# triedandtestedbeauty.com


## Posts

- [Taking it to the Streets with Real Estate Ashley Velez](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-real-estate-ashley-velez/): This week's Taking It to the Streets: Ashley Velez in real estate — and the kind of beauty routine that has to hold up through showings, listing appointments, and the constant first-impression rotation that defines the business.
- [My BFF: Super By Dr Perricone Brightening Activator](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/my-bff-super-by-dr-perricone-brightening-activator/): Editor’s update (May 2026): The Super by Dr Perricone Brightening Activator is no longer in the active line.
- [GlyMed Plus Derma Pigment Skin Brightener](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/glymed-plus-derma-pigment-skin-brightener/): GlyMed Plus Derma Pigment Skin Brightener review: the hydroquinone-free, amino-acid-based pigment treatment, how it works, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pad](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/dr-dennis-gross-alpha-beta-glow-pad/): Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pad review: the pre-soaked self-tanning towelette with built-in exfoliating acids, how to get a streak-free glow, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [What's in the Bag with Kristen English](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/whats-in-the-bag-with-kristen-english/): This week's What's in the Bag: Kristen English. The bag of someone who has clearly thought hard about which five products earn the bag's real estate.
- [My Current Obsession: Patyka Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/my-current-obsession-patyka-beauty/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [COOLA Organic Suncare](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/coola-organic-suncare/): COOLA review: the clean, organic suncare brand's antioxidant-infused SPF for face and body, the standout formats, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Rusk Being Sexy Shampoo & Conditioner: My Tried & Tested Review](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/rusk-being-sexy/): Rusk Being Sexy shampoo and conditioner review: argan oil benefits, who it's for, and whether it's worth adding to your shower routine.
- [Coachella Beauty Guide](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/coachella-beauty-guide/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we wrote this after a long weekend in the desert in 2012.
- [Clé de Peau Beauté Le Coton](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/cle-de-peau-beaute-le-coton/): Editor’s update (September 2026): Clé de Peau Beauté still makes Le Coton, the long-fibre luxury cotton pads reviewed here.
- [Skyn Iceland: Tried, Tested, Reviewed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/skyn-iceland/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [What's in the Bag with Ari Gonzalez](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/whats-in-the-bag-with-ari-gonzalez/): This installment of What's in the Bag: Ari Gonzalez. The kind of bag whose contents change with the day's plans — but whose anchors stay the same.
- [By Nieves C Perfect Skin](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/by-nieves-c-perfect-skin/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive and has been updated for accuracy.
- [My BFF: Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/my-bff-moroccanoil-intense-hydrating-mask/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Model Katarina Van Derham](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-model-katarina-van-derham/): This installment of Taking It to the Streets: model Katarina Van Derham. The on-camera routine translated to off-camera daily wear.
- [Black Chicken Remedies](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/black-chicken-remedies/): Black Chicken Remedies review: the Australian natural skincare brand behind the cult aluminium-free Axilla Deodorant Paste, what it makes, who it suits, and where to buy it.
- [My Current Obsession: Dr Alkaitis Holistic Organic Skin Food](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/my-current-obsession-dr-alkaitis-holistic-organic-skin-food/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [BeautyRx Skincare by Dr. Schultz Balancing Cleanser](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/beauty-rx-skincare-by-dr-schultz-balancing-cleanser/): BeautyRx by Dr. Schultz Balancing Cleanser review: the dermatologist-formulated daily cleanser with lavender and chamomile, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Beauty News: Tried and Tested Beauty Are the New Beauty Ambassadors for RoC Skincare](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/beauty-news-tried-and-tested-beauty-are-the-new-beauty-ambassadors-for-roc-skin-care/): We're delighted to share the news: Tried and Tested Beauty is now a brand ambassador for RoC Skincare.
- [Super by Dr. Nicholas Perricone Detox Elixir](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/super-by-dr-nicholas-perricone-detox-elixir/): Editor’s update (October 2026): the Detox Elixir itself is no longer sold.
- [My BFF: Origins Make A Difference Skin Rejuvenating Treatment](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/my-bff-origins-make-a-difference-skin-rejuvenating-treatment/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [My Current Obsession: Super 3 Minute Facial](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/my-current-obsession-super-3-minute-facial/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we have expanded this early post with the full routine, a night version, and who should adjust it.
- [My BFF: Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/my-bff-egyptian-magic/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): this post is from our archive.
- [Soap & Glory The Daily Smooth](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/soap-glory-the-daily-smooth/): Soap & Glory The Daily Smooth review: the brand's classic shea body butter and its current successor The Righteous Butter, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [My Current Obsession: Phylia de M](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/my-current-obsession-phylia-de-m/): Phylia de M review: the cult botanical scalp and hair treatment brand, its scalp-health philosophy, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Director Aurelien Levitan](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-director-aurelien-levitan/): Another installment of Taking It to the Streets, our series profiling the people whose creative lives have shaped the way we think about beauty.
- [What's in the Bag with Lauren Bermeo](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/whats-in-the-bag-with-lauren-bermeo/): Lauren Bermeo's daily-carry beauty bag is the kind that earns its weight — every product chosen for situations that actually arise, none for the just-in-case scenarios that never do.
- [mark. Cosmetics](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/mark-cosmetics/): The makeup line that quietly proved Avon could compete on cool. mark.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Anna Post](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-anna-post/): Another Taking It to the Streets, this time featuring Anna Post — etiquette author and great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post.
- [Dr Sadick Park Ave Prescription](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/dr-sadick-park-ave-prescription/): Skincare formulated by a working Park Avenue dermatologist with decades of patient observation. Dr.
- [My Current Obsession: Bayberry Naturals Pure Smooth Clay Cleanser](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/my-current-obsession-bayberry-naturals-pure-smooth-clay-cleanser/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Bayberry Naturals still makes its small-batch botanical skincare, including clay cleansers in the spirit of the one reviewed here.
- [Evis MD Platinum Red Light Therapy](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/evis-md-platinum-red-light-therapy/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [My BFF: Dior Addict Lipstick in Paris](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/my-bff-dior-addict-lipstick-paris/): Editor’s update (May 2026): The Dior Addict Lipstick line continues, now in the refillable Dior Addict Hydrating Shine format.
- [Becca Cosmetics](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/becca-cosmetics/): Editor's update (September 2026): Becca Cosmetics no longer exists.
- [My Current Obsession: Bakel Skincare](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/03/my-current-obsession-bakel-skincare/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/yves-saint-laurent-rouge-pur-couture/): YSL Rouge Pur Couture review: the iconic satin lipstick in the gold case, how it wears, the line's variations, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Somme Institute Skincare](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/somme-institute-skincare/): Somme Institute review: the science-backed five-step regimen and MDT5 technology explained, who the system suits, how to use it, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Lumixyl Brightening System](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/lumixyl-brightening-system/): Lumixyl review: the non-hydroquinone brightening system built on decapeptide-12, how the Lumixyl peptide fades melasma and dark spots, who it suits, and where to buy it.
- [I Love Cosmetics](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/i-love-cosmetics/): The British indie cosmetics line that's been quietly reinventing budget beauty.
- [Glyco-C Mask by Shira](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/glyco-c-mask-by-shira/): Shira Glyco-C Mask review: the professional glycolic-acid-and-vitamin-C treatment mask, how the combination works, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Steve Sloane (aka Steve1der)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-steve-sloane-aka-steve1der/): This week's Taking It to the Streets goes a different direction: Steve Sloane, known online as Steve1der — and the proof that beauty discipline isn't gendered.
- [Giveaway: Threads of Friendship Bracelets](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/giveaway-threads-of-friendship-bracelets/): An accessory that doubles as a story.
- [My Current Obsession: Smashbox Studio Skin](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/my-current-obsession-smashbox-studio-skin/): Smashbox Studio Skin foundation review: the long-wear hydrating base (now Studio Skin 24 Hour), how it lasts without caking, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [What's in the Bag with Tina Barros](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/whats-in-bag-with-tina-barros/): This week's What's in the Bag: Tina Barros. The kind of bag that opens like a small atelier — every product chosen, nothing redundant.
- [Dr Dennis Gross Active Vitamin D Serum-Oil](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/dr-dennis-gross-skincare-active-vitamin-d-serum-oil/): Editor's update (May 2026): the Dr. Dennis Gross Active Vitamin D Serum-Oil reviewed here is currently unavailable on Amazon US (check Sephora or Nordstrom).
- [Taking it to the Streets with Ruthie Hunt](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-ruthie-hunt/): Another Taking It to the Streets: Ruthie Hunt. The routine of a woman who's clearly figured out what works for her face and stuck with it.
- [My Current Obsession: Rembrandt Whitening Toothpaste](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/my-current-obsession-rembrandt-whitening-toothpaste/): Editor’s update (May 2026): The Rembrandt Whitening line is alive and well.
- [My BFF: Creed Deodorant Fleurissimo](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/my-bff-creed-deodorant-fleurissimo/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive. (The slug calls this a deodorant — that was a typo of ours from years ago.
- [Bliss Lemon+Sage Body Scrub](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/bliss-lemonsage-body-scrub/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Bliss relaunched years ago as an affordable drugstore brand, and the Lemon & Sage scent reviewed here lives on.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Joana Bennett](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-joana-bennett/): This installment of Taking It to the Streets: Joana Bennett.
- [My Current Obsession: Astara Violet Flame Enzyme Mask](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/my-current-obsession-astara-violet-flame-enzyme-mask/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Be Legendary Lipstick by Smashbox](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/02/be-legendary-lipstick-smashbox/): Smashbox Be Legendary lipstick review: the photo-studio brand's creamy, primer-infused lipstick (now Be Legendary Prime & Plush), who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Pamela Francesca Celiz](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/01/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-pamela-francesca-celiz/): Another Taking It to the Streets profile, our recurring series on the women whose routines we admire. This week: Pamela Francesca Celiz.
- [My BFF: Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover Foundation](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/01/my-bff-make-up-for-ever-hd-invisible-cover-foundation/): Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover Foundation review: the makeup-artist-favourite HD foundation, now Ultra HD Invisible Cover, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Favorite Five Fridays: Five Great Hairstyles for the Holidays](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/12/favorite-five-fridays-five-great-hairstyles-for-the-holidays/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we have expanded this holiday favorite with step-by-step instructions for all five styles and how to make them last.
- [Giorgio Armani Designer Lift Foundation: My Mom's Current Obsession](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/12/my-moms-current-obsession-armani-designer-lift-foundation/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Giorgio Armani has refreshed its luxury foundation line-up since this review, with the Designer and Luminous Silk franchises at the centre.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Film and TV Executive Amanda Moshay](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/12/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-film-and-tv-executive-amanda-moshay/): This installment of Taking It to the Streets: film and TV executive Amanda Moshay — and the kind of beauty routine designed for back-to-back meetings, evening screenings, and the camera-ready improvisation that comes with the job.
