When you walk into Sephora or your local drugstore and are confronted with all the new seasonal beauty launches, it can be overwhelming to try to figure out what’s really new and different. What’s worth spending some of that hard-earned paycheck on?
Lucky for you, we have spent hours swiping, patting, and spritzing in order to bring you our picks for the best launches of the season.
Dads are sometimes hard to shop for come Father’s Day. Mine loves fishing, radio control helicopters, and Agatha Christie–three things I know absolutely nothing about. This is where grooming products come in. Every dad could use a good grooming product but would probably never buy one for himself.
With that in mind, we chose products based on their awesomeness for dads as well as their potential attractiveness to daughters who sometimes stay over night. (We’re sure your dad will be happy for any motivation to visit him, right?)
We’ve been told all our lives that dirt is bad. Bad to eat, bad to track into the house, and, especially, bad for your pores. Most beauty cleansing products are designed to eradicate dirt from your skin, but there are actually benefits to having a little bit of it in your beauty routine. Earthy ingredients with dirt bases, like clay and volcanic ash, actually clarify and cleanse your skin in a non-drying way that soap just can’t.
In honor of Earth Day, we’ve picked out some beauty products that actually celebrate dirt, whether it be as a cleanser, scent (yes, really), or color inspiration–and work really really well.
Emerge from this disgusting winter with your skin looking dewy and healthy. A dermatologist talks us through it, plus all the best products out there, no matter what your budget.
Even the most enthusiastic of shoppers bemoans the trials of the gift giving holiday season—but fear not, we’ve compiled the best beauty stocking stuffers and tailored it down to very specific recipients. Did you draw a coworker you never speak to in the office Secret Santa? Does your friend work in fashion (and thus, love cats?) Do you have a friend whose secret single behavior is staring at her pores up close in a mirror? Do you have a friend whose lipstick gets on absolutely everything? We’ve got you (and them) covered.
When Lady Macbeth famously exclaimed, “Out, dam’d spot!,” she wasn’t referring to skin issues like freckles, sunspots, moles, and residual acne scars. While the Lady’s concern was more of the figurative sort, the beauty industry has been tasked with outing those of the literal kind, resulting in a slew of dark spot correctors hitting the Read more →
It’s summer and I already have a bad farmer tan and some new freckles to prove it, thanks to a careless (and hatless) weekend spent in the suburbs with friends. It’s time to stock up on sunscreen, and while it’s not the sexiest beauty product out there, it’s a necessary evil–unless you want wrinkles, weird dark spots…oh and don’t forget cancer. We know–you’ve heard all this before.
What you may not have heard is that the way you are using sunscreen needs to change.
It’s Earth Day! We decided to get a little bit conceptual today, rather than just offering you a list of organic beauty products to try. So click through for: one awesome Earth Day-friendly nail art project (using real leaves and flowers), two beauty companies that are giving back in a real way, a spring earth Read more →
Looking for a small gift that won’t max out your credit card, yet still says, “I totally put effort into this”? Beauty gifts, which also tuck nicely into a stocking (or a St. Nicholas shoe), are perfect! They’re precious, pretty, and not (too) pricey. We’ve rounded up some of the best beauty gifts of the Read more →
While we’ve been distracted by spring fashion all month, let’s not forget that in the real world, fall’s officially here. As you’re packing away sandals and sundresses, it’s time to go through your beauty supplies, too. Bye-bye coconut-smelling beachy hair spray. Hello, red lips!
There are tons of new products out there, many that we’re sure are destined to become classics. Burberry, Bobbi Brown, MakeUp ForEver, MAC, and Tom Ford all have new goodies for you to try out. Intrigued? Mad with curiosity? Click through to see all our fragrance, nail polish, and makeup picks for fall.
We can’t believe Fashion’s Night Out (and, thus, fashion week) is only a week away. As anyone who has ever been to a Fashion’s Night Out is probably aware, they pack enough events to fill an entire week into just a few hours, so pre-FNO planning is key. While Vogue‘s interactive map is quite handy, that is still a lot of stores to go through. So, we’re preparing a few of our own Fashion’s Night Out guides.
This one is for those of you who just want to see some famous people. We don’t blame you! Fashion’s Night Out offers rare opportunities to get up close and personal with real Hollywood stars. Maybe Tilda Swinton and Ne-Yo will become friends or Daniel Radcliffe will get wasted or Alexa Chung will debut a new haircut or Seth Meyers will screw up your drink or the Real Housewives of New York will be insane (that last one is the most likely)! Here’s our guide to where all your favorite celebs will be.
Kiehl’s is doing their Karoke Karnival for Fashion’s Night Out again this year, and though the K-themed naming would make it seem like the Kardashians are hosting, they went with the 90s trend and booked former Backstreet Boy AJ McLean as the night’s MC.
If you’re going to be around their Third Avenue store you can stop by at 6:30pm to belt out a tune, which wins everyone (no matter how terrible) a lip balm and a slot in one of their hourly raffles of assorted Kiehl’s goodies. The “Karnival” part has to do with the hot dogs, cotton candy and soft pretzels they’re doling out, which is super helpful to know about considering most stores give away free booze but no food during FNO. McLean is also reportedly going to give a live performance and there are “celebrity guest appearances” scheduled…do we dare hope for a full BSB reunion?
