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The ONLY Beauty Products You Need This Summer
We have a hard enough time getting our beauty acts together when the temperature isn’t a bazillion degrees, so summer primping poses some major issues for us. Sweat, frizz, humidity, more sweat — how’s a girl supposed to keep her cool? Our usual primping products just can't stand up to summer's… Read More
Is This The Hair-Removal Method Of The Future?
Oh, body hair, why do you insist on returning, summer after summer? We're busy people and our beauty routines are already elaborate enough without you showing your face. We're always searching for the fastest, cleanest, least painful way to de-fuzz once our hairier limbs make their big, warm-weather… Read More
May 25, 2013 7:20 AM EDT
The ONLY Beauty Products You Need This Summer
We have a hard enough time getting our beauty acts together when the temperature isn’t a bazillion degrees, so summer primping poses some major issues for us. Sweat, frizz, humidity, more sweat — how’s a girl supposed to keep her cool? Our usual primping products just can't stand up to summer's… Read More
May 24, 2013 4:20 PM EDT
Sun Safe: What You Need To Know NOW
Raise your hand if you're confused about the sun and your skin. One moment, we're mandated to cover ourselves head-to-toe in an entire bottle of SPF 100. The next, we're learning how deficient Americans are of the "sun vitamin" (or maybe that's just those evil tanning salons whispering in our ear that… Read More
May 24, 2013 3:20 PM EDT
Pastel Makeup: Yes, It CAN Work On Warm Skin Tones
Every year, when the weather begins to warm up, there's no escaping the pastel trend. It seems that every makeup brand puts out a gorgeous palette of soft-hued pastel shadows, reminiscent of florals and fairies, and promising a romantic, ethereal look. If you have a warm-toned complexion — whether… Read More
May 24, 2013 1:40 PM EDT
Look Prettier Getting Off The Plane Than You Did Getting On It
As we get set to head off to destinations far and wide for the holiday weekend (whoo-hoo!), those of us with a plane ride in our future are suddenly reminded of just how much air travel sucks for our skin. Like, a lot. Fortunately, this awesome all-natural line now exists to save us from sad, oxygen-deprived… Read More
May 24, 2013 12:40 PM EDT
Watch: A Genius Trick For Making Your Bronzer Look 100% Natural
Summer makeup always seems to confound us: When the steam rises outside, we can barely bring ourselves to put moisturizer on our faces, and yet, in theory, we'd like to look more like warm-weather goddesses, and less like frizzed-out messes. Finding that balance between caked-on makeup and a totally… Read More
May 24, 2013 11:10 AM EDT
Could Glycolic Acid Be The Secret To A Model-Perfect Visage?
Fads have been a part of fashion for decades, but who would’ve thought skin care would enjoy the same cyclical go-around of cure-alls? This time, the new ingredient we’re fawning over isn’t new at all. In fact, glycolic acid — a highly soluble alpha-hydroxy acid derived from sugar cane — has… Read More
May 24, 2013 8:00 AM EDT
Real-Life Beauty Scare: One Girl's Brush With Skin Cancer
If you thought your frizzy hair was scary, how's this for a true beauty fright? When Sephora writer (and former R29'er!) Kelley Hoffman went to the dermatologist for the first time in her life, she found out — at the age of 28 — that she had basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer. Puts things… Read More
May 24, 2013 6:00 AM EDT
Reiss' First Fragrance Has Us Falling In Love At First Sniff
Luxury high-street label, Reiss, is jumping on the beauty bandwagon and launching its first collection of scents. The two fragrances (one for women and one for men) are set for a September debut, and will be stocked exclusively in Selfridges. Swanky!
Reiss follows in the footsteps of Topshop, which… Read More
May 23, 2013 5:40 PM EDT
Need A Last-Minute Bikini Wax? Yep, There's An App For That
Is it just us, or does booking spa and salon appointments seem like more work than it theoretically should be? You dial a number, you suffer through Muzak while waiting on hold, and when you finally get a live person, your chances of booking a primo appointment are next to nil. Not exactly the stuff… Read More
May 23, 2013 4:20 PM EDT
FOMO Is Real — Here's What You Need To Know
Okay, we know this is a total #firstworld problem, but can we have some real talk about FOMO for a second? We've been noticing this FOMO (a.k.a. fear of missing out) seems to be escalating, both in ourselves and our nearest and dearest. Obsessing over what everyone else is doing, staying out late so… Read More
May 23, 2013 3:20 PM EDT
OCC Launches Gloss Stain, Has Drag Queen Models, Is Officially The Coolest
It's recently come to our attention that we kind of adore Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. What's not to love? Their products aren't just completely vegan, they're amazingly high quality, and the heavily-pigmented colors are consistently efficacious and all-around delightful. Plus, the company's heart… Read More
So, you've finally perfected Kate Moss' classic feline flick. Step two: Scoring her irresistible mussed-but-not-messy bedhead. And who better to consult than the supermodel's mane man, hairstylist James Brown?
In addition to working magic on star clients like Moss and Sienna Miller, the Croydon-born… Read More
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