Everyday Essentials Wake-up routine: “I like to have slow, gentle mornings. I’ll use a light cleanser and the Clé de Peau Beauté La Crème, which I use in the evening, too.” Complexion savers: “If my skin feels like it really needs it—especially in cold weather—I use the Clé de Peau Beauté Firming Serum Supreme. A

At this stage in my life, personally and professionally, beach waves are an institution. The term’s been floating around my brain for over a decade (hi, high school spring break!). Not only have I pursued the casual, beach-hair-don’t-care look with my own strands, but as a style editor, I’ve written about it for almost as

It’s been rumored that the Cleopatra (you know, one of history’s great beauties) used olive oil in one of her many routines. That bit of spon con for the world’s first influencer aside, olive oil is packed with antioxidants that work to fight free radical damage and protect your skin against harmful UV rays. “It’s

When I was eight, there was nothing cooler than being the kid in class who whipped out a 64-color Crayola box during coloring time. The kit was my pride and joy, and I loved the colors, the options, the fun shade names (hi, Purple Mountain’s Majesty!). Come to think of it, playing with crayons is

Blinc Mascara Amplified sephora.com $26.00 Blinc created a formula that creates waterproof “tubes” around your lashes that is both sweat-proof and smudge-proof. It’s a wet formula too, meaning it won’t dry out and you can reapply throughout the day. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Rimmel ScandalEyes Retroglam Mascara in Waterproof

Curtesy of Rancho La Puerta Whether your goal is to unplug, slim down, reset your mind, or simply submit to the world’s most heavenly massage, these ELLE-approved spas have you covered. The New Hot Spot: Chablé Resort, Mexico Built around a nineteenth-century hacienda in the Yucatán jungle just 25 minutes outside of hipster haven Mérida,

When Rihanna debuted her Fenty Beauty makeup line with an impressive 40 shades of foundation, the beauty world shook. It was and unheard launch—brands often do shade extensions later—and makeup lovers sang her praises for creating a truly inclusive makeup line that catered to all women, men (see: Daniel Kaluuya), deeper skin tones, albino skin,

BB creams are nothing new, but what is BB cream really? According to dermatologist Sung-Jae Jung, MD, founder of BB staple Dr. Jart+, a beauty or blemish balm (BB) “moisturizes, protects, and corrects,” consolidating your skin-perfecting products into one product. Beyond regular foundations and tinted moisturizers, BB creams offer broad-spectrum SPF, antioxidants, and depending upon

Every time M.A.C drops a new collaboration, the beauty world buzzes. Whether inspired by a music icon like Selena Quintanilla, or teaming up with another brand like Puma, the brand keeps makeup lovers on their toes. Sometimes, those limited-edition collections are so coveted that they immediately sell out. Other times, we’re so lucky as to

While traveling the world for events and shoots, 28-year-old Victoria’s Secret Angel Stella Maxwell has mastered her on-the-road beauty routine. The new collaboration between Karl Lagerfeld and Australian beauty brand ModelCo (for which she is the face of the campaign) perfectly fits her jetsetter lifestyle. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below “I genuinely love using the

May 30, 2018 Like our clothing (hi fanny packs), TV shows (hi Sabrina the Teenage Witch), and even our photographs (hi disposable camera filter), the beauty industry has fallen for ’90s nostalgia. Hard. From Clueless nail polish to Saved by the Bell lipsticks, it seems every other week a beauty brand comes out with a

In the wake of continued mass shootings across the country—there have been 23 school shootings in 2018 alone—social justice brand The Lipstick Lobby is launching a new shade to raise awareness against gun violence and help fund reform efforts. For its striking campaign, shooting survivors, including those from Parkland, Sandy Hook, Columbine, and the Pulse

Hi, my name is Kristina and I love a full face of makeup. Give me that heavy coverage foundation. That smoky eye. Those fake eyelashes. At this point, my makeup stash is more robust than my bank account. And, as much as I admire the woke-up-like-this appearance on other people, a Glossier girl I am

Between Chanel’s OTT cat eye and undone French girl hair, and Dior’s super fresh-faced foundation, this year’s Cruise shows are providing more beauty inspo than ever before. Next was Louis Vuitton’s Cruise 2019 offering, where Nicolas Ghesquiere sent a model army storming the sculpture-laden runway at the Fondation Maeght in Nice. Advertisement – Continue Reading

