Beauty

The skincare gods have blessed me with an uncanny ability to test out way too many products and not breakout. Is there a new serum on the market? I’ll try it immediately. A new cleanser launched? Let me put it on my face. I only have one rule when it comes to testing out skincare:

Along with its silks, its Birkins, and its French ateliers that can custom-make nearly anything, the house of Hermès is famous for its enamel accessories. So it’s only logical that the next chapter in its beauty playbook, following the cult lipstick and blush launches of last year, would be a rich nail enamel. The house

INSIDER’s Emily Christian searches for the best customizable facial in NYC. The list includes Rescue Spa, Silver Mirror Facial Bar, Heyday, and Shen Beauty. After receiving a facial at each place and gathering skin care advice from the best estheticians in the city, Emily chooses her favorite facial. MORE SPA TREATMENT CONTENT: 9 Instagram Worthy

Finding the perfect shade of foundation and lipstick is difficult for women of color due to the lack of shade ranges available. Co-founders KJ Miller and Amanda E. Johnson started Mented in 2017 to create nude lipstick specifically made for brown skin tones. Mented has expanded into eyeshadow, foundation, and nail polish. We tried out

We all know that La Prairie is the crème de la crème when it comes to skincare. After all, we’re talking about a brand entrenched in lovely Swiss science that makes all the celebrities slather on their creams before hitting the red carpet. I’ve been lucky enough to get to try out some of their

When you think “Anastasia Beverly Hills”, you’re usually reminded of the brand’s cult-favorite eyebrow products. Now, it’s time to think again. Magic Touch Concealer Anastasia Beverly Hills sephora.com $29.00 Available this week, ABH is expanding its beauty roster with a new line of concealers. Made with hydrating skincare ingredients like licorice, amino acids, and plant-based

Almost everyone who grew up with curly hair will tell you: The journey to love your hair is hard. Learning to style it, care for it, rock it, and be unselfconscious about it can be even harder. For me, having spent my formative years clutching a flat iron in the era where the beauty standard

Like so many of us, I’ve spent the pandemic gazing into the computerized glaze of my own bedraggled face. And while I’ve used Botox since my mid-20s, thanks to the early-onset brow creases that run in my family, I felt a new urgency around getting those injections as the world around me crumbled. The truth

If you’ve ever admired actress, producer, and Hollywood icon Reese Witherspoon’s radiant complexion, now’s your chance to snag a few of her go-to skincare essentials—for less. Biossance is offering 25 percent off sitewide right now, discounting all its cleansers, serums, moisturizers, and more. Clean Crew rewards members are eligible for up to 30 percent off

Created by hairstylist Taylor Rae, drip dyeing is the daring new way to color your hair. She took her inspiration from videos of artists dripping paint to mix the colors into the coloring of clients’ hair. The results of the dye job depend on how she drips and combs the color through the hair. Drip

Celebrity hairstylist and OUAI founder Jen Atkin does not quit. After two buzzy Byredo collabs and completely conquering your shower, Atkin is invading your home with the brand’s first-ever candles. Featuring two signature scents Melrose Place and North Bondi, the OUAI candle ($44) is made with a chemical-free blend of coconut and soy wax. With

Tierra Whack has finally gotten the beauty campaign she’s deserved all along. A critically acclaimed debut album? Check. A Grammy nomination? Double-check. Now, the Philadelphia native is starring in her first-ever beauty campaign with E.l.f Cosmetics. “I wanted everybody to know that I did this collaboration with E.l.f. because this is like, ‘Yeah, bitch!’ you

Like most people I know, I turn to Pinterest for significant life decisions. About to get bangs? First, you need to compile your sources and get your references in order. But I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve searched something along the lines of “shaggy bob”– the next step in my hair journey,

We all deserve a spa day every now and then, but these treatments take it up a notch. Insider compiled a list of 35 beauty treatments to add to your bucket list. Start by pampering yourself with a custom caviar facial beloved by Victoria’s Secret models at Soma Spa in New York City. Then opt

The inception of Hanahana Beauty wasn’t inspired by a grand a-ha moment or a sobby, heart-wrenching background story about knowing your passion from birth. Instead, Abena Boamah’s journey—the former algebra teacher and founder of the luscious shea butter that’s been moisturizing her community since 2017—to launching Hanahana Beauty began with the urge to satisfy her

