Beauty

Not Another Salon in London’s Brick Lane is “Instagram famous”. The salon is popular for its colourful hairstyles, but also for its heavy and original social media presence which has created a community. Owner Sophia Hilton started developing the Instagram account one year before opening. “It was a case of making mood boards, looking at

Michael Ochs ArchivesGetty Images Among the extensive reasons we can solidify Prince’s iconic status, makeup and his love for beauty are the ones to spotlight here. The musician famously hit the stage in colorful suits, ruffles, and high heels. Still, it was Prince’s eye makeup—black eyeliner smudged and winged out with a tight waterline—that captivated

Felicity Ingram for Valentino Beauty Very few colors are as fascinating and historic as Valentino Red. Introduced in 1959, the bright hue, initially dubbed “Fiesta”—a cross between fuchsia and crimson red—embodies the fashion house’s commitment to Italian charm, romance, and glamour. Valentino Red is easily distinguishable, welcoming, and timeless, which the house perfectly translated to

You know how there are some people out there in the world that can magically suit ANY hair color, length or style? Well, I think it’s safe to say that Jennifer Lopez is one of those super-humans. Seriously, the woman has worked so many hairstyles from a wavy bob to XXL hair extensions — and

The Black hair salon has always been a familiar place to me. After struggling to do my hair herself due to my tender-headedness, my mother took me to the beauty salon. I spent my first time at the salon in tears, screaming in agony as I got my hair braided. Hours later, I begged my

At the American Girl Place kids pick a doll to be completely made over to match their personal style. From the hair style to the pedicure, the girl and doll become the ultimate dynamic duo. See more from the American Girl Place: http://www.americangirl.com/retail/new_york_city.php BEAUTY INSIDER believes everyone should shine from hair to makeup and everything

One of the biggest beauty trends to come from the early aughts was Brazilian waxing. Thanks to the J Sisters who pioneered the hair removal method, gone were the days of balancing one foot on the toilet while the other was firmly pressed on the ground to capture each and every hair in your pube

Marcela Correa is a licensed medical pedicurist at Medi Pedi NYC in New York. She has over 15 years of experience in medical pedicures that target both aesthetic and therapeutic foot concerns. Her treatments can cure calluses, corns, dry and cracked heels, athlete’s foot, and nail issues such as ingrown or overgrown nails, nail fungus,

Welcome to ELLE’s Empties, a monthly series where editors share the beauty products that they are currently obsessed with in their rotation. As we enter into summer, we’re craving bright lips (lots of them!), sexy scents, and smooth skin. The Lipstick Alyssa Wore to Vax Up Courtesy Lip Souffle Matte Cream Lipstick Rare Beauty by

We all know and love the Beautyblender, and it’s used by everyone from makeup artists to everyday makeup wearers, but at $20 a sponge, it’s an expensive tool to keep replacing every few months. We decided to test out beauty sponges from L’Oréal, Morphe, EcoTools, Japonesque, Shop Miss A, Real Techniques, and Revlon against the

So you’ve got a pimple, and you’re officially in crisis mode. Its charming arrival likely coincides with a major life event; acne loves to rear its ugly head at precisely the worst moments, doesn’t it? Pimples have a cruel way of popping up just before first dates, important job interviews, school dances, and weddings. You

Long before rice water went viral on TikTok and YouTube and ended up on Kardashian blogs, the beauty practice had been used for centuries by women in Asia. According to research published in the Journal of Cosmetic Chemists, court ladies during Japan’s Heian Period (794 to 1185 CE) used Yu-Su-Ru (a.k.a leftover water from washing

Last month, Glossier recruited Gen Z darling Olivia Rodrigo to reveal its newest lip product sneakily. “It just emphasizes what you got,” she said of the product at the time. Emphasizing your natural beauty has been Glossier’s mission from the start. Today, Glossier finally drops the product they describe as “the (cashmere) sweatpants of lipstick.”

