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Mighty Patch Blue vs Red: Which Hero Patch for Which Stage

Mighty Patch Blue vs Red: Which Hero Patch for Which Stage

On Hero's boxes, red is Mighty Patch Original, the nighttime patch, and blue is Invisible+, the daytime one. Here is what each Mighty Patch is for, including Micropoint for early-stage blemishes, plus the other pimple patches, cleansers and spot treatments I would use around them.

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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk: The Lip Wardrobe And Its Best Companions

Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk: The Lip Wardrobe And Its Best Companions

Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk started as a nude-pink lip liner and grew into a whole family of lips, blushes and lashes. Here is how the original pair works, and the satin lipsticks, liners and soft blushes I would wear beside it. Start with the pencil and build out from there.

Perfume Samples: Discovery Sets, Rollerballs And Travel Sprays To Try First

Perfume Samples: Discovery Sets, Rollerballs And Travel Sprays To Try First

Perfume samples are how the best noses choose, and how you can choose before you commit to a full bottle. Here are the discovery sets, rollerballs, travel sprays and perfume oils I would use to try a scent properly, and how to test them.

e.l.f. Bronzing Drops: How To Use Them, Plus Other Bronzing Drops To Try

e.l.f. Bronzing Drops: How To Use Them, Plus Other Bronzing Drops To Try

e.l.f. Bronzing Drops: how to mix one drop into moisturizer for a sun-kissed glow, plus other bronzing drops and self-tanning drops to try.

Loving Tan Self-Tanning Mousses, Mitts And Body Lotions To Pair With Them

Loving Tan Self-Tanning Mousses, Mitts And Body Lotions To Pair With Them

Loving Tan began in Brisbane in 2010 with a lawyer who missed her weekly spray tan and could not find a self-tan that looked the same. Here is the range from mousse to mitt, other mousses worth trying, and the prep and body lotion that keep a tan looking even.

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant: How to Use It

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant: How to Use It

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant is a rice-based powder that turns to a light foam when you add water, launched in 2001. Here is who it suits, what to pair with it, and the enzyme powders and gentle acid toners I would consider next to it, ending on the toner I would try for sensitive skin.

BioSilk Silk Therapy: Review and What Else to Try

BioSilk Silk Therapy: Review and What Else to Try

BioSilk Silk Therapy has been a bathroom-shelf shine serum since 1986, built around hydrolyzed silk and a lot of silicone. Here is the full Silk Therapy line, the serums and oils that do a similar job, silk bonnets and pillowcases for sleep, and the heat protectants I would use before styling.

Scalp Serums for Hair Density: The Best Hair Growth Serums

Scalp Serums for Hair Density: The Best Hair Growth Serums

Scalp serums for hair density are cosmetic treatments that promise thicker, fuller-looking hair and less shedding, not a drug that regrows it. I start with the 1988 minoxidil story, then sort sixteen serums for thinning hair and fuller-looking hair.

Anti Frizz Serum, From a 1990 Bottle to Weightless Oils

Anti Frizz Serum, From a 1990 Bottle to Weightless Oils

An anti frizz serum smooths each strand and keeps humidity out, so hair stays sleek for longer. Here are sixteen, from classic smoothing serums to weightless oils and leave-ins that add heat protection.

How the Huda Lip Stain Grew Out of a Lash Line and a Loan

How the Huda Lip Stain Grew Out of a Lash Line and a Loan

The huda lip stain is a stain and liner hybrid from a brand that began with false lashes and a loan from a sister. This edit puts the Lip Contour shades next to Huda Beauty's pencils, mousse and jelly oil, then four very different stains from other labels.

KIKO Milano 3D Hydra Lipgloss: Shades and Lip Oils I Would Pick

KIKO Milano 3D Hydra Lipgloss: Shades and Lip Oils I Would Pick

KIKO Milano 3D Hydra Lipgloss is a moisturizing gloss enriched with passion fruit oil, here in shades like 45 Enchanting Rosewood. I also pick the 3D Hydra Lip Oils and a few glosses from other brands to compare.

Aquaphor Lip Balm and the Thick Repair Balms to Pair With It

Aquaphor Lip Balm and the Thick Repair Balms to Pair With It

An Aquaphor lip balm is the plain, protective ointment so many people grew up with, now in sticks, tubes and sunscreen versions. Here is how I sort the Aquaphor range, the thicker repair balms beside it, and the overnight masks for the worst days.

Tatcha Lip Mask Guide, Plus Overnight Masks to Compare

Tatcha Lip Mask Guide, Plus Overnight Masks to Compare

Tatcha lip mask guide: the jelly-textured Kissu, the rest of the lip lineup, and overnight lip masks from other brands to compare.

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Benefit Lip Tint: Benetint vs Plushtint Compared

Benefit Lip Tint: Benetint vs Plushtint Compared

A Benefit lip tint comes as sheer Benetint, dewy Splashtint or matte Plushtint. Benetint is the original, a waterproof stain that is smudge-proof and transfer-resistant once it sets, so it is where I would start.

