*Successfully* wearing makeup in the hot, sweat-inducing months of summer isn't an easy feat. If you pick the wrong product formulas, it can end in disaster, and even the formulas touting 10-, 12-, or 24-hour wear still beg for a careful tread. (Sorry, but many formulas are overly ambitious with their claims.)As someone who currently lives in L.A. and who grew up in Minnesota (where winters are cold and bone-dry while summers are hot and disgustingly humid), I feel pretty well-versed when it com...

There's a solution to dull, dry, and bumpy skin. It's called skin resurfacing. (Think of a snake shedding its skin.) "Skin resurfacing aims to remove the topmost layers of skin to reveal new, healthy, glowing skin," explains Ife Rodney, MD, FAAD of Eternal Dermatology and Aesthetics. "As we age, our skin cells turn over more slowly, leading to dull, dry skin. This dull skin may also be due to chronic UV damage from sun exposure, free radicals, and pollutants in the environment. There are many me...

Designer Ancuta Sarca took to Instagram to announce an exclusive collaboration with London-based luxury department store Browns. For eight months Ancuta sourced 100 pairs of unwanted Nike trainers, upcycling them into Y2K-inspired sneaker heels.Inspired by Formula 1 cars, the product range includes mule, slingback and kitten heel styles blending Nike uppers with patent leather elements. Each pair is one-of-a-kind with prices ranging from $680 USD to $769 USD.The Ancuta Sarca x Browns Nike capsul...

I went to the dermatologist a few months ago for the first time in a long time (I blame it on COVID), and just as I'd predicted, my derm wasn't happy with me. In short, he said that in the last two-ish years, I'd spent far too much time in the sun and spent far too little time applying and reapplying sunscreen. And he was right. When the weather permitted during lockdown, I spent hours on my rooftop laying in the sun. When I wasn't doing that, I was hanging out in a park (socially distanced ...