Beauty

If you’ve been on social media in the past five years, aesthetically, it’s clear—the lips have it. In the past, lip injections were often an undiscussed augmentation. (Then again, most aesthetic alterations were hush-hush until the online beauty renaissance.) Now, there’s over 1.6M hashtags on Instagram with tagged photos of lip injections and lip fillers,

With TikTok making beauty products go viral every other day, it seems that more and more products are being released in the hope of becoming the next big thing. From the Freck Beauty Cheekslime, a buildable “slime” blush infused with plant collagen, to the Huda Beauty GloWish Multidew Vegan Skin Tint Foundation, a light-coverage foundation

Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max The highly anticipated Gossip Girl reboot has finally hit HBO Max, ushering in a new ruling class at Constance Billard and St. Jude’s. And while much of the focus has been on the fashion, our favorite Upper East Siders famously love a good beauty look. Who could forget Blair Waldorf’s iconic headbands

Relaxation wasn’t in Jess Tran’s vocabulary when psoriasis started to slowly snake around her entire body in 2016. The skin condition, which affects about 125 million people worldwide and causes red, itchy patches to form on the skin, seemed to appear out of nowhere. But, looking back, Tran now recognizes that the onset may have

Often referred to as a “Brazilian Blowout,” (it’s just the name of a brand that popularized the treatment), Keratin treatments have gained popularity for the miraculous smoothing and humidity-blocking effect they have on the hair. At East Village’s Jenna Perry Salon― declared the mecca for “Hot Girl Hair” by New York Magazine thanks to clients

Creating perfect winged eyeliner is no easy feat, and, nowadays, it seems like there are about a million “solutions” to help you create sharp, even wings. We tried the QuikKat gel liner strips that promise an instant cat eye. The kit comes with 72 eyeliner strips (36 for each eye), a pot of gel eyeliner,

Original Dry Shampoo Batiste ulta.com $8.99 Whether it was from a cry for attention over a new ‘do or from serious boredom during the pandemic, I decided to get trendy curtain bangs a few months ago. And while they look fabulous when I properly style them, they get incredibly greasy—fast. Instead of having to wash

When it comes to skincare, there always seems to be a hot new ingredient of the moment. Does anyone remember salmon milt? The latest It ingredient? Humble jojoba oil, harvested from the seeds of a North American bush, is a multi-purpose has withstood the trends and test of time. Rose Ingleton, a New York City-based

When a person tells me they use La Mer, I very rarely follow up with a “which product do you like?” That’s because Crème de la Mer is the stuff of beauty routine legends—smoothing on the thick and deeply moisturizing cream is like a rite of passage, passed down generation to generation from mother to

Robin MarchantGetty Images Ariana Grande is kicking off the summer by paying it forward. The singer announced on Instagram that she is partnering with e-counseling platform Better Help to give away $1 million of free therapy. Better Help is the largest online counseling provider, aiming to make therapy more accessible for anyone struggling with their

Sitting across from the world’s most beautiful faces and Ralph Lauren Fragrances campaign stars—Gigi Hadid, Luka Sabbat, Lucky Blue Smith, and Fai Khadra—and listening to their interactions with one another feels like eavesdropping on a BFF group chat. Basking under the dim glow of midtown eatery Hutong, the group of friends are dressed to the

It’s 2015 and I’m the self-proclaimed “beauty expert” of my 15-person NYU college class so obviously I have to live up to that narrative. If I’m being honest, I feel a little fake, as if this means I’m not actually feminine enough to be the trans woman I am. I’m laying on the bed in

Face Towel resore.com $35.00 Supermodel and founder of Rose Inc. invited us to witness her morning routine as she gets ready for the day in this new episode of Waking Up With. She takes us through her simple, aesthetician-approved skincare routine, reveals her must-have morning drinks, and the antibacterial towels that save her skin. This

“What is soft glam makeup, really?” I ask celebrity makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes just before our Soft Glam Makeup tutorial over Zoom. She happily responds, “It’s whatever you want it to be!” We finally land on a definition: very natural makeup with pops of color that resembles a trendy filter. Think Petra Collins meets

Selena Gomez and her makeup artist Hung Vanngo teamed up to do their first YouTube beauty tutorial together for Vanngo’s channel, and the 30-minute video offers ample beauty tips, a look into Vanngo and Gomez’s “very big brother, little sister-like” relationship, as Gomez put it, and a thorough breakdown on how to transition a summer

