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Welcome to Glam Room, our new beauty destination where we put celeb-founded beauty brands to the test. As A-listers continue to launch new ranges on the regular, we’re using our beauty editor expertise to sniff out which products from the line are worth the hype—no lies, no publicists, no ads. First up: Pleasing, created by

Rosdiana CiaravoloGetty Images For a long time, the hair-conscious have been bombarded with an ingredient list of absolute no-nos, scaring us into avoiding products with ingredients like sulfates and silicones. A lot of this is left over from the ’90s and late ’00s, when we learned about routines like the Curly Girl Method, which lists

Icon Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna ulta.com $20.00 There is a digital graveyard full of folks that lie in Rihanna’s wake. Rest In Power Piers Morgan, Kendall Jenner, Celebuzz, and especially you, Fishy Poom Poom. However, the Badgal, soon-to-be Badmom, promises we haven’t seen anything yet when it compares to the defense she’ll

RB/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images Amanda Seyfried is uncanny as Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout. Her voice, her movements, and, of course, her beauty looks are so perfectly upsetting. From the haphazard bun to the slightly crazed look in the eye, it’s a show that’s making us all impatiently wait for the next episode. One of the

As we’re officially hitting year two of the pandemic, complaining about maskne feels a little passé. But it’s still true–wearing cloth and medical face masks for hours on end is just not great for our skin. It’s warm and moist under there, which is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria, which leads to acne and

Neutrogena believes that beauty begins with healthy skin. The brand has always helmed innovation in skin science and sun safety, setting a high bar for products that deliver. But putting great skincare on shelves isn’t enough. They realized that the lack of credible educational materials and access to dermatologists prevents more than half of the

Rosdiana CiaravoloGetty Images Along with becoming poreless, acne-free, and impeccably chiseled, one of my forever skincare goals is to have enviably glowy skin. I’m not talking about highlighters or skin-smoothing foundations, either (though they are great hacks for the impatient); I want that natural lit-from-within, reflective, looks-great-without-makeup sheen. My lack of a glow is especially

When the OG scrubs (aka physical exfoliators) arrived in the ’80s and ’90s, they were wildly popular. Remember St. Ives Apricot Scrub? Sure, some of those skin smoothers felt like sandpaper, but the results were instant and addictive: A single sloughing session could leave skin noticeably softer, smoother, and more radiant. The problem was that

Jan Welters/Trunk Archive When I lost all my hair in my twenties (thanks to cancer and chemo), I held out hope that it would grow back thick and curly, the way it had been before I’d gotten sick. But that’s not what happened. Instead, the new growth came in wavy, with a tendency to fall

In a quest to fill the Lexi Howard–sized hole in my heart since Euphoria’s season two finale, I’ve gone down a Maude Apatow rabbit hole. Recently to Vogue, the 24-year-old actress shared the skincare products that helped prevent breakouts while on the set of the hit HBO show. One of those is none other than

No matter how extensive or streamlined your skincare routine, the most important and not-to-be-missed step is wearing sunscreen. Every. Single. Day. Skin tone and type aside, protecting your exterior from harmful sun rays is an absolute must. But it’s no secret that finding formulas that don’t look like a chalky mess isn’t always the easiest

News flash: Shaving is no longer relegated to your underarms, bikini line, and legs—people are shaving their faces now. It’s called dermaplaning, and the procedure is usually performed in-office by a dermatologist or esthetician using a tool called a scalpel. While regular facials may not be as frequent, what hasn’t ceased, are the vellus hairs

Getty Images, Emmelie de la Cruz Emmelie De La Cruz is an entrepreneur, the founder and chief marketing strategist of One Day CMO, a business consultancy that helps small- to medium-sized brands that serve people of color set themselves up for success. Throughout her career, she’s looked to Madam C.J. Walker, the Black haircare pioneer

Amazon has long been our go-to online retailer for pretty much everything: fashion, home goods, general must-haves—and, of course, for all our beauty needs. Well today, they’re launching their very own beauty brand called Amazon Aware. The environmental impact of every product they’ve created in the collection is top of mind. Each item has been

Caroline Tompkins / Refinery29 for Getty ImagesGetty Images We can all shamelessly admit that we’ve succumbed to a viral TikTok beauty hack or product during our daily doom-scroll through the app. Perhaps it was adding liquid chlorophyll to your water when TikTok said the ingredient would help manage your acne. We’ve since learned that there’s