Welcome to Talking Body, a series where we have honest conversations with women about their bodies. Today, we have Victoria Arlen, a gold medalist Paralympic swimmer, former world record holder, on-air personality, and newest Jockey brand ambassador. Before she was a success story, she spent nearly four years in a vegetative state, followed by 10

Yoga for Every Level: Oneoeight The Vibe: Insta-famous Swedish native–turned–Aruban yogi Rachel Brathen (aka @yoga_girl, with 2 million–plus followers) brings her feed’s sunny outlook to on- demand flows. Choose from a range of instructors at group classes filmed at her Island Yoga studio, or press Play on solo salutations with just an instructor, a tropical

Antoni Bernard/Blaublut Edition/August I’m sitting in the office of New York dermatologist Dendy Engelman, MD, letting her repeatedly and systematically stick a needle into my face. Her panoply of pricks—I’ve counted at least 60—is quick, but I made the mistake of declining preprocedure numbing cream, and it hurts. This isn’t Botox, nor is it standard

Gigi Hadid mayyyy have just gotten a major haircut. Of course, we can’t rule out the possibility that the look is a wig, but a new video posted to Instagram shows the model sporting what appears to be freshly cut hair and a fringe. Behold: Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Hadid also tagged the creative

The alliterative creams—beauty balms (BB), color correcting (CC), daily defense (DD), and extra exfoliating (EE)—are a skin-perfecting super squad. Their specifications tend to vary from product to product, but a CC cream has the distinctive property of targeting discoloration. It boasts the all-in-one foundation, moisturizer, primer, and SPF power of the BB cream, but with

With summer seconds away, we are all trying to emanate hotness and looking for the products that will help us realize our most sizzling selves. In this week’s episode of No Filter, five people try and review Fenty Beauty’s Body Lava Body Luminizer. We also have a very special guest star, beauty influencer and dancer

In the course of becoming a top-shelf status symbol, green beauty has splintered into nuanced, sometimes bewildering, factions. “Organic” products are untouched by pesticides, GMOs, or synthetic chemicals, while “vegan” products do not contain animal byproducts. Beauty offerings labeled “natural” are perhaps the most confusing, as they are unregulated but generally deemed to be made

In a post-Fenty Beauty world, it feels like every makeup brand is stepping it up with more foundation shades, shadows with better color payoff, and “nude” lipsticks that will actually match all tones. That being said, no one knows better than women of color what is needed from makeup to look best on medium to

YouTube star Nikita Dragun has a superhero name, so it’s only fitting she has a superpower: Connecting to two million(!) followers about everything from transitioning to vacationing on a private island. So, what’s the superhero’s weapon of choice? Red lipstick, of course. It’s been a favorite of hers since she was a little kid and

1.9 billion people tuned into Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding this past Saturday. We watched to see a fairy tale romance culminate in one of the most extravagant weddings of the 21st century, but also to dissect every tiny detail: the dress, the choir, the bishop’s lively sermon, and the bride’s beauty look.

For a Dewy Glow Touted as “more skin, less makeup,” Glossier’s Perfecting Skin Tint is here to get you that cool-girl-on-Instagram-who-doesn’t-have-nearly-enough-followers look. It’s lightweight and meant to let your freckles flag fly. Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint, $26, glossier.com SHOP NOW Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Advertisement – Continue Reading Below For a Classic Before the

Lip liners are the Spanx of lip products: They’re undetectable, but hold everything in. When applied before lipstick, they help your color last longer and prevent it from feathering or fading throughout the day. Trust us when we say you’d be wise to stock up on them, and now is your perfect opportunity: The Kat

As LGBTQ pride month approaches, Sephora has announced a new initiative that aims to create a safe space for its transgender customers. Launching in June, “Bold Beauty for the Transgender Community” is a complimentary 90-minute class for people transitioning and those who identify as transgender or non-binary. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below The interactive workshops

At ELLE.com we know that, in addition to daily sunscreen, washing your face is the most important part of any skincare routine—but we all use different products to get the job done. Here are the cleansers we swear by. One makes all the bubbles, one is especially good at breaking down makeup, and another costs