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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.
OPINION

Famous Men Want You to Know What Work They’ve Had Done

And I’m not sure it’s a good thing.
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.
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."