It’s utterly impossible to not fangirl hard over Gwen Stefani. Only a few minutes into a Zoom call, she appeared from the other side of a black square posing with her long checkerboard nails in double peace signs framing her sharp winged liner. I felt like I was catching up with an old friend. We’d

Rosdiana CiaravoloGetty Images As the proud owner of substantially damaged hair, courtesy of a bucket-full of bleach and some nimbly-wielded hot tools, I’m always on the hunt for a treatment that will restore my locks to their virginal, damage-free state. I’ve come to accept that no miracle cure will zipper-up my split ends or un-fry

If you didn’t recognize Kendall Jenner on the Prada Fall Winter Ready-to-Wear runway, we don’t blame you. The model debuted a dramatic hair transformation similar to the one her c0-supermodel and friend Gigi Hadid made just last year—she’s now a redhead. While Hadid openly said her inspiration was Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, Jenner’s shade of

Artwork by Yelena Yemchuk To this day, I find it hard to tell the story of how I got sick. All I can say is that in my twenties and thirties, I got very ill very slowly. When I was 21, I began to experience strange neurological sensations, including vertigo when I walked up and

In the wise words of Champagne Papi, it’s almost the season of “wearing less and going out more,” and for many, increasing temperatures also marks the start of warm-weather grooming: Bare legs for mini skirts and dresses, baby-smooth bikini area for all the high-cut, booty-baring, Huji-filtered swimsuit photos, and stubble-free armpits for sleeveless tops. As

RiRi can’t stop making headlines. Whether she’s announcing her pregnancy in the chicest way possible or redefining pregnancy style at an event for her incredible perfume, it seems like Rihanna has been having a better 2022 than anybody else. And the good news can’t stop coming. Still no word on an album, but the singer

Following her September 2021 Instagram post, supermodel Linda Evangelista has now revealed photos of her experience with the fat-reducing treatment CoolSculpting in a story with People magazine. Evangelista alleges a treatment five years ago on her face, bra, and thighs left her with paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (also called “PH,” this is an intense overgrowth of

Archive PhotosGetty Images The latest in-office and at-home hair removal tools promise to reduce hair growth, resulting in fewer ingrowns from removal. But which device is best? Beauty editor Margaux Anbouba grabbed a Sharpie, split her bikini line in half, and put the question to the test. IN OFFICE: DEVICE: Lumenis Splendor X ($300–$400 per

ORLY has been making nail polish in LA since 1975 and makes 40,000 polishes every day. See how its unique nail colors are created, tested, and mass produced. See more from ORLY here: http://orlybeauty.com —————————————————— #ORLY #NailPolish #BeautyInsider INSIDER is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to

Small changes to your beauty routine can help reduce some of the beauty waste in the cosmetics industry. Axiology is a clean, vegan, and cruelty-free makeup brand that creates zero-waste Lip-to-Lid Balmies. Switching to shampoo bars, like ones sold at Lush or Ethique, or trying products that come in dissolvable packaging can help reduce liquid

Take a guess what lone beauty product Addison Rae would need if stranded on an island? The TikTok star revealed the answer with the latest launch in her ITEM Beauty line—blush. Blushin’ Like, a bouncy buildable cream cheek color is hitting virtual shelves just in time for spring—and Rae shared all the details with Elle.com.

Your medicine chest probably looks a lot different than your mom’s. There are the unintentional differences: the signature red nail polish camped out in the back corner of hers forever versus the untamed collection of lacquers in yours. But there are also the ways it should look different. At each life stage, there are specific

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 ELF Power Grip primer, a sticky primer that grips makeup, to the Sigma Renew lip oil, a hydrating, pillowy lip oil with the shine

When the Hitachi Magic Wand first launched in the 1960s, it flew off shelves once an off-label use spread through whispered wildfire: the intense vibrations doubled could help you have an incredible orgasm. In the sixty-plus years since, the OG vibrator has remained iconic, only needing minor updates (like the more recent cordless option). “It’ll

We all have a unique scent—that natural cocktail made up of our body chemistry mixed with the products we routinely use on our skin, hair, laundry, and more. It’s the subtle but distinctively-you smell left behind on a T-shirt—or on your bed sheets. If you think of a traditional fragrance formula, worn overtly, then a