THE EDITOR Beauty producer Chloe Hall THE LOVE Chanel Nail Polish, $28 SHOP NOW While recently visiting the National Portrait Gallery to see the Obamas’s world-changing portraits, I noticed Mrs. Obama was wearing purple nail polish in hers. Purple, the color of royalty, nobility, creativity, and wisdom, not only graces her nail beds in a

So you’re ready to dabble in crystals? Welcome, my child of the moon. Crystals have grown more popular thanks to the recent wellness boom, the good people of Los Angeles, Spencer Pratt, and our humanistic need to search for small bits of hope in dire times—but they actually stem from ancient practices and rituals. The

Courtesy of Inglot Cosmetics Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Jennifer Lopez is officially getting into the makeup business—and bronzer as we know it will never be the same. Though she’s been working with L’Oréal Paris for years (and she’s sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fragrances like Glow) Lopez just announced that she

Blame mermaid hair, unicorn lattes, the ubiquity of millennial pink, or maybe just the fact that we’re all ready for a kaleidoscopic blast of spring, but there’s something undeniably now about a pastel makeup palette—especially when punched up to primary-color intensity. From robin’s-egg-blue lids at Missoni to lilac liner flicks at Oscar de la Renta

T he Lone Star Hotel in Barbados is an ideal place to escape during a personal crisis. Quiet and breezy, with a giant veranda accented with plush couches, it’s a haven where no need goes unmet and no moment of serenity is interrupted. Most crucially, no one here is aware of the tale of Deciem,

Getty Images@KIARASKYNAILS + @FRUNKKAWAII The beauty industry has brought the world a number of wonderful things: Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty, K-beauty ten step routines, and nail art that belongs at MoMA. With it though, have come some crazy and rather questionable products, designs, and treatments. Things so wild, it only makes sense to challenge your decency

Diptyque Apr 4, 2018 When shopping for souvenirs while traveling, some people collect magnets. Others collect local Starbucks cups. Others search in vain for their unique name on keychain. If you’re particularly fancy, you opt for something a little more upscale like, say, a Diptyque candle only available in that city. If that sounds like

I live for doing my makeup, so when the good people at Walgreens asked me to create a lewk using only products sold in their stores, I was ready for my closeup. Walgreens has a massive assortment (those aisles are huge), so I knew I was in good hands. I love shopping there because you

You could say a dye job changed the course of Leighton Meester’s life. The natural blonde famously colored her hair brown during her Gossip Girl audition process to help the creators envision her as Blair Waldorf. Now, she’s forever remembered as one of the most iconic brunettes of TV history. 10 years after the show

1 of 5 Courtesy of Brands Stila Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow in Freedom, $24 Imparts a glitter-free pearlescence to lids. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 2 of 5 Courtesy of Brands Dior Addict Lip Glow in Ultra-Pink, $34, A subtle flush that adjusts its tone according to skin pH. Advertisement – Continue Reading

More than chocolate, more than fries, more than sleeping in—facials are my favorite indulgence. While I have a soft spot for extractions, one of the most satisfying parts is when the esthetician takes a steamer to my face. It’s warming, comforting, gets me in a meditative state, and preps the face for the rest of

Getty ImagesSal Idriss + Redferns Of all the M.A.C collections to come in 2018, none are as highly-anticipated as the one inspired by music icon Aaliyah. Since it was first announced in August 2017, we’ve been eagerly waiting any and all details. Now, we finally have a launch date. Aaliyah for M.A.C is officially dropping

1 of 74 Demi Lovato The singer, whose super long hair has been a signature look, debuted a new chin-length bob cut by César Ramirez on March 31. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 2 of 74 Chrissy Teigen On the 2018 Grammys red carpet, the model debuted a brand new look. Her usually long, caramel

