Beauty

Last year, I established a new pre-bedtime ritual. Immediately after I cocooned my skin in Mutha Face Oil and Lanolips Superbalm, I’d climb into bed, open the internet on my phone, and start to doomscroll. I spent hours falling down the dark hole that is Reddit, Twitter, and Instagram, always unable to climb my way

Hunter Schafer is a 22-year-old model and Hollywood sensation with a starring role on the hit HBO show Euphoria. Her special episode, which she co-wrote with director Sam Levinson, airs today and spotlights her character Jules through her very tumultuous 2020. But first and foremost, Schafer is an artist, and this shines through everything she

Besides our skin tone, the first thing a person sees when they look at a Black woman is often our hair. For many of us, no outfit is complete until our Black hair is done. Amidst the Twitter trending topics for the 2021 inauguration for president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris—Harris’ purple Christopher

Yesterday ushered in a new era of more humane, decent, and glam politics. Lady Gaga served us Hunger Games District One chic; Emma, daughter of very first second gentlemen of the United States, Doug Emhoff, made all of Brooklyn feel seen in crafty Miu Miu; and the White House coat game is now unparalleled between

Flaky, dry and dull skin doesn’t stand a chance against these hydration heroes In partnership with belif  As we’ve collectively ditched our heavy makeup routines in favour of a fresh-faced glow, perfect for Zoom calls, even the most natural looks start with a flawless skincare routine. The Korean beauty world is full of hydration-forward trends,

Travis Scott’s galactic-inspired collaboration with Byredo is being launched back into orbit. The Swedish fragrance brand announced that a limited restock of its Scott collection, titled Space Rage, is dropping on January 19 at noon. This collection includes both a $285 3.4-ounce scent and $95 candle with 60 hours of burn time. Travis Scott x

It might be “2020 with bangs” but that doesn’t mean we can’t improve our cooking, WFH and cleaning experiences Remember when we were all like “2021 will be our year”? LOL. We’re only halfway through January and while the pandemic raging on and recent violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol makes it feel like the world is

Selena Gomez’s soft, romantic makeup in her “De Una Vez” video was made using Gomez’s Rare Beauty line, of course, and came together through a collaboration between Gomez and her longtime makeup artist Melissa Murdick. “Selena has an eye for beauty, obviously, so I typically approach her with some of my own ideas—thank goodness for

Beauty writer Marianne Mychaskiw before using the Nu Skin Nutricentials Bioadaptive Skin Care System. If 2020 taught me anything, it was how to be resilient in the face of change. This applied to all aspects of my life—including my skincare routine. Granted, skincare was far from the most pressing issue on 2020’s chaotic agenda, but

As people across the country receive the life-saving COVID-19 vaccine, some have reported adverse reactions to the injection. The vaccine, which was authorized for emergency use in the United States last month, may have side effects for people with cosmetic facial fillers, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). During a meeting of the

Take a walk down Memory Lane with us… There have been so many exciting, revolutionary and innovative beauty product launches and trends emerging over the past 20 years, it’s positively dizzying. From the rise of highlighting and contouring techniques, to the global popularity of multi-step skincare inspired by K-beauty, to the launch of Rihanna’s industry-disrupting

Maya Rudolph was just as stressed as we were in 2020 and, to be quite honest, 2021 isn’t looking great either. Like us, the actress is going back to basics. “Cleaning my house, being with my family, and snuggling with my puppy,” are her top calming practices, she told ELLE.com. She is also taking Natural

“I picked up a random red drugstore lipstick with my mom when I was eight or nine, put it on, and thought, “‘Fuck, this is amazing,’” London-based fashion designer Harris Reed recalls of their first beauty epiphany. “Actually, I was young, so I probably didn’t say the F-word, but I remember being so blown away

This Christmas, my favorite gift was not under the tree, nor was it tucked in my stocking with care. The best gift I received this holiday season was on the homepage of Netflix dot com, and this might sound weird, but it was from someone named Shonda who doesn’t even know me at all! Bridgerton,

After K-pop group Blackpink graced the cover of ELLE‘s October 2020 issue, one thing is very clear: the quartet is boundary breaking. Their cover is the most liked in ELLE‘s 75-year- history with over 353,000 likes on Instagram. And they managed to racked up more than 8.2 million views on Youtube in a game of

Because there’s 100% a flat iron for you Hair comes in all different colours, lengths, textures and frizz levels, which means that—like the locks they style—one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to styling tools. That’s especially true of hair straighteners. Whether you’re trying to smooth über thick hair (lucky, but we understand the

Leave it to Jennifer Lopez to start the year with 2021’s most aspirational hair. ICYMI, the singer performed in Times Square on New Year’s Eve with her signature blonde mane in top shape, thanks to hairstylist Chris Appleton. Appleton, the mastermind behind Lopez’s viral Super Bowl look, was inspired by J.Lo’s head-banging choreography. “We went

What are your makeup aspirations for 2021? What’s on the mood board? For celebrity makeup artist Sir John—you’ve seen his work on both Beyoncé and Barbie—he finds inspiration on Instagram. “I just save them all [his favorite IG posts] to the backend, and that’s kind of the mood board at the moment,” he explains. His

Ariana Grande said it best when she crooned “I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it” in her hit 2019 song “7 Rings.” While Grande was talking about her own spending habits (and the fact that, as a millionaire, she can effectively buy whatever the heck she wants without a second

Now that we’ve put the dreadful year 2020 behind us, it’s becoming easier to find little pockets of joy to brighten up our 2021 days. Mine? Watching our collective boyfriend Yahya Abdul-Mateen II beaming with joy as he discovers the amazing benefits of facial steaming. Just ten hours ago, the actor posted a carousel of

Dimitrios KambourisGetty Images Of all the celebrity skincare routines out there, very few are as interesting—and expensive—as Kimberly Kardashian West’s. After all, she is the one who helped popularize the “vampire facial” with a single selfie of her bloodied face in 2013. So it makes sense that the mogul is expanding her KKW Beauty brand

To simplify your quest for the ultimate winter skincare regimen, Beauty Director Chloe Hall explains her essentials for combating the season’s effects on your complexion. With picks from Ulta Beauty and guidance from New York City-based dermatologist Dr. Jeannette Graf, Hall’s got you this season. Step 1: Double Cleanse with a Balm and Water-Based Face

Back when the FLARE team shared an IRL office space (RIP to my abandoned aloe plant…), my mornings looked a little something like this: rush to get up the elevators in time for our 8:30 a.m. daily meeting (for which, I admittedly showed up to at approx. 8:32 most days), hit the button on my

Light Lock Highlight Fluid aboutface.com $32.00 Halsey is joining Rihanna, Selena Gomez, and Millie Bobbie Brown with the curation and launch of her very own beauty brand, about-face. The award-winning artist has been hinting about her latest project for months through mysterious posts on social media. Now, all has finally been revealed. About-face launches with