[ad_1] Ariana Grande shared her skincare and makeup routine with the world on Tuesday, as well as some of her past beauty-related insecurities. In an extremely thorough and revealing “get ready with me”-style video for Vogue, Grande layered on as much charm as she did skincare and makeup product (a […]
Tag: skincare
A Best-of-Summer Guide to Sunscreen and Face Wash, Inspired by ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’
[ad_1] Hot, sticky weather means it’s time for skin care’s double feature: sunscreen in the matinee slot, cleanser after dark. Both product categories have a way of leaning into nostalgia while improving upon the script, as with Vacation’s reboot of SPF baby oil and facialist Sofie Pavitt’s new Clean Clean, […]
California Naturals Brings Laid-Back, Eco-Conscious Essentials to the Shower
[ad_1] In 2017, when Shelby Wild was about to launch her first hair care brand, Playa, she was living a low-key version of the California dream. The former fashion stylist had left the New York grind and set up camp in a beachfront Venice house, where she balanced work hours […]
Furcy Botanik Taps Haitian Tradition for a Grounded Approach to Skin Care
[ad_1] “Everybody in Haiti believes in ancient wisdom, ancestral medicine,” says Harvey Gedeon, a silver-haired beauty industry veteran who spent his childhood there. Whenever he was sick growing up, his family would summon his godmother’s mother—a traditional healer known as a doktè feuille. (The phrase translates to “leaf doctor,” owing […]
Is the Future of Beauty Waterless? How Climate Concern Sparked a New Wave of Solid Formulas
[ad_1] 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 […]
Fall’s New Serums Give the Botanical World a High-Tech Spin
[ad_1] The fresh ginseng sitting on a laboratory table at the Amorepacific research center in Osan, an hour outside Seoul, has the curious shape of a frilly, tentacled carrot—as if closer kin to a deep-sea creature than a root vegetable. In this tidy corner of the campus, staffed by Sulwhasoo […]
15 Peptide Skin Care Products Designed to Target Wrinkles, Dark Spots, and Beyond
[ad_1] 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, […]
Ducati and Men’s Grooming Brand Atwater Collaborate on a Mission-Driven Soap
[ad_1] Chris Salgardo, as you might expect from a men’s grooming guru, wears his ink on his sleeves. “I have an anchor over here,” he says, lifting his right bicep, Popeye-style, into the Zoom window. That was his first tattoo, dating back some 15 years—not long after Salgardo signed on […]
Kate Berlant Stays in Tune With Begged-For Facials and Fleetwood Mac
[ad_1] 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 […]
18 Best Lip Balms for Keeping Lips Smooth and Ultra-Nourished
[ad_1] 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 […]
15 Skin Care Products to Strengthen the Skin Barrier: Serums, Moisturizers, and Restorative Creams
[ad_1] 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 […]
A Guide to Ancient Beauty Rituals for the Modern Wellness Consumer
[ad_1] 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 […]