- [Wet n Wild Lipstick: Mauve Outta Here](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/12/wet-n-wild-lipstick-mauve-outta-here/): Wet n Wild MegaLast lipstick review (shade Mauve Outta Here): the cult budget brand's long-wear lipstick, why it punches above its price, and where to buy it.
- [NARS Cream Eyeshadow in 'Savage': My BFF Bronze](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/12/my-bff-nars-cream-eyeshadow-savage/): Editor’s update (May 2026): NARS retired the Cream Eyeshadow pots in favour of the Eyeshadow Stick format.
- [What's in the Bag with Amy Davis](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/12/whats-in-the-bag-with-amy-davis-2/): A return visit to the bag of Amy Davis — and the latest evolution of her daily-carry kit.
- [Wash Away the Damage](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/12/wash-away-the-damage/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we have expanded this early post into a full guide: what a clarifying shampoo does, how often to use one, and who should go easy.
- [Neulash](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/12/neulash/): Editor’s update (May 2026): NeuLash remains one of the better-regarded lash serums on the market.
- [Tried and Tested Talks to Diane von Furstenberg](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/11/tried-and-tested-talks-to-diane-von-furstenberg/): An installment of our Tried and Tested Talks series — looking at the design houses, brand founders, and beauty figures who have shaped the way we think about how to look.
- [Kerapure 3 Day Blowout Extender](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/11/kerapure-3-day-blowout-extender/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Kerapure’s 3 Day Blowout Extender helped pioneer the dry-shampoo-plus category.
- [My Current Obsession: Laura Mercier Flawless Skin](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/11/my-current-obsession-laura-mercier-flawless-skin/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Laura Mercier’s Flawless Skin range has been streamlined into the brand’s flagship Tinted Moisturizer line.
- [My Current Obsession: Beauty Sleep](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/11/my-current-obsession-beauty-sleep/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): this is one of our earliest posts.
- [Shu Uemura False Eyelashes: My BFF for Big Nights](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/11/my-bff-shu-uemura-false-eyelashes/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Hana Hair Dryer](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/11/hana-hair-dryer/): Editor’s update (May 2026): The Hana professional dryer’s tourmaline-ionic technology is now standard across the better hair dryers.
- [Favorite Five Friday: Best Drugstore Eye Creams](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/11/favorite-five-friday-best-drugstore-eye-creams/): The luxury eye cream market is the most overpriced category in beauty. Here are five drugstore options that hold their own.
- [White Tea Rose Face Cleanser](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/white-tea-rose-face-cleanser/): A cleanser that smells like a spa and behaves like skincare.
- [Skin Food: Nourish Your Skin](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/skin-food-nourish-your-skin/): The most underrated skincare upgrade is the one that happens at the table.
- [Koh Gen Do HD Makeup](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/koh-gen-do-hd-makeup/): Koh Gen Do review: the Japanese luxury brand's HD heritage and Maifanshi Aqua Foundation, why makeup artists love the finish, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Pop Singer Adrienne Lau](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-pop-singer-adrienne-lau/): Another Taking It to the Streets, our running profile series.
- [Mason Pearson Brush: Worth the Splurge? My Honest Tried & Tested Take](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/my-bff-mason-pearson-brush/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Haute or Thrifty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/haute-or-thrifty/): The endless beauty debate: when is the luxury version actually better, and when are you paying for the box?
- [Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey: My BFF Lip Color](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/my-bff-clinique-black-honey-shimmering-tones-powder/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Foods to Eat for Healthy, Glowing Skin](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/foods-to-eat-for-healthy-glowing-skin/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we have expanded this early post with what the evidence supports, and where it is thinner than wellness headlines suggest.
- [Condition Me](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/condition-me/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we have expanded this early post with how conditioner works, how to choose one, and a correction to one piece of our original advice.
- [Bring It Back Monday](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/10/bring-it-back-monday/): The Monday column dedicated to the products that fell out of rotation and deserve to come back.
- [Rose Opera by YSL](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/09/rose-opera-ysl/): YSL Rose Opera review: the romantic rose Rouge Pur Couture lipstick shade, how to find your perfect YSL rose today, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [My Current Obsession: NYX Matte Lipstick](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/09/my-current-obsession-nyx-matte-lipstick/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Favorite Five Friday: Face Wash Edition](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/09/favorite-five-friday-face-wash-edition/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): all five cleansers on this list are still made.
- [My Current Obsession: Guerlain KissKiss Lip Lift](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/09/my-current-obsession-guerlain-kiss-kiss-lip-lift/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Radha Mehta](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/08/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-radha-mehta/): Another installment of Taking It to the Streets, our beauty profile series.
- [What's in the Bag with Jaya](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/08/whats-in-the-bag-with-jaya/): This installment of What's in the Bag: Jaya.
- [Taking it to the Streets with a Former Beauty Pageant Winner: Tatyana Velazquez](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/08/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-a-former-beauty-pagent-winner-tatyana-velazquez/): Taking It to the Streets is our ongoing series profiling the women whose beauty routines we admire — pageant queens, photographers, dancers, mothers, the occasional barista with a flawless winged liner.
- [Sephora Cream Lip Stain in 'Old Hollywood Glamour': Tried & Tested](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/08/sephora-cream-lip-stain-old-hollywood-glamour/): Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stains have been the brand's quiet lipstick hero for over a decade, and the cult shade — Old Hollywood Glamour, a deep blue-red — is one of the few drugstore-priced reds I would actually wear to a wedding.
- [What's in the Bag with Comedian Amy Chepo](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/08/whats-in-the-bag-with-comedian-amy-chepo/): Comedians live on stage and in their bags.
- [Maybelline's Pop of Color: A Cheap Cheek Trick That Works](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/08/maybellines-pop-of-color/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Maybelline still makes the Fit Me blush reviewed here — it remains one of the best-value drugstore cheek picks.
- [What's in the Bag: Sister-in-Law Edition](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/08/whats-in-the-bag-sister-in-law-edition/): Another edition of What's in the Bag, our recurring peek into the makeup bags of women whose routines we admire.
- [My Current Obsession: Hot Pink Lips](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/07/my-current-obsession-hot-pink-lips/): Summer's color is hot pink — fuchsia, magenta, neon coral-pink, the whole bright-end-of-the-spectrum lip story.
- [Favorite Five Fridays: Bronze Me Baby](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/06/favorite-five-fridays-bronze-me-baby/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we first published this list in 2011. Three of the five are still made.
- [Splurge or Save](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/06/splurge-or-save/): The biggest mistake in beauty shopping isn't picking the wrong brand — it's putting the budget in the wrong category.
- [Easy Essentials](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2011/06/easy-essentials/): Five products. Twenty seconds. Out the door.
- [The Bare Truth About bareMinerals: My Tried & Tested Review](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2009/04/the-bare-truth-about-bare-minerals/): Editor’s update (May 2026): bareMinerals Original Loose Powder Foundation remains the brand’s flagship and is still on Amazon.
- [June 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/06/june-2015-in-beauty/): June 2015 in US beauty: Olaplex No. 3 brought the salon bond-rebuilding treatment home, Pride 2015 brought the year's loudest color amplified by Obergefell, self-tanner application got idiot-proof, body care expanded into prestige territory, and YSL Cushion confirmed a wider shade range for fall.
- [May 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/05/may-2015-in-beauty/): May 2015 in US beauty: the Met Gala 'China' theme set a high-glamour bar, wedding-prep skincare narrowed further, Drunk Elephant became a real prestige force, Mother's Day gifting consolidated around three answers, It Cosmetics CC+ crossed mainstream, and Memorial Day opened summer skincare.
- [April 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/04/april-2015-in-beauty/): April 2015 in US beauty: Coachella dialed back 2014's loudness, spring color tightened the prestige-versus-drugstore conversation, Drunk Elephant continued its Sephora momentum, the YSL Cushion confirmed for fall, and the hair-color conversation pivoted to balayage with Olaplex behind it.
- [Spring 2015 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/03/spring-2015-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Marc Jacobs polka-dot silhouette, Calvin Klein at peak Costa minimalism, Tory Burch up-market, athleisure becoming a permanent half of the closet — the spring 2015 floor read.
- [March 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/03/march-2015-in-beauty/): March 2015 in US beauty: Paris Fashion Week pushed a luminous-skin look that translated cleanly at retail, spring color went softer than 2014, Drunk Elephant's Sephora momentum reset the clean-beauty conversation, the skincare swap finally became genuinely useful, and the Glossier Cloud Paint rumor mill began.
- [February 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/02/february-2015-in-beauty/): February 2015 in US beauty: the V-Day red conversation consolidated around two prestige and two drugstore lipsticks, NYFW Fall 2015 leaned deliberately quiet, the Dior Cushion entered US prestige, Glossier Boy Brow defined the brow conversation, and Drunk Elephant's Sephora launch reset the clean-skincare positioning.
- [January 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/01/january-2015-in-beauty/): January 2015 in US beauty: resolution skincare narrowed the routine, Glossier launched Phase 2 with Boy Brow, the cushion-compact category had its full Western year ahead, the matte-lipstick conversation matured, and K-beauty fully crossed into mainstream consciousness.
- [Winter 2014 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/12/winter-2014-jewellery-finds/): Independent US jewellery makers we kept giving as gifts in winter 2014 — Catbird hit cult-status critical mass, Jacquie Aiche brought body-jewellery to the prestige conversation, Anita Ko owned the LA fine-diamond reference, Alison Lou played wittier and brighter, and Sophie Bille Brahe's pearls crossed into US prestige.
- [December 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/12/december-2014-in-beauty/): December 2014 in US beauty: the year-end best-of resolved around Charlotte Tilbury, Glossier, and Lancôme Miracle Cushion. NYE makeup forked into glitter and gloss, last-minute gifting consolidated around three answers, and the post-Christmas skincare reset got a sheet-mask answer.
- [November 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/11/november-2014-in-beauty/): November 2014 in US beauty: Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk became impossible to find, Glossier handled its first holiday cleanly, Black Friday went deeper on prestige discounting, burgundy lips returned with better formulas, and hand cream got its second cult moment.
- [October 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/10/october-2014-in-beauty/): October 2014 in US beauty: Glossier launched and reset the DTC beauty conversation, Charlotte Tilbury landed at Bergdorf with Pillow Talk leading the way, the cushion-compact category fully entered the US, Halloween makeup got its most editorial year yet, and holiday gift sets landed two weeks earlier than 2013.
