Beauty

The Best Eye Cream For Dark Circles

The best eye cream for dark circles depends on whether the area looks shadowed, puffy, or simply tired. For most people, the right choice is a lightweight eye treatment that sits comfortably under

Best Eyeshadow Palette for Blue Eyes

We looked at Eyeshadow Palette for Blue Eyes on construction, materials and how it holds up. Here is what stood up.

ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara and the Rest of the Look

ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara with the ILIA liners, brow products and complexion pieces that go with it.

ILIA Multi-Stick, the Blush That Grew Out of a Lip Balm

The ILIA Multi-Stick is a twist-up cream you swipe on cheeks and lips, and it comes in soft pinks, roses, berries and one bronze. Here are eight shades of it, plus eight other cream blushes for when you want a different finish.

Is ILIA a Korean Brand: It Began in Vancouver With Tinted Lips

ILIA is not a Korean brand; it began with a small Vancouver idea about tinted lips. I use the ILIA skin tint in place of heavy foundation and go through the complexion, lash and lip products.

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.

Clinique and the White Lab Coat: A Shelf That Still Feels Like 1968

Clinique arrived in April 1968 with 117 products and a very serious idea: skin care should be simple, tested and a little bit clinical. Here is the cleanser-toner-moisturizer core, the makeup that grew up around it, and the men's line and the cocoa perfume that round out the shelf.

Haus Labs by Lady Gaga: From a Met Gala Hint to a Full Face

Haus Labs began as a rumor at the 2019 Met Gala and became one of the more distinctive celebrity makeup lines. Here is the base and powder layer, the lip products the brand leans on, and the blush, mascara and liner that finish the face.

Burberry Hero: A Horse, a Forest and Five Ways to Wear It

Burberry Hero was Riccardo Tisci's first fragrance for the house, and it has since grown into a small family of bottles with different strengths. Here is how the Hero line differs, the fresh colognes I wear when it gets warm, and the woody ones with a cedar backbone for cooler days.

What Do These Fragrances Smell Like?

The fastest way to guess what a fragrance will actually smell like is to sort it by concentration and note family before anything else. Notes shift over the first hour, so what hits on a paper strip is rarely what settles on skin by evening. This edit groups a wide range of them by mood and strength, from bright citrus and fruit to the deeper, warmer bottles to test before anything richer.

Orange Semi Permanent Hair Color: Neon Dyes to Copper

Orange semi permanent hair color is the bright, temporary route, while a permanent copper is the one that stays. I put together neon and copper dyes, glosses, depositing masks and color safe shampoos to keep orange from fading.

Ceramides With Vitamin C: The CeraVe Vitamin C Serum Routine

Yes, you can use ceramides with vitamin c: the CeraVe vitamin C serum pairs 10% pure vitamin C with three essential ceramides. I build the morning around it with barrier creams, ceramide moisturizers and SPF as the last step.

bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Shades: Tinted Gel Cream, SPF 30

bareMinerals Complexion Rescue comes in 20 shades, from light Buttercream 03 to deep Spice 08, with mineral SPF 30. I compare it with other bareMinerals powders and concealers and with mineral skin tints from other brands.

Lincoln Park After Dark and the Best Dark Plum Polishes

Lincoln Park After Dark is the near-black plum OPI made famous, and it still sets the standard for dark nails. Here are its closest cousins, plus the plum lipsticks and eye colors that match.

Rare Beauty Lip Oil: Soft Pinch Shades and Tinted Oils to Pair

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch lip oil shades include Serenity, Affection, Happy, Joy, Delight, Hope, Wonder and Honesty. I also cover the lip oil sticks, the glosses and tinted oils from other brands.

Particle for Men, Skincare Born in a Pharmacy Aisle

Particle for Men skincare began when two friends in their forties found only after-shaves for men at a pharmacy. I go through a men's anti-aging line of eight Particle products and eight cleansers, creams and sunscreens from other brands.

Rhode Highlight Milk: A Pearly Glow and Its Best Neighbors

Rhode Highlight Milk is my starting point for a pearly glow that can move from face to body. I gathered liquid illuminators, creams, powders and body shimmer around it, with ideas for keeping the shine intentional.

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.

Best Thermal Brush for Blowout: Hot Air and Heated Brushes

The best thermal brush for blowout depends on the finish, your hair length and how much control you want while sectioning. I explain how hot air and heated brushes differ, then compare round, oval and flatter shapes.

CeraVe Body Wash for Acne and Other Salicylic Acid Picks

A CeraVe body wash for acne starts with its Salicylic Acid Body Wash, the first of the washes here for back, chest and shoulder breakouts. I also cover leave-on sprays and serums, scrubs, patches and spot treatments.

cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum and the Barrier Serums and Creams Beside It

The cocokind ceramide barrier serum is a five-ceramide dropper serum from a brand that prints its numbers on the box. Here is the rest of the cocokind shelf, the other barrier serums I would compare it with, and the barrier creams to seal it in.

Verb Shampoo, From an Austin Barbershop to the Ghost Line

The Verb Ghost line is the fine-hair range built around Ghost Oil, the moringa oil made weightless that first put the Austin brand on the map. I go through eight Verb shampoos by hair type, then conditioners, masks, a leave-in and an oil.

BYOMA Jelly Cleanser: The Creamy Jelly and Barrier Routine

BYOMA jelly cleanser is a soap-free jelly that lathers into cream and aims to clean without leaving skin feeling tight. I pair the Creamy Jelly Cleanser with the other BYOMA cleansers, creams and serum, plus jelly, gel, cream and foam cleansers to compare.

Maybelline Foundation: From Fit Me to Super Stay and Beyond

A Maybelline foundation for every finish, from the matte Fit Me bottle to the 30 hour Super Stay. I pair the lineup with long-wear foundations from other brands and pressed powders to set them.