Beauty

Shampoo Sin Sal, and Why Salt-Free Matters After a Keratin Treatment

Shampoo sin sal means salt-free shampoo, and it is what stylists tell you to use after a keratin smoothing treatment. Here are eight shampoos with no sodium chloride in the formula, plus the conditioners and leave-ins that keep hair smooth.

Lattafa Perfumes, the Dubai Family Shop Behind Half My Group Chat

Lattafa Perfumes is a family-run Dubai house that has gone from a shop counter to a name people trade recommendations about. Here are the bottles for her, the ones for him and for sharing, and a shelf of amber and oud perfumes from other houses.

Best Cologne for Men: A Bottle for Every Day, Every Night and Bare Skin

The best cologne for men is the one that suits the hour you wear it, so this edit is sorted that way: bright bottles for daytime, deeper ones for evenings, and soft musks for the days you want to smell like clean skin. Prada, Dior, Tom Ford, Rabanne and more, in one place.

The Best Hairspray Never Left, It Just Learned to Be Invisible

The best hairspray never really left, it just stopped trying to feel like a helmet. For years hold meant a stiff, shellacked texture that cracked the moment you touched it, so plenty of people gave up on the category altogether. This edit sorts the formulas by how firm a hold they give and how much they let you touch your hair again afterward, from flexible, brushable finishes to firm, all-day ones.

The Neck Cream Edit, From a Stretch-Mark Accident to Red Light Devices

A neck cream exists because the skin below your chin is thinner and drier than the skin on your face. Here are the neck and décolleté creams, the serums and masks for extra lift, and the devices that work alongside them.

Blue Lipstick, Worn Like a Grown-Up

Blue lipstick does not have to mean a costume. These are the sheer blue glosses, cool blue-reds and icy clear toppers that bring the color in quietly, plus a couple of real blues for the brave.

Clear Nails and the Quiet Return of the Naked Manicure

Clear nails are back, this time as a short, glossy, barely-there manicure that looks like your own nails on a good day. Here are the top coats, veils and sheer press-ons that pull it off.

The Five-Second Office Lip

The five-second office lip is a tinted balm, a soft pencil or a balm lipstick you can put on without a mirror. These are the easy, natural shades I would keep in a desk drawer for the whole season.

Kitsch Shampoo, From Handmade Hair Ties to Solid Bars

Kitsch shampoo started as a hair tie business in a Los Angeles apartment and grew into a line of solid bars. Here are Kitsch's shampoos, the matching conditioner bars and my other picks from the brand, from the soap dish to the hair ties it started with.

Tangle Teezer Was Turned Down on Television and Sold Anyway

Tangle Teezer began with a hairdresser's lightbulb moment in 2003, was turned down on a TV pitch show, and went on to win a Queen's Award. Here are its four best-known brushes, other paddles and detangling brushes worth a look, and the leave-in sprays that make knots let go.

Smoky Perfumes for Sweater Weather

Smoky perfumes smell right the moment you pull on a wool sweater. Here are the woody, leather and tobacco scents I would wear this fall, plus a few perfume oils that sit close to the skin.

Makeup Brush Set Picks, and the Calligraphy Town That Switched to Makeup

A good makeup brush set covers base, cheeks and eyes without a drawer full of extras. Here are sixteen, from starter sets and travel pouches to handmade minis from Japan and a cleaner to keep them going.

Body Serum, for Skin That Doesn't Stop at the Neck

A body serum brings face-grade actives like retinol, acids, vitamin C and hyaluronic acid to your arms, legs and everywhere else. Here are sixteen, split between exfoliating and retinol serums and ones for hydration, firmness and glow.

tgin Honey Miracle Hair Mask and the Rest of the Line

tgin, short for Thank God It's Natural, grew out of a book about natural hair, and the Honey Miracle Hair Mask is where I would start. Here is the rest of the line, plus the curl creams and scalp oils I would pair with it.

Micellar Water Is a French Pharmacy Idea, and Six Bottles Do It Well

Micellar water is a French idea that went global and now lives on nearly every bathroom shelf. This edit covers the bottles and pads I trust, the cotton to pair them with, and the gentle foams and gels for the morning.

Carolina Herrera Good Girl Lip Oil vs Fabulous Kiss Crystal Balm: Which Lip Treatment Wins?

Carolina Herrera splits its lip category into two kinds of treatment, a glossy lip oil and a balm styled like a piece of jewelry. One is built for an ordinary morning, the other for when packaging is doing some of the persuading. This edit weighs the two treatments against each other, then walks through the lipstick finishes that layer on top of them.

Brow Gel for Brushed-Up Brows

Brow gel is the one-step way to fluffy, brushed-up brows that stay put all day. Here are the clear gels, tinted gels and fine pencils I would use for soft, natural brows this fall.

Blue Shampoo, and When to Reach for Purple Instead

Blue shampoo for brunettes fighting orange tones and purple shampoo for blondes fighting yellow, with the color care around them.

Why Lange Is Really a Family Story: The L'ange Brushes, Wands and Irons

Lange started in 2017 with Dalia Lange, a mother of two girls with very different hair types, and a name that means angel in French. Here are the L'ange dryers and brushes, the wands and straighteners, and the thermal sprays I use before any of them.

Cute Square Nails for Short, Sturdy Hands

Cute square nails are short, flat-edged and easy to decorate, from baby pink to a jeweled blue ombre. Here are the squoval press-ons and pastel polishes to try the shape.

The Blow Dry Brush, Sorted: One-Step Volume, Multi-Stylers and a Low-Heat Habit

A blow dry brush turns drying and smoothing into one pass, and it has a surprisingly specific recent history. Here are the one-step brushes I reach for, the multi-stylers with brush attachments, and the thermal round brush and heat protectants that make a blowout easier on your hair.

Lattafa Angham and the Fruity, Musky, Vanilla Perfumes I Pair With It

Lattafa Angham is a ginger, praline and vanilla eau de parfum the Dubai house says was inspired by the rhythm of music. Here it sits with fruity florals, skin close musks and vanilla florals that share its sweetness.

Brittle Nails: Strengtheners, Oils and Creams I Trust

Brittle nails usually need less drama and more routine: a gentle strengthener, a cuticle oil and a hand cream you actually reach for. Here are the treatments, oils and creams I would line up, plus the small habits that help.

Cajun Shrimp Nails and the 1990 Polish Behind Them

Cajun shrimp nails are a glossy coral-red that started as an OPI shade in 1990 and went viral in 2024. Here are the coral polishes and press-ons that get you the same spicy glow.