- [Fall 2014 Fashion: What the Big US Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/09/fall-2014-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Fall 2014 ready-to-wear from the major US fashion houses — Marc Jacobs delivered an emotionally heavy first post-LV collection, Calvin Klein cemented its minimal uniform, Michael Kors owned the camel coat conversation, Ralph Lauren went sporting-Western, Donna Karan held the city uniform, and the mid-tier consolidated everyday wardrobe.
- [September 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/09/september-2014-in-beauty/): September 2014 in US beauty: Lancôme Miracle Cushion finally launched at US prestige, NYFW Spring 2015 went glossy-lid and half-up, Charlotte Tilbury confirmed her US arrival at Bergdorf, Glossier's pre-launch energy peaked, and Allure Best of Beauty held the late-year purchase list.
- [August 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/08/august-2014-in-beauty/): August 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [July 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/07/july-2014-in-beauty/): July 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [Summer 2014 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/06/summer-2014-jewellery-finds/): Independent US jewellery makers we kept coming back to in summer 2014 — Wwake's asymmetric opals, Maya Brenner's alphabet pendants, Ariel Gordon's solid 14-karat chains, Mociun's unmatched-stone wedding bands, and Loren Stewart's plain-band workhorses.
- [June 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/06/june-2014-in-beauty/): June 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [May 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/05/may-2014-in-beauty/): May 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [April 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/04/april-2014-in-beauty/): April 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [Spring 2014 Fashion: What the Big US Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/03/spring-2014-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Spring 2014 ready-to-wear from the major US fashion houses — Marc Jacobs went floral and softer, Calvin Klein cemented the sport-tailoring template, Tory Burch deepened bohemian, Michael Kors stayed on brand with column dresses, DVF extended the wrap-dress vocabulary, and J.Crew/Madewell/Gap defined everyday dressing.
- [March 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/03/march-2014-in-beauty/): March 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [February 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/02/february-2014-in-beauty/): February 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [January 2014 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2014/01/january-2014-in-beauty/): January 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [Winter 2013 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/12/winter-2013-jewellery-finds/): Independent US jewellery makers we kept giving and receiving as gifts at the end of 2013 — Anna Sheffield's antique-feeling solitaires, Loren Stewart's plain-band stacking, Erica Weiner's antique-and-reproduction edit, Vanessa Mooney's bohemian heirlooms, and Page Sargisson's recycled-gold work.
- [December 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/12/december-2013-in-beauty/): December 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [November 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/11/november-2013-in-beauty/): November 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [October 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/10/october-2013-in-beauty/): October 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [Fall 2013 Fashion: What the Big US Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/09/fall-2013-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Fall 2013 ready-to-wear from the major US fashion houses — Marc Jacobs went strict and architectural, Calvin Klein doubled down on monochrome, Rodarte produced the season's most-photographed look, Michael Kors stayed fluent, and the mid-tier (J.Crew, Madewell) defined the everyday wardrobe.
- [September 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/09/september-2013-in-beauty/): September 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [August 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/08/august-2013-in-beauty/): August 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [July 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/07/july-2013-in-beauty/): July 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [Summer 2013 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/06/summer-2013-jewellery-finds/): Independent US jewellery makers we kept reaching for in summer 2013 — Catbird's Brooklyn-fine bands, Pamela Love's spike-and-talon talismans, Lizzie Fortunato's editorial statement pieces, Jennifer Fisher's serious gold hoops, and Miansai's men's-jewellery starting point.
- [June 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/06/june-2013-in-beauty/): June 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [May 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/05/may-2013-in-beauty/): May 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [April 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/04/april-2013-in-beauty/): April 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [Spring 2013 Fashion: What the Big US Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/03/spring-2013-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): A look back at Spring 2013 ready-to-wear from the major US fashion houses — Calvin Klein's stripped neutrals, Michael Kors' grown-up color blocking, Tory Burch's florals, J.Crew/Madewell's relaxed Americana, Ralph Lauren's sporty whites, and DVF's anniversary wrap dress.
- [March 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/03/march-2013-in-beauty/): March 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [The Truth Behind the Master Cleanse](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/02/the-truth-behind-the-master-cleanse/): The Master Cleanse — the lemon-juice, maple-syrup, cayenne-pepper protocol — has been a periodic celebrity diet darling for decades.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Producer Abdel Tornes](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/02/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-producer-abdel-tornes/): This Taking It to the Streets: producer Abdel Tornes.
- [Dermalogica MultiVitamin Power Serum: My Tried & Tested Review](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/02/dermalogica-multivitamin-power-serum/): Dermalogica MultiVitamin Power Serum review: results after 4 weeks, who it's for, and how to use vitamin A serums without irritation.
- [The Grammy Beauty Wrap-Up](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/02/the-grammy-beauty-wrap-up/): Grammy night is the annual showcase for the makeup artists working at the highest end of red carpet beauty. The 2013 ceremony's beauty trends, summarized.
- [February 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/02/february-2013-in-beauty/): February 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [Tried and Tested Beauty's Best of 2012](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/01/tried-and-tested-beautys-best-of-2012/): The year-end tally of the products that earned their place in the rotation. The line in the sand: would we still be using these in twelve months? Yes to all.
- [January 2013 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2013/01/january-2013-in-beauty/): January 2013 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
- [Reem Acra's First Fragrance](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/reem-acras-first-fragrance/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Reem Acra translated the bridal designer’s aesthetic into a wearable signature scent.
- [The Sweat Shop LA](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/the-sweat-shop-la/): The Los Angeles fitness studio that turned high-intensity interval training into a beauty practice.
- [Perricone MD Formula 1](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/perricone-md-formula-1/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Perricone MD has reformulated and renamed its flagship treatment many times since this review, but the single-cream, anti-inflammatory approach still defines the brand.
- [Splurge Skincare](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/splurge-skincare/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we first published this list in 2012.
- [My Current Obsession: Kelly Lash Eyelash Extensions](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/my-current-obsession-kelly-lash-eyelash-extensions/): Eyelash extensions changed the morning routine more than any product purchase ever did.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Marci Kays](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-marci-kays/): Another Taking It to the Streets profile, our running series on the women whose beauty practices we keep coming back to.
- [Holiday Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/holiday-gift-guide-stocking-stuffers/): The under-$25 beauty haul that punches above its price.
- [Original & Mineral Hair Care](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/original-mineral-hair-care/): Original & Mineral (O&M) review: the Australian clean haircare brand's sulfate-free, vegan, botanical-led range, who it suits, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Holiday Gift Guide for the Beauty Lover in Your Life](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/12/holiday-gift-guide-for-the-beauty-lover-in-your-life/): The trick to gifting a beauty obsessive isn't picking the brand they already love — it's picking the next thing they didn't know they needed.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Courtney Casgraux Camplin](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/11/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-courtney-casgraux-camplin/): This installment of Taking It to the Streets: Courtney Casgraux Camplin.
- [Wi Spa: Not for the Timid](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/11/wi-spa-not-for-the-timid/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive. Wi Spa is still operating in Los Angeles, and the Korean spa experience described below is unchanged.
- [The Beauty Wrap-Up with Annabelle Quezada](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/11/the-beauty-wrap-up-with-annabelle-quezada/): The Beauty Wrap-Up is our recurring conversation series with the women whose work has shaped the industry from the inside.
- [The A-List with Sue Wong](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/11/the-a-list-with-sue-wong/): This installment of The A-List: designer Sue Wong — known for the embellished evening gowns that have dressed a generation of red-carpet attendees.
- [Birthday Beauty Wish List](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/11/birthday-beauty-wish-list/): The annual ritual: making the list of things you'd buy yourself if you weren't waiting for a gift card. This year's wish list, ranked.
- [The A-List with Cecil Booth, Founder of VeneEffect](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/10/the-a-list-with-cecil-booth-founder-of-veneffect/): This The A-List: Cecil Booth, founder of VeneEffect — the skincare line built around resveratrol, the antioxidant best known from red wine and increasingly studied for its skin benefits.
- [What's in the Bag with Michelle Najafi](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/10/whats-in-the-bag-with-michelle-najafi/): This installment of What's in the Bag: Michelle Najafi. A bag built for autumn — where the air gets drier and the routine quietly shifts to compensate.
- [Lashfully Lash Salon Beverly Hills](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/10/lashfully-lash-salon-beverly-hills/): The Beverly Hills lash extension salon that's earned the local industry's recommendation.
- [Three Custom Color Specialist Eye Shadow](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/09/three-custom-color-specialist-eye-shadow/): Three Custom Color Specialists review: the custom-color house that recreates discontinued eyeshadows and lipsticks and blends bespoke shades, how it works, and where to order.
- [The A-List with Floss Gloss Founders](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/09/the-a-list-with-floss-gloss-founders/): This The A-List: the founders of Floss Gloss — the indie nail polish brand that turned a few colors into a cult following on the strength of palette, packaging, and personality.
- [Richi Brown Organic Natox](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/09/richi-brown-organic-natox/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [The A-List with Bluemercury Founder Marla Malcom Beck](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/09/the-a-list-with-blue-mercury-founder-marla-malcom-beck/): This The A-List: Marla Malcom Beck, founder of beauty retailer Bluemercury — the woman who shaped how a generation of American women shop for beauty.
- [Lisa Hoffman Variations Fine Fragrance Oils](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/09/lisa-hoffman-variations-fine-fragrance-oils/): Lisa Hoffman Variations fine fragrance oils review: the layerable artisan perfume oils, how the format works, who they suit, and where to buy them in 2026.
- [Iman Foundation](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/09/iman-foundation/): Editor's update (May 2026): IMAN Cosmetics foundation is still findable through retailers such as Amazon and Target, although the brand's production has been in flux since around 2021.
- [My Current Obsession: Dr. Michelle Copeland Skincare](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/09/my-current-obsession-dr-michelle-copeland-skincare/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester 15](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/08/perricone-md-vitamin-c-ester-15/): Editor's update (May 2026): The Vitamin C Ester 15 reviewed here has been replaced by Perricone MD's reformulated Vitamin C Ester CCC+ Ferulic Brightening Complex 20% — the same vitamin C ester philosophy, now at a higher strength and stabilised with ferulic acid.
- [My Current Obsession: NuFACE Trinity](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/08/my-current-obsession-nuface-trinity/): Editor’s update (May 2026): The original NuFACE Trinity has been superseded by the NuFACE Trinity+ — same microcurrent platform with refreshed design, FDA-cleared, currently stocked on Amazon as the Trinity+ Kit.
- [M Day Spa](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/08/m-day-spa/): Editor's note (updated October 2026): we first reviewed M Day Spa in 2012.
