When the vampires are played by Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie—chiseled features, haute froideur—it’s hard not to side with the bloodthirsty. The Hunger, Tony Scott’s 1983 directorial debut, opens in a New York nightclub, as Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy sings the propulsive “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.” The lovers select their prey: […]
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Proenza Schouler and Merit Beauty’s New Collaboration Delivers Great Skin and a Must-Have Bag
Last Saturday, shortly before the white-walled galleries of Phillips auction house moonlighted as a runway, makeup artist Diane Kendal detailed the particulars of Proenza Schouler’s spring 2024 beauty direction. Surprises were not in store. “We’re doing a no-makeup makeup look, enhancing all the girls’ natural features,” she said, ticking through […]
Makeup Artist–Led Brands Have Entered the Skin Care Chat
One evening in Venice this past May, it was Anne Hathaway’s moment to shine—and her makeup artist, Gucci Westman, was responsible for making that happen. In preparing the actor for a Bulgari high jewelry event (Hathaway is a brand ambassador), Westman sought to balance a fresh-faced makeup look with the […]
Rachel Comey Delivers an Ode to Joan Jonas and New York’s Creative Class
A little after 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, a crowd found their way to Great Jones Alley, a few blocks north of SoHo’s onetime renegade art scene, for Rachel Comey’s spring 2024 runway show. Industry types and faithful fans of the designer took their places on slim benches, in defiance […]
Dôen and RMS Beauty Are Writing the Script for Effortless Summer Skin
“I’m all about the skin. Beautiful, refined, elegant-looking skin—not heavy-duty stuff all over the face,” says Rose-Marie Swift in her usual buoyant, no-nonsense tone. The silver-haired, red-lipped makeup artist has earned the right to tell it like it is. In her early days on set, supermodels like Gisele and Miranda […]
Jenny Slate on Her Critics Choice 2023 Look and ‘Marcel the Shell’ Poignant Makeup Moment
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 […]
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 […]