The latest in a long line of celebrity-founded beauty lines is none other than ScarJo! The Marvel actress revealed that her new beauty line, which is slated to launch sometime in early 2022, is her take on “a clean, accessible approach to beauty.” While there’s no info yet on what kinds of products Johansson is

Hair transformations were my pandemic hobby. First, I lifted my waist-length, practically-black locks to a bright vitamin c serum-blonde at the hands of celebrity colorist and genius Jenna Perry. Next, I chopped it all off and started studying vintage hair books to perfect my wet set skills. (I use Lauren Bacall’s pattern and T3 hot

Madison Beer’s must-haves for a relaxing day off? Sleeping in, sweats, and skincare galore. The singer/songwriter recently added co-founder to her résumé with the launch of her skincare line, KNOW Beauty, and today she’s showing it off to ELLE (along with a glimpse of her insane closet) on Waking Up With. This content is created

What’s that you hear? Beauty vloggers around the world shaking as Jonathan Van Ness enters the YouTube arena. Van Ness, the grooming expert on Queer Eye and host of his very own podcast “Getting Curious,” is joining the ranks of the mascara-wielding and palette swatching elites with the debut of his new YouTube channel entitled

Though it was the inclusive shade range and blinding highlighters that put Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty on the map back in 2017, there is one product that has become somewhat of a cult hit: Gloss Bomb. Loved by celebrities, makeup artists, and even us mere mortals, Gloss Bomb is a game-changing hydrating lip gloss that makes

There are hunches and then there are DNA tests. Vanessa Hudgens, the co-founder of the new beauty brand Know Beauty, knows it’s good to have both. Hudgens recently discovered she has what qualifies as sensitive skin— “Oh my gosh, my hunch was right,” she says over Zoom—thanks to a test from the brand she recently

The only time I’m ever speechless is first thing in the morning. After a night grinding my teeth and jaw-clenching, I’d wake up with a terrible tension headache, unable to open my mouth. (A Hocus Pocus childhood nightmare come true.) After a virtual sob session with my doctor, I was diagnosed with TMJ. My diagnosis

On Friday, Kylie Jenner unveiled a new lip kit for her Kylie Cosmetics line, ahead of its relaunch. “MEET THE NEW LIP KIT. smudge resistant, vegan, lightweight, 8 hour wear! gave @kyliecosmetics a little makeover. #ComingSoon,” she wrote. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another

With TikTok making beauty products go viral every other day, it seems that more and more products are being released in the hope of becoming the next big thing. From the NYX Lip Lingerie XXL Matte Liquid Lipstick, a no-transfer matte lipstick with 16-hour wear, to the Fenty Beauty Bright Fix Eye Brightener Concealer, a

If a skincare product is loved by Tracee Ellis Ross—someone who is serious about self-care—it’s guaranteed to be a good one. The Black-ish star, 48, recently shared some favorites in an interview with Marie Claire, including her go-to eye cream for de-puffing and brightening dark circles. After waking up her skin with luxurious creams and

It’s possible to make vibrant, saturated Pride makeup look easy, but executing it is an obstacle in itself. Somehow, every June (or all-year-round, if you’re a glam girl like me), queers and allies seem to know how to paint perfectly blended rainbows on their eyes and walk out the door. Meanwhile, I’m in my bedroom

Rosdiana CiaravoloGetty Images Ready for a spooky lash story? During one week in high school, two of my best friends lost some eyelashes in two separate, surprising freak accidents. One of them had her lashes fried off while grilling outside— luckily unhurt but an upsetting turn of events. The other was camping at a music

Megan Thee Stallion looks like she’s living her best life in a new Instagram post with a bunch of bikini photos. In the four photos, Meg shows off her natural curls, her sculpted abs, and toned butt in a royal blue string bikini. The singer really is the queen of hot girl summer, let no

With the world re-opening and Hot Girl Summer in full swing, Alicia Keys is making a case for Restful Girl Summer. After launching her beauty and wellness brand Keys Soulcare during quarantine, the musician wants to help you just chill. “Keys Soulcare was so perfectly timed for quarantine without being prevalent,” she tells ELLE.com over

“Will the pool make us cleaner or dirtier?” I asked my husband, lying in the shade and clocking how grimy he and the kids and I all were after two days of no power or running water. It was the summer of 2020, and—after being cooped up in the city for the first few months