- [The A-List with Carol Cole](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/07/the-a-list-with-carol-cole/): This week's The A-List: Carol Cole — esthetician, brand founder, and the kind of skincare authority whose every recommendation is tested by decades in treatment rooms.
- [The A-List with Dr. Michelle Copeland](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/06/the-a-list-with-dr-michelle-copeland/): This The A-List: plastic surgeon Dr. Michelle Copeland, founder of the eponymous skincare line we covered separately in September's obsession post.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Model Jasmine Dustin](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/06/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-model-jasmine-dustin/): Another Taking It to the Streets: model Jasmine Dustin. The off-duty routine of a working model — usually the simplest version of beauty in the entire industry.
- [My Current Obsession: Molton Brown Peruvian Maca Anti-Aging Hydra Crème](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/06/my-current-obsession-molton-brown-skincare-peruvian-maca-anti-aging-hydra-creme/): Editor’s update (May 2026): The Peruvian Maca Anti-Aging Hydra Crème has been retired.
- [What's in the Bag with Heather Detert](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/06/whats-in-the-bag-with-heather-detert/): This week's What's in the Bag: Heather Detert. A kit built around summer — the season when bags get smaller and products have to work harder.
- [Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/youngblood/): Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics review: the talc-free loose and liquid mineral foundations, who they suit, how to apply them, and whether the clean-beauty mainstay still holds up in 2026.
- [My Current Obsession: Tatcha Supple Moisture Rich Silk Cream](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/my-current-obsession-tatcha-supple-moisture-rich-silk-cream/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Tatcha’s catalogue has evolved — the original Supple Moisture Rich Silk Cream has been retired in favour of The Dewy Skin Cream and other current formulations.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Jelena Spajic](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-jelena-spajic/): Another Taking It to the Streets, our running profile series of the women we keep noticing — for their style, for their work, for the way they carry a beauty look without making a fuss of it.
- [The A-List with Maggie Norris](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/the-a-list-with-maggie-norris/): Another The A-List: couture designer Maggie Norris. The designer-as-aesthete profile in our series — beauty filtered through a couturier's eye.
- [Votre Vu](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/votre-vu/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Votre Vu still sells its French-pharmacy-style botanical formulations, currently through Amazon and select beauty retailers.
- [My BFF: Murad Rapid Age Spot and Pigment Lightening Serum](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/my-bff-murad-rapid-age-spot-and-pigment-lightening-serum/): Editor's update (May 2026): The hydroquinone-based serum reviewed here was discontinued years ago.
- [RoC Retinol Correxion Sensitive Skin Night Cream and Eye Cream](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/roc-retinol-correction-sensitive-skin-night-cream-and-eye-cream/): Editor’s update (October 2026): RoC continues to make the Retinol Correxion line.
- [My Current Obsession: Herve Herau](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/my-current-obsession-herve-herau/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive and has been updated for accuracy.
- [Kerastase Cristalliste for Long Hair: My Honest Tried & Tested Review](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/kerastase-cristalliste/): Kerastase Cristalliste tried & tested for long hair: shampoo and conditioner review with the verdict, who it's for, and how to use it for best results.
- [Philosophy Gingerbread Man Sweet Treat](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/philosophy-gingerbread-man-sweet-treat/): Philosophy Gingerbread Man review: the warm, spiced 3-in-1 shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath, why it's a holiday favourite, and where to buy it each season.
- [What's in the Bag with Lauren Berkovitz](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/whats-in-the-bag-with-lauren-berkovitz/): This installment of What's in the Bag: Lauren Berkovitz.
- [NuCelle Spa System](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/nucelle-spa-system/): Editor’s update (May 2026): NuCelle still makes its professional-strength spa system for at-home use. The current NuCelle range on Amazon is where to find it.
- [Taking it to the Streets with Celebrity Make-Up Artist Hilla Lali Peer](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/taking-it-to-the-streets-with-celebrity-make-up-artist-hilla-lali-peer/): This Taking It to the Streets: celebrity makeup artist Hilla Lali Peer.
- [My BFF: 37 Extreme Actives](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/my-bff-37-extreme-actives/): 37 Actives review: the luxury all-in-one anti-aging cream by Dr. Macrene Alexiades (now Dr. Macrene Actives), what's in it, who it's for, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Milani Hair Clip-In Hair Extensions](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/milani-hair-clip-in-hair-extensions/): Editor’s update (May 2026): Clip-in extensions have come a long way since this review — today’s clip-in hair extensions are an easy, affordable at-home option.
- [My Current Obsession: Bite Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/05/my-current-obsession-bite-beauty/): Bite Beauty built a brand on a simple premise: lipstick should be safe enough to eat.
- [VitaMedica Anti-Aging Formula Review](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/vitamedica-anti-aging/): Editor's update (May 2026): Good news — the VitaMedica Anti-Aging Formula is still made and still sold under the same name, more than a decade after this review was first written.
- [Sircuit Skin Cosmeceuticals](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/sircuit-skin-cosmeceuticals/): Sircuit Skin Cosmeceuticals review: the paraben-free antioxidant and peptide serums the brand is known for, who they suit, and where to buy them in 2026.
- [Revale Skin Replenishing Eye Therapy](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/revale-skin-replenishing-eye-therapy/): Editor’s update (May 2026): RevaleSkin still makes its CoffeeBerry-based skincare, including eye treatments in the spirit of the one reviewed here.
- [Nuxe Paris](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/nuxe-paris/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/rms-beauty-lip2cheek/): RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek review: the cult multi-use cream blush and lip colour from the clean-beauty pioneer, who it suits, how to apply it, and where to buy it in 2026.
- [Kat Burki Body Gelee](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/kat-burki-body-gelee/): Editor's note: this post is from our archive.
- [iS Clinical White Lightening Complex](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/is-clinical-innovative-skincare-white-lightening/): Editor's update (September 2026): the product reviewed here has been renamed Brightening Complex — same treatment, current name.
- [The A-List with Charlene Amoia](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2012/04/the-a-list-with-charlene-amoia/): Welcome back to The A-List, our long-running look at the actresses, artists, and on-screen women whose beauty choices we keep stealing for ourselves.
- [September 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/09/september-2021-in-beauty/): September 2021 in beauty: NYFW finally returns in person, the Met Gala signals a bolder face, Olaplex goes public, and fall fragrance lands.
- [August 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/08/august-2021-in-beauty/): August 2021 in beauty: the Olaplex S-1 lands, fragrance pivots toward fall, dermatologist-led skincare takes over TikTok, and Pillow Talk extends its universe.
- [July 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/07/july-2021-in-beauty/): July 2021 in beauty: tinted SPF takes over, K18 follows in Olaplex's footsteps, Fenty Skin hits its first anniversary, and the body-care category goes mainstream.
- [Summer 2021 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/06/summer-2021-jewellery-finds/): Summer 2021 jewellery: the small, independent makers we're watching, from Sophie Buhai's sterling silver sculpture to Catbird's permanent welded chains.
- [June 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/06/june-2021-in-beauty/): June 2021 in beauty: hot vax summer arrives, fragrance comes back into rotation, lip oils take over, the Olaplex IPO is officially in motion, and body care moves from serum to oil.
- [May 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/05/may-2021-in-beauty/): May 2021 in beauty: another sunscreen renaissance, the launch of Merit Beauty, Olaplex IPO whispers, and refillable packaging that was finally landing.
- [April 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/04/april-2021-in-beauty/): April 2021 in beauty: Rare Beauty's Soft Pinch Liquid Blush goes viral on TikTok, K-beauty crosses over with Beauty of Joseon, and body care gets the skinification treatment.
- [Spring 2021 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/03/spring-2021-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): NYFW Spring 2021 was a hybrid digital season — Marc Jacobs experimented with format, Tom Ford polished as if nothing changed, Christopher John Rogers had his breakthrough.
- [March 2021 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/03/march-2021-in-beauty/): The skincare conversation pivots back to peptides, Westman Atelier hits real scale, K-beauty’s TikTok wave widens, mineral SPF finally feels wearable, and bonders take over hair.
- [February 2021 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/02/february-2021-in-beauty/): Ulta signs the 15 Percent Pledge, Rare Beauty Soft Pinch goes truly viral, Pat McGrath keeps dropping editions, and a real lipstick comes back to the counter.
- [January 2021 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/01/january-2021-in-beauty/): Barrier repair takes the conversation back from the acids, Charlotte Tilbury settles into life under Puig, bodycare gets the actives treatment, and inauguration week returns the lip to centre stage.
- [Winter 2020 Jewellery Finds](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/12/winter-2020-jewellery-finds/): Six independent women-led jewellery houses for the holiday gifting cycle — Foundrae, Wwake, Lizzie Fortunato, Brent Neale, Azlee, and Luna Skye.
- [December 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/12/december-2020-in-beauty/): A year-in-review for 2020 — the year skincare ate makeup, Olaplex's commercial run, the industry reckoning over Black-owned beauty, and the small-purchase economy that defined the year.
- [November 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/11/november-2020-in-beauty/): Ariana Grande's R.E.M. fragrance launches, Black Friday and Cyber Monday go fully digital, comfort scents take over, vitamin C reaches saturation, and the beauty advent calendar arrives in the US.
- [October 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/10/october-2020-in-beauty/): Allure Best of Beauty 2020 lands, holiday gift sets arrive three weeks early, election-anxiety wellness goes vertical, and indie skincare keeps moving up the conversation.
- [Fall 2020 Fashion from the Big Brands](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/09/fall-2020-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Ralph Lauren goes back to basics, Tory Burch makes the work-from-home wardrobe, Coach nails the leather year, Marc Jacobs has the noisiest show, and Theory plus Madewell own the everyday.
- [September 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/09/september-2020-in-beauty/): Rare Beauty arrives at Sephora with a mental-health mission, NYFW Spring 2021 goes fully digital, Westman Atelier hits its stride, and skincare turns to barrier health.
- [August 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/08/august-2020-in-beauty/): Fenty Skin gets a four-week review, Glossier Play and Marc Jacobs Beauty quietly bow out, Kosas and Ilia define skin-finish makeup, and the Augustinus Bader cream takes off.
- [July 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/07/july-2020-in-beauty/): Fenty Skin lands at the end of the month, sunscreen finally comes correct, hair turns to bond-repair, and Pat McGrath gives us something to look forward to.
- [Summer 2020 Jewellery Finds](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/06/summer-2020-jewellery-finds/): Six independent women-run jewellery houses we kept coming back to in summer 2020 — Foundrae, Sophie Buhai, Anita Ko, Jacquie Aiche, Sophie Bille Brahe, and Beck Jewels.
- [June 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/06/june-2020-in-beauty/): The 15 Percent Pledge, Pull Up for Change, and a beauty industry forced to look at itself — plus the lockdown skincare, hand creams, box dye, and quiet fragrances getting us through.
