Beauty

Along with its silks, its Birkins, and its French ateliers that can custom-make nearly anything, the house of Hermès is famous for its enamel accessories. So it’s only logical that the next chapter in its beauty playbook, following the cult lipstick and blush launches of last year, would be a rich nail enamel. The house

We all know that La Prairie is the crème de la crème when it comes to skincare. After all, we’re talking about a brand entrenched in lovely Swiss science that makes all the celebrities slather on their creams before hitting the red carpet. I’ve been lucky enough to get to try out some of their

When you think “Anastasia Beverly Hills”, you’re usually reminded of the brand’s cult-favorite eyebrow products. Now, it’s time to think again. Magic Touch Concealer Anastasia Beverly Hills sephora.com $29.00 Available this week, ABH is expanding its beauty roster with a new line of concealers. Made with hydrating skincare ingredients like licorice, amino acids, and plant-based

Almost everyone who grew up with curly hair will tell you: The journey to love your hair is hard. Learning to style it, care for it, rock it, and be unselfconscious about it can be even harder. For me, having spent my formative years clutching a flat iron in the era where the beauty standard

Like so many of us, I’ve spent the pandemic gazing into the computerized glaze of my own bedraggled face. And while I’ve used Botox since my mid-20s, thanks to the early-onset brow creases that run in my family, I felt a new urgency around getting those injections as the world around me crumbled. The truth

If you’ve ever admired actress, producer, and Hollywood icon Reese Witherspoon’s radiant complexion, now’s your chance to snag a few of her go-to skincare essentials—for less. Biossance is offering 25 percent off sitewide right now, discounting all its cleansers, serums, moisturizers, and more. Clean Crew rewards members are eligible for up to 30 percent off

Celebrity hairstylist and OUAI founder Jen Atkin does not quit. After two buzzy Byredo collabs and completely conquering your shower, Atkin is invading your home with the brand’s first-ever candles. Featuring two signature scents Melrose Place and North Bondi, the OUAI candle ($44) is made with a chemical-free blend of coconut and soy wax. With

Tierra Whack has finally gotten the beauty campaign she’s deserved all along. A critically acclaimed debut album? Check. A Grammy nomination? Double-check. Now, the Philadelphia native is starring in her first-ever beauty campaign with E.l.f Cosmetics. “I wanted everybody to know that I did this collaboration with E.l.f. because this is like, ‘Yeah, bitch!’ you

Like most people I know, I turn to Pinterest for significant life decisions. About to get bangs? First, you need to compile your sources and get your references in order. But I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve searched something along the lines of “shaggy bob”– the next step in my hair journey,

The inception of Hanahana Beauty wasn’t inspired by a grand a-ha moment or a sobby, heart-wrenching background story about knowing your passion from birth. Instead, Abena Boamah’s journey—the former algebra teacher and founder of the luscious shea butter that’s been moisturizing her community since 2017—to launching Hanahana Beauty began with the urge to satisfy her

Geoff Kim South Korea has quietly become Hollywood’s biggest competitor, churning out wildly popular music, TV dramas, and beauty and fashion trends with global appeal. This week, ELLE celebrates the K-World we’re all living in. Beauty trends and products originating from South Korea, known as K-Beauty, are now worldwide. Over the past 10+ years, no

Aurelie Graillot Studio Advanced Retinol Nightly Renewal Moisturizer StriVectin strivectin.com $79.00 For millennia, people have been enchanted by the belief of a hidden fountain of youth. While explorers never found such a place, scientists got pretty close to the spirit of the idea when they discovered that vitamin A derivatives, known as retinoids, can help

A year after launching her brand ITEM Beauty, co-founder Addison Rae’s line will be launching at Sephora–both online and in-store–on August 19th. “I’ve loved Sephora my entire life,” Rae told ELLE.com. “I got introduced to clean beauty from Sephora. So it’s really exciting that we get to be a part of Clean at Sephora now.

Here’s a little background information on me and my hair: I am the proud owner of mistreated, heat-damaged curls, which makes me very, very wary of new products. When I go on vacation with my boyfriend, he uses the hotel’s mini bottles of shampoo and conditioner. I giggle at this while unpacking the ten hair

Not to sound like 2010’s hipster, but I liked the Bioderma Sensibo H20 Micellar Water first: I had to scour New York City boutique pharmacies to find somewhere that sold it back in my day. I had to order it online directly from France. I had to make friends in Europe ship it to me,

Batiste Touch of Gloss Shine Mist ulta.com $12.99 Just like you have a skincare routine, your hair care shouldn’t stop after you wash and style. Between washes, it’s important to develop a roster of products that can help keep your hair looking fresh until it’s time to hit the showers again. In the video above,

If you’ve ever wondered what Catwoman smells like, the answer is probably YSL Beauty’s Black Opium Eau de Parfum. Actress and singer Zoë Kravitz–who you’ve seen in Big Little Lies, High Fidelity, and your dreams–is a longtime partner with the French brand. “I love working with YSL,” Kravitz told ELLE.com. “It’s always so fun to

Rihanna’s brand Fenty–which has become a go-to for skincare, makeup, and body care–is breaking into a new category: Fragrance! Her latest launch, which is available to buy on August 10th, will give Rihanna’s die-hard fans a chance to finally get a whiff of what this megastar smells like daily. Created with the help of master

Move over Fairy Dust by Paris Hilton, Glow by J. Lo, and White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor— God is a Woman, the newest fragrance from Ariana Grande, is the best celebrity scent on the market, period. Full stop. I said what I said. Ariana Grande God Is A Woman Eau de Parfum Ariana Grande ulta.com

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 used to be smug about the fact that I never went through a skinny eyebrow phase until I recently flipped open a photo album and got a heavy dose of reality splashed all over me. As someone who went to middle school with unclever children in the early ’00s, I’ve endured many nasty comments

Almost a year ago, the brilliant minds behind OUAI and Byredo–celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, and perfumer Ben Gorham, respectively–unleashed what we never knew we needed: A dry shampoo combined with the classic Mojave Ghost perfume, the perfect melding of these two iconic brands. Now, they’ve done it again. Available to buy on August 3rd, OUAI

Do you really know what you’re putting on your face? In 2019, the documentary Toxic Beauty hit streaming services and beauty consumers instantly became nervous about the contents of their makeup bags. One significant component of the film is the examination of the link between cancer and talcum powder. Talc, a white mineral mainly of

Artem Varnitsin / EyeEmGetty Images I’ve made my fair share of uh-oh buys on Amazon (see: that fantastic deal on a nightstand that ended up being doll furniture), but when it comes to finding top-notch, no-mistakes-here beauty purchases, it has the best of the best. Whether you’re trying to find the latest and greatest in