Fashion Beauty Shopping

How Your Hair Ties Can Help You Clean Your Makeup Brushes
After daily foundation applications, swirls of blush, and minutes spent in your steamy bathroom, your makeup brushes can quickly become home to unwanted oils and bacteria. This is why cleaning makeup brushes is a critical step to keeping your skin healthy and clear. But after diligently washing brushes and laying them out on a towel, they often take hours—sometimes even a full day—to fully dry.
English Taylor
Dec 8, 2017
5 Fashion Brands That Recently Joined the Home Decor Game (& Are Killing It)
Lately we’ve spotted an interesting trend: long-standing fashion brands getting into the home space. While brands like Missoni, Fendi, and Ralph Lauren have been in the game for a while, a new generation of fashion houses have begun dipping their toes in the waters of home decor. Here are five of the most notable. Starting in September, Gucci brought its signature over-the-top style to a line of home furnishings and accessories.
Nancy Mitchell
Oct 18, 2017
UNIQLO Channels Charles & Ray Eames for Latest Collection
Fast fashion goes mid-century modern: Uniqlo is paying homage to the most famous furniture designers of the era—the Eames. The Japanese retailer known for affordable of-the-moment basics and artsy graphic tees is channeling Charles and Ray Eames for its latest line — with prices ranging from just $14.99 to $19.99.
Melissa Massello
Sep 23, 2017
First Look: Tour thredUP’s New Austin Store
Just steps from department store stalwart Dillard’s, thredUP’s second brick-and-mortar store wants to “disrupt” everything we think we know about not just secondhand shopping, but retail in general — and a first look at its Austin store, opening tomorrow, did not disappoint. Actually, it was downright dreamy.
Melissa Massello
Aug 31, 2017
Back to Cool: Society6 Launches Backpacks
Who else remembers the days of limited back to school backpack options? Sure, you had whatever Disney characters or pop stars that were popular that year, but other than that, your choices were most likely one of a few solid colors and a monogram if you were fancy. But now we have good news: Society6, the online purveyor of products printed with artists’ and designers’ work, has added backpacks as a new product option.
Tara Bellucci
Aug 18, 2017
Wardrobe Crisis Averted: Rent the Runway Launches Same-Day Delivery
Imagine being able to order a new-to-you outfit to wear to that thing tonight — in your size, plus a backup size — the same way you’d order groceries for tonight’s dinner from Instacart. And from just $30. That’s the genius idea behind Rent the Runway’s new Same-Day Delivery Service, launching today in NYC.
Melissa Massello
Jul 27, 2017
Un-branding is the New Black: Two Companies Compete to Become Our New Favorite Generics
As lovers of design, pretty packaging can sometimes be the thing that draws us to a product. But two new companies are betting they can forgo fancy branding and still draw us in by appealing to our wallets and our ethics, with high-quality all-natural products starting at $1.50.
Melissa Massello
Jul 22, 2017
ThredUP Wants to Be the Amazon of Thrift, Announces Its First Brick and Mortar Store Today
The shift in thrift took a massive leap today as sleek online secondhand brand thredUP unveiled details about its first brick-and-mortar store, slated to open on July 20th in a Texas outlet mall. They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and apparently that goes for the density of tech-enabled thrifters, too.
Melissa Massello
Jun 27, 2017
Amazon’s New Service Lets You Try On Clothes Before You Buy Them
Have you ever shopped for clothes on Amazon? The retail giant wants to make it even easier with their new Prime Wardrobe, a service that lets you order apparel and try it on at home before you lay down that credit card. Prime Wardrobe includes men’s, women’s, and kid’s clothing, shoes, and accessories from both popular department store brands and Amazon’s in house fashion labels.
Tara Bellucci
Jun 21, 2017
IKEA’s Newest Fashion Designer Collaborations Might Be Its Edgiest Yet
More news coming out of Älmhult from IKEA’s annual Democratic Design Day has us excited for the future of fashion meets furniture. The Swedish retailer announced its latest collaborations with fashion designers and we have some sneak peeks at the upcoming collections. First up is the OMEDELBAR collection from Swedish fashion activist and stylist Bea Åkerlund.
Tara Bellucci
Jun 9, 2017
Bath & Body Works Is Bringing Back More Nostalgic Scents
If one were to open a time capsule put together by a teen in the 1990s, chances are there would be a hefty collection of fragrances and lotions from Bath & Body Works. The retailer and mall staple has been tapping into that nostalgia by rereleasing formerly retired scents for a limited time, and this year’s collection will be sure to bring back many memories of adolescent shopping sprees and high school classrooms.
