Most people can’t be bothered to exfoliate. Even if it benefits almost every beauty woe. Fortunately, Tata Harper makes it easier on the laziest of us. Read More>>
Fragrance is the only ingredient listed on a beauty product label that's allowed to hide under a cloud of rose petals and doesn’t have to say what it really is. Read More>>
It’s a buzzkill to discover that your favorite facial cleanser is not so clean. Melisse picks a crop of natural cleansers for every skin type. Read More>>
You can't go back in time and slather sunscreen on your 16-year-old self. But there's a growing arsenal of skin-care products and treatments that can help diminish your sun damage.Read More>>
Five yoga classes a week are making my muscles more sinewy and my body super lean. But my skin is having a freak out. So I’ve rigorously revamped my skin-care regimen to match my newly vigorous...Read More>>
Did you apply your sunscreen this morning? New Yorkers have lots of reasons for not wearing it—laziness, for one. Or not finding one that’s right for your skin. Why you need to use one anyway and...Read More>>
As a former magazine beauty editor, I've tested hundreds of skin-care products, facials, and the claims of beauty marketing. I came to learn my retinoids from rip-off ingredients, so Alexia is making...Read More>>
One of the best pieces of skin-care advice I ever got was also one of the most counterintuitive: Slick my skin with oils. Not just my body. My face. That is, if I wanted to age like Dorian Gray (or...Read More>>
For all the admonishing I get to drink a lot of water, not operate a combine, and to turn in early after a massage, there’s surprisingly little advice dispensed at the end of facial on what to avoid...Read More>>
There’s no such thing as organic nail polish. Lacquers are made from chemicals, FD&C dyes (approved by the F.D.A. as safe), and possibly colorants derived from the cochineal beetle, which are...Read More>>
Moisturizers get all the marquee billing, especially come fall when back-to-beauty ads punctuate every repeat episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. But if you’re not using a good...Read More>>
Picture patio furniture left uncovered in winter, weathered by the sun and rusted by rain. That’s your skin without antioxidants. Add five extra winters if you live in a city (check), smoke, drink,...Read More>>
