All of this skin-care focus doesn’t mean cosmetic compromise, though. “The formula also contains flexible film formers that help hold pigments in place,” Dobos says. Interestingly, it also contains high-shine silicones like diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone that are more common in hair care, “but when carefully combined with other ingredients in this foundation give a luminous … Read more
It’s easy to fall into comfortable beauty routines and use the same cosmetics and application techniques year after year. But the face you have at 50 isn’t the same as the one you had even a few years ago, so what worked before may not be enhancing your best features. “Most of us learned to … Read more
When a celebrity is invited to the Met Gala, planning starts ASAP. There are meetings with designers, lots of fittings, and sessions with the glam team figuring out the best hair, makeup, and manicure to go with the final ensemble. This isn’t just any old night — this is fashion’s biggest night, as they say, … Read more
Listen, I get it: Everyone’s going to be talking about the dress Cardi B wore to the 2024 Met Gala because it’s major. Its circumference would take up an entire studio apartment, and its billowing, black ruffles look a bit like a portal is opening to a dark dimension. And that turban-like mesh headpiece? There’s … Read more
A complexion makeup category is gaining popularity—just don’t call it foundation. Or BB cream. Or tinted moisturizer. New solid complexion balms come in easy-to-apply formats like sticks and compacts, blurring perceived imperfections with a filter-like veil that allows signature freckles or a postgym flush to come through. Neither radiant nor fully matte, these all-in-one balms … Read more
No prosthetics, old-age makeup, or digital aging was used to show the passage of time in Challengers. Instead, it mostly boils down to some excellent wigs. For example, Zendaya’s moodboard for 2006 included several photos of tennis pros on the court, donning visors, slicked- back ponytails, and long braids. As Tashi ages in the film, … Read more
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In a TikTok, she places the product on a rag and rubs it across her face, revealing the dark smudges it picks up. She then squeezes the solution on a sponge and gently dabs it on her eyes to remove eyeliner and mascara. The description on Boots’ website says the unscented product is made for … Read more
Laura Harrier is someone who trusts her gut—and perhaps that’s what’s gotten her so far. The model and actress has leant her talents to numerous movie screens and campaigns to date, and is now the face of Hourglass’s new Vanish Airbrush Pressed Powder. A longtime Hourglass fan herself, she says the partnership came together rather … Read more
She understands why people are reluctant to make major changes to their hair, but personally, she just can’t help herself. “I feel like a lot of people get scared to play with hair because it’s such a huge part of your identity,” she says, turning to stylist Yusef with sarcastic remorse. “Tomorrow, I’m not going … Read more
