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Vanicream Samples: Cleanser, Moisturizers and Gentle Alternatives

Vanicream Samples: Cleanser, Moisturizers and Gentle Alternatives

Everything here starts from the Vanicream cleanser, a fragrance-free face wash made in Rochester, Minnesota. I added Vanicream's bar, body wash, serum and moisturizers, then a dozen other gentle cleansers for the face.

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Tweezerman Tools: Which Tweezer and Curler to Choose

Tweezerman Tools: Which Tweezer and Curler to Choose

Tweezerman started in 1980 with one splinter tweezer and went on to make the slant tip most of us still reach for. Here are eight Tweezerman tools, from lash curlers to a cuticle nipper, and eight more lash and brow picks I compared them with.

Ashna Mehta Jewelry: The Designer Behind Bag Bijoux

Ashna Mehta Jewelry: The Designer Behind Bag Bijoux

Ashna Mehta is a third-generation diamantaire from the Rosy Blue family, one of the largest diamond manufacturers in the world, and she founded her own jewellery brand in 2022. Her signature is Bag Bijoux, diamond charms engineered to clip onto a Birkin or Kelly and convert into pendants, developed with her sister Aria.

Satin Vs Eggshell Paint: Which Sheen Fits Each Room?

Satin Vs Eggshell Paint: Which Sheen Fits Each Room?

Satin vs eggshell paint is really a question about light: how much the wall reflects, how much it forgives and how easily it wipes clean. Here is how I would choose, and how the same idea carries into the objects and bedding in a room.

Alaia Bag: Le Teckel, Le Coeur And Daily Shapes

Alaia Bag: Le Teckel, Le Coeur And Daily Shapes

Alaia's bag shapes keep reappearing in different materials, from mesh to raffia to smooth leather, which makes the house's point of view easy to spot across an outfit. The Le Teckel and Le Click shapes anchor the range, offering a base silhouette that gets reworked season after season. This edit looks at which of those shapes are actually easy to live with day to day, not just striking on a shelf.

Caboodle Makeup Case: Classic Trays And Travel Bags

Caboodle Makeup Case: Classic Trays And Travel Bags

A caboodle is the hard plastic makeup case that a whole generation packed for sleepovers, and it is back in bright colors. Here are the classic cases, the sparkly bags for a lighter carry, and the vanity bags and organizers from other brands that keep a counter calm.

American Crew Matte Clay: A Workable Matte Finish

American Crew Matte Clay: A Workable Matte Finish

American Crew matte clay is the dry, workable-hold puck from a brand a stylist started in 1994 for men's hair. Here are eight American Crew stylers, from clay and fiber to pomades, and eight texturizing stylers I compared them with.

Oil of Olay Heritage: From Pink Beauty Fluid to Olay

Oil of Olay Heritage: From Pink Beauty Fluid to Olay

Oil of Olay began as a pink beauty fluid a South African chemist made for his wife, and today it is Olay, the red jar and a shelf of serums. Here are eight Olay moisturizers and eight serums, eye creams and washes.

Night Outfits: Fit Checks for Bras and Layers

Night Outfits: Fit Checks for Bras and Layers

Buying Night Luxe comes down to a few checks you can do from the product page. Everything else is preference.

ARAKII: Hanna Schönberg's Sculptural Dresses and Trousers

ARAKII: Hanna Schönberg's Sculptural Dresses and Trousers

ARAKII is the Stockholm label that came out of a stylist's own wardrobe gaps rather than a design house pipeline. Hanna Schonberg spent years as one of Scandinavia's most watched dressers before founding it in the early 2020s and moving the work in house. The result is bold minimalism, which sounds like a contradiction until you see the shoulders.

Shark CryoGlow Mask and the LED Devices to Wear It Alongside

Shark CryoGlow Mask and the LED Devices to Wear It Alongside

The Shark CryoGlow mask is the brand's first move into skincare, pairing red, blue and deep infrared light with under-eye cooling. Here are the other LED devices, sculpting tools and serums I would build a routine around it.

AGOLDE 90s Pinch Waist: How the Fits Compare

AGOLDE 90s Pinch Waist: How the Fits Compare

AGOLDE's 90s Pinch Waist keeps showing up because the rise sits high without digging in, and the leg falls straight instead of skinny. The line splits into straight, long and cropped cuts, so the same waist can end at a flat, a boot or a bare ankle. This edit compares those lengths side by side to find which proportion actually holds up once you are standing and walking, not just sitting for a photo.

Shark Facial Pro Glow: Is It Worth It? Review

Shark Facial Pro Glow: Is It Worth It? Review

The Shark Facial Pro Glow is a weekly at-home facial that exfoliates, extracts pores and hydrates in about 10 minutes, according to Shark. Shark calls it a weekly treatment, and says the Depuffi can be used every day.

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Velcro Rollers: Choose Between Lift and Curl

Velcro Rollers: Choose Between Lift and Curl

Velcro rollers give you lift at the crown with no clips or heat, and hot rollers and heatless sets take the same idea further. Here is how they compare, and which hair each one suits.