Ah, the eternal struggle between wanting long hair and wanting healthy hair wages on. In my quest to achieve mermaid-length hair minus yards of split-ends, I have looked into probably every product that claims to help hair growth. Biotin? Done it. Scalp massages? Why not. Avoid heat? Haha, sure. If you’ve ever struggled with restoring

Geoff Kim South Korea has quietly become Hollywood’s biggest competitor, churning out wildly popular music, TV dramas, and beauty and fashion trends with global appeal. This week, ELLE celebrates the K-World we’re all living in. Beauty trends and products originating from South Korea, known as K-Beauty, are now worldwide. Over the past 10+ years, no

Lash lifts are a semi-permanent fix for flat lashes. The Last Loft in NYC adheres a special gel to the eyelid as the lashes are manually lifted. Lifted lashes can also be tinted for an extra pop. See more from the Lash Loft: http://www.thelashloft.com/ MORE LASH CONTENT: Can A Heated Eyelash Curler Lift Lashes All

Aurelie Graillot Studio Advanced Retinol Nightly Renewal Moisturizer StriVectin strivectin.com $79.00 For millennia, people have been enchanted by the belief of a hidden fountain of youth. While explorers never found such a place, scientists got pretty close to the spirit of the idea when they discovered that vitamin A derivatives, known as retinoids, can help

The Revlon Oil-Absorbing Volcanic Roller is meant to work like blotting paper to soak up facial oil without removing makeup. You can use it on your T-zone or anywhere your skin is shiny. It’s also supposed to be less wasteful than blotting paper because it’s reusable and can be washed and air-dried before being used

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Cirque Colors is an independent nail polish company that has handcrafted and produced over 250 unique colors since 2012. It makes polishes in creme, holographic, temperature changing, speckled, and shimmer formulas. All Cirque Colors products are mixed, dispensed, and boxed by hand at its base in Brooklyn, NY. See more from Cirque Colors here: https://www.cirquecolors.com/

Every dermatologist we interview can’t stop talking about the benefits of microneedling. The minimally invasive treatment can be used all over the body—from scalp to ankles—to improve the appearance of scars, boost collagen, or encourage hair growth. It’s also a standard treatment for fine lines and wrinkles, sun damage, and stretch marks. It does it

From foot chemical peels and blackhead extractions to scrubbing off dead skin with a Korean body scrub, here are 11 grossly satisfying beauty treatments you won’t be able to look away from. Blackhead extractions can be a good way to clear out any clogged pores or blackheads. Chemical peels, which we’ve tried on the face

A year after launching her brand ITEM Beauty, co-founder Addison Rae’s line will be launching at Sephora–both online and in-store–on August 19th. “I’ve loved Sephora my entire life,” Rae told ELLE.com. “I got introduced to clean beauty from Sephora. So it’s really exciting that we get to be a part of Clean at Sephora now.

A good hair straightener is hard to find, let alone a straightener that works quickly and effectively on all hair types. But the Tymo Ring Hair Straightener Comb, a hair tool that works as a comb and a straightener in one, claims to do just that. Insider producer Nico Reyes tests the Tymo Ring Hair

At-home hair-dye kits are typically known for being super messy, hard to use, and full of harsh chemicals like ammonia, which can leave hair feeling damaged after dyeing. But Hally’s Color Cloud, a demipermanent, ammonia-free hair-dye foam, wants to simplify the at-home hair-dyeing process. Insider producer Caroline Aghajanian tests the Hally Color Cloud in the

Ask anyone who frequents a spa for facials and they’ll tell you the most satisfying part of the visit is the sense of ease you feel when the esthetician puts a steamer to your face. You’ve heard the claims: facial steamers open your pores, allow products to penetrate deeper, and brighten the skin. But how

Here’s a little background information on me and my hair: I am the proud owner of mistreated, heat-damaged curls, which makes me very, very wary of new products. When I go on vacation with my boyfriend, he uses the hotel’s mini bottles of shampoo and conditioner. I giggle at this while unpacking the ten hair

Will this facial treatment give you a runway-worthy glow? We visited Soma Spa located in Chelsea, NYC to try its $275 Custom Caviar Facial that is popular among Victoria’s Secret models like Winnie Harlow, Candice Swanepoel, and Sara Sampaio. The ingredients in the mask are customized to fit your skincare needs. MORE SPA CONTENT: The