Beauty

Having the best eyeshadow palettes at your disposal may be the quickest way to feel like a pro makeup artist. The sheer variety of shades, finishes, and required brushes alone opens the door to a world of possibilities—from endless color combinations to matte, sparkle, or matte with sparkle looks. And while the palettes can evoke a kid-in-a-candy-store feeling...

Few skin saviors rival the best face masks in their efficacy. Packed with potent actives, clays, and hydrating, soothing ingredients, these formulas have the power to improve skin tone, texture, signs of aging, and radiance in a matter of minutes. “While you don’t need to incorporate a face mask into your daily routine, they’re like a power boost...

After a quiet spring 2026 show Danielle Kallmeyer was newly drawn to lively textures and novel carefree silhouettes. “I love to start with a place or a feeling for pre-fall, which is a high summer collection,” the designer said in her sunny SoHo loft. “Imagining this ‘city girl on her European vacation,’ felt a little trite and overdone,...

Time is running out to stock up on presents for the beauty lovers in your life. But fear not: We curated the best Bluemercury gifts. No matter who is on your shopping list—skin-care enthusiasts, makeup aficionados, self-care lovers, and that one friend known for their stunning hair—you can tick off everyone in one place (and even one shopping...

For nearly six decades, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has defied easy definition, both on the runway and off. A proto-multi-hyphenate, he’s newly familiar to a younger generation for iconic pieces like the teddy bear coat (from fall 1988) sported by Drake a few years back. That, plus riffs on cartoons, pop culture, and fashion royalty—Superman, Snoopy, Andy Warhol, Marilyn...

Growing up, YouTube tutorials were my primary source of beauty education. It’s where I learned to blend Urban Decay’s Half Baked shadow into my crease and, more questionably, to heat my eyelash curler with a blowdryer for ten seconds to give long-lasting curl. In hindsight, that sounds wildly unsafe, but as a founding member of the stick-straight lash...

Two months ago the House of Dagmar opened a new flagship store in Stockholm. Designed by New York-based Alyssa Kapito, the interiors are spare, but the use of warm brown woods and a parquet floor that plays off other more whimsical geometries, like a diamond patterned wire wall grid, keep the space from feeling cold and strictly minimal.The...

For the festive evening, the first lady opted for a black velvet single-breasted blazer that nipped in sharply at the waist, with matching tailored cigarette-style trousers—both from Dolce & Gabbana. Underneath, she wore a sheer, high-necked black embroidered blouse. Mrs. Trump wore her blonde highlighted hair in her signature waves with her bangs swept to the side, and...

Finding a daily carryall bag is no small feat—it’s practically a full-time job. There are the nonnegotiables: sleekness, versatility, quality, and the ability to hold an alarming number of bits and bobs. After months of test-driving contenders, I finally met my match: Coach’s Empire Carryall.It’s the bag that instantly checked every box, but more importantly, it keeps pace...

On December 11, Dior opened its most ambitious retail project in China to date: the House of Dior Beijing, a five-story sculptural flagship in Sanlitun, the capital’s cultural and luxury retail hub.Jonathan Anderson’s appearance in Beijing alongside Delphine Arnault, chair and CEO of Christian Dior Couture, signaled the strategic importance of the market for the house. The ribbon-cutting...