Blackheads can be so annoying to deal with because they're so hard to remove at home. You want to unclog your pores and make them appear smaller, but you also don't want to do any damage to your skin—which is what some so-called "blackhead-removing" devices and products can do if you're not careful."Blackheads or open comedones are a combo of dirt, oil, and dead skin cells that's clogging your pores," explains board-certified dermatologist Ife Rodney, MD, FAAD, of Eternal Dermatology. "The bui...

From flat irons to blow-dryers, hair tools are a tricky topic. The category encompasses so many varieties of the same handful of products, yet people's allegiances to specific ones are deep-seated and unwavering. (It can be hard to veer from our go-to hairstyles and the tools that get us there.) But there's one tool out there right now that we've heard tons of IRL and internet chatter about that seems to be a universal crowd-pleaser: the Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer & Volumizer Hot Air Brush...

Foundation is a polarizing topic. As with other touchy products like liquid eyeliner and red lipstick, some makeup wearers love it, some can't stand it, and some fall somewhere in that zone of ambivalence. I happen to identify with the latter group, as I adore a full face of makeup right down to the perfect foundation but could just as easily skip that step in my day-to-day regimen.What matters most to me is that any formula I'm wearing, whether all day or for just a couple of hours, needs ...

As a beauty editor, I've had the opportunity to interview a number of truly talented makeup artists. Some of them have even done my makeup, for which I feel fortunate (acting as a canvas for some of the best in the biz is a major perk of the job). Throughout all of these interviews and interactions, there's only one thing that has remained constant: a MAC Cosmetics product was either mentioned in passing, recommended to me outright, or used on my own skin. No surprise there, considering MAC is...