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Nigel Preston: Dresses and Outfit Notes

Nigel Preston: Dresses and Outfit Notes

Everything worth knowing about Nigel Preston, and What She Wore is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. Check where the waist seam sits on the model against your own proportions.

Purple and Red Outfits: 4 Ways to Wear Them This Fall

Purple and Red Outfits: 4 Ways to Wear Them This Fall

Royal purple and cherry red stopped reading as a clash somewhere around New York Fashion Week. These four outfits pair the two shades, from a purple knit over a red pleated skirt to a red leather bomber with purple corduroy. Each look leaves room for black, brown and denim, so none of it feels like a costume.

OPI Sheer Polish: Put It In Neutral and the Nudes That Go With It

OPI Sheer Polish: Put It In Neutral and the Nudes That Go With It

OPI sheer polishes like Put It In Neutral (NLT65) give a soft pinkish beige that reads as a quiet nude. I show how I would wear it, the other OPI sheers beside it and the prep and nail care to go with it.

OPI Got the Blues for Red: Dupes and Similar Reds

OPI Got the Blues for Red: Dupes and Similar Reds

OPI Got the Blues for Red is a blue-based deep red crème that came out of OPI's 2005 Chicago collection. Here is how I would wear it, the OPI reds and coats that go with it, and red polishes from other houses.

Fauré Le Page Flagship Collection: From Paris With Love

Fauré Le Page Flagship Collection: From Paris With Love

An exclusive first look at the numbered Scale Canvas collection marking the opening of Fauré Le Page's flagship at 352 Rue Saint-Honoré, plus the heritage bags that built the house.

Black Cherry Nail Polish: Dark Cherry Shades for Fall

Black Cherry Nail Polish: Dark Cherry Shades for Fall

Black cherry nail polish sits between deep red, burgundy and near-black, and it has come back every autumn since the vampy 1990s. Here are the wines, oxbloods and press-ons that get the color right.

Yara Perfume Smells Like Orchid, Heliotrope And Vanilla

Yara Perfume Smells Like Orchid, Heliotrope And Vanilla

Yara perfume smells like orchid, heliotrope and tangerine over vanilla, musk and sandalwood. There is no strawberry in it, whatever TikTok says, which is why so many people describe it as a powdery, creamy flower rather than a milkshake.

Merit Blush: The Flush Balm Shades and What to Pair With Them

Merit Blush: The Flush Balm Shades and What to Pair With Them

Merit Flush Balm shades include Cheeky, Persimmon and Stockholm, and the balm is still the Merit product people talk about most. I pick the shades I would reach for and what to pair with each.

CeraVe Tinted Sunscreen and the Mineral Tints I Would Pair With It

CeraVe Tinted Sunscreen and the Mineral Tints I Would Pair With It

CeraVe tinted sunscreen is a mineral SPF 30 with a sheer tint, built on the ceramides the brand started with in 2005. Here is how I wear it, the other tinted mineral sunscreens I like beside it, and the cleansers that take it all off at night.

Chanel Water-Fresh Tint Shades: Les Beiges and Sheer Tints

Chanel Water-Fresh Tint Shades: Les Beiges and Sheer Tints

Chanel Water-Fresh Tint shades are sheer on purpose: a Les Beiges gel tint with pigment micro-droplets for a bare-skin effect. I cover applying it with the brush, layering it, and other sheer skin tints to compare.

Best Under Eye Concealer for Mature Skin: 7 Compared

Best Under Eye Concealer for Mature Skin: 7 Compared

The best under eye concealer for mature skin hydrates and resists creasing. Seven compared by finish, coverage and tone, plus where pink corrector fits.

e.l.f. Soft Glam vs Halo Glow: Foundation Guide And Camo

e.l.f. Soft Glam vs Halo Glow: Foundation Guide And Camo

Between e.l.f. Soft Glam and Halo Glow, Soft Glam Satin Foundation is the one with coverage: e.l.f. lists it as medium buildable coverage with a satin finish in 36 shades, while Halo Glow Liquid Filter is light buildable coverage with a luminous finish in 15 shades. Camo CC Cream sits above both, with full coverage, a semi-matte finish and SPF 30.

e.l.f. Concealer: Camo Shades, Formulas and Which to Pick

e.l.f. Concealer: Camo Shades, Formulas and Which to Pick

The e.l.f. Camo Concealer comes in two formulas, one for dry under-eyes and one for oily skin, across 25 or more shades. Here is how to choose between them, what e.l.f. makes to go with them, and the full coverage and longwear concealers from other brands. Pick your undertone first.

The Best Hair Conditioner Now Does More Than Add Slip

The Best Hair Conditioner Now Does More Than Add Slip

The best hair conditioner now does more than add slip, because bond-building chemistry and acid-based formulas have changed the rinse-out step. I compare moisture, bond repair, fine-hair and volume formulas from Redken, Pureology, Malin + Goetz and Verb.