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beauty tools
The 11 Very Best Makeup Brushes and Makeup-Brush SetsOne celebrity makeup artist has used the same $6 brush for 20 years.
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bath and body
The 10 Very Best Salt Scrubs, According to Cool People“This scrub keeps my legs feeling smooth — we’re talking as smooth as a dolphin here.”
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There’s a Promising New Alternative to Effective-But-Harsh RetinolsAnti-aging benefits, skin brightening, and collagen stimulation, without redness and flaking.
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it’s complicated
You Don’t Have to Move in TogetherOn taking a pause between relationship milestones.
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it’s complicated
What to Know Before Getting Back Together With an ExIt had been six years since Austin and I broke up, but we weren’t sure whether the time apart would help or hurt this time around.
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science of us
How ‘Wellness’ Culture Creates an Illusion of Control Over DeathBarbara Ehrenreich’s sometimes persuasive, sometimes antagonistic new book.
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science of us
The Biggest Findings From a New Study on InfidelityAnd what habits to change if these risk factors feel a little familiar.
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science of us
Doctors Don’t Know How to Deal With Women’s PainThree new books explore how women have been conditioned by the medical system to downplay their own suffering.
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science of us
How to Tell If You’re Being a Neglectful FriendOr if your friend is being too demanding of your time.
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it’s complicated
Breaking Up With the Boyfriend Who Got Me Through CancerBesides my immediate family, he’s the only person who’s seen the worst of me and loved me anyway.
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science of us
It’s Cuffing Season for Friendship, TooWhy brave the cold to go out and meet new people when you can stay in with the ones you already know?
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science of us
How to Take a Friendship Break That Doesn’t Turn Into a Breakup“Hey, I want less of you in my life right now” is a conversation that can easily head south.
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science of us
Here’s a Study to Make You Feel Better About All Your Bad Tinder DatesNew research shows that dating-app algorithms are effectively useless at predicting romantic attraction.
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science of us
The Things You Learn About Your Friends When You Need a New LiverI was surprised by who volunteered to be a donor — and who didn’t.
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Finally, My Case of ‘Chemo Brain’ Is VindicatedA new study illustrates what I already knew: Chemotherapy can mess with your memory, and the stress of cancer treatment just makes it worse.
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Finally, My Case of ‘Chemo Brain’ Is VindicatedA new study illustrates what I already knew: Chemotherapy can mess with your memory, and the stress of cancer treatment just makes it worse.