Beauty

Slugging Skincare: The Balms, Barrier Creams and Sleeping Masks That Seal It In

Slugging skincare means sealing your night routine under a thin layer of balm so skin wakes up soft. Here are the balms made for it, the barrier creams to use underneath and the sleeping masks for the nights in between.

Carolina Herrera Perfume Past the Stiletto Bottle

Carolina Herrera perfume is usually a conversation about Good Girl, but the house has a lot more on its shelf. Here are the newer women's bottles, the Bad Boy line for men, and a few floral scents from other fashion houses to smell beside them.

The medicube PDRN Stick and the Salmon DNA Behind It

The medicube PDRN stick is a pink twist-up balm with PDRN, collagen and peptides that you swipe on dry spots and fine lines. Here is the rest of the PDRN Pink line, plus eight other skincare sticks for your bag.

BaByliss Pro Dryers, Irons and Brushes

BaByliss Pro hair tools for home, from high-speed dryers to titanium flat irons, wands and wavers.

L'Oréal Ever Pure Shampoo, the 2009 Sulfate-Free Color Line

L'Oréal Ever Pure shampoo arrived in 2009 as a sulfate-free line made to keep hair color from fading. Here are eight EverPure shampoos, led by Brass Toning Purple, plus the conditioners, mask and treatments that go with them.

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara, and What Sits Beside It

The Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara has an origin story involving a 47th brush prototype and Marilyn Monroe's proportions. Here is the family around it, plus other volumizing mascaras to compare.

Hair Cutting Scissors, From Bronze Blades to a Home Cut Kit

Good hair cutting scissors are sharper and finer than kitchen scissors, and the design goes back to Roman pivoted blades. Here are eight shears and kits for cutting at home, and eight clips, combs and extras that make the cut cleaner.

Blissy Silk Pillowcases, Masks and Bonnets I Would Sleep In

Blissy makes everything from 22-momme mulberry silk pillowcases to sleep masks, bonnets and scrunchies. Here is how I would build a silk sleep set, plus other masks and overnight treatments to wear under it.

Kate Spade Perfume: The Colorful Lineup and Cheerful Florals

Kate Spade perfume has been part of the brand since 2003, and the current lineup is bright, fruity and very easy to wear. Here is how I would sort the bottles and mists, plus the cheerful fruity florals and rollerballs that sit nicely beside them.

Clear Nail Polish Is the Most Grown-Up Manicure

Clear nail polish is the manicure that never looks chipped, and a good top coat makes bare nails look shiny, healthy and finished. These are the clear top coats and sheer veils I trust, the base coats that protect, and the cuticle oils that keep everything looking cared for.

DKNY Be Delicious, the Big Apple in a Green Glass Bottle

DKNY Be Delicious was made to put the Big Apple in your hand, from its apple-shaped green glass to a carton styled like a grocer's bag. Here are both Be Delicious bottles and fourteen apple, pear and fresh floral scents to wear alongside them.

NYX Lip Lingerie Liner Stain and the Stain Liners That Stay Put

The NYX Lip Lingerie Liner Stain lines and tints at once, so the shape stays even after the gloss is gone. Here it sits with the long-wear liners, lip stains and glosses that make a lip last through dinner.

Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet and the Peony Side of a 1947 Classic

Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet is the peony-and-rose one, a lighter spin on a house perfume that goes back to 1947. Here are the Blooming Bouquet formats, the richer Miss Dior parfums, and six soft floral perfumes from other houses.

Australian Gold Sunscreen, From a Florida Surf Beach to Your Bag

Australian Gold sunscreen comes from a brand that started on the Cocoa Beach surf scene in 1985 and now makes everyday lotions, sprays, tinted formulas and color without the sun. Here is how I read the range: the plain SPF formulas first, then the instant bronzer tints, then the sunless and after-sun bottles.

The Morning-After Beauty Edit

A morning-after beauty routine has one job, closing the gap between how you feel and how the day already requires you to look. The instinct to fix everything at once usually backfires, since piling on products just adds fatigue to fatigue. This edit keeps it to an eye step, sun protection, one visible correction and a hair fix, in that order, nothing more elaborate than the morning can handle.

Versace Perfume, Starting With Yuzu, Ice and a Medusa Watching Over It

Versace perfume goes back to 1981, and Bright Crystal is the bottle most people think of first. Here is the Bright Crystal family, the other Versace scents for her, and the fruity florals from other houses that sit in the same family.

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.

Moschino Perfume Keeps the Joke Going With a Teddy Bear and Bubble Gum

Moschino perfume has a sense of humor, from the first teddy bear bottle shown in 2014 to the bubble gum Toy 2. Here is the Toy family, six playful fruity perfumes from other houses, and five sweet vanillas for people who like to smell like dessert.

The e.l.f. Lip Gloss Guide: Lacquers, Plumping Pens and Oils

An elf lip gloss can be a clear lacquer, a tingling plumping pen, a lip oil or a gloss with SPF 25. I sorted the e.l.f. shades I would reach for, then added glosses from other brands to compare.

Temporary Hair Color That Washes Out Before Monday

Temporary hair color is for the weeks you want a change without the commitment, or just need your roots covered until the next appointment. Here are the root sprays and powders, the color depositing masks and glosses, and the purple toners that keep blonde bright, all of it made to fade with washing.

The T3 Hair Dryer, From the 2004 Featherweight to Aire IQ

The T3 hair dryer started in 2004 with the Featherweight, a light, quiet dryer inspired by a medical student's routine. Here are eight T3 dryers and stylers and eight more dryers and blow-dry brushes I compared them with.

Perfume for Women I Actually Wear: Warm Vanillas, Bright Florals, Oils

Perfume for women is easiest to shop by strength and by season, and one small Paris launch in 1921 still sets the tone. Here are the warm vanilla sprays, the fresh florals for daytime, and the oils and balms that go anywhere.

Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter and Its Golden Globes Debut

Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter is a liquid glow you can wear alone, under foundation, mixed in or on top. Here are four shades with the brand's other glow makers, plus eight liquid highlighters from other brands.

A Stylist's Trip to Japan and the Bio Ionic Curling Iron It Led To

A Bio Ionic curling iron traces back to 1997, when stylist Fernando Romero built a brand around mineral technology he first came across in Japan. Here are the irons and the twist-together styler, the other wands I compare them with, and the flexible sprays that hold a curl without stiffness.