It’s Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, during the brief lull between the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, and Jenny Slate is detailing her red carpet preparations. “Right now, I’m eating an everything bagel in my car. Super glamorous!” the actor says by phone, as an electronic trill announces […]
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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 […]
12 Best Bronzers in 2022, According to Makeup Artists, Models, and Beauty Insiders
As temperatures drop and a wash of cool falls upon our cheeks, we often find ourselves chasing that ephemeral summer incandescence. After all, in a world where social currency is inextricably linked with the illusion of a life on perpetual holiday, a sun-warmed complexion reads as a wearable souvenir. The […]
12 Best Setting Powders, According to Makeup Artists, Musicians, and Fashion Insiders
The very mention of setting powder carries a whiff of an earlier era, when jeweled compacts in tiny evening bags allowed for discrete touch-ups. But in a world where “glazed donut” is the internet’s shorthand for the ultimate skin, is powder still on the menu? The answer, of course, is […]
Isamaya Ffrench Veers Into Kink Territory With Her First Anticipated Makeup Drop
“People often talk about my work being transformative, but actually the way I use makeup is just to be more of myself,” says Isamaya Ffrench on a spring afternoon. Today, that manifests as a fluttery lash, paired with a sheer tiger-striped top and leather pants; other times, the makeup artist’s […]
Inside Ariana DeBose’s Sultry, Sequined Glamour for the 2022 Tony Awards
To call Ariana DeBose a triple threat—theater lingo for someone who can sing, dance, and act—is beginning to sound like an undercount. Last night, the performer added Tony Awards host to her résumé, bringing an effusive mix of Broadway razzle and cast-party inclusivity to Radio City Music Hall. If the […]
15 AAPI-Owned Beauty Brands to Shop Right Now
The business of beauty is inherently personal for the wearer, down to the pitch-perfect foundation shade. But the products that land in the medicine cabinet often reflect a broader story about shared values, experiences, and aesthetics, as well as which makers one chooses to support. While the past few years […]
13 Best Concealers in 2022, According to Makeup Artists, DJs, and Beauty Insiders
In a world with increasing demands and minimalist tastes, the best concealers have to check many boxes—all while remaining virtually invisible. Ideally, they should blend easily into skin, add a touch of brightness, and, of course, conceal everything from dark circles to blemishes. But what suits that constellation of needs […]
Charlotte Tilbury on Creating a “Quintessentially British” Makeup Collection for the Queen’s Jubilee
It all begins with the matriarchy. When makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury looks back on her earliest pearls of beauty wisdom, she is quick to credit “my amazing mother Patsy.” Growing up in bohemian Ibiza within a British ex-pat family, Tilbury remembers “[sitting], mesmerized, watching my mother’s morning and evening beauty […]