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DRMTLGY Retinol Body Lotion: How to Use It and Sun Rules

DRMTLGY Retinol Body Lotion: How to Use It and Sun Rules

The DRMTLGY retinol body lotion is a firming, smoothing evening lotion from a brand that says it began with formulas for dermatologists and plastic surgeons. Here is how I would use it, the other retinol and smoothing body care worth comparing, and the body sunscreen that has to go with it.

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Fresh Cream Body Wash, Amazing Grace And Philosophy Scents

Fresh Cream Body Wash, Amazing Grace And Philosophy Scents

Fresh cream body wash from philosophy smells of tonka bean, whipped cream and vanilla bean. If you want clean instead of sweet, Pure Grace is the sibling to try, built on lily, leafy greens and musk.

Chocolate Bar Perfume: Sabrina Carpenter Sweet Tooth Line

Chocolate Bar Perfume: Sabrina Carpenter Sweet Tooth Line

Chocolate bar perfume is Sabrina Carpenter's Sweet Tooth line. See all 5 candy-bar bottles, from pink Sweet Tooth to baby blue Me Espresso.

Body Spray Guide: Cheirosa, Vanilla and Fruity Hair and Body Mists

Body Spray Guide: Cheirosa, Vanilla and Fruity Hair and Body Mists

A body spray is the lightest form of fragrance, made to be used freely and reapplied through the day. Here is how I would choose between Sol de Janeiro's Cheirosa mists, vanilla and fruity picks, and the creams and oils that sit underneath. Start with Cheirosa 62.

Mugler Perfume: Angel, Alien And The Warm Fragrances I Wear Beside Them

Mugler Perfume: Angel, Alien And The Warm Fragrances I Wear Beside Them

Mugler perfume guide: how Angel and Alien began, what else the house makes, and the gourmand and amber scents to wear alongside them.

Can I Use Odele Clarifying Shampoo Everyday: A Weekly Reset

Can I Use Odele Clarifying Shampoo Everyday: A Weekly Reset

I would not use Odele Clarifying Shampoo everyday, because it is a once-a-week reset and not a daily habit. I go through how to fit it in, which other clarifying shampoos compare, and what to follow it with.

Cocokind Resurrection Polypeptide Cream: Founder, Formula And Peptide Rivals

Cocokind Resurrection Polypeptide Cream: Founder, Formula And Peptide Rivals

Cocokind resurrection polypeptide cream is a fragrance-free jar built on a polypeptide complex, squalane and a desert plant with a good story. Here is what is in it, who I would give it to, and the other peptide moisturizers and firming creams to compare it with.

Naked Sundays: The SPF Brand Built For Reapplying Over Makeup, And Its Rivals

Naked Sundays: The SPF Brand Built For Reapplying Over Makeup, And Its Rivals

Naked Sundays began with a TV reporter who could not reapply sunscreen over her makeup without a white cast or pilling. Here is her story and her SPF range, plus the lightweight fluids, tinted sunscreens and gentle cleansers I would put beside it.

Hairstory: The Detergent-Free Wash, Plus Gentle Shampoos and Primers

Hairstory: The Detergent-Free Wash, Plus Gentle Shampoos and Primers

Hairstory is the hair brand from Bumble and bumble founder Michael Gordon, built around a cleansing cream that skips the detergents found in shampoo. Here is how the wash works, what its stylers do, and which gentle shampoos and primers sit best beside it. Start with the cream and see how your scalp feels after a week.

Dermaroller Guide: What At-Home Microneedling Really Does

Dermaroller Guide: What At-Home Microneedling Really Does

A dermaroller is a small drum of needles that promises smoother skin at home, and the honest answer is more modest than the videos suggest. Here is the history, the safety notes from dermatologists, and the serums, devices and barrier creams I would use around one.

DRMTLGY Tinted Moisturizer: The Universal Tint, Plus Other SPF Skin Tints

DRMTLGY Tinted Moisturizer: The Universal Tint, Plus Other SPF Skin Tints

The DRMTLGY tinted moisturizer is a sheer, sunscreen-first tint from a dermatologist-led skincare brand. Here is how the Universal Tint SPF 46 and its matte and mineral siblings work, how much you really need to apply, and the other tinted moisturizers and skin tints I would put next to them. It ends on the rest of the routine, from cleanser to barrier cream.

La Roche Posay Double Repair Moisturizer, Day and Night

La Roche Posay Double Repair Moisturizer, Day and Night

Yes, you can use La Roche-Posay Double Repair Moisturizer at night, since the brand says to apply it morning and evening after cleansing. It is built on ceramide-3, niacinamide, glycerin and La Roche-Posay's prebiotic thermal water.

Double Cleansing: The Oil Step, The Water Step, And Who Can Skip It

Double Cleansing: The Oil Step, The Water Step, And Who Can Skip It

Double cleansing means an oil-based cleanser first and a water-based one second, and it is useful for some skin and unnecessary for others. Here is how the ritual began, who should try it, and the balms, foams and toners I would build it from, starting with a cleansing oil.

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Foundation Makeup by Finish: Tints, Serums, Full Coverage

Foundation Makeup by Finish: Tints, Serums, Full Coverage

Foundation makeup has swung from one matte finish to skin that looks like skin, and the best answer today is a hybrid. Here is how I sort skin tints, serum foundations, full coverage formulas and sticks by the job they do. Judge the one you pick at hour six, not in the swatch.