- [May 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/05/may-2020-in-beauty/): Two months into lockdown: The Inkey List Retinol Eye Cream is the surprise hit, Glossier closes its physical retail, and the fragrance category bottoms out.
- [April 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/04/april-2020-in-beauty/): Lockdown month one: the retinol moment is real, gel-tox bridges salon visits, candles fill the fragrance role, and maskne becomes a real dermatology problem.
- [Spring 2020 Fashion: The Pieces We Still Want to Buy](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/03/spring-2020-fashion-american-houses/): Spring 2020 collections arrive as the country shuts down. The wide-leg trouser, the shirtdress, and the knitwear pieces worth buying anyway.
- [March 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/03/march-2020-in-beauty/): The pandemic arrives. Foundation goes in the drawer, hand cream becomes the hero, and Olaplex No. 3 starts flying off shelves as salons close.
- [February 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/02/february-2020-in-beauty/): Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi launches under Shiseido, Estée Lauder updates Advanced Night Repair, and the Valentine's Day gift that actually works.
- [January 2020 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2020/01/january-2020-in-beauty/): New decade, new routine. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Intense, Pat McGrath's first foundation, the clean-girl January reset, and beauty brands responding to the Australian bushfires.
- [Winter 2019 Jewellery: The Independents to Know](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/12/winter-2019-jewellery-independents/): Foundrae, Sophie Buhai, Jacquie Aiche, Sophie Bille Brahe, Anita Ko, and Beck Jewels — six independent fine jewellers worth knowing as the decade closes.
- [December 2019 in Beauty: The Year in Review](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/12/december-2019-in-beauty/): The year of consolidation: Shiseido bought Drunk Elephant, Estée Lauder bought Dr. Jart+, The Inkey List broke through, and contour officially gave way to skin-first.
- [November 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/11/november-2019-in-beauty/): Estée Lauder buys Dr. Jart+, Patrick Ta launches at Sephora, Pat McGrath Mothership V drops, and the smartest 2019 holiday gift sets at Sephora.
- [October 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/10/october-2019-in-beauty/): Drunk Elephant officially joins Shiseido, Olaplex No. 7 launches, Allure Best of Beauty winners, and the most wearable Halloween makeup of the decade.
- [Fall 2019 Fashion: The American Houses Worth Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/09/fall-2019-fashion-american-houses/): The Fall 2019 NYFW shows are over and the clothes are arriving in stores. Marc Jacobs goes romantic, Tory Burch quiets down, and Calvin Klein 205W39NYC closes for good.
- [September 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/09/september-2019-in-beauty/): Shiseido buys Drunk Elephant, NYFW Spring 2020 sets a quieter mood, and The Inkey List arrives at Sephora. Our complete September 2019 beauty guide.
- [August 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/08/august-2019-in-beauty/): August 2019 in beauty: the drugstore renaissance, the Drunk Elephant-Shiseido rumors, smart starter skincare, niche fragrance, the hand-care moment.
- [July 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/07/july-2019-in-beauty/): July 2019 in beauty: aluminum-free deodorant goes mainstream, vitamin C resurgence, dry shampoo finally fixed, vacation skincare consolidates.
- [Summer 2019 in Jewellery](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/06/summer-2019-in-jewellery/): Summer 2019 in jewellery: Sophie Buhai's high-minimalism, Catbird Brooklyn, Foundrae signets, Mejuri demi-fine, Loren Stewart and Wwake on the watch list.
- [June 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/06/june-2019-in-beauty/): June 2019 in beauty: Charlotte Tilbury Puig deal rumors, body care matures, mineral SPF gets wearable, the four-product summer makeup edit.
- [May 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/05/may-2019-in-beauty/): May 2019 in beauty: Fenty Maison launches, self-tanner gets a glow-up, SPF finally gets sexy, the Inkey vs Ordinary ecosystem matures, wedding kits.
- [April 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/04/april-2019-in-beauty/): April 2019 in beauty: Pat McGrath Mothership IV: Decadence drops, Coachella beauty grows up, retinol vs bakuchiol begins, Dyson Airwrap verdict.
- [Spring 2019 in Fashion](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/03/spring-2019-in-fashion/): Spring 2019 in fashion: Raf's farewell Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs SS19, Khaite breaks out, Tory Burch florals, Telfar and Pyer Moss reshape NYFW.
- [March 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/03/march-2019-in-beauty/): March 2019 in beauty: Glossier Play launches, Pat McGrath Mothership IV teases, Korean glow goes mainstream, Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask wins.
- [February 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/02/february-2019-in-beauty/): February 2019 in beauty: red lips for Valentines, the glossy lid takeover, Augustinus Bader debate, lash serums going mainstream, bath culture.
- [January 2019 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2019/01/january-2019-in-beauty/): January 2019 in beauty: the launches and indie brands we tested that month, the editor picks worth revisiting, and what still earns a spot in our routines.
- [Winter 2018 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/12/winter-2018-jewellery-finds/): Six independent fine-jewellery makers we are loving in winter 2018: Polly Wales, Ana Khouri, Communion by Joy, Cathy Waterman, Irene Neuwirth, and Khiry.
- [December 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/12/december-2018-in-beauty/): December 2018 closes the year: top six product list, the Raf Simons Calvin Klein departure, simplified NYE makeup, and the active-ingredient era reaches maturity.
- [November 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/11/november-2018-in-beauty/): November 2018 holiday push: Sephora Beauty Insider event, Black Friday at the drugstore, the third year of the gift list, and the rise of advent calendars.
- [October 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/10/october-2018-in-beauty/): October 2018 in beauty: Allure Best of Beauty, the second-year Fenty effect, soft Halloween, holiday gift sets land, and the rise of clean prestige skincare.
- [Fall 2018 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/09/fall-2018-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): NYFW Spring 2019: Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, Marc Jacobs in the Armory, Ralph Lauren's 50th anniversary, Tom Ford, Brandon Maxwell, and Coach 1941.
- [September 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/09/september-2018-in-beauty/): September 2018: Fenty's first anniversary, NYFW Spring 2019 backstage, the Drunk Elephant restocks, fall fragrance launches, and the active-ingredient routine refines further.
- [August 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/08/august-2018-in-beauty/): August 2018: Glossier Lidstar launches, the back-to-school drugstore haul, the late-summer skincare pivot, and the buildup to NYFW Spring 2019.
- [July 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/07/july-2018-in-beauty/): July 2018: World Cup beauty in passing, the after-sun rescue, the gua-sha routine that earned its slot, drugstore SPF wars, and the Glossier Phase Three preview.
- [Summer 2018 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/06/summer-2018-jewellery-finds/): Six independent jewellers we are loving in summer 2018: Maria Tash, Spinelli Kilcollin, Lizzie Mandler, Suzanne Kalan, Yvonne Léon, and Marlo Laz.
- [June 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/06/june-2018-in-beauty/): June 2018 in beauty: gua sha goes mainstream, the Glow Recipe sleeping mask earns its place, summer fragrance reset, the new tinted-SPF prestige category, and Fenty Beach Please.
- [May 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/05/may-2018-in-beauty/): May 2018 from the Heavenly Bodies Met Gala to the Royal Wedding's quiet beauty, Mother's Day skincare, the wedding-guest beauty bag, and the rise of Glow Recipe.
- [April 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/04/april-2018-in-beauty/): April 2018: Pat McGrath Mothership III Subversive arrives, Drunk Elephant Protini launches, Coachella beauty pivots cooler, and Glossier expands.
- [Spring 2018 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/03/spring-2018-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): NYFW Fall 2018: Raf Simons's American horror at Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Coach 1941, and the rise of Brandon Maxwell.
- [March 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/03/march-2018-in-beauty/): March 2018: Glossier Skin Tint launches, the Pat McGrath Mothership III preview, daylight saving and the spring SPF reset, and the rise of bakuchiol prestige formulas.
- [February 2018 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/02/february-2018-in-beauty/): 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 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2018/01/january-2018-in-beauty/): 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.
- [Winter 2017 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/12/winter-2017-jewellery-finds/): Six independent fine-jewellery makers we are loving in winter 2017: Wwake, Loren Stewart, Mociun, Jennie Kwon, Anna Sheffield, and Kataoka.
- [December 2017 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/12/december-2017-in-beauty/): 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 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/11/november-2017-in-beauty/): 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: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/10/october-2017-in-beauty/): October 2017 in beauty: Allure Best of Beauty, post-Fenty competition delivers, Halloween softens, holiday gift sets land, and bakuchiol rises in skincare.
- [Fall 2017 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/09/fall-2017-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): NYFW Spring 2018: Raf Simons's second Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs returns to ladylike, Tom Ford in NY, Coach 1941, and the see-now-buy-now experiment quieting down.
- [September 2017 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/09/september-2017-in-beauty/): 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: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/08/august-2017-in-beauty/): 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: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/07/july-2017-in-beauty/): 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.
- [Summer 2017 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/06/summer-2017-jewellery-finds/): Six independent jewellers we are loving in summer 2017: Sophie Buhai, Sophie Bille Brahe, Beck Jewelry, Foundrae, Anita Ko, and Jacquie Aiche.
- [June 2017 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/06/june-2017-in-beauty/): 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 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/05/may-2017-in-beauty/): 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.
- [April 2017 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/04/april-2017-in-beauty/): April 2017 belonged to Pat McGrath Mothership II Sublime, the Coachella beauty pivot, drugstore strobing creams catching up to prestige glow drops, and Glossier becoming a category builder.
- [Spring 2017 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/03/spring-2017-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Spring 2017 American fashion was defined by Raf Simons at Calvin Klein. We talk through the wearable takeaways from CK, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Ralph Lauren, and Coach 1941.
- [March 2017 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/03/march-2017-in-beauty/): Spring 2017 reset on the bathroom counter — Hollywood Flawless Filter momentum, Raf Simons Calvin Klein, the Pat McGrath drop economy, and Coachella prep gearing up.
- [February 2017 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/02/february-2017-in-beauty/): Raf Simons debuts at Calvin Klein on February 10 and reorganises the year, Hollywood Flawless Filter dominates the awards-season press line, Shape Tape divides the concealer category, and the Oscars close on a famous envelope mix-up.
- [January 2017 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2017/01/january-2017-in-beauty/): A new year opens with Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter and Tarte Shape Tape both landing within the first month, the political calendar reorganising what we want from beauty, and skincare actives returning to the rhythm.
- [Winter 2016 Jewellery Finds](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/12/winter-2016-jewellery-finds/): The seven small and independent jewellery brands worth knowing for winter 2016 — Foundrae, Anita Ko, Jacquie Aiche, Catbird, Sophie Buhai, Wwake, Maya Brenner — and the gifting rules that got us through nine successful December gifts.
