Is there anything less romantic than sharing bathroom counter space with your beloved? Maybe you never remember to put the cap back on the toothpaste tube. Or maybe you overtake the countertop with your toner, serum, moisturizer, sunscreen for face, sunscreen for body, etc. No matter how harmonious your relationship is, globs of shaving cream on the sink are not endearing.
This morning, the Obamas unveiled their official portraits. They will be displayed in the National Portrait Gallery alongside those of other American presidents and luminaries like Beyoncé and the four female justices of the Supreme Court.
In 2011, Vogue contributing editor Lauren Santo Domingo—a bottled-water heiress and billionaire by marriage—told Glossier’s beauty blog Into The Gloss the most glamorous thing I had ever heard: She does not wash her own hair.
Some may say that cheesecake is food of the gods—those people include the ancient Greek Olympians, who feasted on a flour cake filled with cheese and honey after their pentathlon competitions. The ancient Greeks were already aware of the connections between physical aptitude and lifestyle choices—and the athletes engaged in a variety of restrictive diets believed to enhance their performances, such as xerophagia, a diet consisting of dry foods. Like the modern-day cheesecake, the ancient Greek version was an indulgence, something you pair with your wine at the end of a languid feast.
For eight hours earlier this week, congresswoman Nancy Pelosi defended Dreamers, the young undocumented immigrants who grew up in the US and whose right to remain in the country has become a political bargaining chip in Washington DC.
Despite the widespread hatred of Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle e-commerce brand, I’m a proud Goop enthusiast. Having said that, I’m skeptical of crystal healing and health advice from anyone who isn’t my doctor.
The Spice Girls are back—again—and no one knows exactly what that means. Last week, as confirmed by Victoria Beckham’s Instagram, the group reunited at Ginger Spice Geri Horner’s house, along with former manager Simon Fuller. There is “nothing set in stone,” Sporty Spice Mel C told BBC Radio 2, but media outlets are already speculating.
I, like many 20-something-year-old women who have Instagram, would like to be a Glossier girl: clear-skinned and bold browed, maybe a statement red lip when I feel like it. Doesn’t sweat off her makeup because she barely needs makeup in the first place. The millennial favorite beauty company whose motto is “Skin first, makeup second” made its name in “cool girl” minimalist branding, imploring you to wear less makeup because you, Glossier girl, are already beautiful—which is easier to say when you haven’t had two decades of cystic acne like me.
If you want to know who’s likely to win a major sporting event, it might be wise to look at who fashion designer Vera Wang is dressing. Last night, the cheerleaders of the 52nd Super Bowl‘s surprise champions, Philadelphia Eagles, wore uniforms designed by the New York City-based designer, who is best known for making coveted bridal wear. The Eagles cheerleaders have been dressed by Wang since 2013, and she is the first prestige designer to collaborate with an NFL cheerleading team. This year, the team wore tri-colored boy shorts and bra tops underneath their satin jackets and leggings, along with sparkly black sneakers also designed by Wang, in the climate-controlled stadium.
The 2018 Grammy Awards lasted until midnight in New York City, which was past my usual bedtime and possibly yours, too. It was also probably past six-year-old Blue ivy’s bedtime, which is why her mother and father, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, brought juice boxes and Annie’s Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks—aka gummy candies sold as healthy snacks because they have some vitamin C—to the front row of the show.
Beyoncé pulled out all the looks for the Grammy Awards this weekend. First, she wore a Ralph & Russo gown dripping with Lorraine Schwartz diamonds to Roc Nation’s pre-Grammy brunch. Next, she rocked a black gown by Lebanese couturier Azzi & Osta to the Clive David pre-Grammy gala. And then during the show itself, she donned a Black Panther-inspired velvet gown by another Lebanese designer, Nicolas Jebran. But there’s another major lewk we need to talk about—her beauty look.
Does it matter how you hold your cutlery if you’re a billionaire or leader of the free world? Wouldn’t everyone else, presumably, be too preoccupied to notice such things around you? According to Myka Meier, an etiquette expert and founder of Beaumont Etiquette who just returned from training Davos attendees on table manners and polite conversation, of course it matters—and of course people will notice. “It’s a matter of showing respect to the people around you,” she explained on the phone.
