No matter how long you stare at a bottle of perfume on your screen, you won’t be able to smell it. Until you can experience it IRL — spritz it, sniff it, wear it — there is no way of knowing whether it’s for you. So fragrance houses are rethinking the art of browsing and…

Ficken notes to try and stay as present as you can during these moments, and to try and keep yourself busy with some productive tasks. “Looking too far in the future can be overwhelming,” she says. “Asking yourself questions like ‘when is this going to end?’ is one that cannot be answered and only brings…

Long gone are the days when content creation used to consume the mind of Michelle Phan. Her years as a full-time YouTuber were spent filming, producing, and conceptualizing beauty tutorials and vlogs almost nonstop. But these days, Phan dreams of decentralization. The beauty mogul began investing in Bitcoin (a digital currency that’s part of a…

The research, needless to say, has paid off. CTZN Cosmetics has been lauded by a wide range of publications and experts, and is now available to buy at major retailers like Sephora and Ulta Beauty. And while running family businesses can be a doozy, the Khan sisters seem to have made it to success without…

These consequences are often not considered by tattooers who impulsively approach skin types they are unfamiliar with. “I feel like that’s because they kind of deem our skin — which [is the case] with a lot of other things, such as our emotions,” says Luna, “To be stronger or tougher than whatever else. They feel…

Lennox, who has performed in her fair share of entertainment venues over the years, also stresses a greater human element. Keeping these places in business is not just good for the folks that work there — it’s also important to the rest of us in eventually getting back to normal post-pandemic. “It’s important for people…

Sleeping in a satiny bonnet is one of the most reliable ways to keep delicate hair protected. And sure, while plenty of people remove their bonnets once they’re awake, there’s no written-in-stone rule that you simply mustn’t go out in public wearing one. In fact, Cardi B wore her bonnet to one of the most…

This new, do-everything-from-home life has brought a whole new meaning to re-prioritizing. Many of us have packed the brunch outfits away in storage and are now investing heavily in loungewear. Or perhaps you suddenly have a solid stash of tops that make your upper half look like you mean business over Zoom. Either way, in…

The woman behind many of Gigi Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski’s red carpet waves knows glamorous hair — and the go-to workhorses that help you get there. Product Picks: Göt2b Insta Hold Flex Hairspray: “It’s fast-drying and secures flyaways, but if I do a snatched ponytail and take it down, there are no flakes or stiffness…

Like it or not, you need to be using sunscreen to protect yourself from the harmful effects of UV rays. That especially applies to you if you have tattoos — that is unless you want those very expensive and painful art pieces to fade prematurely.  “[Tattoo ink] is a foreign substance, and UV and light exposure…