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Healthy, glowing skin starts with simple, consistent care. Our skincare guides cut through the noise to bring you expert-backed routines, clean product recommendations, and tips that truly work.
Our Editors Share Their Desert Island Beauty Products—Starting With a $2 Lip Liner
Our absolute must-haves.
The Benefits of Full-Body Red Light Therapy No One Talks About
It’s way more than glowing skin.
Exactly How To Add Tretinoin to Your Skincare Routine—Without Overhauling Your Entire Regimen
Your-step-by-step guide to the popular retinoid.
Save or Splurge? Here’s Where Your Skincare Budget Should Actually Go
Products that earn their place.
Do Chin Depuffing Straps Really Work? I Tried One for 14 Days—Here’s What Happened
Plus, the photos to prove it.
Rosacea-Friendly Skincare: The Best Products for Redness, Irritation, and Flare-Ups
SOS for sensitive skin.
At-Home vs. Professional Skincare Treatments: A Dermatologist Shares What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do
How to glow from home—and when to go pro.
These are the Essentials for an On-The-Go Makeup Kit
As annoying as it is to see my makeup disappear as the day goes on, I have to admit that “super-long-wearing” makeup usually doesn’t appeal to me. On one hand, I’m a little suspicious of the chemicals that the product contains to essentially stain the skin (they can’t be that healthy, can they?)—but besides for […]
5 Easy Ways to Add Volume to Your Hair
For me, a good hair day equals one where my hair has as much volume as possible (go ahead and let the Texas big hair jokes fly, I can take it.) I’ve tried just about every trick under the sun, from shampoos to sprays to special brushes, and only a few have resulted in hair […]
8 Daytime Moisturizers to Achieve #NoMakeupSelfie Goals
Gone are the days when the only thing we expect out of our daytime moisturizer is, well, moisture. I need mine to work triple (or quadruple) duty, since I don’t have the time for a 10-step skincare routine when I’m trying to dash out the door in the morning. Sunscreen? Check. Gentle exfoliation? Check. Major […]
How To Fight Signs of Jet Lag
Occasionally leaving on a jet plane is essential to regaining one’s sanity—but before you get to reap the rewards of far-off vacation, you have to face the flight first. And, let’s be real, the actual act of traveling is anything but relaxing, for you or for your skin. It’s moments like this where I am […]
The Right Way to Use Bobby Pins
We’ve never done a beauty tutorial on something this simple before, but when stylist Erica Rae showed us the “proper” technique for using bobby pins we had to share it on the blog. The collective “oooooh” that resonated from our entire team was proof enough that most of us aren’t using bobby pins correctly, and […]
Your Perfect Lip Gloss, Found
In my purse you’ll usually find no fewer than 5 lip glosses, and it seems I’m not the only one: just peek inside the handbags of the rest of our team for proof. There’s something about lip products that begs to be part of a collection that includes one for every mood, outfit and weather condition. Of […]
Oils vs. Serums: Which one’s right for you?
Skincare should be easy, right? In theory, if you keep your mug clean and moisturized, you should be good to go. But, of course, it’s not that simple. Not even close! Depending on one’s skin type, there are hundreds of products to cleanse, exfoliate, tone, treat and moisturize the complexion. And, of course, the variation […]
The Rock and Roll Tousled Bob
“I think everyone’s familiar with the ‘lob’ at this point,” says stylist Erica Rae. “So what makes it fresh now is the way it’s styled. You can wear it sleek and straight, but I love how it looks when it’s a bit tousled. So many girls are trying to achieve these waves with a flat iron. […]
The Men’s Fragrances We Secretly Want for Ourselves
Who says every woman wants to smell like a vanilla cupcake? Ok, I’m being cheeky here, but really: sometimes I feel that if I have to smell one more achingly sweet scented product, I’m going to lose it. Listen, there’s nothing wrong with vanilla, or sweet scents in general, if that’s what you like. But, […]
How to get Victoria’s Secret Angel Hair
I’m not kidding when I say that not a day goes by in this office where we don’t end up talking about our production assistant, Laura’s hair. We talk about it Every. Single. Day. We like to call it “Victoria’s Secret Angel Hair” because it looks so much like the signature waves we see every […]
Our 10 Best Updo Tutorials for New Year’s Eve
Okay, so you’ve already got your amazing party dress, but have you figured out how you’ll wear your hair for this NYE? We’ve gone through our entire beauty tutorial catalog to find the ten best updo tutorials we’ve ever published. Browse the looks for your favorite and don’t be boring with your hair this weekend– because if […]
The 8 Best Long Lasting Lipsticks To Get You Through NYE
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to festive winter dressing… I’m often at a loss. And, no winter festivity is harder to dress for than New Year’s Eve, am I right? Unlike a casual holiday cocktail party, NYE is a night where you’re expected to go all-out with your wardrobe—even if the […]
The Half-Up Pompadour
We couldn’t help but notice that model Jenna Filardi, winner of our latest Camille Styles instagram model search, bears a striking resemblance to actress Natalie Portman. We asked Erica Rae to create a red-carpet style to match Jenna’s Hollywood looks, and she surprised us with this fabulous updo. “My pompadour obsession started when I first saw celebrities rock this look […]
The Best Scented Candles According to our Experts
Okay, so maybe a scented candle isn’t the most original gift, but c’mon: have you ever met a person who didn’t love receiving one? Especially when said candle has the coolest packaging, is made of clean-burning soy wax, and lasts for 60 (or more) hours. We polled our beauty council members to find out which scented […]
Beauty Prep for Your Prettiest Holiday Ever
If you’re anything like me, holiday madness is already in full swing, and let’s just say that “updating my beauty routine” is pretty far down the ‘ole to-do list. But one glance at my calendar reminds me that I’ve got a few highly anticipated occasions on the horizon (our annual holiday dinner party, nights out […]
How to Wear Glitter Like a Grown Up
I’ll be honest: when I heard that my assigning editors wanted me to write a story on glitter makeup, I was a little skeptical. Maybe I’m still scarred by the memories of the scented glitter body gel that me and my friends used to apply before middle-school dances (does anyone else remember that gross, goopy […]
The Bubble Braid
photographed by jessica attie We asked our favorite hair stylist Erica Rae to create a new variation on the classic french braid and she surprised us with this fun “bubble braid” look. Austin fashion blogger Cyndi Huang of The Cyn City was the perfect model to rock this look with her full ombred hair. “Technically this style isn’t a […]
Secrets to Shiny Hair
Typically, we associate shiny hair with health—but, the products that we use can make a major difference in the luster that we see in our locks. The key is to find the correct balance between keeping hair healthy and keeping it clean. Sounds pretty simple, but since many hair products are either overly drying or […]
The Tied Chignon
We’re always on the hunt for updo solutions that look chic instead of sloppy, and never more so than during the holidays. Stylist Erica Rae blew us away with this gorgeous little chignon she created on model Taylor Boose. photographed by jessica attie Taylor, an operations specialist with a degree in digital media management, has the ideal hair type to […]
7 Amazing Additions to Your Bathtime Ritual
Ah, bath time. Every time I have the luxury of doing the whole soak-and-scrub thing in a tub of bubbles, I have the same reaction: WHY don’t I do this more often?! The concept of self-care is one that’s thrown around a lot these days, and if you’re anything like me, it can be easy […]