nude-Pink Lips, Glow and Soft-Focus Powder

This Charlotte Tilbury dupe edit covers nude-pink lips, glow boosters, bronzers, setting powders and eye care from other labels that share the details people love. I would start with the lip, then add the glow.