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Bronzer Stick Guide, Sorted by Who Should Use What

Bronzer Stick Guide, Sorted by Who Should Use What

A bronzer stick is a cream bronzer you swipe on and blend with your fingers, no brush needed. Cream melts into skin instead of sitting on it, so the shade is the thing to get right.

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Lotion for Dry Skin, and the Snow-White Cream That Started It

Lotion for Dry Skin, and the Snow-White Cream That Started It

From Nivea's 1911 cream to today's peptide lotions and whipped butters, here is a lotion for dry skin edit sorted by texture, from light and fast to thick and rich.

The Best Tinted Moisturizer for Mature Skin, Since Laura Mercier's 1996 Idea

The Best Tinted Moisturizer for Mature Skin, Since Laura Mercier's 1996 Idea

The best tinted moisturizer for mature skin is a sheer, glowing formula that hydrates first and adds color second. I go through SPF options from NARS, Laura Mercier and Bobbi Brown, plus a few more skin tints.

Skinfix Barrier+ Cream: Rich Barrier Creams and Balms Like It

Skinfix Barrier+ Cream: Rich Barrier Creams and Balms Like It

Skinfix Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream is a rich, refillable barrier moisturizer with ceramides for skin that feels tight once the heating comes on. I put it next to other rich barrier creams, lighter gel creams for daytime and balms for dry patches.

The Lip Pencil Is the Easiest Lipstick You Will Own

The Lip Pencil Is the Easiest Lipstick You Will Own

A lip pencil does the job of a liner and a lipstick in one, and it fits in the smallest pocket. These are the crayons, matte pencils and creamy pencils I would use to color the whole lip, not only the edges.

Morphe Lip Liner: Nude Shades and Liners to Pair

Morphe Lip Liner: Nude Shades and Liners to Pair

A Morphe lip liner is the easy, no-fuss pencil that makes a nude lip look finished. Here it sits with the matte, creamy and long-wear liners I would reach for, from a soft pink nude to a rich berry.

Clinique Lipstick, From Black Honey to Pop

Clinique Lipstick, From Black Honey to Pop

Clinique lipstick is best known for Black Honey, the sheer berry that has been in handbags since the 70s. Here is the full Clinique lip lineup with the sheer berry lipsticks from other brands that share its easy, flattering color.

How to Prep Lips Before a Matte Lipstick

How to Prep Lips Before a Matte Lipstick

Lip prep before lipstick is two steps: a gentle sugar scrub, then a rich balm that fills the tiny lines the scrub reveals. I pick scrubs, balms and comfortable matte lipsticks that reward the prep, all in about two minutes.

Face Mist for Dry Skin: Hydrating Mists for Dry Office Air

Face Mist for Dry Skin: Hydrating Mists for Dry Office Air

Face mist for dry skin: hydrating mists, setting sprays and treatment mists from Caudalie, Summer Fridays and EADEM for dry office air.

Body Shimmer for Party Season

Body Shimmer for Party Season

Body shimmer is the finishing touch for party season, a soft glow on shoulders, collarbones and legs. Here are the shimmer oils, glow lotions and highlighter sticks I would reach for, from a sheer golden sheen to a touch of pearl.

Clinique Black Honey, the Sheer Berry That Started as a 1971 Lip Gloss

Clinique Black Honey, the Sheer Berry That Started as a 1971 Lip Gloss

Clinique Black Honey began as a lip gloss shade in 1971 and became the Almost Lipstick in 1989, a sheer berry that reads differently on every mouth. Here it is with the rest of the Clinique counter and four sheer tints that share its easygoing idea.

Ouai Detox Shampoo and the Clarifying Washes That Reset Your Hair

Ouai Detox Shampoo and the Clarifying Washes That Reset Your Hair

Ouai Detox Shampoo is Jen Atkin's clarifying wash for buildup from dry shampoo, hard water and styling products. Here it is with Ouai's scalp scrubs and serum and eight other clarifying shampoos, most from stylist-founded brands.

La Vie Est Belle: Three Perfumers, One Praline Heart, a Golden Rose

La Vie Est Belle: Three Perfumers, One Praline Heart, a Golden Rose

La vie est belle has been on dressing tables since 2012, and its iris and praline heart still sets the tone for sweet perfume. Here is every La vie est belle bottle in the edit, the Idôle bottles beside them, and the gourmand scents that share the sugar.

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Sabrina Carpenter Perfume Started With Sweet Tooth and a Chocolate-Bar Bottle

Sabrina Carpenter Perfume Started With Sweet Tooth and a Chocolate-Bar Bottle

Sabrina Carpenter perfume began in September 2022 with Sweet Tooth, a marshmallow-and-chocolate scent that landed as a Fragrance of the Year finalist. Here are her five bottles, the caramel and candy scents from other houses, and body mists for the same sweet lane.