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Maybelline Transparent Mascara: A Clear Great Lash Guide

Maybelline Transparent Mascara: A Clear Great Lash Guide

A clear mascara shapes lashes and brows without any color, and a serum underneath does the slow work. Here are sixteen, from classic clear tubes and glossy lash gels to serums and primers.

Eye Liner, From Lead-Laced Egyptian Kohl to the Felt Tip

Eye Liner, From Lead-Laced Egyptian Kohl to the Felt Tip

The right eye liner depends on the line you want, from a smudgy kohl to a sharp wing. Here are sixteen, from creamy pencils and kajals to felt tips, liquids and a gel pot.

Lash Tint at Home, and Why the Real Thing Stays at the Salon

Lash Tint at Home, and Why the Real Thing Stays at the Salon

Eyelash tint at home is not the real thing: in the US, a lash tint that darkens lashes for weeks is a salon service. I go through brown and soft-black mascaras that read like a tint, plus a curler.

Powder Puff Picks, and the Coty Box Covered in Them

Powder Puff Picks, and the Coty Box Covered in Them

A powder puff presses powder into skin instead of dusting it on top, which is why it lasts longer and looks smoother. Here are sixteen, from velour puffs and sponges to the loose powders worth pressing in.

Wedding Makeup That Lasts, and the Royal Bride Who Did Her Own

Wedding Makeup That Lasts, and the Royal Bride Who Did Her Own

Wedding makeup has to last through tears, hugs and flash photos and still look like you. Here are sixteen long-wear picks, from gripping primers and waterproof foundations to kiss-proof lip stains.

Hot Girl Summer Makeup, From a Megan Thee Stallion Line to a Heat-Proof Kit

Hot Girl Summer Makeup, From a Megan Thee Stallion Line to a Heat-Proof Kit

Hot girl summer started as a Megan Thee Stallion line and became a mood about confidence and fun. Here are sixteen picks for it, from stick bronzer and lip oils to SPF body oils and a summer scent.

Hair Toner at Home, and the Color Wheel Trick Behind Purple Shampoo

Hair Toner at Home, and the Color Wheel Trick Behind Purple Shampoo

A hair toner cancels brass with the opposite color, purple for yellow and blue for orange. Here are sixteen, from toning drops and glosses to purple and blue shampoos for wash day.

Root Touch Up for Covering Grays: Powders, Sprays and Kits

Root Touch Up for Covering Grays: Powders, Sprays and Kits

A root touch up either hides regrowth until your next shampoo or colors it for weeks, which decides how you go about covering grays. I picked sixteen, from gray-covering powders and waterproof sprays to at-home root color kits.

The Best Skincare Products, Built on a 1967 Vogue Routine

The Best Skincare Products, Built on a 1967 Vogue Routine

The best skincare products fit into a simple routine: cleanse, treat, moisturize and protect. Here are sixteen, from gentle cleansers and a niacinamide serum to moisturizers for every skin type and a daily SPF.

Mario Badescu: A Two-Room Manhattan Facial Studio and the Pink Bottle It Left Us

Mario Badescu: A Two-Room Manhattan Facial Studio and the Pink Bottle It Left Us

Mario Badescu facial sprays come with aloe and rosewater, cucumber and green tea, or chamomile and lavender. I walk through the sprays, the Drying Lotion and the 1967 Manhattan studio that started the brand.

First Step Cleanser: Cleansing Oil First, Foam Second

First Step Cleanser: Cleansing Oil First, Foam Second

A good first step cleanser is a cleansing oil, which melts sunscreen and makeup in about a minute before a gentle foam finishes the job. I sort the oils I would start with, the foaming washes for step two and the cotton, cloths and wipes.

The Cleansing Balm Habit: Melt First, Rinse Second, Follow With Something Milky

The Cleansing Balm Habit: Melt First, Rinse Second, Follow With Something Milky

A cleansing balm is a soft solid that melts into oil on your skin and rinses clean with warm water. Here are the balms I would start with, the cream and milk cleansers that make a good second step, and the makeup removers for eyes and lips.

Tatcha Water Cream and the Kyoto Trip Behind It

Tatcha Water Cream and the Kyoto Trip Behind It

Tatcha Water Cream is the oil-free gel moisturizer that turned a 2009 trip to Kyoto into a favorite for people who dislike heavy creams. Here is the Tatcha moisturizer family, other light gel creams that work on the same principle, and the cleansers and essences I layer underneath.

St. Tropez Self Tanner: The 1995 Car Boot Start and the Mousse

St. Tropez Self Tanner: The 1995 Car Boot Start and the Mousse

St. Tropez self tanner has been around since the mid 1990s, and the mousse is still the reason most of us know the name. Here are the St. Tropez mousses, mists and serums, the face drops from other brands, and the mitts and exfoliators that make a tan last.