Long live the Euphoria effect. HBO’s Euphoria-inspired makeup has become wildly popular since the airing of the show in 2019. And now, you too can adorn your eyes like Jules and Kat, thanks to a new limited-edition line of face decals from the show’s lead makeup artist Donni Davy. Davy launched the face decals earlier

If you’ve followed Glossier veteran Diarrha N’Diaye’s Instagram account @ByAmiCole in the past year, you’ve witnessed all the process of creating a beauty brand from scratch. As she explained in “The Process” highlight reel on her page, “I am not in the business of creating more ‘things.’ My goal is [to] create better things.” So

New York Ayurveda is a spa that offers Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old holistic medicine tradition from India. Nisha Saini was introduced to the practice at a young age, when her father saw an Ayurveda practitioner to treat her almost bald head. With a head full of hair, Saini now offers the treatment to customers in three

Are you ready? Ready to have more fun? Chances are you’ve been contemplating going blonde for a minute. Let this serve as a sign from the universe to go for it! While it’s always best to consult a professional, if quarantine has you cooped inside, here is a step-by-step guide to safely bleaching your own

Gel manicures, while super long-lasting, are notoriously hard to remove. And the process isn’t just time-consuming, it also involves multiple products. But the Gel Nail Steamer, a machine that steams acetone to peel the gel polish off, just might speed up and simplify the process. Producer Nico Reyes tests the steamer out on how well

Eden Day Spa in NYC offers a rejuvenating treatment called the “Deep Sea Dive.” The spa treatment consists of three steps, starting with a long soak in a tub full of lemons and rose petals. From there a seaweed wrap is applied, followed by a Vichy shower. Seven shower head wash away the wrap, leaving

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Hairstylist John George is known for is silky smooth hair transformations. See more from John George: https://www.instagram.com/johnwgeorge/ BEAUTY INSIDER believes everyone should shine from hair to makeup and everything in between. Life is an adventure. Subscribe to our channel: http://insder.co/Beauty and visit us at: https://thisisinsider.com BEAUTY INSIDER on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisisinsiderdesign/ BEAUTY INSIDER on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderbeauty

Wearing face masks has made us look for long-lasting lip products that can survive them. Enter the Wonderskin Wonder Blading Peel & Reveal Lip Color, a lip stain that claims to be waterproof, transfer-proof, and pigmented for 10 hours. Producer Nico Reyes tests the lip stain on its claims by wearing it with a mask,

Temporary hair dyes can be an easy, low-cost way to switch up your hair color without the use of harmful chemicals. We tested four kinds of temporary hair dye: Good Dye Young Poser Paste, Gemini Naturals Get Hued, Manic Panic Dye Hard, and Mofajang. Producer Nico puts four temporary hair dyes in different price ranges

The name may sound very simple and self-explanatory but there is more to this popular natural hairstyle than simply washing and going. On the contrary, there are a few steps in between washing your hair and walking out the door with beautiful bouncy curls. With a world of products to choose from and new techniques

Brush straighteners are an easier, faster way than blowouts or straighteners to straighten your hair at home. We gathered three of the best brush straighteners on the market: the Glamfields Hair Straightener Brush, the Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer Hot Air Brush, and the Amika Polished Perfection Straightening Brush 2.0. Producer Nico Reyes tested

Daniele VenturelliGetty Images Don’t let Instagram fool you: those effortless “I woke up like this” beach waves require some work. Luckily, there are easy methods you can use at home to create that textured and tousled look, without actually going to the beach. For celebrity hairstylist and co-founder of Mark Ryan Salon, Ryan Trygstad, a

Selena Gomez and her Rare Beauty line kicked off the spring by launching its gorgeous new eyeshadow palette. Now, the beauty line is upping its primer game with its new Always an Optimist Pore Diffusing Primer—and celebrating the launch with a stunning In My Prime campaign shot by beauty influencer and photographer Alissa Ashley. Gomez

Ilia J. Smith, a 40-year-old nurse practitioner in Dallas, never suspected she’d be confronted with a life-threatening health concern in her thirties. She was a medical professional. She ate well, worked out regularly. Sure, she spent a lot of time basking in the sun wearing low-SPF tanning oils, but as a Black woman, she wasn’t

No one appears to have more fun on Instagram than Lizzo. She shoots Steph Curry-range shots with the former Captain America and tries out new fashion looks she borrows from Rihanna. So it comes as a surprise that social media has sometimes been a dark spot for the singer. “I used to feel like I

Social media is going through a change. The ‘gram seems to be evolving. From listening and learning to the black squares that “healed racism”, there has been a shift of people seemingly wanting to be more conscious. In this period of enlightenment, daily affirmations and mantras have permeated the Instagram zeitgeist in a unique way.