- [December 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/12/december-2016-in-beauty/): The four brands that defined 2016 emerge as Glossier, Drunk Elephant, Olaplex, and Charlotte Tilbury; year-end Kylie restock chaos; last-minute gifting consolidates around five reliable answers; and the NYE makeup looks settle into three reliable camps.
- [November 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/11/november-2016-in-beauty/): The Lip Kit anniversary marks a year of matte-liquid maturation, the Black Friday haul finally crosses gift names off the list, the deep-burgundy lip becomes the holiday party answer, and the proper amber takes the wrist into deep winter.
- [October 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/10/october-2016-in-beauty/): Allure Best of Beauty confirms the consensus, the Halloween cycle delivers the year's editorial-makeup setpiece, the early Sephora gift sets land, the deep-burgundy lip returns, and the retinol commitment hits four nights a week.
- [Fall 2016 Fashion from the Big Brands](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/09/fall-2016-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Fall 2016 walked through Bergdorf, Saks, and Barneys: Marc Jacobs goes Beetlejuice, Costa closes Calvin Klein with a thesis on minimalism, Tory Burch goes country-house, Coach commits fully to the Vevers identity, and the camel coat is the season's only required decision.
- [September 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/09/september-2016-in-beauty/): NYFW Spring 2017 lands the see-now-buy-now experiment, the autumn skincare step-up swaps in heavier moisturisers and a fresh Drunk Elephant rotation, the warmer lip returns, and Pat McGrath Mothership sets a new ceiling for prestige palette pricing.
- [August 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/08/august-2016-in-beauty/): Olympics campaigns peak in hot pink, the Sephora Insider sale becomes the haul of the summer, NYFW Spring 2017 see-now-buy-now experiments break the calendar, and the late-August skin reset prepares the routine for fall.
- [July 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/07/july-2016-in-beauty/): Heat dictates the kit, festival recovery becomes a methodical seventy-two-hour process, Resort collections quietly outshop the runway, Olympics campaigns land mid-month, and Glossier Stretch concealer arrives.
- [Summer 2016 Jewellery Finds](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/06/summer-2016-jewellery-finds/): Seven small and independent names worth knowing for summer 2016 — Sophie Buhai, Sophie Bille Brahe, Catbird, Jacquie Aiche, Anita Ko, Beck Jewels, Jennifer Meyer, plus Maya Brenner — and the styling rules we landed on after a season of stacking.
- [June 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/06/june-2016-in-beauty/): The summer routine hits the road, self-tan formulas finally beat the actual sun, Calvin Klein closes a quiet era as Costa exits, Pat McGrath drops set the streetwear-style schedule, and citrus replaces white florals on the wrist.
- [May 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/05/may-2016-in-beauty/): Met Gala chrome trickles down, hair colour finally goes bronde, the SPF rotation reorganises around skin reality, and the Memorial Day audit pares the routine down to ten products that travel.
- [April 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/04/april-2016-in-beauty/): Glossier Cloud Paint lands April 5 and resets cream blush ergonomics, Coachella beauty matures, Drunk Elephant cements clean-prestige, white-floral fragrance returns, and the wedding-guest face goes properly no-makeup-makeup.
- [Spring 2016 Fashion from the Big Brands](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/03/spring-2016-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): A walk through the floor at Bergdorf and Saks: Marc Jacobs maximalism, Calvin Klein at the peak of its quiet, Tory Burch's optimistic stripe, Coach committing fully, Kors and Ralph on the easy end.
- [March 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/03/march-2016-in-beauty/): The post-Oscar afterglow brief defines the month, daylight saving turns SPF year-round, Pat McGrath Labs reframes prestige, Pixi Glow Tonic dominates Target, and the carry-on routine becomes the realer test of an edit.
- [February 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/02/february-2016-in-beauty/): Awards-season carpets reset to dewy, NYFW Spring 2016 backstages telegraph a bare-canvas spring, the matte-liquid lip becomes a category, and hand cream becomes the more reliable trend signal than any lipstick.
- [January 2016 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2016/01/january-2016-in-beauty/): Contour winding down, dewy ascendant, the Lip Kit restocks dominating commerce, and the products from 2015 we refused to retire as winter pared the routine back to actives.
- [Winter 2015 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/12/winter-2015-jewellery-finds/): Foundrae's symbol-jewellery debut at Barneys, Anita Ko as the year-end anchor, Jacquie Aiche's matured body chains, Jennifer Meyer for the personal necklace, and Catbird as the stocking-stuffer default.
- [December 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/12/december-2015-in-beauty/): The five brands that defined 2015, NYE makeup forecast, the second Kylie sellout, the cushion compact becoming a category, and last-minute gifting consolidated to five reliable answers.
- [November 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/11/november-2015-in-beauty/): Kylie Lip Kit’s 30-second sellout, beauty Black Friday going prestige, deep-burgundy nails finally landing, Drunk Elephant earning the holiday slot, and the routines that got quieter and better.
- [October 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/10/october-2015-in-beauty/): Halloween makeup at peak elaboration, Pat McGrath’s Gold 001 sellout, Olaplex No. 3 going home, holiday gift sets landing early, and the Sephora-vs-Ulta race we are watching.
- [Fall 2015 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/09/fall-2015-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Marc Jacobs's western reset, Céline's quiet-luxury continuation, The Row hitting its prestige stride, Madewell's contemporary breakout, and what we are watching for Spring 2016.
- [September 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/09/september-2015-in-beauty/): September 2015 in US beauty: Allure Best of Beauty held real authority with Glossier/Drunk Elephant/Charlotte Tilbury/Olaplex wins, NYFW Spring 2016 went bare-faced, Kylie Cosmetics confirmed November launch, Charlotte Tilbury The Queen became the year's carpet red, and fall foundation reformulations brought real upgrades.
- [August 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/08/august-2015-in-beauty/): August 2015 in US beauty: YSL Cushion arrived with the widest shade range yet, back-to-school drugstore launches went bigger with Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquids and ColourPop, strobing remained the year's technique, the post-summer skincare reset began earlier, and beauty-influencer culture hit a real tipping point.
- [July 2015 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/07/july-2015-in-beauty/): July 2015 in US beauty: Glossier Stretch Concealer arrived and confirmed the brand's sustainability, the hot-weather makeup edit consolidated, hair masks crossed into the weekly routine with Olaplex No. 3 leading, Drunk Elephant continued building cult status, and beach-hair moved past salt spray.
- [Summer 2015 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2015/06/summer-2015-jewellery-finds/): Sophie Buhai's quiet 2015 launch, Sophie Bille Brahe's floating pearl, Anita Ko crossing into the editor consciousness, Jennifer Meyer's personal necklace, and Catbird as the daily-stack default.
- [The Best Dior Backstage Rosy Glow Blush Dupes (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/10/dior-rosy-glow-blush-dupes/): Is Dior Backstage Rosy Glow worth it? Six affordable dupes, from the pH-reacting Wonderskin pHlush Stick to glowy drugstore powders, and who each is for.
- [The Best Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter Dupes (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/10/charlotte-tilbury-flawless-filter-dupes/): Is Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter worth it? Six drugstore glow filter dupes, from e.l.f. Halo Glow to L'Oreal Lumi Glotion, and who each one is for.
- [The Best Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Dupes (2026): 6 Picks Under $25](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/10/rare-beauty-soft-pinch-blush-dupes/): Is Rare Beauty Soft Pinch worth it? Six drugstore liquid blush dupes, from NYX Fat Cheeks to e.l.f. and Maybelline, and who each one is for.
- [The Best Clarins Lip Comfort Oil Dupes (2026): 7 We'd Buy Instead](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/10/clarins-lip-comfort-oil-dupes/): Clarins Lip Comfort Oil costs $32. These seven drugstore lip oils copy its plant oils, glossy tint and pH shades for far less, from e.l.f. to L'Oreal.
- [Olaplex No. 4 and No. 5 Review (2026): Is the Shampoo and Conditioner Worth It?](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/09/olaplex-no-4-no-5-shampoo-conditioner-review/): Is Olaplex No. 4 shampoo and No. 5 conditioner worth the salon price? Our verdict on the wash-day pair, who should skip them, and the L'Oreal and Pantene alternatives.
- [The Best Dior Lip Maximizer Dupes (2026): 7 Plumping Glosses Under $30](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/09/dior-lip-maximizer-dupes/): The Dior Lip Maximizer costs $42. These seven plumping glosses copy its tingle, cushion and shine for a fraction of that, from Maybelline Lifter Plump to GrandeLIPS.
- [Fall Hair Shedding Is Real: 7 Scalp-Care Buys Under $20 to Get Ahead of It (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/09/fall-hair-shedding-scalp-care-2026/): Fall shedding is real. Seven scalp-care buys under $20: an anti-dandruff wash, a scrub, rosemary mist and oil, a soothing elixir, a massager and a detangler.
- [Puffy Post-Summer Eyes? 7 Under-Eye Patches Under $25 That Actually De-Puff (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/09/under-eye-patches-de-puff-2026/): Puffy, tired eyes after summer? Seven Amazon under-eye patches and gels under $25 that de-puff in ten minutes, ranked from the cult budget gel up.
- [Fall 2026 Fashion From the Big Brands: 7 Runway Accessory Trends You Can Buy on Amazon](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/08/fall-2026-fashion-accessories/): The fall 2026 runways went big on fringed scarves, wide belts and chunky gold. Seven Amazon accessory picks under $20 that get you the look.
- [Mineral Makeup Is Having a Skin-First Moment: 7 Amazon Picks for Fall 2026](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/08/mineral-makeup-skin-first-2026/): Talc-free mineral makeup is back, rebuilt for the skin-first era. Seven Amazon picks, six of them under $25, that even skin out without smothering it.
- [Tubing Mascara Is the Back-to-School Cheat Code: 7 Smudge-Proof Amazon Picks](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/08/tubing-mascara-smudge-proof-2026/): Heat, humidity and 3pm under-eye smudges are no match for tubing mascara. 7 best-selling Amazon picks, 6 under $25, that rinse off with warm water.
- [Post-Summer Hair Repair: 7 Amazon Masks Under $25 That Bring Fried Strands Back (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/08/post-summer-hair-repair-masks/): Sun, salt, and chlorine left their mark. These 7 best-selling Amazon hair repair masks and treatments — all under $25 — bring summer-fried strands back.
- [Best Long-Lasting Lip Stains for Summer Heat (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/07/lip-stains-long-lasting-summer-heat/): The best long-lasting lip stains for summer heat in 2026 - seven sweat-proof, transfer-proof tints we keep reaching for, from budget tints to one splurge.
