Beauty
Beauty
The Best Vitamins for Hair Growth Are a Six-Month Commitment
The best vitamins for hair growth take about six months to judge, because hair only grows around half an inch a month. Here are the supplements and gummies, the scalp serums, and the thickening shampoos and conditioners that make the hair you have look fuller while you wait.
Peptide Serum Is the Low-Drama Step Most Routines Are Missing
A peptide serum is the low drama step most routines are missing, gentle enough to sit next to almost anything and built for slow, steady results. Here are the serums, the moisturizers with peptides for fewer steps, and the lip and eye treatments that suit the thinnest skin.
Makeup Brushes for Face, Cheeks and Eyes, Minus the Drawer Clutter
Most makeup bags hold too many brushes and not enough of the right ones. Here are the face brushes for foundation and powder, the cheek brushes for blush, bronzer and contour, and the small eye and brow brushes that do the precise work, the short list that covers almost everything.
Tatcha The Rice Wash and the Kyoto Manual That Started the Brand
Tatcha The Rice Wash is the brand's softer-feeling take on an old Japanese rice water ritual. Here are the Tatcha cleansers, the steps the brand suggests after them, and five gentle cream and milk cleansers from other brands.
NYX Brow Products for a Laminated Brow Look: Glue, Pencils, Gels
NYX brow products for a laminated brow look start with The Brow Glue Laminating Setting Gel, the brand's first instant brow styler. I cover the NYX brow pencils, the rest of the NYX bag and clear gels from other brands.
Strawberry Perfume Is Mostly a Lab Trick, and I Love It Anyway
A strawberry perfume rarely contains anything from a strawberry, and that is exactly what makes the category fun. Here are the berry eau de parfums, the mists and the rollerball for layering, and the cherry and berry cousins for when you want something less sweet.
A Derma Roller for Hair, Used Gently: Short Needles, Clean Habits
A derma roller for hair is a small, quiet tool with a lot of rules attached, so here is how I think about it. I cover the at-home scalp rollers and stamps, the serums and oils that go around them, and the massagers I reach for more often.
Tweezerman Tools: Which Tweezer and Curler to Choose
Tweezerman started in 1980 with one splinter tweezer and went on to make the slant tip most of us still reach for. Here are eight Tweezerman tools, from lash curlers to a cuticle nipper, and eight more lash and brow picks I compared them with.
OUAI Wave Spray, the Salt-Free Mist Jen Atkin Launched in 2016
OUAI wave spray arrived with the brand in 2016, a salt-free take on beach texture from hairstylist Jen Atkin. Here are eight OUAI stylers and mists, and eight more texture sprays and foams I compared them with.
Amika Hair Masks: Soulfood Mask and Which to Choose
No, the amika Soulfood mask does not have protein in its full ingredient list. It is built on jojoba and sea buckthorn oils. Here are eight amika masks, Soulfood first, plus eight more hair masks I compared them with.
Tan Luxe, the Glasgow Salon Idea Behind Custom Self-Tan Drops
Tan Luxe started with a Glasgow salon owner who heard the same fake tan complaints every day. Here are eight Tan-Luxe drops, lotions and mousses, and eight more self-tanners and tools I compared them with.
Tanning Drops, and the 1950s Lab Accident Behind Self-Tan
Tanning drops mix into your moisturizer, but the tanning ingredient inside was found by accident in a 1950s hospital lab. Here are eight self-tanners for the face, drops first, and eight bronzing drops that wash off at night.
Giorgio Armani Foundation: From Luminous Silk to the New Formula
The Giorgio Armani foundation most people mean is Luminous Silk, launched in 2000 and reformulated for the first time in late 2025. Here are eight Armani Beauty complexion picks and eight foundations I compared them with.
The Best Mineral Sunscreen Picks, and the Two Filters the FDA Backs
The best mineral sunscreen relies on zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, the only two filters the FDA proposed as safe and effective in 2019. Here are eight mineral sunscreens for every day and eight tinted, powder, stick and serum formats I compared them with.
Drunk Elephant Marula Oil: Face Oil, Cleansers and Body Care
Drunk Elephant marula oil is the face oil in this edit, and marula is light enough for the face and rich enough for hands, hair and lips. I go through the marula face oils, body and hand care, and makeup made with marula for slip.
Doctor Formulated Skincare and the Founders Behind It
Luxury skincare brands founded by dermatologists and scientists: Dr. Barbara Sturm, Augustinus Bader, Dr. Dennis Gross and more.
Color Changing Foundation: What Actually Shifts on Your Skin
Color changing foundation is a bigger promise than most formulas keep, so I sorted the ones that truly adjust on skin from the color correcting creams and tinted serums. Here are the bases, sheer tints and blenders I would pick, and how to use each one.
Brow Growth Gel and Serum Picks for Growing Out Your Brows
Brow growth gel works best when it does two jobs, like GrandeBROW 2-In-1 Tinted Brow Gel + Brow Enhancing Serum with its tinted mini fibers. I pair the serums with gels, brushes, tweezers and razors to get through a grow out.
Acne Safe Moisturizer: Gels and Barrier Creams Compared
An acne safe moisturizer is one the brand labels non-comedogenic. I compare gels, barrier creams and light SPF, and quote what each brand says.
The Best Conditioner for Curly Hair, From Rinse Outs to Co Washes
The best conditioner for curly hair is a rinse out with plenty of slip, plus a weekly mask or leave in when curls feel dry. I went through rinse outs, masks, co washes and leave ins, then built a simple wash day around them.
Bleach Spray for Hair: Lighteners, Kits and Repair
Bleach spray for hair is the gentle option and a full bleach kit is the stronger one, and the two behave very differently. I sort the lightening sprays and kits, then the purple shampoos and repair for lightened hair.
belif Aqua Bomb, the Gel Cream Line and the Water Creams Beside It
The belif Aqua Bomb gel cream is The True Cream Aqua Bomb, a jelly-textured moisturizer with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide. I go through the rest of the line, from the eye gel to the sleeping mask, and the gel and water creams beside it.
Nature's Bounty Hair, Skin and Nails Vitamins and the Collagen Supplements Beside Them
Nature's Bounty is the name most people reach for when they think of hair, skin and nails vitamins. Here is the brand's beauty lineup, the collagen powders that sit next to it and the hair supplements made for thinner-looking hair.
Toppik Hair Fibers and the Thickening Sprays and Scalp Serums Around Them
Toppik hair fibers are keratin fibers that cling to the hair you already have. I go through the Toppik lineup, then the root sprays that add lift and the scalp serums to use alongside.