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Latest Stories
Jennifer Lawrence's Honest Beauty Lesson: A Scarf Hiding Dark Spots Is More Real Than Any Red Carpet
Dior beauty ambassador Jennifer Lawrence sat down with Vogue at the newly opened Dior Spa Hotel Cipriani in Venice, admitting she uses diaper rash cream to soothe redness during her retinol recovery and a scarf to cover her dark spots. She's also candid about being all-in on "baby Botox" but not ready for fat grafting.
Got a "Peanut Face"? Don't Rush to Plastic Surgery—A Hairstylist's 3 Tricks to Soften Your Face Shape
Prominent cheekbones and hollow temples can give your features more dimension, but they can also make you look older and more tired—South Korea's beauty world has dubbed this face shape the "peanut face." Hairstylist Cha Hong shares three non-surgical styling tricks, from hair color to hair parting, that can adjust the visual proportions of your face.
From Cooling to Electric Tweezing to Near-Infrared: How 3 At-Home Hair Removal Devices Are Solving the Pain Problem
YA-MAN uses cooling technology to reduce the burning sensation, Panasonic swaps in an electric eyebrow tweezer instead of painful plucking, and STELLA BEAUTE adds a near-infrared skincare function—the shared challenge across these three latest at-home hair removal devices is "pain." A beauty writer put them to the test and shared her honest, hands-on impressions.
Olaplex Launches New Hairspray, Using Peptide Technology to Solve the Age-Old "Crunchy Hold" Problem
Olaplex has launched its first-ever hairspray, Shape Set, bringing the brand's signature bond-building technology into a category long criticized for leaving hair stiff and crunchy.
2026 Fall Fragrance Trends: Gourmand Notes Grow Up, Dark Fruits and Tonka Bean Take Over
Perfumers and industry data point to the same thing: fall 2026 fragrances are shifting away from sugary fruity gourmands toward saffron, coffee, and bourbon, while dark fruits and tonka bean are each developing a more grown-up character.
5 Hairstyles Worth Trying This Fall: From C-Curl Waves to Tousled Vintage Perms
Thinking about a haircut for the season change but can't decide? Beauty media Allure Korea has rounded up five hairstyles expected to trend this fall, with the focus not on dramatic styling but on natural, pared-back looks.
Dyson Supersonic Travel Arrives, Solving the Business Trip Hair Dryer Dilemma
Harper's Bazaar notes that having to leave your beloved Dyson hair dryer at home every time you travel for work is a real pain—but now, a travel-sized version has finally solved that problem.
One Fruity, One Milky: Commodity's Twin Fragrances Are Each Addictive in Their Own Way
An editor at beauty media outlet Allure put independent fragrance brand Commodity's two new scents to the test. Juice Expressive, fruity, and Milk Expressive, milky, couldn't be more different in style, and both are featured in the August Allure Beauty Box.
The Fine, Curly Hair Fix? Black Natural Hair Communities Are Collectively Switching to Redken, Amika, and K18
On TikTok and Reddit, more and more Black natural hair users are ditching brands designed specifically for Black hair in favor of salon brands like Redken, Amika, and K18. Cosmetic chemists and hairstylists explain the hair science and brand strategy shifts behind this trend.