Beauty
Beauty
The Morning-After Beauty Edit
A morning-after beauty routine has one job, closing the gap between how you feel and how the day already requires you to look. The instinct to fix everything at once usually backfires, since piling on products just adds fatigue to fatigue. This edit keeps it to an eye step, sun protection, one visible correction and a hair fix, in that order, nothing more elaborate than the morning can handle.
The Red-Eye Recovery Edit
Landing after a red-eye is less about undoing a bad night and more about managing what a cabin does to skin, hair and a tired face. The common mistake is treating recovery like a full routine, when the more useful version is quiet on the plane and quick once you land. This edit keeps the cabin kit small, then narrows to the handful of steps that actually help once you land, a little color, sun protection and one hair refresh.
Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer, Made by Two Pharmacists for Touchy Skin
Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer comes from a company two hospital pharmacists started in 1975, and it still reads like a pharmacist wrote the label. Here are the two Vanicream face products I keep in mind for sensitive skin, other barrier moisturizers with the same calm spirit, and gentle cleansers to go with them.
Bio-Oil, a Chemist's 1987 Formula, and What to Put Around It Now
Bio-Oil is the little bottle a chemist launched in 1987, and it has stayed on bathroom shelves for decades. This edit covers the oil, gel and lotion from the brand itself, the body oils I like beside it, and the firming and smoothing creams for the days you want a different finish.
A Face Mask for Every Kind of Night
Face mask picks in two groups, hydrating and overnight masks and clay and exfoliating masks, here is where we would start
Lemme Gummies Began as a Trio of Gummies and a Long Bath
Lemme gummies arrived in September 2022 as a trio of gummies, and the range has grown a lot since. Here is how I think about the whole range, the silk masks and bath soaks I pair with the evening ones, and the magnesium spray and bath oil that round out a slow night.
Gypsy Water Body Oil and 13 Other Body Oils for After a Shower
Byredo's Gypsy Water Body Oil sits with other body oils, from fast-absorbing dry oils to scented oils from perfume houses. I use them on damp skin after the shower and say which are for softness first and which for scent.
Ritual Vitamins Began With a New Mother's Frustrated Search
Ritual vitamins started in 2016 with a short ingredient list and a promise that you could see where everything came from. Here are the multivitamins for women, the versions for men, pregnancy and the months after, and the gut, protein, omega-3 and magnesium products around them.
Elemis: A 1989 London Idea, Marine Cream, and the Rest of the Shelf
Elemis was founded in London in 1989 with a plain aim: skincare as close to nature as possible. This edit walks through the Pro-Collagen line, the Superfood creams and oils, and the resurfacing and body products I would put on the same shelf.
The Best Skincare Routine Is Shorter Than You Think
The best skincare routine is usually three steps done well: a gentle cleanser, one serum for your main concern, and a moisturizer with daily sunscreen. These are the cleansers, serums and moisturizers I would build it from, sorted by skin type.
Peter Thomas Roth Started as an Evening Hobby in a Jewelry Factory
Peter Thomas Roth began in 1993 with a man mixing formulas after his shift at his father's jewelry factory. Here are the masks the brand is known for, the eye patches and creams, and the serums, cleansers and moisturizers that round out a shelf.
Aveeno, From a Bath of Oats in 1945 to the Body Care I Still Trust
Aveeno takes its name from Avena sativa, the common oat, and it has been building gentle routines around that grain since 1945. Here are the Aveeno lotions and creams I keep within reach, the soothing body lotions that pair with them, and the mild washes that come first.
Bath Oils and Soaks for the First Cold Night
Bath oils and soaks turn the first cold night of the year into something to look forward to. Here are the oils, salts and body oils I would line up by the tub, from pine and amber to magnesium and rose.
The medicube PDRN Stick and the Salmon DNA Behind It
The medicube PDRN stick is a pink twist-up balm with PDRN, collagen and peptides that you swipe on dry spots and fine lines. Here is the rest of the PDRN Pink line, plus eight other skincare sticks for your bag.
The Cleansing Balm Habit: Melt First, Rinse Second, Follow With Something Milky
A cleansing balm is a soft solid that melts into oil on your skin and rinses clean with warm water. Here are the balms I would start with, the cream and milk cleansers that make a good second step, and the makeup removers for eyes and lips.
Hempz Lotion and the Original 1998 Herbal Moisturizer
Hempz lotion is a light, fast-absorbing body moisturizer made with hemp seed oil and shea butter, sold in a big pump bottle in a long list of scents. Here are eight Hempz scents, plus eight richer body creams for very dry skin.
How to Dry Brush: Five Brushes, Six Scrubbers, One Routine
If you want to learn how to dry brush, start with the fact that it is an old Ayurvedic habit that mostly exfoliates. Here are the brushes I would pick, the scrubs and mitts for the days you want something wetter, and the body creams to put on afterwards.
Oil of Olay Heritage: From Pink Beauty Fluid to Olay
Oil of Olay began as a pink beauty fluid a South African chemist made for his wife, and today it is Olay, the red jar and a shelf of serums. Here are eight Olay moisturizers and eight serums, eye creams and washes.
Curlsmith Products: Build a Simple Curly Hair Routine
Curlsmith began in 2017 as an online community for curly hair, and the products grew out of the conversation. This edit walks through the Curlsmith leave-ins and creams, the gels, foams and hairspray that set a style, and the washes and treatments underneath it all.
Slugging Skincare: The Balms, Barrier Creams and Sleeping Masks That Seal It In
Slugging skincare means sealing your night routine under a thin layer of balm so skin wakes up soft. Here are the balms made for it, the barrier creams to use underneath and the sleeping masks for the nights in between.
HigherDOSE Sauna Blankets: Red Light Masks and Recovery Tools
HigherDOSE sauna blankets are where an at-home routine usually starts, followed by a PEMF mat, red light masks and recovery tools. I go through the sauna blanket, the mats, and the red light and microcurrent pieces.
Nexxus Shampoo, the 1979 Brand From the Man Who Started Redken
Nexxus shampoo comes from Jheri Redding, who founded Redken and Jhirmack before starting Nexxus in 1979. Here are eight Nexxus shampoos, wet and dry, plus the conditioners, leave-in and oil that go with them.
Moroccanoil Shampoo and the Argan Oil Treatment That Started It
Moroccanoil shampoo grew out of one argan oil treatment Carmen Tal tried at a salon in Tel Aviv. Here are eight Moroccanoil shampoos, led by the Hydrating one, plus the conditioners, masks and the original oil.
Fall Skincare Routine: Balms, Serums and Richer Creams for Colder Weather
A fall skincare routine for wind, radiators and shorter days, built on cleansing balms, hydrating serums, richer face creams, face oils and the lip balms and hand creams that live in your coat pocket. Picture four slow mornings and evenings, each one stocked with products you can actually shop.