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B Tan Self Tanners, Dreamed Up in Australia and Built for Speed

B tan is the Australian-born self tanner known for dark, fast mousses and clear gels with names like Tanned AF. Here are seven b.tan tanners, a mitt, and eight more self tanners I would compare them with.

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Rabanne Perfume: Start With Fame or Million Gold

Rabanne perfume had a big reset in 2023, when the house dropped Paco from its name and Fame became its new signature. Here are the Rabanne bottles I would start with, then the vanilla, gourmand, honey and amber perfumes I would wear beside them.

The Best Setting Powder for Every Skin Type and Finish

The best setting powder is the one that matches your skin and how long you need your makeup to last. Here are the loose powders, pressed compacts and the puffs and brushes I would pair with them.

Tanologist Drops: How to Use Them in a Self-Tan Routine

Tanologist drops started as one woman's answer to self tanner that broke her out, and they still make a simple place to begin. Here are the drops, mousses, mists, mitts and prep I would line up for a tan that looks like a real one.

Best Benefit Mascara: Which Formula Suits Your Lashes

Best Benefit mascara by brush: Roller Lash for curl, Fan Fest for fan, They're Real for length, plus liners, brow products and rivals.

Tarte Fake Awake Eyeliner: How to Use the Brightening Liner

The tarte Fake Awake liner is a nude and white gel pencil made to brighten tired eyes, and it sits inside a bigger tarte eye kit. Here is how to use it, what tarte pairs it with, and the other kohls, correctors and under-eye brighteners worth comparing. Start with the pencil, a good mascara and one concealer you trust.

Missing the Urban Decay Honey Palette, and What to Wear Instead

The Urban Decay Honey palette is hard to find now, and this is what I reach for in its place. It is a run of warm Urban Decay shades, a primer, and three warm palettes from makeup artists who build their own.

NYX Brow Products for a Laminated Brow Look: Glue, Pencils, Gels

NYX brow products for a laminated brow look start with The Brow Glue Laminating Setting Gel, the brand's first instant brow styler. I cover the NYX brow pencils, the rest of the NYX bag and clear gels from other brands.

Strawberry Perfume Is Mostly a Lab Trick, and I Love It Anyway

A strawberry perfume rarely contains anything from a strawberry, and that is exactly what makes the category fun. Here are the berry eau de parfums, the mists and the rollerball for layering, and the cherry and berry cousins for when you want something less sweet.

A Derma Roller for Hair, Used Gently: Short Needles, Clean Habits

A derma roller for hair is a small, quiet tool with a lot of rules attached, so here is how I think about it. I cover the at-home scalp rollers and stamps, the serums and oils that go around them, and the massagers I reach for more often.

Tweezerman Tools: Which Tweezer and Curler to Choose

Tweezerman started in 1980 with one splinter tweezer and went on to make the slant tip most of us still reach for. Here are eight Tweezerman tools, from lash curlers to a cuticle nipper, and eight more lash and brow picks I compared them with.

Tanologist Express Tan and the Art of Being Ready in an Hour

Tanologist Express Tan is the brand's fast-developing self tanner, and this edit puts it next to four mousses from other brands and the mitts that make the color even. It is a no-sun way to a tan, with sunscreen still on top.

OUAI Wave Spray, the Salt-Free Mist Jen Atkin Launched in 2016

OUAI wave spray arrived with the brand in 2016, a salt-free take on beach texture from hairstylist Jen Atkin. Here are eight OUAI stylers and mists, and eight more texture sprays and foams I compared them with.

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Tan Luxe, the Glasgow Salon Idea Behind Custom Self-Tan Drops

Tan Luxe started with a Glasgow salon owner who heard the same fake tan complaints every day. Here are eight Tan-Luxe drops, lotions and mousses, and eight more self-tanners and tools I compared them with.

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Tanning Drops, and the 1950s Lab Accident Behind Self-Tan

Tanning drops mix into your moisturizer, but the tanning ingredient inside was found by accident in a 1950s hospital lab. Here are eight self-tanners for the face, drops first, and eight bronzing drops that wash off at night.

