I used to be a certified night owl. I would stay up late and sleep in even later. Even when I would force myself to go to bed at a decent time, I'd sleep in until 11 am if my schedule allowed; it's like my body was primed for it. As you can imagine, waking up early was difficult (if not impossible). I was one of those crazy people that set 10 alarms on my phone because I knew I'd roll over and hit snooze or cancel them altogether without surrendering from my slumber. Once I was out of bed, I wo...

If you've scrolled through TikTok recently, I'm sure you've come across something called color analysis. I know I have. Ever since seeing my first color analysis post a couple of months ago, my timeline has been flooded with it. Here's how it works (on TikTok at least). You pull up a filter, it pairs your face with four different color palettes, and depending on which one you decide flatters you the most, you're assigned a season—either fall, winter, spring, or summer. The idea is that your se...

Foundation and acne just don't mix sometimes. If you've ever dealt with any form of it, you know what I mean. As someone who has struggled quite a bit with acne, I've gotten in the habit of double checking the ingredients in any formula before I buy just to make sure nothing is super comedogenic (aka, will clog your pores, big time). Foundation can be especially tricky, though. To get a little more insight on the matter, I called in the experts. Two dermatologists and a makeup artist prov...

It's just before noon on a breezy spring Tuesday in New York City and Sandy Liang is feeling serene. Her highly-anticipated XT-6 Expanse and RX Moc 3.0 collaborations with Salomon are releasing via a pop-up in her Lower East Side store later in the week and she and her team are chugging away on a litany of other exciting projects as well. She's got a trip to Japan on the books in the coming weeks and her beloved dog Timtam — a mini Australian Shepard, who, yes, is named after the chocolate bis...