Wish Lists & Guides

February 2018: Pyeongchang Olympics beauty, the Super Bowl half-time look, Valentine’s Day red, the rise of clean beauty conversations, and the late-winter skin reset.

January 2018 from the Time’s Up Golden Globes blackout to Fenty Mattemoiselle, dry-January active-ingredient audits, and the Olaplex bond-building hair reset.

December 2017 closes the year: top six product list, simplified NYE look, the Sephora points game, the Stunna Lip Paint launch, and the January-prep skincare reset.

November 2017 holiday push: the Sephora Beauty Insider event, Black Friday at the drugstore, female-founded brand gift list, the candle conversation, and hair-care gifting at last.

October 2017 in beauty: Allure Best of Beauty, post-Fenty competition delivers, Halloween softens, holiday gift sets land, and bakuchiol rises in skincare.

September 2017 belonged to Fenty Beauty’s 40-shade launch. We talk through Pro Filt’r and Killawatt, the prestige scramble, NYFW Spring 2018, and the active-ingredient skincare pivot.

August 2017 in beauty: the back-to-school drugstore haul, the late-summer skincare pivot, the eclipse-week pause, fall fragrance previews, and waiting for Fenty.

July 2017 in beauty: post-sun rescue with CeraVe and Weleda, the summer fragrance reset, the new self-tan conversation, Glossier Phase Two cream blush, and drugstore dry shampoo verdicts.

June 2017 in beauty: the travel makeup audit, cushion compacts coming of age, scaled-down acid routines for humidity, hair frizz fighters, and the surprise lipgloss comeback.

May 2017 from Met Gala beauty takeaways through summer SPF testing, Mother Day skincare gifts, wedding-guest lipstick verdicts, and the rise of prestige body care.