Some of you may remember the #NoPoo movement, which, contrary to its worrisome name, is actually about not using shampoo. The idea is that traditional shampoos are fairly harsh on your hair and disrupt your scalp pH, so you just skip them altogether—washing your hair with just water instead. But what about washing your face—especially if you regularly wear sunscreen or makeup, or live in heavily polluted areas?
Earlier this month, when L’Oréal Paris UK hired British beauty blogger Amena Khan to be the face of its new hair care line, Elvive, the cosmetics company—the largest in the world—was celebrated for choosing a model wearing a hijab to front a hair campaign.
These days, asking people to boycott Netflix is like asking them to boycott the grocery store. But that’s exactly what the Academy-Award-winning actress and comedian Mo’Nique wants you to do, after she says the streaming giant offered her an insultingly low rate for a standup special.
Since it emerged in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal in October, #MeToo has been a juggernaut—a social media-based grassroots movement that has opened up conversations on sexual assault and harassment far beyond the A-list Hollywood circuit. Plenty of brands have taken the opportunity to tout their feminist ideals, but most have avoided blatantly appropriating the viral hashtag itself.
Prince Harry is a feminist—yes, you heard it straight from his fiancée Meghan Markle’s mouth. This past week, 23-year-old Jessica Phillips met Meghan Markle while the couple was greeting admirers on their first official joint visit to Wales. “It was really lovely to have a feminist in the Royal Family,” Phillips told Markle. “Oh, thank you,” Markle replied. “Well, [Prince Harry] is a feminist, too.”
WeCroak is an elegant app that doesn’t do much—but it will still cost you 99 cents in the app store. It simply reminds you that you are going to die. And more importantly, these morbid reminders may make you happier.
Just yesterday, Swedish fast-fashion retail giant H&M announced via Facebook that it has appointed its first-ever “diversity leader,” Annie Wu, a veteran employee who is currently the Global Manager for Employee Relations. This was no unprompted gesture: the company was widely criticized two weeks ago for an e-commerce photo featuring a young black boy, five-year-old Stockholm-based model Liam Mango, wearing a hooded sweatshirt that said “coolest monkey in the jungle gym.”
Less than two decades ago, if you lived in North America and wanted to buy a French skincare product—say, Bioderma micellar water, a favorite of Gwyneth Paltrow’s—you had to ask a friend, probably a close one, to bring back a few bottles from Paris. This was no small favor to request, as the Bioderma bottles were heavy and risked bursting during transatlantic flights. Was it worth risking your friendships for beauty products? Maybe.
Yesterday, White House physician Ronny Jackson, MD, treated us to a rundown of 71-year-old President Donald Trump’s current health. “I’ve got to know him pretty well,” the doctor and navy admiral, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and retained by Trump, told the press corps. “And I had absolutely no concerns about his cognitive ability or his, you know, his neurological function.” That’s probably shocking to folks who love to speculate that Trump has dementia. But what actually captivated the American imagination was Jackson’s reading of the President’s body vitals.
It is 2018 and Elon Musk wants to fly you to space as a guinea pig. What would you bring in your makeup bag?
Wonder Woman star and 2017’s breakout talent Gal Gadot was about to give up on her acting career before landing the iconic DC Comics superhero role, but now she’s attained the most coveted role of all: the face of a beauty campaign. Last week, Revlon announced the Israeli actress to be its newest Global Brand Ambassador, appearing in the soon-to-launch “Live Boldly” campaign. You can watch a sneak preview of the ad below—but turn down your volume if you’re in the office.
There are perfumes on the market that purportedly smell like sex, cannabis, or even funeral homes, but what does feminism smell like? In December 2017, New York City resident Fran Moss got a trademark approved for “Pussy Cosmetics and Fragrances,” a potential beauty line inspired by the Women’s March, as evidenced by the perfume bottle mockup she submitted with the application.
