My first experience with Dickey at Hair Rules (828 9th Ave #3FL, New York, NY 10019) was years ago when I was a baby beauty editor. For years, he has been a go-to for natural hair both on magazine shoots and for editors in the industry. He even wrote a book all about caring for … Read more
Undereye concealer may be dead, but blush is still having its best summer ever. In particular, cream and liquid formulas seem to be reigning supreme. The latest launch to join that royal court is Hourglass Unreal Liquid Blush, and, folks? I am pledging my loyalty to its crown. If I’m being honest, this wasn’t a … Read more
Since it appeared in 1790, Cosi Fan Tutte has been the most controversial of Mozart’s comic operas. For much of the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was rarely seen in Europe’s opera houses, particularly in Britain where its sexually risqué plot was seen as conflicting with Victorian morality. Now that we are more relaxed about … Read more
Refy’s Lash Sculpt Lengthen and Lift Mascara has beauty fans in a frenzy over its strange, curved, comb-like applicator. Although, contrary to popular belief this isn’t the first time a makeup brand has tried to reinvent the mascara wand. After nearly 15 years as a beauty editor, I’ve seen several semi-successful and ill-fated attempts. There … Read more
One of the great skills every adventurer needs to hone is packing. It sounds trivial—just throw some stuff in a bag, right? No. Adventures go awry because of poor packing. The ice ax needs to be where the ice ax needs to be. Learning where the ice ax needs to be is part of the … Read more
René also told me to apply sun protection to my ears and eyelids. “These areas are often overlooked but equally susceptible to sun damage,” she says. I did exactly that and used the sunscreen left on my fingers along my ears and eyelids. Personally, I’m all for a minimal, no-makeup look, so the tint is … Read more
For a recent Hamptons getaway, I packed not one… not two… but three hot tools in my carry-on bag: a Dyson Supersonic blow-dryer, a GHD Platinum flatiron, and a Dyson Airwrap. All three were necessary to bring along. (Hold any eye-rolling, please.) All three were, in fact, used to style my hair throughout the long … Read more
Clinique Black Honey lipstick has transcended time—through the ‘70s, ‘80s,’90s, the aughts, the 2010s— and it’s still glistening on lips in 2024. The your-lips-but-better pigment went viral before “going viral” was even a thing (first in 1971 as the original “honey pot” gloss and then throughout the 90s after it was reinvented into slim lipstick … Read more
They say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That phrase can apply to plenty of things, but for folks with curly hair, “they” refers to fans of Be Curly, the beloved Aveda line that has been enhancing curls for over two decades. And it’s not so much that Aveda wanted to “fix” the famous … Read more
I haven’t tried the two burgundy mascaras that keep going viral—Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara in Burgundy Haze (which is no longer available) and L’Oréal Paris Makeup Voluminous Original Mascara in Deep Burgundy—but based on those aforementioned TikTok videos, Benefit’s version seems to be the most subtle of the bunch. It won’t necessarily make … Read more
