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Hangnail Cutter: Nippers for Hangnails, Oil for the Rest

Hangnail Cutter: Nippers for Hangnails, Oil for the Rest

A hangnail cutter is a nipper made for hangnails and loose dead skin, not the living cuticle. I cover the nippers, then the files, pushers and clippers for the edges, and the oils and balms that do the daily work.

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Lancôme Idôle Flankers: Power, Now and L'Eau de Toilette

Lancôme Idôle Flankers: Power, Now and L'Eau de Toilette

Lancôme Idôle flankers include Idôle Power, Idôle Now and Idôle L'Eau de Toilette, all spun off the musky rose chypre launched in 2019. I go through the original, each flanker and the rose perfumes from other houses that sit near it.

The Carhartt Jacket for Women: Detroit, Chore and Bomber Shapes Worth Knowing

The Carhartt Jacket for Women: Detroit, Chore and Bomber Shapes Worth Knowing

The women's OG Detroit jacket here comes from Carhartt WIP, in black, tan and off-white, with camo-pattern and logo-patch versions too. I also sort the hooded, chore, canvas, denim, bomber and quilted jackets so you can pick the shape that fits how you dress.

Best Mandelic Acid Deodorant: Sixteen Picks, Sticks to Serums

Best Mandelic Acid Deodorant: Sixteen Picks, Sticks to Serums

Nécessaire Olibanum is an aluminum-free, extra-strength mandelic acid deodorant, one of sixteen picks in this edit. I sort them by whether you want to stop odor or stop sweat, from woody sticks to serums and a mist.

Rust and Olive Green Outfits to Try This Fall

Rust and Olive Green Outfits to Try This Fall

A rust and olive green outfit is fall's earthiest pairing, like a rust sweater with olive flares or olive cashmere with suede pants. I put together five looks, plus bags and shoes in both colors.

Best Leggings for Women: High-Waisted, 7/8 and Seamless Picks

Best Leggings for Women: High-Waisted, 7/8 and Seamless Picks

The best leggings for women have a waistband that stays put, a length that suits your shoes and a price that holds up after the novelty fades. I sort high-waisted, seven eighths, midi and seamless ribbed pairs, starting with YEAR OF OURS.

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.

OSEA Body Oil: The Malibu Seaweed Brand and What to Pair It With

OSEA Body Oil: The Malibu Seaweed Brand and What to Pair It With

OSEA body oil is the Undaria Algae Body Oil that Malibu brand OSEA launched in 2010, and it is the brand's bestseller. Here is the OSEA body line, other body oils that suit different moods, and the exfoliators I use first.

Invictus Parfum vs Invictus Victory Elixir: How They Differ

Invictus Parfum vs Invictus Victory Elixir: How They Differ

In Invictus Parfum vs Invictus Victory Elixir, the Victory Elixir is the Parfum Intense, which Rabanne calls a rich, long-lasting nectar of spicy woods. I go through the Rabanne Invictus line and elixir rivals from Dior, Gucci and Burberry.

Fur Oil for Ingrown Hair: Body Oils and Shave Care to Pair

Fur Oil for Ingrown Hair: Body Oils and Shave Care to Pair

Fur Oil for ingrown hair starts with a body oil made for hair and skin from the neck down. I walk through how I use it, then the body oils, ingrown fixes and gentle exfoliators I pair with it.

Red and Turquoise Outfits to Try This Fall

Red and Turquoise Outfits to Try This Fall

A red and turquoise outfit starts with one piece of each, like a red leather Gucci Jackie Slim bag next to a turquoise Roxanne Assoulin necklace. I built four outfits from red knits, a red coat and a red dress with turquoise pieces.

Best Olly Vitamins: Gummy Multis, Sleep, Stress and Gut

Best Olly Vitamins: Gummy Multis, Sleep, Stress and Gut

The best Olly vitamins depend on your goal, with gummy multis, focus, sleep, stress, gut and beauty formulas to choose from. I walk through how they differ and how to pick one.

Nike Vomero: How a Running Shoe Became the Sneaker I Wear With Everything

Nike Vomero: How a Running Shoe Became the Sneaker I Wear With Everything

Nike Vomero Premium is the dressier side of the line, alongside Vomero Roam, the Zoom Vomero 5, Vomero 18 and Vomero Plus. I trace where the line came from and how I would choose a pair.

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Brow Gel That Holds Brows in Place: Clear Lifting Gels and Waxes

Brow Gel That Holds Brows in Place: Clear Lifting Gels and Waxes

A brow gel that holds brows in place is usually a clear wax or gel that brushes the hairs up and keeps them there. I go through lifting gels, tinted brow gels and the pencils, pomades and serums that finish the look.

