Beauty & Fashion

Beauty is often perceived as being a long list of things you should be doing, buying or changing in your life, but feeling confident doesn’t need to be that complicated. Sometimes, it comes from taking better care of yourself, finding a routine that suits your lifestyle and making a few small changes that help you … Read more

Ever put on a gorgeous piece of jewelry, only to feel like it just didn’t quite click with your look? The secret to finding jewelry that truly shines on you and elevates your everyday look often comes down to your skin’s undertone. When you pick metals that go well with the subtle colors in your … Read more

Makeup, hair color, and skincare routines are awesome ways to show off your style, but there’s another cool trick that can really step up your look: piercings. What used to be seen as super alternative is now a really chic way to add a unique, lasting touch to how you present yourself. Whether it’s a … Read more

Seven years. That’s how long I’ve been doing this. And in seven years, I’ve burned through more moisturizers than I’d like to admit, some of them genuinely embarrassing purchases in hindsight. Here’s what I’ve learned: most of them are packaging. The jar looks expensive, the copy sounds convincing, and then you use it for three … Read more

If you want a straight answer: the best at-home gel nail kit overall is the Olive & June Gel Mani System ($95). It cures in two minutes per layer, holds for up to 21 days, and is forgiving enough that most people get it right on their first go. On a tighter budget, the Gellen … Read more

Life is a journey that takes you to so many different places, and yet for many of us, it seems to be all about going back to our youth. The problem is that aging is a natural part of our journey through life, and something that will happen regardless of what we do. Moving beyond … Read more

Somewhere in my early forties I made a decision: I was done with foundation that looked like foundation. Done with that slightly theatrical, this-person-is-clearly-wearing-something finish. I wanted my face to look like my face, just a calmer, more even version of it. The push came when my old go-to started betraying me. A matte formula … Read more

Half the people who tell me “body oil just doesn’t work for me” are doing one thing wrong. Almost always the same thing, actually. They’re putting it on dry skin, usually at night, after they’ve already towel-dried properly, sometimes after they’ve put pyjamas on and got into bed, and then in the morning they’re wondering … Read more

Thinking about going copper? Curious how you’d look with gray? A free hair color app lets you test drive shades on your actual photo before touching a box of dye. I tested 10+ apps using the same selfie across all of them. Same lighting, same angle, same baseline hair color. Here’s what actually works, what … Read more

The fashion industry and the beauty industry have experienced a drastic change of the century. Body positivity and positive portrayals of body shape and size and individuality are starting to replace narrow and unrealistic beauty ideals believed to be mainstreamed by conventional standards of beauty The rise in demand for genuine and diverse fashion styles … Read more