Tara Bellucci
Jun 2, 2017
Beyond Cookie Butter: Here’s Why You Should Be Shopping Trader Joe’s for Your Beauty Stash
Trader Joe’s: The land of insanely addictive cookie butter, everything-bagel seasonings, and other super cheap snacking treasures; though it’s hard to steer my attention away from their Speculoos cookies and bake-and-serve Mandarin Orange Chicken, I’ve recently taken notice of TJ’s other charms…their beauty and skincare products.
Arlyn Hernandez
May 12, 2017
Ridiculous Name, Major Results? We Test the Much-Hyped Milky Piggy Bubble Mask to Find Out
Welcome to another installment of Beauty Bucket List, a series in which we roll up our sleeves to do some hard and fast testing of cult classic beauty products, because just hearing about how great something is just isn’t good enough.
Colleen Murphy
Apr 24, 2017
Can Custom Made-for-You Shampoo Really Give You the Best Hair Day Ever?
My hair has a life of its own. Along with being oily, limp, and color-treated, the texture is super fine—meaning it’s prone to tangling, frizzing, and generally being all over the place. I’ve rocked the bedhead look for the better part of the past decade because of this unruliness. I’ve also made the quest for the perfect shampoo and conditioner a priority for the past few years—i.e.
Caroline Biggs
Apr 21, 2017
Everything is on Sale at Sephora’s Spring Event
Beauty junkies, now’s the time to stock up. Sephora’s Spring Event is here, and everything is 10% to 15% off. So if you’ve had some items on your love list for awhile, you might want to spring (see what I did there?) for them this week. To participate in the sale, you have to be a member of Sephora’s loyalty program, Beauty Insider.
Tara Bellucci
Apr 18, 2017
Old Boots, New Tricks: L.L. Bean Taps Into Craft Movement with ‘Small Batch’ Boots
Freeport, Maine, is a lovely little coastal town, home to upstart craft brewery Maine Beer Co. and legendary outdoors outfitter L.L. Bean. But the two companies have more in common than just their quaint hometown. Maine Beer’s tremendously popular flagship IPA, Lunch, still flies off the shelves in Boston-area liquor stores years after its debut. But even harder to get is Dinner, a stronger, hoppier, double IPA only released in small batches a few times a year.
Jon Gorey
Apr 16, 2017
DIY Skin Detox: How to Make Activated Charcoal Bath Bombs and Marbled Soaps
Activated charcoal—an ingredient perhaps best-known as those black specks in our Brita water filters—has recently been showing up in everything from trendy ice cream to skincare products. Beloved for its detoxing abilities, this it-ingredient is credited with cleansing skin, whitening teeth and treating acne. To get in on the skin-clearing natural wonder, we picked up some food-grade activated coconut charcoal and put it to work in marbled soap bars and bath bombs that mean business.
Marla Christiansen
Apr 9, 2017
Here’s What We’re Loving from Victoria Beckham’s Upcoming Target Collab
Elevating your spring wardrobe just became so much easier, thanks to the recent release of the Victoria Beckham for Target look book. Stealing a glimpse at all the styles before they debut in stores and Target.com on April 9 should definitely put you a few steps ahead in the fashion game.
Kenya Foy
Mar 25, 2017
This Online Dollar Store is Just for Beauty Supplies
If you’re among the makeup obsessed but would rather not drop whole paychecks at Sephora, here’s a store you need to know about. Miss A is the first and only online dollar store devoted to beauty products. Not that we’re knocking Sephora; even as a card-carrying VIB Rouge member, I got excited by Miss A‘s plethora of bargain beauty deals.
Tara Bellucci
Feb 12, 2017
These New Skincare Products Are a Perfect Après Ski Routine
No matter if you love to hit the slopes, or if your idea of sport is watching from in front of a warm fire, winter weather is rough on the skin. Check out a few new products designed to keep your face as fresh as that powder in Aspen or Jackson Hole. And while you’re at it, remember that skiing conditions are going to leave your skin pretty vulnerable thanks to the sun, the wind, and general altitude dryness.
Dan Koday
Feb 4, 2017
We (Bravely) Tried the (Really, Sort of Scary) Product That Claims to Make Your Feet Baby Soft
Last week, we introduced a new series in which we put cult classic beauty products to the test to find out whether they’re worth the hype. First, we set our gaze on the best-selling Maybelline Great Lash mascara; now, we’re tackling Baby Foot, an exfoliating peel for the feet made internet famous thanks to the many shudder-inflicting photos of molting skin posted by users.
Alex Nursall
Jan 31, 2017
Does This Heralded Drugstore Mascara Deserve the Hype?
