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OPINION
Don’t Let the Internet Gaslight You Into Thinking These Celebrities Have “New Faces”
It's a reach at best.
BREAKING NEWS
Kim Kardashian Hired Ami Colé Founder Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye to Lead Skims Beauty
This gives us some major insights into how Skims Beauty will operate.
OPINION
The Beauty Backlash Toward Keke Palmer’s Southern Fried Rice Is Totally Justified
The series is more concerned with defending "acceptable" forms of appropriation rather than starting a conversation about what’s acceptable to begin with.
OPINION
Love Can't Save You From Feeling Like You're Not Hot Enough
What season 2 of "Nobody Wants This" reveals about beauty, self-esteem, and the lies we tell ourselves.
GROWTH POTENTIAL
A First-of-Its-Kind Hair Loss Pill Could Be on Its Way
Here’s everything we know about the drug currently known as VDPHL01.
OPINION
This Hispanic Heritage Month, I Feel Less Represented in Beauty Than Ever
Our aesthetics are getting appropriated, our brands are struggling to get funding, and retailers seem hesitant to celebrate us.
DEFYING LABELS
People Are So Tired of Branding, They’re Tearing the Labels Off Their Beauty Products
We talked to them to ask what, exactly, they get out of it. The answer: More than you’d think.
OPINION
The Blepharoplasty Bun Is Everywhere
Now that the classic slickback has been adopted by famous white women, it’s taken on a new purpose: to snatch like they’ve never been snatched before.
Nails
The Stuff You’ve Heard About the “Gel Nail Polish Ban” Is Wrong
The EU's latest ruling is more complicated than many headlines have made it out to be.
OPINION
Why New Makeup Will Never Hit Like It Did in the ‘90s and 2000s
(It’s not because the products were actually better back then.)
IN MEMORIAM
Uoma Beauty Founder Sharon Chuter Has Died at 38
A champion of diverse voices in beauty, she leaves behind an impactful legacy.
OPINION
"Grunge" Makeup Is Trending, But Everyone’s Missing the Point
Following trends is the exact opposite of what this aesthetic is about.
SOMETHING FISHY
How to Tell If Your “Salmon Sperm Facial” Is Legit Or a Disaster In Waiting
These fish DNA injections may be safe and legal overseas, but in the US, it’s a whole other story.
Skin
Why Is the FDA Suddenly Calling Out Foam Sunscreens?
The agency issued warnings to two beloved brands regarding alleged regulatory violations. What gives?
OPINION
I’m So Relieved I’ll Never See Carrie Bradshaw’s Perfect Hair Ever Again
I loved to hate lots of things about And Just Like That..., but the beauty looks gave me an irreversible ick.
OPINION
Cosmetic Procedures Make Freakier Friday Confusing As Hell
When the mother character already looks like a teenager, the whole thing falls apart.
REVIEW
Is Urban Decay’s New All Nighter Setting Spray As Good As the OG?
We tried it and compared every detail.
THAT'S A WRAP
Everyone Has Opinions About the Skims Face Wrap, So Here Are Some Facts Instead
This is what experts have to say about what the controversial compression garment actually does.
Pointing Fingers
Why Are People Fighting About At-Home Gel Nail Kits on TikTok?
A closer look at both sides of the "OPI nail drama."