Beauty

2022 has been a year of intense clarity for Kourtney Kardashian Barker. “I used to be so indecisive,” she shares over tea. “I would literally flip a coin to make a decision. I was in a toxic relationship and unhappy with work, so I was questioning everything about myself. Now, I’m in such a happy

As part of ELLE’s celebration of all things cowgirl this fall, rodeo photographer Ivan McClellan takes us behind the scenes of his mission to rewrite the real story of the Wild West. Read more stories about cowgirl culture here. It was Ivan McClellan’s first Black rodeo. “I saw extraordinary things that just completely disrupted what

Tessa Thompson is floating up the stairs at an Armani Beauty dinner, staged on the roof of Venice’s Guggenheim Museum during the city’s annual film festival. Her hair, recently dyed red, is coiffed in a way her stylist has appropriately dubbed “a little Lauren Bacall, a little Bianca Jagger.” Tonight, Thompson is dressed in a

Want to know what my year has been like? In November 2021, I bleached my dark, curly hair bright blonde. In April, I dyed my blonde hair orange. A few weeks later, I chopped it all off into a chin-grazing bob. In June, I dyed it back to my natural color. And finally, at the

Covering tattoos for film and TV requires more than just regular foundation. Insider visited Cinema Makeup School to see how makeup artists Kanokporn Khemasingkhi and Rossukhon Khemasingkhi cover up tattoos on set. The main step is to color correct the dark ink with a reddish cream pigment. Once everything is sealed and set, they go

Insider’s Caroline Aghajanian picks her favorite beauty treatments she’s tried (so far) in Los Angeles. The winner for the best hair treatment is the scalp therapy treatment from Blow Me Away, which is an organic hair salon and head spa located in Beverly Grove. The winner for the best body treatment is the shiatsu massage

Razor burn and nicking oneself are two of the biggest complaints with using a normal razor to remove body hair. The Bleame Crystal Hair Eraser claims to be painless, gentle, and the simplest form of hair removal. It is bladeless. Insider producer Celia Skvaril constantly nicks herself while shaving and also gets bad razor burn.

As a new mom, ELLE beauty director Chloe Hall looks for products that help keep her hair healthy and in place—no matter what the day holds. SheaMoisture’s Coconut & Hibiscus Defining Styling Gel, the newest formula in the brand’s nourishing line for thick and curly hair, has officially earned a place in her low-maintenance routine.

Over the past few years, Charli D’Amelio has become a household name, amassing 146 million TikTok followers and counting, starring in her own reality TV show on Hulu, and becoming a mogul within the beauty industry. In 2020, the TikTok star and her sister Dixie D’Amelio became the faces of Morphe’s GenZ-centric makeup line Morphe

We tested out this lipstick-dispensing bag from Mansly. To dispense the lipstick, you press the corresponding button on the top of the bag. You can also swap in the lipstick of your choice by de-potting and repotting the lipsticks. The bag is available in three different colors on AliExpress for $15, and each bag comes

In ye olde days when it wasn’t considered cool to have bushy eyebrows, I tragically plucked mine into oblivion. As a result, I am now excessively skeptical about any and all brow treatments. All in all, I only trust three individuals with the care of my brows, and I usually only allow plucking of certain

Pharrell Williams appears to have skin carved out of marble, the work of Michelangelohimself. He is blemishless, smooth, and poreless. And for a long time, the unofficial face of the Fountain of Youth was shockingly skincare routine-less. “Skincare was not really a priority” for much of his life, he told ELLE.com. It helps to have

These 12 products will have you feeling pampered from the comfort of your home. Each beauty product helps create a similar result to a common salon treatment. The Baby Foot peel gives chemical-peel results for just $25. The Labelle Ultrasonic Skin Spatula makes at-home extractions simple, offering facial-like results. Baby Foot: Dr. Wonder Nail Paraffin

Meredith Sneed, a 17-year-old high school senior from Savannah, Georgia, was at Mock Trial practice for her high school when the news of Justice Kentaji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation broke. Below, Sneed reflects on how the momentous moment made her finally embrace her hair. Read all of The State of Black Beauty here. Ingrained