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Grande Lash Serum, What It Can and Cannot Do, and the Alternatives

Grande Lash Serum, What It Can and Cannot Do, and the Alternatives

Grande lash serum is the GrandeLASH-MD formula Alicia Grande developed with chemists and ophthalmologists for longer, thicker-looking lashes. Here it is with the Peptide+ version, the brow serums, four other lash serums and the conditioning mascaras.

How to Dermaplane at Home Without Wrecking Your Skin

How to Dermaplane at Home Without Wrecking Your Skin

To dermaplane is to shave off peach fuzz and dead skin with a fine blade, a ritual far older than the tools. Here are the devices and razors, the soothing steps right after and the barrier creams and SPF that should follow.

The Dyson Hair Dryer, Four Years of Engineering and One Very Quiet Handle

The Dyson Hair Dryer, Four Years of Engineering and One Very Quiet Handle

A Dyson hair dryer arrived in 2016 after four years of development, and it changed what people expect a blow-dryer to sound and feel like. Here are the Supersonic Nural colors, the other dryers people line up beside it, and the sprays I put on damp hair first.

Air, Not Heat: What a Dyson Airwrap Asks of the Rest of Your Routine

Air, Not Heat: What a Dyson Airwrap Asks of the Rest of Your Routine

A Dyson Airwrap curls and smooths with moving air instead of a hot plate, which changes what you need around it. Here are the stylers themselves, the heat protectants and smoothers I use before them, and the brushes and combs that finish the job.

How to Use a Hair Diffuser, Plus the Dryers and Foams That Make It Work

How to Use a Hair Diffuser, Plus the Dryers and Foams That Make It Work

A hair diffuser spreads a dryer's airflow so curls set in their natural shape instead of blowing apart. Here are four attachments, four dryers that come with one and the foams I would diffuse over.

Wavy Hair: Mousse vs Sea Salt Spray

Wavy Hair: Mousse vs Sea Salt Spray

Wavy hair sits in the middle of the curl chart, which is exactly why it is so easy to over-style. Here are the creams and mousses that define waves, the texture sprays that add grip, and the clips, towels and scrunchies that protect the shape.

Curly Hair Products, Sorted by Step: Cream, Gel, Then Refresh

Curly Hair Products, Sorted by Step: Cream, Gel, Then Refresh

Curly hair products work best in layers, a cream for moisture, a gel for hold and a mist to bring curls back the next day. Here are the ones I would use at each step, from Fenty's hair line to Bounce Curl.

Arctic Fox Hair Dye: Six Shades, and What to Wash Them With

Arctic Fox Hair Dye: Six Shades, and What to Wash Them With

Arctic Fox hair dye has been making vivid, vegan color since 2013, and the shade you pick is only half of the result. Here are six colors worth knowing, the shampoos I would use to keep them from fading, and the glosses and masks that bring the brightness back.

Viviscal vs MaryRuth's Hair Growth: Supplements Compared

Viviscal vs MaryRuth's Hair Growth: Supplements Compared

Viviscal vs MaryRuth's hair growth: marine-protein heritage vs liquid and gummy formulas, and how to think about hair supplements.

Redken Acidic Bonding: A Salon Brand's Answer to Tired, Stretched Hair

Redken Acidic Bonding: A Salon Brand's Answer to Tired, Stretched Hair

Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate was the brand's first bonding regimen, a three-step system built around citric acid. Here is how the range works, the other bond-building shampoos and masks I would set beside it, and the glosses that add shine at the end.

Hair Growth Oil, Honestly: What Scalp Oiling Can and Cannot Do

Hair Growth Oil, Honestly: What Scalp Oiling Can and Cannot Do

Hair growth oil is one of the most searched hair products, but no oil can promise new hair. Here are the pre-wash oils, scalp serums and finishing oils I would use for a healthier scalp, and when to see a dermatologist instead.

What the Best Shampoo for Thinning Hair Can Really Do

What the Best Shampoo for Thinning Hair Can Really Do

The best shampoo for thinning hair cannot regrow hair, but the right one can make thin hair look and feel fuller. Here are the shampoos, conditioners and scalp treatments I would try, and when to see a dermatologist.

Nioxin Shampoo and Eva Graham's Idea That Hair Starts at the Scalp

Nioxin Shampoo and Eva Graham's Idea That Hair Starts at the Scalp

Nioxin shampoo comes from Eva Graham, who founded the brand in 1987 on the idea that hair can only thrive on a healthy scalp. Here is System 1 with the conditioners and density serums I would pair with it.

Nutrafol for Women, and What to Know Before You Start a Hair Supplement

Nutrafol for Women, and What to Know Before You Start a Hair Supplement

Nutrafol for women is a daily hair supplement built around a patented botanical blend, with versions for different life stages. Here is the range with other supplements and topical serums, and what to ask your doctor first.