Body hair removal is a matter of personal preference, and if that's part of your bathroom routine, you may want to consider investing in a safety razor. Before starting to use one myself a year ago, like many, I relied on so-called reusable razors that require constant repurchasing of refill cartridges (which, like the handle itself, are typically made partly from plastic, and not always properly recycled when disposed of). Other than being environmentally unsustainable, the disposable nature of...

I'll put it like this: Even my 72-year-old father (who knows nothing about beauty aside from the occasional face mask I make him try) has heard of Glossier. The brand is just that well-known. If pressed, he could even list off a few of the biggest top sellers like Boy Brow (which he adorably calls "Boy Stuff"), Cloud Paint, and Balm Dotcom. Of course, he does have a beauty-obsessed wife and daughter, but when I asked him when and where he first heard of the brand, his reply was a perturbed, "Do...

You wouldn't know it by looking at me, but my early 20s were blemish-riddled. I thought getting through high school relatively unscathed by acne meant I had superior skin genes and that breakouts were something I was just lucky enough to have skirted in life. Boy, was I was wrong: Once breakouts became a regular occurrence, I was dead set on learning to banish them right away.So even before I became a beauty editor, I fancied myself a pimple-treating expert. I had sourced tips from anyone who wo...

In case you didn’t get the memo, when it comes to the latest hair trends, the shorter the cut the better. Lobs, bobs, and blunt cuts are seeing a lot of love lately, and many fashion influencers have been reaching for the scissors (or, you know, booking a hair appointment). For curly hair, the short-cut trend brings a lot of potential when it comes to revamping your style. A shorter length, cut above the chin, can give curly textures a lot of extra body and volume. The cut can be carefree a...