Active ingredients are the all-stars of the skincare realm, proven to target specific concerns and change your skin for the better. Now, these wonder-workers are being used to supercharge hair care formulas as well. When incorporated into shampoos, conditioners, leave-in treatments, and more, certain active ingredients—like hyaluronic acid—can do everything from hydrate the scalp to

Read all of The State of Black Beauty here. Black hair is innovative, historical, and magical. Black girls’ hair is distinctive and exceptional because no two heads of texture and curls are alike— and so much of a Black girl’s experience centers around her hair. But for many Black girls like myself, the hair care

With TikTok making beauty products go viral every other day, it seems that more and more products are being released in the hope of becoming the next big thing. From the Eco Styler Unicorn glitter gel, an iridescent, glittery hair gel, to the Urban Decay Vice Lip Bond glossy liquid lipstick, a long-lasting liquid lipstick

The Mamacita Cosmetics peel-off glitter glue gel is meant to make glitter removal easier than ever. You apply the glue with a brush, pat glitter over top, and gently peel it off once you’re ready to remove it. Producer Nico Reyes puts the peel-off glue to the test with fine glitter, chunky glitter, glitter shapes,

To achieve a clear, even, youthful complexion, retinol is the ingredient to have in your skincare routine. Considered the gold standard in anti-aging, it targets collagen and elastin to help firm skin. It also helps boost skin cell turnover, which like a lot of things, slows down with age. This helps minimize the appearance of

Fiberglass nail extensions are an alternative to gel extensions and acrylics. Fiberglass is a thin, cloth-like material that comes in small strands. To secure the strands to the nail, a resin glue is added before and after application. The glue hardens the fabric, which makes it easy to shape. It gives the nail natural-looking length.

With TikTok making beauty products go viral every other day, it seems that more and more products are being released in the hope of becoming the next big thing. From the Scrandie Beauty Spicy Sauce, an extreme lip plumper, to the ELF Cosmetics Halo Glow Liquid Filter, a multipurpose liquid highlighter, we rounded up some

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I fully stumbled onto Laneige’s cult-favorite lip mask. Picture me five or so years ago, backstage at some now forgotten fashion show on the West Side Highway, taking in the frenetic energy of it all, listening to how models’ faces were being prepped before being handed a gift bag and hustled along to the exit.

“Oh, let’s make you look different!” says Haze Khadra. Perched on a marble counter, the Palestinian DJ/beauty entrepreneur/street-style star is using my face as a makeup-tester palette. Three small chess piece–like lipsticks are in her hands; she moves them strategically across my lips. Her eyes glint between green and yellow, like a cat’s. “We try

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You probably recognize Brittany O’Grady from HBO’s hit series White Lotus, in which she plays the incredibly disinterested and secretive Paula opposite Sydney Sweeney. While on-screen she comes across as cold and passive, the 26-year-old actress is quite the opposite in person. She was warm, bubbly, and constantly smiling when we caught up at the

Pay close attention to Willow Smith’s Instagram; you’ll see she has a penchant for the mystic, ethereal themes. Goddess tributes are scattered throughout her Instagram page, she has a cosmic tattoo on her upper arm, and most recently, she joined the Mugler family in 2021 as the face of the brand’s iconic Alien Goddess fragrance.

Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian has had a busy year. His Baccarat 540 fragrance, created several years ago, became a sleeper hit and the scent of 2021, thanks to TikTok. And in the crest of perfume news, he became Dior’s new Perfume Creative Director— a move that the commenter on the perfume fanatic website Fragrantica called “the

Let’s just go ahead and get this out of the way. “I love filler,” says actress Chloe Cherry, who is known for many things, including her larger-than-real-life lips. “I believe in it.” Urban Decay Vice Lip Bond Glossy Liquid Lipstick Cherry’s prodigious pout first got attention when she was cast as Y2K fairy-meets-addict Faye on

In 2001, perfumer Olivier Cresp was tasked with capturing the feeling of Capri in the form of a fragrance. In the ’90s, Cresp, the ingenious nose, had made history when he invented a new perfume category, gourmand. For background, gourmand became known as fragrances with a dessert-like aroma that could easily make one’s mouth water.