Beauty

Versace Eros Energy: The Citrus Rush and the Colognes Around It

Versace Eros Energy is the bright, citrus-first entry in a family that began in 2012. Here is the Eros lineup it belongs to, the other Versace colognes I would sniff next, and six bottles from other houses for a man building a small, sensible shelf.

DRMTLGY: A Self-Funded Los Angeles Label That Skipped the Vowels

DRMTLGY is a Los Angeles brand launched in 2017 and funded entirely by its founders, and its tinted moisturizers with SPF are the reason I noticed it. This edit covers the brand's own range, the tinted sunscreens that do a similar job, and daily moisturizers with SPF for skin that wants one simple step.

Eco Gel, Chicago's Alcohol-Free Styling Classic, and the Edge Tools Around It

Does Eco Style gel have alcohol? No. Chicago's alcohol-free styling classic, plus brushes and edge tools to use around it.

Glue On Nails That Survive a Week of Typing

Glue on nails have come a long way, and a good set can last about a week if you prep properly. Here are the French tips and sheer nudes, the color, cat eye and print sets, and the cuticle oils that keep your own nails healthy between rounds.

CeraVe Healing Ointment, and the Small Jars I Keep Beside It

CeraVe Healing Ointment is the plain, petrolatum-based tub I reach for when skin is cracked, chapped or windburned. Here are the rescue balms that work in the same spirit, the hand creams for winter knuckles, and one very good foot cream for heels.

Eyebrow Razors, Tweezers and the Brow Gel That Finishes the Job

An eyebrow razor is the fastest way to clean up the soft fuzz around your brows, and it works best alongside a good tweezer for the strays. Here are the razors and trimmers, the tweezers, scissors and brushes, and the gels and pencils that make brows look full once the shape is clean.

Hoola Bronzer Began as a Fix for a Messy Powder

Hoola bronzer first appeared in 2001 as a tidier answer to loose powder, and it is still the shade people picture when they say bronzer. Here is the powder, the cream balm and the brush, the rest of Benefit's face lineup, and other bronzers worth a look.

Sol de Janeiro Perfume: Beach-Day Sweetness, Numbered and Ready to Layer

Sol de Janeiro perfume is built on a simple idea: skin that smells like a warm afternoon by the water. This edit walks through the numbered mists, the jelly balms and eau de parfum, and the Bum Bum creams that go underneath.

A Rome Address on Every Bottle: Valentino Born in Roma, Donna and Uomo

Valentino Born in Roma is a fragrance line named after the city where the fashion house was founded. This edit walks through the Donna bottles, the Uomo ones, and two other Valentino perfumes for when you want to wander a little further.

A Heated Eyelash Curler for Lashes That Drop by Lunch

A heated eyelash curler sets a curl the way a hot tool sets hair, and for straight lashes that drop by lunch, it makes the difference. Here are the heated and classic curlers, the mascaras that hold the shape, and the primers, serums and finishers that help it last.

Tom Ford Ombre Leather and the Art of Smelling Like a Good Jacket

Tom Ford Ombre Leather is the leather fragrance I hand to anyone who says they do not like heavy perfume. This edit lines up the three Ombre Leather bottles, the other Tom Ford scents I would wear alongside them, and smoky, woody alternatives from other houses.

Gucci Perfume, Starting From a Scarf Made for Grace Kelly

Gucci perfume has a garden at its center, and it goes back to a scarf from 1966. Here are the Gucci Flora bottles, the Bloom and Guilty fragrances that sit beside them, and a handful of jasmine and gardenia scents from other houses.

Coach Perfume Started in a Leather Loft, and It Still Smells Like Going Out

Coach perfume comes from a house that began as a six-person leather workshop on 34th Street. Here are the eau de parfums that carry the name, the men's bottles, and a few easy fruity florals for days when you want something lighter.

Tatcha and the Kyoto Lesson: Skin and Mind, Same Root

Tatcha began in 2009 in a San Francisco garage, with a founder who had left Wall Street and a philosophy she picked up in Kyoto. Here is how I would build a shelf from the brand, starting with the moisturizers, then the cleansers and rice powder, then the essences, serums and primers.

Way, Not Wow: A Wash Day Through the OUAI Shelf

OUAI is a hairstylist's brand that quietly grew a body-care and fragrance shelf, and this edit walks through all of it. Start with the wash-day and leave-in basics, move on to the St. Barts and Melrose Place body products, then finish with the three eau de parfums.

Amika Hair Products: Where It's From and What to Buy

amika hair products began in a Brooklyn neighborhood in 2007 and the name means friend in Esperanto, which tells you a lot about the tone. Here are the styling sprays and creams I reach for, the masks and treatments for dry or frizzy ends, and the two brushes that finish a blowout.

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid and the Acid Shelf Around It, Explained Slowly

The Ordinary glycolic acid toner is the bottle that made a lot of us learn what an exfoliating acid does. Here are that toner and its close relatives, the other acids on the same shelf, and the barrier creams and sunscreens that make an acid night a calm one.

A Jar of Loose Minerals in San Francisco: Getting to Know bareMinerals Again

Leslie Blodgett saw something in a jar of loose minerals in a San Francisco shop and launched bare minerals in 1995 on a very simple promise. This edit covers the loose powders and newer foundations, the blush and bronzer, and the concealers, lip care and skin care that fill out the range.

Twelve Lipsticks in 1994, Now a Complexion Cabinet: Choosing a NARS Foundation

Choose a NARS foundation by finish, from a tinted moisturizer to light reflecting and natural matte longwear formulas. I also cover the two concealers for two kinds of day.

Dermalogica: A Skin Therapist's Shelf, Built From the Treatment Room Out

Dermalogica began in 1986 with skin therapist Jane Wurwand, and the range still feels like it came from someone who has actually stood at a treatment bed. Here are the cleansers and powder exfoliators, the serums and moisturizers, and the sunscreens, masks and eye care.

Clarins, From a Paris Institute to the Lip Oil on My Nightstand

Clarins opened its first Paris institute in 1954, and seventy-odd years later it is still best known for one two-chambered serum and a lip oil that started a category. Here are the serums and oils, the lip products and primer, and the cleansers, eye cream and body care.

CeraVe Resurfacing Retinol Serum: A Quiet Start, Ceramides Included

CeraVe Resurfacing Retinol Serum: retinol with ceramides and niacinamide built in, plus CeraVe moisturizers and other retinol serums.

Dr Murad Skin Care: Serums, Cleansers and Moisturizers

Dr Murad skin care began in Los Angeles in 1989, built by a doctor who wanted skincare to be taken seriously. I start with the serums, then the cleansers and moisturizers for a calm everyday base.

OLEHENRIKSEN: Ole Henriksen Left Denmark for LA and Brought Banana Bright

Ole Henriksen opened his first skin care centre in 1975, and the brand that carries his name is still best known for its Banana Bright vitamin C line. Here is the Banana Bright range, the cleansers, toners and moisturizers around it, and the lip treatments I keep within reach.