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Desert Rose Care: How To Grow Adenium And Pot It Beautifully

Desert Rose Care: How To Grow Adenium And Pot It Beautifully

Desert rose plant care comes down to bright light and gritty soil, because this sun-loving succulent is easy to grow when it gets both. I cover how to grow adenium, then the terracotta, ceramic and low bowl pots I would put it in.

Wide Tooth Comb: The Oldest Detangling Tool on Your Shelf

Wide Tooth Comb: The Oldest Detangling Tool on Your Shelf

A wide tooth comb is the gentlest detangler for wet or dry hair, and the design goes back nearly 6,000 years. I picked combs from Crown Affair, La Bonne Brosse and Oribe, plus sprays and brushes that help.

History of the Guerlain Perfume House: Its Most Famous Fragrances

History of the Guerlain Perfume House: Its Most Famous Fragrances

The history of the Guerlain perfume house starts in Paris in 1828, with L'Heure Bleue, created in 1912, among its most famous scents. I go through its fragrances, powders, lips and the bee collection.

Lo Bosworth Brand: Love Wellness Probiotics, Wipes and Strips

Lo Bosworth Brand: Love Wellness Probiotics, Wipes and Strips

The Lo Bosworth brand is Love Wellness, which she created in 2016 and which began with vaginal health products before growing into a wider wellness shelf. I go through the capsules, probiotics, wipes and cleanser, and how I would shop it.

Erborian Skin Tint Foundation: CC Cream and Tinted Moisturizers

Erborian Skin Tint Foundation: CC Cream and Tinted Moisturizers

Erborian skin tint foundation is best covered by its CC cream, a Korean-French formula with 2% centella asiatica and hyaluronic acid. I wear it with tinted moisturizers and a hydrating primer, and list the tints that come closest.

JPG Coconut Cologne: Le Beau, Tonka and What to Wear With It

JPG Coconut Cologne: Le Beau, Tonka and What to Wear With It

JPG coconut fragrance means Le Beau by Jean Paul Gaultier, a coconut and tonka bean scent in three versions. I go through each bottle and what to wear alongside it for summer.

Hobbs Leila Dress: Editors' Picks

Hobbs Leila Dress: Editors' Picks

Hobbs Leila Dress shoppers will find look-alikes here, chosen on construction: lining, where the waist seam sits and fit through the shoulders. I go through easy daytime dresses and ones for after six, with notes on how to wear them.

Valentino Cologne for Men: The Uomo Bottles and Their Italian Rivals

Valentino Cologne for Men: The Uomo Bottles and Their Italian Rivals

Valentino cologne for men centers on Uomo, which launched in 2014 and picked up speed with Born in Roma in 2019. I go through the Uomo bottles and the Italian colognes worth comparing them with.

What to Wear With a Black Mini Dress: 20 Ways to Style It

What to Wear With a Black Mini Dress: 20 Ways to Style It

What to wear with a black mini dress depends on the moment, because black is neutral enough to disappear into almost any outfit. I map twenty ways to dress it up, down and everywhere between, from daytime layers to night-out looks.

Navy and Burgundy Outfits

Navy and Burgundy Outfits

Navy and burgundy outfits work because oxblood shoes and bags do the job black would, with more warmth. I pair navy knits and trousers with burgundy cashmere, leather and corduroy, then finish with oxblood shoes and bags.

Eco Gel, Chicago's Alcohol-Free Styling Classic, and the Edge Tools Around It

Eco Gel, Chicago's Alcohol-Free Styling Classic, and the Edge Tools Around It

Eco gel does not have alcohol in it, since this Chicago styling classic is an alcohol-free gel. I start with the Eco Style gels, then the brushes and edge tools to use around them.

lemlem Lunch Dresses: Striped Cotton, Gauze and Linen

lemlem Lunch Dresses: Striped Cotton, Gauze and Linen

lemlem lunch dresses are striped cotton, gauze and linen pieces, from the Gasira maxi to the Zina mini. I also cover the separates and how Liya Kebede built the label around Ethiopian handweaving.

Tomato Red Outfit Ideas: Over 100 Tomato Red Tops by Shape

Tomato Red Outfit Ideas: Over 100 Tomato Red Tops by Shape

A tomato red outfit starts with the top, and this edit sorts over a hundred tomato red tops by shape, from tanks to statement tops. I also explain why tomato red flatters warm and olive skin and looks bright against denim.

Drugstore Tubing Mascara: Formulas That Rinse Off With Warm Water

Drugstore Tubing Mascara: Formulas That Rinse Off With Warm Water

Drugstore tubing mascara is what most people search for when they want lashes that stay put all day and slide off with warm water. The stores in this edit do not stock the classic drugstore lines, so it focuses on the simplest tubing formulas they do carry, plus the primers and curlers that help. Every pick is simple, no-fuss and smudge-resistant.