- [Best Niacinamide Serums for Oily Skin and Large Pores (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/07/niacinamide-serums-oily-skin-pores/): The best niacinamide serums for oily, pore-prone skin in 2026 - six tried-and-tested picks, from a budget cult classic to a dermatologist-loved booster.
- [Best Vitamin C Serums for Brightening and Dark Spots (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/07/vitamin-c-serums-brightening-dark-spots/): The best vitamin C serums for brightening and fading dark spots in 2026 - six dermatologist-loved picks from budget to splurge, all tried and tested by us.
- [Best Hyaluronic Acid Serums for Plump, Hydrated Skin (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/07/hyaluronic-acid-serums-plump-skin/): The best hyaluronic acid serums for plump, hydrated skin in 2026, from a budget cult pick to a derm-counter classic, with who each one suits best.
- [Best Ceramide Moisturizers for Dry, Mature and Menopausal Skin (2026)](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/07/ceramide-moisturizers-mature-skin/): Our favorite ceramide moisturizers for dry, mature and menopausal skin in 2026 - barrier-repair picks from CeraVe, La Roche-Posay and more, most of them drugstore-priced.
- [The Best Dior Lip Glow Oil Dupes (2026): 5 We'd Buy Instead](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/06/dior-lip-glow-oil-dupes/): The viral Dior Lip Glow Oil is $40. Here are 5 dupes we'd buy instead - from an e.l.f. lookalike to the viral NYX Fat Oil Lip Drip.
- [Glossy Lip Oils: 6 Amazon Buys Behind Summer 2026's Juicy Berry Lip](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/06/glossy-lip-oils-2026/): Lip oils power summer 2026's glossy berry lip. We rounded up six of the best on Amazon, from a five-dollar NYX hero to the cult Dior Lip Glow Oil.
- [Summer Body Mists: 6 Viral Amazon Sprays We're Wearing Instead of Perfume](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/06/summer-body-mists-2026/): Body mists are summer's easiest scent upgrade. Six viral Amazon picks we love, from the cult Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 62 to a five-dollar cherry blossom.
- [Cloud Skin: 6 Amazon Buys for Summer's Soft-Focus Makeup Trend](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/06/cloud-skin-summer-2026/): Cloud skin is summer's soft-focus makeup look. Six Amazon picks: a blurring primer, glow filter, cream blush and bronzer, soft powder and a dewy mist.
- [June 2026 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/06/june-2026-in-beauty/): Peak summer beauty for June: sunscreen you will actually reapply, Pride-month color, a lighter fragrance wardrobe, humidity-proof hair, and a pared-back routine.
- [The Summer Body Glow-Up: 6 Amazon Picks We Will Wear All Season](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/05/summer-body-glow-up-2026/): Our summer body shortlist: six Amazon picks for soft, glowy, sun-safe skin — cult cream, glossy oil, sugar scrub, glycolic wash, self-tan, and SPF mousse.
- [Glass Skin for Summer: 6 Viral K-Beauty Buys Worth the Hype](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/05/viral-k-beauty-glass-skin/): Glass skin is the most-searched skincare look this summer, and most of the products behind it are Korean. Here are six viral K-beauty buys we would actually spend on.
- [Olaplex Review 2026: Worth the Hype + Best Products for Your Hair Type](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/05/olaplex-review/): We tested the full Olaplex range for 2026: which numbered products are worth it, which to skip, and the best Olaplex pick for your hair type.
- [May 2026 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/05/may-2026-in-beauty/): May 2026 beauty roundup — the new launches we tested, the trends worth chasing, and the tried-and-tested picks dominating our routines this month.
- [April 2026 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/04/april-2026-in-beauty/): Coachella sealed the festival look for another year, the pre-Met Gala build started, and the spring launch wave delivered Q2's most credible hero products.
- [Spring 2026 in Fashion](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/03/spring-2026-fashion/): The McCollough-Hernandez Loewe debut delivered its first answer, Demna's second Gucci consolidated, Glenn Martens hardened the Margiela direction, and Philo continued her measured run.
- [March 2026 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/03/march-2026-in-beauty/): The Oscars on March 15 confirmed maximalist red-carpet beauty as the year's defining mode, the McCollough-Hernandez Loewe debut reframed the conversation, and the spring launch wave landed.
- [February 2026 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/02/february-2026-in-beauty/): NYFW Fall 2026 went sharper, the BAFTAs previewed darker Awards-season beauty, and the Valentine's lip-and-blush cycle delivered the cleanest February launches in years.
- [January 2026 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2026/01/january-2026-in-beauty/): The new-year skincare reset stayed minimalist, the Spring 2026 couture brought a darker palette, and Schiaparelli kept its red-carpet beauty momentum into a new year.
- [Winter 2025 in Jewellery](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/12/winter-2025-jewellery/): Engagement-ring season favored sculptural settings, Black-owned brands carried Met-driven editorial momentum into Q4, and Foundrae continued its multi-year compounding run.
- [December 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/12/december-2025-in-beauty/): Year-end lists closed out a turbulent year for prestige, NYE makeup confirmed maximalism's full return, and the indie clean-active brands picked up real share for the year.
- [November 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/11/november-2025-in-beauty/): Holiday gift sets carried the month commercially, the prestige industry stabilized for the year-end, and Black Friday delivered the cleanest beauty discount cycle in years.
- [October 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/10/october-2025-in-beauty/): Halloween hit its peak commercial scale, Allure Best of Beauty 2025 confirmed the year's hero products, and the holiday gift-set previews delivered a tighter lineup than 2024.
- [Fall 2025 in Fashion](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/09/fall-2025-fashion/): Demna at Gucci, Glenn Martens at Margiela, the Loewe transition, the Philo machine — Fall 2025 was the season the creative-director musical chairs hardened into actual collections you could wear.
- [September 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/09/september-2025-in-beauty/): Demna's first Gucci runway delivered a darker beauty direction, NYFW reset Spring 2026 makeup, and the US Open carried tennis-coded beauty into a third defining season.
- [August 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/08/august-2025-in-beauty/): Back-to-school skincare went lower-tech, the US Open built tennis-beauty into a real category, and the prestige industry's tariff-driven price reset settled into a new normal.
- [July 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/07/july-2025-in-beauty/): Wimbledon brought tennis-coded beauty back, Charlotte Tilbury and Rare Beauty layered summer launches on top of existing franchises, and the heatwave matte-skin conversation matured into routine.
- [Summer 2025 in Jewellery](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/06/summer-2025-jewellery/): The Met Gala carpet kept Black designer jewellery in the editorial spotlight, Foundrae and Anita Ko continued their slow expansion, and the indie European demi-fine wave reached its first US flagship moments.
- [June 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/06/june-2025-in-beauty/): The Rhode-into-e.l.f. integration began telegraphing, Sol de Janeiro launched a new Cheirosa scent, and the summer SPF category delivered the most credible mineral-tinted launches of recent memory.
- [May 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/05/may-2025-in-beauty/): The Met Gala's Tailoring Black Style theme delivered a culturally specific carpet, e.l.f. announced its acquisition of Rhode, and Cannes anchored the European red-carpet beauty conversation.
- [April 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/04/april-2025-in-beauty/): Coachella sealed the chrome-and-glow festival look for another summer, tariff news rattled beauty importers, and Lady Gaga's headlining set seeded a real return-to-camp makeup conversation.
- [Spring 2025 in Fashion](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/03/spring-2025-fashion/): Demna moving to Gucci, Jonathan Anderson preparing to leave Loewe, Phoebe Philo into her third drop — Spring 2025 was the season the luxury creative-director chairs shuffled all at once.
- [March 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/03/march-2025-in-beauty/): The Oscars delivered a darker, more sculpted carpet, Glenn Martens's Margiela debut moved the conversation forward, and the spring launch wave finally arrived with real product.
- [February 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/02/february-2025-in-beauty/): NYFW Fall 2025 ran a darker palette, Glenn Martens was confirmed at Margiela, and the Valentine's lip-and-blush cycle turned out the most credible new launches of early 2025.
- [January 2025 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2025/01/january-2025-in-beauty/): The new-year skincare reset got cleaner, Estée Lauder's new CEO walked into the role on day one, and Schiaparelli's January couture confirmed that maximalist red carpet beauty was here to stay.
- [Winter 2024 in Jewellery](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/12/winter-2024-jewellery/): Engagement-ring season pulled wedding bands into the editorial frame, statement earrings reasserted themselves for NYE, and Foundrae's winter capsule confirmed where the indie cult money was going.
- [December 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/12/december-2024-in-beauty/): Year-end lists confirmed what we'd been wearing all year, NYE looks finally moved past 'clean girl,' and the John Galliano departure from Margiela reset the runway-beauty conversation for 2025.
- [November 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/11/november-2024-in-beauty/): Wicked's late-November opening turned green-and-pink into a real beauty moment, holiday gift sets did the heavy lifting, and the prestige industry quietly absorbed a leadership transition at the top.
- [October 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/10/october-2024-in-beauty/): Halloween crashed into pre-election anxiety, Allure Best of Beauty re-anchored the year's product story, and the Estée Lauder earnings shock forced honest conversations about prestige beauty.
- [Fall 2024 in Fashion](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/09/fall-2024-fashion/): Sabato De Sarno's second Gucci, Phoebe Philo's second drop, John Galliano's final Margiela couture — Fall 2024 was the season the houses confirmed who they meant to be.
- [September 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/09/september-2024-in-beauty/): NYFW Spring 2025 backstage went all in on undone glamour, Charlotte Tilbury marked ten years, and the post-Olympics French houses pivoted into fall launch season.
- [August 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/08/august-2024-in-beauty/): The Olympics afterglow lingered, back-to-school skincare reset the under-25 market, and the morning-shed TikTok trend forced dermatologists into a corrective conversation that mattered.
- [July 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/07/july-2024-in-beauty/): The Paris Olympics pulled every French house into hyperdrive, Brat Summer turned acid green into a real beauty palette, and the heatwave conversation finally killed the dewy-skin trend for the month.
- [Summer 2024 in Jewellery](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/06/summer-2024-jewellery/): Foundrae kept the charm-necklace momentum, indie French houses like Yvonne Léon expanded US distribution, and the cuff bangle finally pushed the hoop out of editorial favor.
- [June 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/06/june-2024-in-beauty/): Sol de Janeiro's Cheirosa 68 turned the summer-scent conversation upside down, Glossier finally shipped a real Pro Concealer, and the SPF reformulation arms race delivered a credible new generation.
- [May 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/05/may-2024-in-beauty/): The Met Gala turned Garden of Time into a couture beauty moment, Bridgerton's third season rekindled Regency-coded makeup, and Bella Hadid's Orebella made skin-friendly perfume a real category.
