A microsuede voice pipes in with a familiar prompt: Take this time to settle into your seat. Chatter in the room has quieted, lights dimmed, sitz bones rooted into cushioned chairs. A meditation of a sort has begun, only the collective attention is not directed inward (oceanic breathing, relaxed jaws) […]
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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 […]
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 […]
A Guide to Ancient Beauty Rituals for the Modern Wellness Consumer
As the digital sphere extends its reach into daily life, testing our ability to remain attuned to the present moment, there’s a comfort in connecting with the rituals of the past. “We cannot operate like robots, 24/7, nonstop,” says Angela Chau, an ethnobotanist and licensed acupuncturist who cofounded the skin-care […]
A Color-Themed Gift Guide to Satisfy the Senses—and Maybe the Self
The internet loves a list—and with it, year-end bests and gift guides and all the merry rest. You understand. Lately I found myself rooting around for another means of categorization, one that dials down the fervor but still retains the punch. Color came to the fore, by way of the […]
Black Friday Beauty Deals 2022: 40 Items From Violet Grey’s Cyber Week Sale
Black Friday, it turns out, is the one calendar event where there is absolutely no room for nostalgia. Once a crush of literal door-buster sales, the shop-a-thon has now relaxed into a multi-day sprawl (Cyber Monday included), the deals all at your fingertips. It’s still dizzying, to be sure, which […]
62 Best Black Friday Beauty and Wellness Deals for Early Cyber Week Shopping
The phrase Cyber Week means different things to different people. Some, with a laser-sharp eye for deals, have earmarked the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales that will net them the Dyson vacuum cleaner or LED face mask of their dreams. To others, the shopping bonanza is reason to run […]
19 Best Eye Creams to Target Fine Lines, Dark Circles, and Puffiness
From squinting in full sun to gazing at backlit screens, the eyes have their work cut out for them—ditto the delicate skin surrounding them. Exposure to UV light, dehydration induced by travel and climate, and the usual wear of a life well lived often occasion less than hospitable effects, ranging […]
19 Dark Spot Correctors for Fading Hyperpigmentation and Restoring an Even Skin Tone
Like an uncomfortable memory, discoloration can often linger on skin long after the original trigger has come and gone. Whether it manifests as a smattering of freckles, blotchy melasma, or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, such dark spots are often exacerbated by sunlight, which can both spur the formation of new discoloration and […]
Sephora Sale 2022: Shop the Holiday Savings Event Before Black Friday
Black Friday is still a few weeks away, but this season’s Sephora sale puts the retailer ahead of the curve. Once again, the Holiday Savings Event 2022 serves up serious beauty deals for those who are getting a jump on the gift list—or merely replenishing their vanity. For this sale, discounts […]
Introducing the Every Body Campaign, a Limited-Edition Beauty Fundraiser for Abortion Access
On June 25, the day after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, Monica Simpson found herself at an Atlanta hair salon, walking a group through the news. “That’s the kind of grassroots conversations we have,” says Simpson, executive director of SisterSong, a 25-year-old reproductive justice collective. The bewilderment […]