Giorgio Armani Foundation: From Luminous Silk to the New Formula

The Giorgio Armani foundation most people mean is Luminous Silk, launched in 2000 and reformulated for the first time in late 2025. Here are eight Armani Beauty complexion picks and eight foundations I compared them with.

The Best Mineral Sunscreen Picks, and the Two Filters the FDA Backs

The best mineral sunscreen relies on zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, the only two filters the FDA proposed as safe and effective in 2019. Here are eight mineral sunscreens for every day and eight tinted, powder, stick and serum formats I compared them with.

Drunk Elephant Marula Oil: Face Oil, Cleansers and Body Care

Drunk Elephant marula oil is the face oil in this edit, and marula is light enough for the face and rich enough for hands, hair and lips. I go through the marula face oils, body and hand care, and makeup made with marula for slip.

Color Changing Foundation: What Actually Shifts on Your Skin

Color changing foundation is a bigger promise than most formulas keep, so I sorted the ones that truly adjust on skin from the color correcting creams and tinted serums. Here are the bases, sheer tints and blenders I would pick, and how to use each one.

Brow Growth Gel and Serum Picks for Growing Out Your Brows

Brow growth gel works best when it does two jobs, like GrandeBROW 2-In-1 Tinted Brow Gel + Brow Enhancing Serum with its tinted mini fibers. I pair the serums with gels, brushes, tweezers and razors to get through a grow out.

The Best Conditioner for Curly Hair, From Rinse Outs to Co Washes

The best conditioner for curly hair is a rinse out with plenty of slip, plus a weekly mask or leave in when curls feel dry. I went through rinse outs, masks, co washes and leave ins, then built a simple wash day around them.

Bleach Spray for Hair: Lighteners, Kits and Repair

Bleach spray for hair is the gentle option and a full bleach kit is the stronger one, and the two behave very differently. I sort the lightening sprays and kits, then the purple shampoos and repair for lightened hair.

La Roche-Posay Vitamin C Serum: The 12% Serum, Other Vitamin C Serums And SPF

La Roche-Posay vitamin C serum is the Pure 12% Vitamin C Serum, now sold as Vitamin C12 after being renamed from C10. I cover how I use it in the morning, which other vitamin C serums sit beside it, and the daily SPF to wear over it.

DIME Perfume: Every Scent In The Line And Gourmands That Smell Like It

DIME perfume is the skincare brand's line of warm, creamy, edible-leaning eau de parfums, from 7 Summers to No. 1 Cologne. Here is how to pick one, how to layer it with body oil, and the gourmand perfumes and mists that share its sweet tooth.

Mad Rabbit Tattoo Care: The Balm, The Gel And What To Pair With Them

Mad Rabbit is the tattoo aftercare brand two college friends started in 2019, and its balm, gel and mineral sunscreen are built for fresh ink and old ink alike. Here is what each one is for, plus the healing creams, sunscreen sticks and gentle body care worth keeping around a tattoo. Start with the balm.

goop Mineral Sunscreen: Which One to Try

goop sunscreen comes down to one rule: mineral only, with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide as the active. Here is what that stance means, the face and body sunscreens it recommends, and the lip SPF, mists and after-sun care to finish with.

La Roche-Posay Tinted Sunscreen: The Mineral Fluids to Try

La Roche-Posay tinted sunscreen comes as 100% mineral fluids that use iron oxides for the tint. Here is how the two tinted fluids work, which tinted mineral sunscreens and SPF skin tints sit beside them, and the powders and lip balms for touch-ups.

belif Aqua Bomb, the Gel Cream Line and the Water Creams Beside It

The belif Aqua Bomb gel cream is The True Cream Aqua Bomb, a jelly-textured moisturizer with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide. I go through the rest of the line, from the eye gel to the sleeping mask, and the gel and water creams beside it.

B Tan Self Tanners, Dreamed Up in Australia and Built for Speed

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Rabanne Perfume: Start With Fame or Million Gold

The Best Setting Powder for Every Skin Type and Finish

The best setting powder is the one that matches your skin and how long you need your makeup to last. Here are the loose powders, pressed compacts and the puffs and brushes I would pair with them.