- [April 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/04/april-2024-in-beauty/): Rhode's Pocket Blush finally landed, Coachella weekend stretched festival makeup into the mainstream, and the April 8 eclipse briefly turned the cosmetics aisle dark and metallic.
- [Spring 2024 in Fashion](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/03/spring-2024-fashion/): Sabato De Sarno settling at Gucci, Daniel Lee's second Burberry collection, Phoebe Philo's namesake brand finally landing — Spring 2024 was about new chapters at old houses.
- [March 2024 in Beauty](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/03/march-2024-in-beauty/): The Oscars revived the real red lip, Pat McGrath's porcelain skin trickled to drugstore aisles, and the tween-Sephora conversation reshaped how we shopped this month.
- [February 2024 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/02/february-2024-in-beauty/): Phoebe Philo Edit A2 lands, Sabato De Sarno recovers with his second Gucci show, NYFW Fall 2024 backstage, the Valentine's red-lip discourse shifts to lip oils, mob wife continues.
- [January 2024 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2024/01/january-2024-in-beauty/): The mob-wife aesthetic peaks, the post-holiday barrier reset goes mainstream, Naturium's first E.l.f.-era launches, the strawberry-girl makeup trend, and body care becomes a year-round category.
- [Winter 2023 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/12/winter-2023-jewellery-finds/): Foundrae's defining year, the pearl moment matures into a category, Anita Ko's red-carpet dominance, lab-grown diamonds cross into mid-market, and three-tier holiday gifting.
- [December 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/12/december-2023-in-beauty/): The five launches that defined 2023, Phoebe Philo's first six weeks at retail, NYE makeup choices, the year-end skincare reset, and what we're watching for 2024.
- [November 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/11/november-2023-in-beauty/): Sephora Holiday Savings opens early, Drunk Elephant responds to the Sephora teen moment, the holiday gift-set picks, Black Friday devices, and the year-end skincare reset begins.
- [October 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/10/october-2023-in-beauty/): Phoebe Philo finally launches her own brand, Allure Best of Beauty 2023, Halloween makeup on TikTok, the coquette aesthetic peaks, and Sephora opens Holiday Savings early.
- [Fall 2023 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/09/fall-2023-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Sabato De Sarno's Gucci debut, quiet luxury solidifies into industry consensus, Sarah Burton's farewell at McQueen, Piccioli leaves Valentino, and Loewe's Jonathan Anderson keeps winning the season.
- [September 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/09/september-2023-in-beauty/): NYFW Spring 2024 backstage looks, the fall skincare reset, Glossier's first year at Sephora, Sabato De Sarno's Gucci debut, and the new fall prestige skincare launches.
- [August 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/08/august-2023-in-beauty/): The Sephora teen moment, E.l.f. acquires Naturium for $355M, back-to-school beauty, Olaplex's quiet recovery, and the late-summer skincare reset.
- [July 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/07/july-2023-in-beauty/): Barbiecore takes over, cherry-cola hair peaks, the Rhode phone case keeps selling out, latte makeup matures, and summer body care hits full routine.
- [Summer 2023 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/06/summer-2023-jewellery-finds/): The cluster-ring moment, the pearl conversation matures, Tiffany under LVMH, lab-grown diamonds cross over, and the investment cuff finds its tiers.
- [June 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/06/june-2023-in-beauty/): Hailey Bieber Rhode's viral phone case launches, Pride campaigns mature, the tomato-girl summer arrives, Father's Day grooming gifts, and the pre-vacation skincare reset.
- [May 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/05/may-2023-in-beauty/): The Met Gala honors Karl Lagerfeld, Princess Catherine does her own Coronation makeup, Glossier launches YOU Doll, the Mother's Day gift sets that earn their price, and a summer body-care reset.
- [April 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/04/april-2023-in-beauty/): Haus Labs relaunches at Sephora, festival makeup grows up at Coachella, mineral SPF clears the white-cast hurdle, the Inkey List takes the middle tier, and balletcore beauty arrives.
- [Spring 2023 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/03/spring-2023-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Khaite, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Loewe, and Daniel Lee's Burberry argue for quiet luxury at the Fall 2023 shows.
- [March 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/03/march-2023-in-beauty/): Pat McGrath Mothership X drops, Drunk Elephant launches its first home peel, vitamin C reasserts itself, Saie expands, and Glossier closes month one at Sephora.
- [February 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/02/february-2023-in-beauty/): Rihanna's Super Bowl Fenty moment, Glossier launches at Sephora, the Valentine's red-lip canon, the quiet-luxury skincare corollary, and Tom Ford in transition.
- [January 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2023/01/january-2023-in-beauty/): The post-holiday barrier reset, Vaseline goes viral, the Glossier-Sephora countdown, the soft-girl makeup look, and body-care tools become a category.
- [Winter 2022 Jewellery: Independent Makers We're Watching](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/12/winter-2022-jewellery-finds/): Foundrae, Sophie Bille Brahe, Anita Ko, Brent Neale, and the independent-jewellery designers who defined the close of 2022.
- [December 2022 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/12/december-2022-in-beauty/): The five products that defined 2022, the Tom Ford and Estée Lauder $2.8 billion deal, the cleansing balm's mainstream moment, and the makeup we wore on New Year's Eve.
- [November 2022 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/11/november-2022-in-beauty/): Dyson Airstrait, the holiday gift sets that earned their price, Sephora's redefined Black Friday, Allure Best of Beauty, and cherry-chocolate hair color.
- [October 2022 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/10/october-2022-in-beauty/): Glossier confirms its Sephora deal, lip oil overtakes lip gloss, the clean-girl aesthetic peaks, retinol returns for autumn, and Halloween makeup goes full TikTok.
- [Fall 2022 Fashion from the Big Brands: Sequins, Strong Coats, and Confident Tailoring](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/09/fall-2022-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Fall 2022 from the big American houses — Tom Ford sequins back to dinner, Khaite refining minimalism, Carolina Herrera saturated colour, Proenza Schouler long coats, Brandon Maxwell romance.
- [September 2022 in Beauty: Graphic Eyeliner, Foundation Returns, and Fall Hair Reset](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/09/september-2022-in-beauty/): September 2022 brought NYFW Spring 2023 looks — graphic eyeliner returning, foundation back with new lighter-weight formulas, cuticle care going serious, fall hair colour, and skincare actives back in the routine.
- [August 2022 in Beauty: Olaplex No. 9, SKKN by Kim, and Cream Bronzer](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/08/august-2022-in-beauty/): August 2022 brought Olaplex No. 9, SKKN by Kim's launch, the cream bronzer category coming into its own, vacation skin recovery routines, and multi-tasking sticks taking over.
- [July 2022 in Beauty: Heat-Proof Bases, Cooling Tools, and Heatless Curls](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/07/july-2022-in-beauty/): What survived July 2022 — sweat-proof skin tints, ice rolling and Cryo-Recovery, scalp scrubs, the heatless-curls TikTok trend, and body bronzing drops.
- [Summer 2022 Jewellery Finds: Beaded Earrings, Pearls, and the Body Chain Revival](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/06/summer-2022-jewellery-finds/): The independent jewellery designers we kept circling back to in summer 2022 — beaded statement earrings, freshwater pearls, body chains making a return, anklets back, and small studios leading.
- [June 2022 in Beauty: Rhode, Mothership IX, and a Mineral SPF Moment](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/06/june-2022-in-beauty/): June 2022 brought Rhode's launch, Pat McGrath's Mothership IX Huetopian Dream, mineral SPF going prestige, the lip balm category growing up, and a Pride spotlight on small queer-owned brands.
- [May 2022 in Beauty: Met Gala Polish, Wedding-Prep Skincare, and Body Shimmer](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/05/may-2022-in-beauty/): May 2022 brought Met Gala makeup, wedding-prep skincare, at-home microcurrent finally crossing over, thoughtful Mother's Day fragrance gifting, and body shimmer back for warm weather.
- [April 2022 in Beauty: Coachella, Lip Oils, and a Coral Cream Blush](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/04/april-2022-in-beauty/): April 2022 brought festival makeup back in force — Half Magic and Pat McGrath on the eyes, lip oils replacing glosses, coral cream blush, hair growth supplements, and firming body care.
- [Spring 2022 Fashion from the Big Brands: Slip Dresses, Saturated Colour, and a 90s Refresh](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/03/spring-2022-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Spring 2022 from the big American houses — Tom Ford slip dresses, Khaite minimalism, Carolina Herrera saturated colour, easy Michael Kors, Tory Burch prep refresh.
- [March 2022 in Beauty: Glazed-Donut Skin and the Spring Refresh](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/03/march-2022-in-beauty/): March 2022 turned the page on winter — glazed-donut skin, tinted SPF gone prestige, lighter-touch self-tanner, brow lamination at home, and fresher spring fragrance.
- [February 2022 in Beauty: Skin Tints, Red Lips, and Awards-Season Polish](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/02/february-2022-in-beauty/): February 2022 brought awards-season skin tints, the Valentine red lip revival, lash serums coming into their own, fragrance back in the conversation, and a weekly hair mask ritual.
- [January 2022 in Beauty: Slugging, Cream Blush, and Quiet Wins](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2022/01/january-2022-in-beauty/): What we kept reaching for in January 2022 — slugging finally going mainstream, the crowded cream blush field, Naturium and the new affordable prestige, at-home hair gloss, and grown-up body skincare.
- [Winter 2021 Jewellery Finds: Independent Names for Holiday Gifting](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/12/winter-2021-jewellery-finds/): The independent jewellery designers and small studios we kept circling back to in late 2021 — signets, charms, ear cuffs, and the direct-to-consumer studios growing up.
- [December 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/12/december-2021-in-beauty/): December 2021 in beauty: the year-in-review month — Rare Beauty's defining product, Olaplex's defining business story, and a category-by-category recap of the year that re-shaped beauty after the pandemic.
- [November 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/11/november-2021-in-beauty/): November 2021 in beauty: fragrance gift sets explode, Black Friday at the prestige tier, party makeup returns, Olaplex earnings, and a deeper-toned lip becomes canonical.
- [October 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/10/october-2021-in-beauty/): October 2021 in beauty: Allure Best of Beauty 2021, Halloween creator content, the eye palette returns, and the post-Olaplex haircare race begins.
- [Fall 2021 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed](https://triedandtestedbeauty.com/2021/09/fall-2021-fashion-from-the-big-brands/): Fall 2021 fashion: NYFW returns in person, Khaite ascends to category leader, Tory Burch goes quiet luxury, and the colour palette finally moves out of pandemic neutrals.

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