Beauty

Three years ago, Abigail O’Laughlin sat in the parking lot of a Chick-fil-A in Destin, Florida, her heart racing. She was meeting her eating disorder recovery coach, and they were planning to eat one of the foods she feared most. A chicken sandwich might not seem like a big deal to some, but two of

I’m not too fond of face scrubs. As a beauty editor, I’m not proud of disowning an entire category and now you know my dark, non-exfoliated secret. All that changed recently when I met the new Kopari California Glow Enzyme Scrub. My eyes lingered on the semi-translucent container and its honeydew-colored cap. I reached out

The speed at which a conversation about plastic can divert to babies could break currently held land-speed records. This is a fact I learned while talking to actress Emma Roberts about her recent decision to give up plastics for a week. The reason? “I feel like, especially after having a baby, I just see how

The beauty industry has a bad habit of labeling actual change—eliminating harmful ingredients or including actual representation in imagery—as trends. Clean beauty has become a casualty of this phenomenon, which is only emphasized when brands use vague terms and greenwash their products, despite a lack of commitment to true sustainability. Hopefully, this “fad” is here

Thanks to the rise of skincare TikTok—a popular destination on the short-form content app where users can discover new product recommendations, skincare tips, and debunked myths from skin experts—it’s becoming increasingly difficult to determine who you should be investing your time and money into. Do I trust the skincare influencer with 6.7 million followers whose

Marc Jacobs has been dictating trends for three decades, but the designer’s most recent showstopper wasn’t on the runway. Instead, Jacobs dropped a post-face-lift photo (gauze and all!) onto his Instagram feed, and it’s all anyone wants to talk about. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content

If you’re easily smitten by scent or you’ve taken to creating a WFH set-up that looks like a small séance-for-one, allow me to interrupt your afternoon with some very good news. Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale finally opens up to the public next week on Wednesday, July 28, which means that one of the best (and only)

If there’s one thing I miss about not working from home–besides, like, seeing human beings daily–it’s the comforting morning routine. A hint of blush, a sweep of eyeshadow, a lipstick that doesn’t get smudged on my face and cause pimples underneath my mask. These days, I don’t wear makeup at all unless I’m trying to

A little bit about me: I’m not a trendsetter; I’m a serial trend follower. Did I find my favorite lipstick based on the one I saw Lily-Rose Depp wearing? Yep. Did I shave my head when Halsey did because I noticed how chic it looked? Sure did. So, after years of seeing celebrities as beautiful

Welcome to the future…of livestreaming. ELLE.com and Verishop, the social shopping app that allows experts to stream shopping events (bringing the fun of QVC back to e-commerce!), are teaming up for four live beauty events where you can watch and shop ELLE editors’ favorite beauty picks. With the help of makeup artist Allan Avendaño, whose

Kylie Cosmetics is back! The record-breaking beauty brand by Kylie Jenner quietly disappeared a few months ago, leaving fans wondering what was coming next. After weeks of teasing, the wait is over: today, all-new products, with upgraded formulas and packaging, are available to shop on kyliecosmetics.com. That is, if you can get on the website.

If you’ve been on social media in the past five years, aesthetically, it’s clear—the lips have it. In the past, lip injections were often an undiscussed augmentation. (Then again, most aesthetic alterations were hush-hush until the online beauty renaissance.) Now, there’s over 1.6M hashtags on Instagram with tagged photos of lip injections and lip fillers,

Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max The highly anticipated Gossip Girl reboot has finally hit HBO Max, ushering in a new ruling class at Constance Billard and St. Jude’s. And while much of the focus has been on the fashion, our favorite Upper East Siders famously love a good beauty look. Who could forget Blair Waldorf’s iconic headbands

Often referred to as a “Brazilian Blowout,” (it’s just the name of a brand that popularized the treatment), Keratin treatments have gained popularity for the miraculous smoothing and humidity-blocking effect they have on the hair. At East Village’s Jenna Perry Salon― declared the mecca for “Hot Girl Hair” by New York Magazine thanks to clients

Relaxation wasn’t in Jess Tran’s vocabulary when psoriasis started to slowly snake around her entire body in 2016. The skin condition, which affects about 125 million people worldwide and causes red, itchy patches to form on the skin, seemed to appear out of nowhere. But, looking back, Tran now recognizes that the onset may have

Original Dry Shampoo Batiste ulta.com $8.99 Whether it was from a cry for attention over a new ‘do or from serious boredom during the pandemic, I decided to get trendy curtain bangs a few months ago. And while they look fabulous when I properly style them, they get incredibly greasy—fast. Instead of having to wash

When it comes to skincare, there always seems to be a hot new ingredient of the moment. Does anyone remember salmon milt? The latest It ingredient? Humble jojoba oil, harvested from the seeds of a North American bush, is a multi-purpose has withstood the trends and test of time. Rose Ingleton, a New York City-based

When a person tells me they use La Mer, I very rarely follow up with a “which product do you like?” That’s because Crème de la Mer is the stuff of beauty routine legends—smoothing on the thick and deeply moisturizing cream is like a rite of passage, passed down generation to generation from mother to

Sitting across from the world’s most beautiful faces and Ralph Lauren Fragrances campaign stars—Gigi Hadid, Luka Sabbat, Lucky Blue Smith, and Fai Khadra—and listening to their interactions with one another feels like eavesdropping on a BFF group chat. Basking under the dim glow of midtown eatery Hutong, the group of friends are dressed to the

It’s 2015 and I’m the self-proclaimed “beauty expert” of my 15-person NYU college class so obviously I have to live up to that narrative. If I’m being honest, I feel a little fake, as if this means I’m not actually feminine enough to be the trans woman I am. I’m laying on the bed in

Robin MarchantGetty Images Ariana Grande is kicking off the summer by paying it forward. The singer announced on Instagram that she is partnering with e-counseling platform Better Help to give away $1 million of free therapy. Better Help is the largest online counseling provider, aiming to make therapy more accessible for anyone struggling with their

“What is soft glam makeup, really?” I ask celebrity makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes just before our Soft Glam Makeup tutorial over Zoom. She happily responds, “It’s whatever you want it to be!” We finally land on a definition: very natural makeup with pops of color that resembles a trendy filter. Think Petra Collins meets

Face Towel resore.com $35.00 Supermodel and founder of Rose Inc. invited us to witness her morning routine as she gets ready for the day in this new episode of Waking Up With. She takes us through her simple, aesthetician-approved skincare routine, reveals her must-have morning drinks, and the antibacterial towels that save her skin. This

Selena Gomez and her makeup artist Hung Vanngo teamed up to do their first YouTube beauty tutorial together for Vanngo’s channel, and the 30-minute video offers ample beauty tips, a look into Vanngo and Gomez’s “very big brother, little sister-like” relationship, as Gomez put it, and a thorough breakdown on how to transition a summer