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Clinique Moisture Surge, the 1988 Gel-Cream That Keeps Being Rewritten

Clinique Moisture Surge, the 1988 Gel-Cream That Keeps Being Rewritten

Clinique Moisture Surge started in 1988 as an argument that a light gel could rival a heavy cream. Here is the story behind the line, from the classic jar to the tinted, eye and body versions.

Hempz Lotion and the Original 1998 Herbal Moisturizer

Hempz Lotion and the Original 1998 Herbal Moisturizer

Hempz lotion is a light, fast-absorbing body moisturizer made with hemp seed oil and shea butter, sold in a big pump bottle in a long list of scents. Here are eight Hempz scents, plus eight richer body creams for very dry skin.

A Harlem Sidewalk, a Grandmother's Recipes and SheaMoisture Shampoo

A Harlem Sidewalk, a Grandmother's Recipes and SheaMoisture Shampoo

The story behind SheaMoisture shampoo runs from a 1912 market in Sierra Leone to a Harlem sidewalk. Here are the shampoos, conditioners and curl creams to build a wash day around, plus four hydrating shampoos from other labels.

Reading the Label on CeraVe Eye Repair Cream, Plus Eleven Other Formulas

Reading the Label on CeraVe Eye Repair Cream, Plus Eleven Other Formulas

I built this around CeraVe Eye Repair Cream, the fragrance-free tube developed with dermatologists, and the eye creams and serums that sit beside it. Four from CeraVe, then eight other formulas for tired eyes.

Salicylic Acid Shampoo, From 1838 Willow Bark to Your Scalp

Salicylic Acid Shampoo, From 1838 Willow Bark to Your Scalp

Salicylic acid shampoo uses the same exfoliating acid as acne skincare to loosen flakes and buildup on the scalp. Here are eight salicylic acid shampoos, from medicated to clarifying, plus eight scalp scrubs, serums and pre-wash treatments.

Peachy Blush: Cream, Powder and Liquid Peach Formulas

Peachy Blush: Cream, Powder and Liquid Peach Formulas

Peachy blush is the softest way to add warmth, and it comes in a cream, a powder or a liquid. I pick my favorite peach blush in each formula and share how to wear it.

Best Cream and Powder Blush Duos: Trios and Face Palettes

Best Cream and Powder Blush Duos: Trios and Face Palettes

Cream and powder blush duos put both formulas in one compact, like the Sephora Collection Blush Blush Blush palette. I also pick trios and face palettes, from pink to plum, for every cheek.

Purple Blush That Reads as a Flush, Lilac to Plum

Purple Blush That Reads as a Flush, Lilac to Plum

Purple blush sounds risky until it melts into skin and reads as a cool, lit-up flush. These are the lilacs, violets and plums I would try, and how to blend each one so it looks like you.

Color Corrector Guide: Which Shade Cancels Dark Circles And Redness

Color Corrector Guide: Which Shade Cancels Dark Circles And Redness

A color corrector works on colour-wheel opposites: peach for dark circles, green for redness, lavender for dullness. Here is how to pick the family, where it goes in the routine, and the sticks, palettes, primers and powders I would use around it.

Living Proof Hair Care: The MIT Story, Dry Shampoo And What To Pair It With

Living Proof Hair Care: The MIT Story, Dry Shampoo And What To Pair It With

Living Proof started with a skeptic: an MIT professor who called the industry's claims bogus, then agreed to tackle frizz. Here is how I would use the brand's dry shampoo and styling line, plus the other dry shampoos, smoothers and volume sprays worth comparing.

Coco and Eve Self Tanners, Hair Masks And Body Oils For A Bali Glow

Coco and Eve Self Tanners, Hair Masks And Body Oils For A Bali Glow

Coco and Eve started with an Australian founder, a volcano hike in Bali and a hair masque. Here is how I would use its bronzing foam, tanning serum and hair masks, plus the self tanners, masks and body oils that sit beside them.

Hourglass Vanish Concealer: Swatches and Dry-Skin Picks

Hourglass Vanish Concealer: Swatches and Dry-Skin Picks

Hourglass Vanish concealer swatches run across 32 shades, from Birch 1 (very fair, neutral) to Anise 11.5 (very deep, cool rosy). Pick your depth by the number first, then your undertone from the tone words such as Warm Golden, Cool Rosy or Neutral. Here is how to pick yours, plus creamy concealers and powders to pair.

Truly Beauty Body Butters, Shave Butters And The Body Care To Pair

Truly Beauty Body Butters, Shave Butters And The Body Care To Pair

Truly Beauty body butters come with dessert names and unicorn fantasies, but the body care inside is fairly serious. I pick what to reach for from the brand, plus the scrubs and shave butters to pair.

The Ordinary Hair Serum: What The Multi-Peptide Formula Does And What Pairs

The Ordinary Hair Serum: What The Multi-Peptide Formula Does And What Pairs

The Ordinary hair serum is the Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density, a leave-in scalp serum built on named peptides and caffeine. Here is how I would use it, what the brand does and does not claim, and the scalp serums, shampoos and massagers that fit around it, down to the Denman scalp massager.