I'm sure by now you've all heard of a certain cult-favorite skincare brand by German aesthetics doctor, Barbara Sturm, MD. The line is so effective and luxurious that it's garnered attention from celebrities like Bella Hadid, Nina Dobrev, Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts, and the list goes on. Naturally, because I try so many beauty products, I'm always skeptical until proven otherwise. I decided to do a little investigating on Sturm's products and see what all the hype was about.What I was extreme...

Home to some of the best white sandy beaches in the world and known for its diverse local cuisine, there's more to the Philippines' than you may think. The country's beauty scene has been upping its game for quite some time now, with local brand's like Sunnies Face making waves around the globe, as well as KOLORETE becoming the first lipstick brand in the U.S. to be found by a Filipina. Below, we've rounded up the eight best Filipino-owned beauty brands for you to keep on your radar.Scroll down ...

Here's something a lot of people don't know about me: I hardly ever get my nails done. Long ago, I perfected the art of an at-home manicure that gives me long-lasting, salon-quality results for less than a quarter of the price of an in-salon manicure. The secret sauce that many people doing their nails at home skip? A good base coat. "Base coat acts as the foundation for a long-lasting polish application," says Queenie Nguyen, celebrity manicurist. She explains that base coats help prevent nail...

Let's play a game: Name the most minimal, most buzzworthy, and most affordable skincare brand at Sephora. If you shouted The Ordinary, we commend you. The brand is, indeed, one of the buzziest additions to Sephora's always spectacular lineup of skin heroes, and some of the brand's main talking points are simplistic, in-demand formulas clocking in at very impressive (aka budget-friendly) price points. But as much as we love The Ordinary, it's actually not the holy-grail skincare brand we're r...