Beauty

Matte Makeup: Soft-Focus Cheeks and Velvety Lips

A full rejection of shine: matte skin, soft-focus cheeks and flat, velvety lips.

Bronzer Stick Guide, Sorted by Who Should Use What

A bronzer stick is a cream bronzer you swipe on and blend with your fingers, no brush needed. Cream melts into skin instead of sitting on it, so the shade is the thing to get right.

Finding the Best Concealer: From a 1954 Stick to a Peach Corrector Trick

Finding the best concealer starts with knowing what you are covering: shadows, redness or something that needs full coverage. Here are the creamy under-eye formulas, the full-coverage sticks and pens, and the powders and brush that keep it all in place.

Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter and Its Golden Globes Debut

Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter is a liquid glow you can wear alone, under foundation, mixed in or on top. Here are four shades with the brand's other glow makers, plus eight liquid highlighters from other brands.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost: The Water Gel from a Clear Soap Formula

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel is a light gel moisturizer from a brand that dates back to 1930. I go through the Water Gel, the gel cream and the cleanser, plus other gel creams worth comparing.

Charlotte Tilbury Makeup and Skincare

Charlotte Tilbury was founded in London in 2013 by the British makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury MBE, who launched the brand with a 200-product line. Her point of view is backstage know-how made wearable, from the Pillow Talk nude-pink shade she created by mixing concealer shades to eyeshadow palettes built on a four-step method. This edit gathers Luxury Palettes and Exagger-Eyes mascara, Airbrush Flawless powder and foundation, Matte Revolution lipsticks and the Magic Cream moisturizer.

Hourglass Vanish Concealer: Swatches and Dry-Skin Picks

Hourglass Vanish concealer swatches run across 32 shades, from Birch 1 (very fair, neutral) to Anise 11.5 (very deep, cool rosy). Pick your depth by the number first, then your undertone from the tone words such as Warm Golden, Cool Rosy or Neutral. Here is how to pick yours, plus creamy concealers and powders to pair.

Il Makiage Foundation

We looked at Il Makiage Foundation Sephora on construction, materials and how it holds up. Here is what stood up.

Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter vs e.l.f. Halo Glow: Is the Splurge Worth It?

Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter is worth the extra for a sheer, glassy glow, while Halo Glow is the better value for more coverage. This page compares their finishes, feels, and ways to build a complexion routine.

Highlighters, from the Strobing Year to Glass Skin

Highlighters went mainstream around 2015 when strobing replaced contouring. Here are the powders, gel-powders, liquids, sticks and balms that make skin catch the light, and how to pick one.

Full Glam Makeup: Products for Maximum Presence

Products made for maximum presence. Shop our picks for when subtle won’t do.

The Good Pink Lip: Color-Adaptive Balms and Oils

This edit gathers color-adaptive balms, glossy lip oils and sheer tints that leave a soft flush. I would choose one for comfortable color and an easy everyday finish.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Makeup for a Night Out

All of the make up you need from Anastasia Beverly Hills for your perfect night out. Featuring make up essentials and statement colors.

Makeup Algebra and Makeup Math: Two Products Made for Each Other

Like girl math, but it actually adds up

Lip Gloss: High-Shine, Plumping and Tinted Formulas

Lip gloss comes in high-shine, juicy, plumping and tinted formulas, and this edit gathers glosses, oils and balms in one place.

Lash Products: At-Home Lash Systems, Mascaras and Liners

Lashes without the appointment. From at-home lash systems to the mascaras, liners, and tools worth keeping in rotation.

Blenders and Makeup Brushes Worth the Price

The makeup brushes worth investing in: foundation, blush and eye brushes from Vieve, Westman Atelier and Trish McEvoy, $12 to $95.

Best Under Eye Concealer for Mature Skin: 7 Compared

The best under eye concealer for mature skin hydrates and resists creasing. Seven compared by finish, coverage and tone, plus where pink corrector fits.

Best Eyeshadow for Green Eyes Over 50: 7 Shades

The best eyeshadow for green eyes over 50 is plum, bronze or soft brown in matte or satin. Seven shades, one product each, and why they work.

Lip, Blush and Eye Makeup: Start With Complexion

Start with complexion, then add color where the face naturally warms. Shop 12 lip, blush and eye picks from Merit and Natasha Denona.

The Best Eye Cream For Dark Circles

The best eye cream for dark circles depends on whether the area looks shadowed, puffy, or simply tired.

The Best Shampoo For Curly Hair

The best shampoo for curly hair is one that cleans the scalp without leaving the curl pattern rough or thirsty.

The Best Sunscreen For Every Day

The best sunscreen for face is the one that pairs the protection level you want with a finish you can live with every morning.

The Best Retinol Serum For Beginners

The best retinol serum for beginners is the one that makes a gradual routine feel realistic, not the one with the most intimidating label.