Skin Care

The $12 Secret Weapon a Makeup Artist Swears By To Combat Sweat and Shine on the Red Carpet

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January 20, 2024
Red carpets are stressful—there’s so much going on, the lights are super hot, and you’re supposed to look your best from every angle. So when Emily Amick, a makeup artist in New York City, is doing red-carpet makeup for her celebrity clients, she has one simple skin-prep step that zaps away oil and prevents moisture from seeping through makeup. And if you have your own…
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It’s Only March, but I Already Found the Stay-All-Day Blush That I’ll Be Wearing on My Mature Skin All Spring and Summer

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June 29, 2023
One of the new lines that really piqued my interest this season is Ashunta Sheriff Beauty. Sheriff, an Emmy-nominated celebrity makeup artist who’s worked on famous faces like Taraji P. Henson and Alicia Keys, says she started her collection to fill a need in the makeup market: offering highly pigmented products that work on all skin tones. “I’ve literally worked the gamut with…
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This Brand Is Known for Creating Near-Exact Dupes for Luxury Beauty Products\u2014So I Tried 10 of the Most Popular Products

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June 3, 2023
If it feels like your beauty products are getting more expensive, it’s because they are. Why? The short answer is inflation. The effects of which are evident pretty much anywhere you look, from your weekly grocery run and your phone bill, to dinners out and a quick run to the drugstore. And even though the worst of the pandemic is in our rearview, beauty brands are feeling the heat as they…
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In Honor of Earth Month, I Swapped (Almost) My Entire Beauty Routine for Compostable Products\u2014Here’s What I’ll Be Keeping for the Long Haul

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September 14, 2022
Beauty is an incredibly wasteful industry—full stop. It’s responsible for120 billion units of packaging each year, which are often made from materials that are impossible to recycle locally. Luckily, containers made from recycled materials, cosmetic recycling programs, and refillable solutions are becoming increasingly popular. But what about the beauty products that don’t…
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