I’ll let you in on a secret: I never had a haircare routine until well into my 20s, even though for most of my adolescence I had long hair down to my waist. It’s not because I didn’t care about my hair—I cared quite a bit about my hair—I just didn’t know where to start. The only real semblance to a haircare routine was that every few weeks I put coconut oil in my hair, which ended up weighing it down more than it truly added moisture.Now that I’ve had a few years in the beauty s...
I've been super transparent about my love-hate relationship with sunscreen—a beauty product that, up until recently, I largely avoided due to my sensitive, acne-prone skin. In fact, just looking at 80% of the sunscreens on the market makes my oily skin erupt into one big zit. (Honestly, I wish that was me being dramatic.) Luckily for me and my sunscreen-despising psyche, lots of brands and formulas have come a long way in recent years, and more and more oil-free, acne-safe options have made t...
COMME des GARÇONS Parfums has released a new genderless perfume, "ZERO," following the fragrance collaboration with KAWS last fall.Curated by perfumer Fanny Ball, the unisex scent is rich with earthy and woodsy notes of bergamot, cedar, vetiver, musk and rose oxide. "Zero" is presented to the world as a "return to ground," which expounds on the formulation of the ingredients and the campaign shot by photographer Samuel De Saboia."The fragrance represents a radical expression of simplicity; a re...
I'm pretty big on exfoliation, whether it involves using chemical exfoliants like AHAs and BHAs or just a physical scrub. What I hadn't really considered adding to my routine, however, was an exfoliating glove. I know what you're thinking. It sounds totally weird and unnecessary, right? Well, maybe to some, but I asked a dermatologist, who thinks otherwise.Board-certified dermatologist Brendan Camp, MD, breaks down what this random product is and the benefits offered when you give it a go. "E...