“Can you take a picture of me?” Those were the words heard most often—in elevators, on street corners, hanging off balconies, on Bourbon Street—at E.L.F.’s New Orleans BeautyScape, or what I’m calling E.L.F. presents Beauty Influencer School, an ultimate beauty getaway of panels, competition, and product trials. E.L.F. had gathered 2o of most promising micro-influencer

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Everything Meghan Markle touches turns to, well, not gold, but something I want, need, or must have right now. Call me royal-crazy, but every time she steps out in a sleek-as-hell coat or talks about her favorite de-puffing eye patches, I feel like I have to upgrade my life ASAP. So, I was pumped when

Something’s snapped. After the 2016 presidential election, women nationwide wanted to make a scene. We flooded streets in protest. We filled out ballots. Whispers gave way to battle cries. We didn’t do it for “attention.” We did it for progress. In “Fired Up,” ELLE.com explores women’s rage—and what comes next. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

You’re a company and you want to make florals groundbreaking for spring. What to do? Hire the YouTube star, Snapchat host, Instagram mogul, and overall beauty king Patrick Starrr. You might remember his first glamorous holiday collaboration with M.A.C., but now he’s back with a second collection that’s all about flora. Starrr took time out

Chances are the mystical, enchanting beauty that is Marrakech, Morocco is already at the top of your travel bucket list and if it’s not, it should be. It’s easy to get lost in the picturesque North African destination flooding Instagram travel feeds by the minute, whether it’s the city’s serene gardens, historic mosques, luxurious riads

Versace Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Versace Dylan Blue Pour Femme Eau de Parfum Spray, $120; macys.com SHOP Part of the appeal of a perfume is not only what’s inside the bottle, but the bottle itself. In our Instagram-fueled world, packaging is everything and I don’t play when it comes to real estate on my

Instagram.com/makeupbymario Yesterday, Kim Kardashian and her makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic finally revealed their upcoming makeup collaboration to the world and to say we were left shaking is an understatement. Not only does Kim look amazing in the campaign images, but the pigment on that eyeshadow palette left us practically drooling at the mouth. Advertisement –

It’s a known fact that anything Rihanna touches—socks, clothes, sunglasses, and of course, makeup—turns to gold. Now, she’s using her magic to revive an old friend from your tweenage years: body glitter. Remember that sticky, colorful jelly shimmer we’d all slather on ourselves? It’s coming back, this time with the Fenty Beauty seal of approval.

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Kim Kardashian West met the makeup artist who’d create her most iconic (and oft-copied) beauty looks, Mario Dedivanovic, 10 years ago during a photoshoot. To commemorate their longstanding friendship and partnership, the duo will be releasing their first-ever makeup collaboration under Kim’s KKW Beauty line. Kim and Mario teased the

Instagram/@banishacnescars Remember the Vampire Facial? In 2014, Kim Kardashian fascinated (and horrified) the world when she posted a selfie with her own blood slathered all over her face. A Dermapen, which contained nine acupuncture-sized needles, was used to inject her face with her own blood. It’s a method known as microneedling—the idea is to stimulate

Most or our memories of at-home beauty “treatments” are actual nightmares: wicked little brothers with scissors and pranks involving your ponytail, moms with torturous combs, and girlfriends who have never met a shade of aquamarine that your face didn’t need more of. Let’s not even get started on the time you trimmed your own bangs.

While Justin Bieber may be woefully indecisive about his love life (Selena or Baskin??), he is unwavering about his self-confidence. The 24-year-old singer posted a video on Instagram stories yesterday showing his bare face with the declaration, “Pimples are in.” Instagram/@justinbieber Advertisement – Continue Reading Below In the close-up selfie video blasted to his 98.1

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Skinny eyebrows ruled the ’90s, but for some reason pencil-thin brows have not enjoyed the same comeback as tracksuits, platform flip-flops, and boy bands from the same era. Until a Hadid or a Jenner decides to over pluck like it’s 1996, full brows will probably continue to reign over runways and red carpets. Snooze. We