We’ve all had that moment where someone has recommended a product to you in which they say, “Everyone loves this, it’s perfect. It cleared up my skin and made my lashes longer and crushed all my enemies!” There are a lot of cosmetics out there that have been heavily recommended for ages now, so it’s time we take a look at them and see if they really are worth the hype.
Alex Nursall
Jan 26, 2017
Have a Beautiful Year: Easy-to-Keep Beauty Resolutions
Whether you’re opting to work out more regularly or make time to unplug for a set number of hours a day, the best New Year’s resolutions are a combination of self-care and self-improvement. Though it may sound trivial, don’t forget to squeeze in some skincare efforts, as well.
Jacqueline DeMarco
Jan 14, 2017
Futuristic Footwear: 9 Designs that Prove Shoes are Getting Smarter
As footwear goes, it’s safe to say that Heelys are basically The Flintstones of futuristic shoes (sorry, but roller shoes are so last decade). While we would just as soon continue wearing shoes strictly for coverage, orthopedic comfort and simple style, the tech-heavy trend of futuristic shoes is so intriguing, it’s difficult to ignore. From Marty McFly to ones that warm your toes, here are nine shoes that have paved the path toward the future of footwear.
Kenya Foy
Dec 2, 2016
How To Pack Light (While Still Taking Along Every Product You Own)
We all have that friend who knows how to pack light—the one who loves showing off her modest weekender bag next to your overstuffed full-size suitcase. The same one who then asks to borrow your toothpaste, and who you suspect swiped some of the shampoo you left in the shower. So, is there really a way to do it? Can you actually pack light and still bring all the essentials? Yes, and these mini cosmetics, tools and toiletries may be the secret solution.
Katie Holdefehr
Nov 10, 2016
Mermaid Hair Problems: 11 Cleaning Products Anyone with Colored Hair Needs to Keep Around
Attaining the perfect shade of mermaid hair might be #goals, but bright hair dyes come with serious upkeep and can make a mess, especially if you color your hair at home. If unicorn hair is what you seek, you need to keep these cleaning products on hand—the good news is, you probably have most of them already, so you’re one step closer to the mermaid hair of your dreams. What you need it for: Removing any hair dye stains from your skin, post-coloring sesh—just mix with soap.
Brittney Morgan
Nov 10, 2016
Here’s What to Snag at Sephora’s VIB Sale
Beauty fans, it’s the most wonderful time of the year—Sephora’s VIB sale. If you’re a VIB or VIB Rouge member of the retailer’s Beauty Insider rewards program, you get 20% off your entire purchase for a few days this month. Here’s what we’re adding to our shopping carts. Through today, November 7, VIB Rouge members can save using code 20ROUGE, while VIB sale dates are November 11-14 with code 20VIB.
Tara Bellucci
Nov 7, 2016
Luxe Beauty Buys (That We Hardly Ever See on Sale!) are 20% Off Today on Amazon
If you’ve ever wanted to try out a new fancy beauty product but paying full price makes you cringe, Amazon’s got you covered. The retailer is offering 20% off one luxury beauty buy, today only. Brands include Blinc, Stila, Lorac, Jouer, Elizabeth Arden, Cargo, Jane Iredale, Essie, Butter London, OPI, Korres, theBalm, and more.
Tara Bellucci
Oct 24, 2016
5 KENZO x H&M Looks, In Order of Wearability
This week, H&M debuted the lookbook for their next big fashion collab—this time, with KENZO. The French fashion house is known for their flashy and splashy use of pattern, and their looks for H&M are no different. Here are five outfits that go from quiet riot to loud and proud on the pattern meter. The collection doesn’t launch until November, but if it’s anything like 2015’s Balmain collab, we can expect these pieces to sell out quickly. 1.
Tara Bellucci
Oct 12, 2016
Our Editors’ Favorite Fall Lipsticks (One is Under $2!)
While there are no hard and fast rules anymore about wearing white after Labor Day or magenta lipstick year round, the change of seasons can spark a desire for warmer hues and deeper colors. We asked our editors to share their go-to fall lipsticks, and they range from Sephora splurges to drugstore steals.
Tara Bellucci
Oct 11, 2016
Famed Photographer Bill Cunningham Dies at 87
Legendary New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham died on Saturday at the age of 87. He had been hospitalized recently after a stroke. Born in Boston in 1929, Cunningham moved to New York after dropping out of Harvard. He started out as a hat designer, and when the fashions became less formal in the 1960s, he picked up a camera instead.
Tara Bellucci
Jun 26, 2016