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Beauty
Prime Prometics Pro-Age Makeup: What to Wear
The top Prime Prometics pro-age makeup and skincare products start with the PrimeLash Mascara and the PrimeEyes Glide Eyeliner. Here is what to wear with them, from hydrating tints to tubing mascaras and lash serums.
Darker Brows Without the 1930s Drama: My Eyebrow Tint Shortlist
People have been darkening their lashes and brows for a very long time, and the modern eyebrow tint is a much gentler business than it used to be. Here are the tinted gels I brush through every morning, the waterproof pomade and pencils that stay put, and the fine-tipped pencils for filling gaps.
Charlotte Tilbury Blush: The Powders, Wands and Sticks to Know
Charlotte Tilbury blush comes in powders, palettes, liquid wands and hydrating sticks, all built around a makeup artist's idea of a flush. Here is how I would pick between them, plus a few nude pink cousins from other brands.
Ogee Makeup: Certified Organic Color from Vermont
Ogee makeup comes from a Vermont brand that certifies its formulas as organic, and it is named after a curve. Here is how I would wear the face sticks, serum foundation and lip oil, plus the cream blushes, bronzers and face oils that sit well beside them.
Urban Decay Setting Spray: The Spritz That Outlasts the Party
The best setting spray for glowy party makeup is Urban Decay's All Nighter Hydrating and Glowy formula, which is waterproof with 24HR wear. I also go through the other All Nighter formulas, the base layer underneath and sprays from other brands.
Rare Beauty Blush Names: Every Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Shade
Rare Beauty blush names: every Soft Pinch Liquid Blush shade, from Happy to Adore, sorted by undertone and compared with other liquid blushes.
Gloss Over Lipstick: The Layering Trick for Fall
Shimmer lip gloss over matte lipstick without breaking it down: the layering trick, plus satin lipsticks, clear glosses and plumpers.
Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick: Matte Revolution and Beyond
A Charlotte Tilbury lipstick starts with the Matte Revolution shades, so I walk through the ones I would pick first. Then come the satin and balm formulas from the same brand, and matte and satin lipsticks from other houses that play in the same range.
Winter Brunch Makeup: Lip Products and a Polished Face
Winter brunch is a lighting problem dressed up as a beauty question, since a face that looked polished in a bathroom mirror can go heavy under a window at noon. The fix is thin layers instead of full coverage, starting with the skin and building only as much color and texture as daylight can forgive. This edit moves from a calmer under-eye to a sheer complexion, easy hair and a close-wearing finish for the rest of the meal.
L'Oréal Setting Spray and the Mists and Primers That Hold Makeup
The L'Oréal setting spray is a microfine aerosol mist that sets makeup in about three seconds. Here it sits with the other setting sprays, dewy mists and grippy primers I would use to make a face last the day.
A Short Love Letter to Lipstick, From Candle Wax to Satin Finish
The first lipstick was made in 1870 by Guerlain, who took the idea from candlemaking, and I still like the ritual of it more than almost any other makeup step. Here are the satin and cream shades I wear most, the mattes for a sharper edge, and the liners and balms that decide how the color sits.
Sixteen Makeup Ideas, and Where the Word Makeup Came From
These makeup ideas run from a one-stick flush to a matte red lip and a glitter liner, and none of them needs a tutorial. Here are sixteen products to try them with, eight for every day and eight for a night out.
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer, My Everyday Reset
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer is the plain daily cream I keep coming back to when I want my skin to feel like nothing at all. Here is how I build around it: barrier moisturizers, gentle cleansers that leave skin comfortable, and hydrating serums that go on first.
Sephora Black Friday 2026: Gift Sets to Buy Early and Tools Worth the Wait
Black Friday falls on November 27 this year, and this Sephora Black Friday edit covers makeup sets, skincare minis, fragrance duos, hair tools and lip and cheek bestsellers, with what last year's sale looked like. I would buy a few of these now and wait on the rest.
How to Pick a Blush Color That Reads Like Your Own Flush
The right blush color reads like your own flush, the one you get after a walk in the cold. Here are soft pinks and roses, peaches and corals, and berries and deep plums, with a simple way to find your family and the shade names to look for.
Travel Size Beauty That Earns Its Space in Your Carry-On
Travel size beauty only earns a place in the carry-on if it does two jobs or keeps a routine intact. These are the minis, travel sprays and small tubes I would actually pack, from a soy face wash to a dry shampoo that saves a hotel morning.
Best Lip Oil: Oils, Balms and Sheer Color I Keep Buying
The best lip oil glides on, adds shine and comfort, and leaves just enough color that you do not check a mirror every ten minutes.
Charlotte Tilbury Foundation: Matte, Glow and Everything Around It
A Charlotte Tilbury foundation can be matte, dewy or barely there, and the right one depends on the finish you want. I sort the brand's complexion lineup, then glowy alternatives, primers, brushes and setting sprays.
Lanolin on Lips: Lanolips Balms for Truly Dry Lips
Lanolin on lips is a skin-like ingredient, and the Lanolips 101 Ointment is the tube I would hand to anyone with dry lips. I go through the Lanolips balms, treatments for cracked lips and overnight masks.
Water Based Concealer: 10 That List Water First
A water based concealer lists water first on its ingredients. I checked ten liquid ones, from Tower 28 to Dior, and noted finish and coverage for each.
Tarte Lip Gloss and the Maracuja Juicy Lip Lineup
Tarte lip gloss is built around maracuja, the passion fruit oil the brand puts in almost everything it makes. Here is the juicy lip lineup shade by shade, plus the hydrating glosses and soft liners that sit well beside it.
Rhode Highlight Milk: A Pearly Glow and Its Best Neighbors
Rhode Highlight Milk for a pearly glow from face to body, plus liquid illuminators, creams, powders and body shimmer to pair with it.
About-Face Makeup: Halsey's Color-First Picks
About-Face is the color brand artist and author Halsey launched on January 25, 2021, and it is happiest when you play with it. This edit covers the face and cheek products I reach for first, the lip, lash and glitter extras, and the cream eyeshadow sticks from other brands that work the same way.
Work Holiday Party Makeup and Beauty: Desk-to-Party Picks
A work holiday party usually starts at a desk with no time to go home first, which makes the beauty question a logistics one before it is a style one. The useful kit is small, something to correct, something to add shine, and one scent that will not fill a shared office. This edit keeps to a few fast, dependable steps instead of a second vanity hiding in a drawer.