One of the most defining, if contrived, gestures in the skinfluencer era is a glass dropper applied to the cheekbone, dispensing a thin rivulet of a prized serum. A multi-step routine has long involved a cocktail of such potions and creams, layered in an aqueous strata. Lately, though, we’re seeing […]
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10 Cool Moms on Their Go-to Perfume
Perfume is a many-splendored thing. It is a gateway to armchair travel, a Proustian madeleine worn on the pulse points, an invisible means of getting dressed. This time of year, it also makes a worthwhile gift: for your own mother or the one you’re married to, or maybe someone who […]
A New Suite of Fragrances Puts a Waste-Not Ethos to the Test
“The idea is to create not just beauty, but the beauty of the 21st century,” says Nicolas Gerlier, the charismatic Frenchman behind La Bouche Rouge. The maison de haute beauté debuted its first lipsticks in 2017, pairing considered formulas with hand-stitched leather cases—instant heirlooms in pale blue and camel and […]
15 Peptide Skin Care Products Designed to Target Wrinkles, Dark Spots, and Beyond
These days, skin care savvy is at an all-time high, with some active ingredients—and what they do—becoming so well known that they’ve become part of the collective consciousness. (One such example: hyaluronic acid and its oft-cited ability to hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water.) Peptides, however, are […]
Rihanna Is Bringing Her Savage X Fenty Style to the Super Bowl 2023
If there’s one word to describe Rihanna, it’s game-changer. And this year, the countdown to the 2023 Super Bowl is on as the icon prepares to take center-field for the halftime show in what is sure to be a performance for the ages. When Rihana commits, she commits. Whether she’s […]
Let Us Rethink Time—And Optimize It—Starting With After-Hours Skin Care
Never did I expect to become a watch person. Fetish objects for punctual people—or so I thought, until I laid eyes on an elegant Chopard from a Connecticut man’s estate. On day two it stopped, prompting a rookie lesson in manual watches. “Like a Tamagotchi!” I texted a friend. I […]
24 Perfect Items To Nail Your Après Ski Style This Season | Vanity Fair
Après ski season is officially here. Whether you’re a ski bunny who enjoys a long day of hitting the slopes or just a winter vacationer who loves the aesthetic, the après ski way of life is more than just a notion. With the cold temperatures upon us, and winter weekend […]
Shop the Best Pink Lipstick and Lip Gloss From the Golden Globes 2023 Red Carpet
“When you close your eyes, the stereotype of Old Hollywood—especially Marilyn—is definitely that red lip,” says makeup artist Mélanie Inglessis, the morning after the Golden Globes 2023 handed out trophies amid a return to grace. The reference to Monroe is understandable, given the quality time that Inglessis spent with Ana […]
20 Popular Kate Middleton Fashion Items from 2022 You Can Still Shop This Year | Vanity Fair
In honor of Kate Middleton‘s birth month, we’re celebrating the Princess of Wales’s iconic style by looking back on the fabulous fashions she wore last year. As we prepare for what should be another twelve months of exciting royal looks, from an impending coronation gown fit for a princess, to […]
Lily James on Cinecittà Glamour and the Secret to Incandescent Glow
Lily James knows her way around physical transformation, writ large or small. “I just cut all my hair off, although I want to go shorter and shorter,” the actor says, showing off a clavicle-grazing bob during a recent video interview from London. If there was once a sense of industry […]
18 Best Lip Balms for Keeping Lips Smooth and Ultra-Nourished
The best lip balms have an essential purpose: to protect and soothe delicate skin that is otherwise left exposed to the elements. For some, a trusted balm serves as an entry point to the larger world of beauty, paving a smoother way for lipstick. Other versions reliably tap into middle-school […]
15 Skin Care Products to Strengthen the Skin Barrier: Serums, Moisturizers, and Restorative Creams
Few other subjects have dominated the beauty airwaves quite like the skin barrier. Overlooked for decades in our collective quest for clear, radiant skin—which brought about the enthusiastic peeling, scrubbing, and cleansing habits that inadvertently cause damage—an intact barrier has now earned its due as the true source of skin […]