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  1. our selfies ourselves
    Why Michelle Phan Left YouTube to Find ‘True Happiness’Her first YouTube video after going dark in over a year.
  2. lunchtime beauty
    The Best-Smelling Lotion in the World Is a Moisturizer for Your ButtButt cream that won’t make you smell like a butt.
  3. let’s makeup
    Mariah Carey Is Starting Her Own Beauty CompanyPlease let there be Glitter.
  4. skin deep
    Susan Sarandon’s Tips for Embracing AgingShe is in favor of always finding the “good” light.
  5. lunchtime beauty
    This Korean Beauty Product Rescued My Skin on an Overnight FlightThe non-messy beauty product to prevent travel-induced desert-dry skin.
  6. Olivia Wilde on the Politics of ‘Natural’ Beauty and ‘Melania Hair’“People assume there is regulation where there just isn’t.”
  7. Elle Fanning on Ungroomed Brows, The Beguiled, and Objectifying Colin FarrellWhat Sofia Coppola told The Beguiled cast to do with their brows.
  8. Even the Kardashians’ Makeup Artist Is Over Instagram MakeupJoyce Bonelli thinks it’s “too much.”
  9. bills bills bills
    There Could Finally Be a Bill Regulating the Safety of Beauty ProductsTwo female senators are proposing the Personal Care Products Safety Act.
  10. let’s makeup
    This Runway Makeup Artist Will Be Creating Makeup for a Drugstore Beauty BrandRule-breaking makeup artist Val Garland is the new makeup director for L’Oréal Paris.
  11. what’s good
    This Scented Rock Is My New Favorite Beauty ProductIt comes from a new-old brand by a Cire Trudon co-founder.
  12. treat yourself
    These Fancy Sandals Work on Yachts and City SidewalksRoughly the cost of ten high-end exercise classes.
  13. new faces of things
    Kristen Stewart’s Face Lands Another Chanel JobMore Coco (Chanel) for KStew.
  14. empties
    The Best Pimple Cream and 4 Other Beauty Products I Used Till the Last DropChrissy Teigen and I both love the same retinol cream.
  15. Here’s How to Audition for a Spike Jonze MovieMargaret Qualley, the star of Kenzo’s viral perfume ad, had to audition for Jonze by dancing like a tree.
  16. lunchtime beauty
    This New Lip Stain Tints My Lips for 6 HoursDior’s new Lip Tattoo gives you red-Popsicle lips.
  17. mother’s day 2017
    The Best Mother’s Day Beauty Gifts for Every BudgetFrom under $20 picks to over-the-top splurges.
  18. let’s makeup
    See the First Pictures of Balmain’s New LipstickThe collaboration with L’Oréal is debuting soon.
  19. hairy situations
    Chanel Has the Easiest Summer Hair InspirationChanel cruise 2018 wants you to save all your ribbons.
  20. skin deep
    Cara Delevingne Wonders, ‘Who Are We?’The actress and model questions beauty standards in an Instagram post.
  21. getting ready with
    Chinese Supermodel Liu Wen Gets Met Gala Ready With Matcha Kit Kats and LipstickAnd why she gives herself daily, painful face massages.
  22. best and worst
    The 21 Best, Craziest, and Snooziest Beauty Looks From the 2017 Met GalaCan no-makeup makeup be considered avant-garde?
  23. hairy situations
    Everyone Who Had Identical Hair at the Met GalaThe celebrities answered the question, “Should I get bangs?”
  24. multitasking like a murderer
    Fan Bingbing Will Do Anything in a Sheet MaskThe Chinese actresses performs movie-star obligations in public while sheet mask-ing.
  25. wellness theories
    Taylor Schilling on Why Authenticity, Honesty, and Muffins Are Keys to Wellness“When I spent a lot of energy trying to manipulate my outside, there wasn’t a lot of energy left over.”
  26. lunchtime beauty
    My New Favorite Shampoo Keeps My Hair Clean for 4 DaysA fancy new French shampoo that kills the need for dry shampoo.
  27. it’s all natural
    The 11 Best ‘Natural’ Beauty Products Right Now on AmazonThe best epsom salts, lipstick, and “natural” highlighter.
  28. hairy situations
    See Selena Gomez’s New Short Spring HaircutChop, chop.
  29. Disney Invented the Coolest New Makeup TechnologyNo, it has nothing to do with princesses.
  30. beauty secrets
    The ‘Secret Menu’ Beauty Option You Don’t Know AboutHow to get the best concealer perfectly custom-matched to your skin.
  31. hairy situations
    8 Products to Get Your Hair Looking Like Gisele Bundchen’sHer personal hairstylist Harry Josh on his favorite sea-salt spray, hair supplements, and drugstore hair products.
  32. let’s makeup
    Even Kim Kardashian Isn’t Immune to Millennial PinkSee pictures of her new Lip Kits.
  33. go goop or go home
    Can You Survive a Day With Goop?$500 for a ticket to the Goop wellness conference.
  34. lunchtime buy
    The Makeup Collection My Friends Can’t Stop Texting Me AboutSorry, but this celebrity beauty collaboration is so good.
  35. pop stars
    I Tried Scarlett Johansson’s Popcorn and I Want MoreWatch your back, Orville Redenbacher.
  36. skin deep
    CVS Is Removing Parabens and Other Chemicals From Its Beauty ProductsHow its beauty products are becoming more “natural.”
  37. This Drugstore Beauty Brand Tricked Millennials by Pretending to Be FancyHey, have you heard of this new millennial-pink hair brand?
  38. getting back to nature
    Why Does Hawaii Want to Ban This Sunscreen?Your sunscreen might be harming the sea.
  39. now smell this
    Gwyneth’s New Perfume Was Inspired by a Japanese Sushi LeafGoop’s Edition 02 is called Shiso.
  40. new faces of things
    Chrissy Teigen Is Going to Make HighlighterMmmm, shiny!
  41. lunchtime beauty
    This Coconut-Oil Infused Dental Floss Almost Makes Flossing FunCocofloss is flossy flossy and Goop-endorsed.
  42. hairy situations
    The Man Making Catherine Deneuve Blonde for 20 YearsHe has a new pop-up salon that’s way better than any blow-dry bar.
  43. let’s makeup
    Charlotte Gainsbourg Has Always Seen Herself As the ‘Ugly Duckling’The champion of no-makeup makeup has designed a new makeup collection with NARS.
  44. skin deep
    Your Dark Under-Eye Circles Are Evil, According to the Movie IndustryWhy movie villains have skin diseases.
  45. natural beauty
    Everything You Need to Know About ‘Natural’ Skin Care and MakeupIs it worth trying and what exactly is being absorbed into your skin?
  46. hairy situations
    Michelle Obama’s Hair Has Been Natural for YearsAccording to her hairstylist, it’s been natural the entire time she’s been in the White House.
  47. health and wellness
    Now ClassPass Lets You Watch Classes Instead of Going to ThemYour membership now includes video workouts.
  48. 5 new things
    5 Spring Drugstore Makeup and Skin-Care Buys Under $20Great news: You can now buy Korean sheet masks at every CVS.
  49. new faces of things
    Kaia Gerber Is a Cool Hippie Teen in Her First-Ever Fragrance CampaignMarc Jacobs cast her as the new face for his perfume, Daisy.
  50. let’s makeup
    Here’s Why Everyone’s Wearing Pink Lipstick Right NowIt’s not all millennial.
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