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  1. holidaze 2017
    Here’s What Glossier Is Offering for the HolidaysYou can order now and still get free shipping.
  2. gift guide 2017
    10 Gifts for the High-Maintenance Man in Your LifeThe best grooming products to buy a guy this holiday season.
  3. 3 things
    The Foamiest Bubble Baths EverBecause sometimes you just need to hide in a pile of suds.
  4. let’s makeup
    Each NYC Neighborhood Has Its Own Beauty LookA makeup artist compares the LES, the UES, and Soho.
  5. advent calendar 2017
    This 1920s-Inspired Lipstick Set Is a Great GiftA NARS lip set that’s a tribute to Man Ray.
  6. hairy situations
    How to Get Chrissy Teigen’s Glamorous DMV Hair LookWe have got the breakdown on the hair look for her special day!
  7. now smell this
    What Does It Smell Like to Be Young and Free?It smells like Hermès’s new millennial perfume, Twilly.
  8. what should i get
    4 Beauty Experts on How They Would Spend $60 at UltaThe best lightweight foundation, an eye mask that really works, and more.
  9. for richer or pore-r
    The Ordinary, the Everlane of Skin Care, Will Begin Selling at SephoraThese products really work and they can now contribute to your VIB Rouge status.
  10. for richer or pore-r
    Paris Hilton Is Launching Her First Skin-Care ProductThat’s hot.
  11. gift guide 2017
    11 Gifts for the Hair-ObsessedIncluding a dry shampoo that makes your hair glow.
  12. hairy situations
    Princess Diana’s Hairstylist Created the Best New Hair LineSam McKnight will solve all your hair problems.
  13. new faces of things
    Watch Issa Rae Glow and Deliver Her Best Pick-Up Lines for CoverGirlMalibu, she looks great.
  14. cyber monday 2017
    10 Great Beauty Deals Under $50 at AmazonJapanese and French drugstore favorites are on sale.
  15. black friday 2017
    The Best Luxury Beauty Buys on Sale at Nordstrom NowBeauty gadgets and gizmos, and fancy body lotion, all for less.
  16. let’s makeup
    18 Amazing Beauty Deals From Dermstore’s Black Friday SaleAll under $100.
  17. black friday 2017
    8 Beauty Products Under $30 to Buy on Ulta Right NowIncluding the best eyebrow pencil ever.
  18. let’s makeup
    The 9 Best Beauty Products to Buy at J.Crew NowPick up a sheet mask or some lip balm with your jeans.
  19. skin deep
    Meet the Everlane of Skin CareThe Ordinary sells skin-care basics for under $20.
  20. hairy situations
    Beyoncé Brought a Plus-One to Serena Williams’s Wedding (Her Ponytail)All the details on Beyoncé’s mysterious bronde date.
  21. legends
    Azzedine Alaïa Dies at 77The legendary fashion designer died in Paris at the age of 77.
  22. now smell this
    Kim Kardashian West Made a Cool $10 Million in One DayAll from gross sales of her new perfume.
  23. lunchtime buy
    Testing Out the World’s Best Liquid LipstickPat McGrath releases her own lip kit for the holidays.
  24. now smell this
    Kim Kardashian West on Gummy Bears and AgingThe most famous woman in the world is releasing a new crystal-inspired perfume.
  25. new faces of things
    Estée Lauder Signed a New Asian SupermodelFei Fei Sun has a new, huge beauty job.
  26. now smell this
    Why This French Perfumer Thinks Beautiful Scents Are ScaryConcrete, CDG’s new perfume, is deliberately imperfect.
  27. what should i get
    4 Experts on How They Would Spend $60 at UltaHow to use your gift cards this holiday season.
  28. let’s makeup
    You Can Now Buy Lipstick on SpotifyLipstick to go with your streaming.
  29. gone sale-ing
    21 Luxury Products to Buy From Sephora’s Best SaleNever-on-sale brands like La Mer, Chanel, Dyson, and Dior are all marked down.
  30. let’s makeup
    Rihanna Is Releasing Her First Fenty Beauty Red LipstickLooks like Solo-cup red.
  31. lunchtime beauty
    I Can’t Get Enough of This Japanese Liquid EyelinerIt makes me want to wear a cat-eye every day.
  32. let’s makeup
    Buy Monogrammed Lipstick Here NowArmani Beauty is opening the Armani Box pop-up store.
  33. gone sale-ing
    All of the Best Tatcha Products to Buy on Sale NowIt’s 20 percent off their whole site so stock up on blotting papers right now.
  34. now smell this
    Sappy People, Look Away: This Perfume Isn’t for YouIf you’ve cried at Pixar movies, you will not like Diptyque Ôponé scent.
  35. thin ice
    Michelle Kwan on Perfectionism, Tiger Parents, and Never Winning Gold“You just have to make sure that your body and mind is fine-tuned. Then you go out there and do it.”
  36. Now You Can Smell Like an Ancient Japanese ForestAesop’s newest fragrance wants you to embrace stillness.
  37. new faces of things
    The First British-Indian Supermodel on Race, Beauty, and TokenismTalking with L’Oréal Paris’s Neelam Gill.
  38. lunchtime beauty
    Everyone Asks Me Where They Can Get These CandlesThey’re beautiful, smell great, and have names that make you laugh.
  39. skin deep
    Everything You Need to Know About Moisturizing Your NeckYour skin-care routine shouldn’t stop at your face.
  40. now smell this
    How an Ex-Banker Became a Flower Farmer in the French RivieraDior’s jasmine supplier on her enviable job.
  41. lunchtime buy
    The Best New Hair Dryer Weighs Less Than One PoundAt last, the Dyson has a real rival.
  42. let’s makeup
    Madewell Now Sells Beauty! Here’s What to BuyCoconut oil lip balms, “French girl” beauty, and more.
  43. new faces of things
    Cara Delevingne Has a New Dior Beauty JobShe’s modeling again, for Dior skin care.
  44. let’s makeup
    Gigi Hadid’s Sold-Out Maybelline Palette Is Now At UltaThe internet has not been quiet for these.
  45. now smell this
    Here’s How Jake Gyllenhaal Ended Up Reciting Poetry to a ChildThe real story behind his Calvin Klein Eternity film.
  46. lunchtime buy
    Finally, The Holy Grail of Dry ShampooThis is a new one-stop hairstyling product that makes your hair look and smell better in three pumps.
  47. now smell this
    Jake Gyllenhaal Reads Poetry to Precocious Child in His First Perfume AdHe recites e.e. cummings for Eternity Calvin Klein.
  48. breast cancer awareness
    9 Beauty Products That Support Breast-Cancer CharitiesFrom BeautyBlender to Stila.
  49. let’s makeup
    Have a Great Beauty Idea? Here’s How to Launch ItVolition can help you become a beauty entrepreneur and get sold at Sephora.
  50. let’s makeup
    François Nars on Instagram Makeup and the Future of Beauty“If makeup becomes a corset, it’s not a good thing or a good message for women around the world.”
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