Beauty

Between launching her own beauty line and releasing an album, Lady Gaga has found another project: Starring in Valentino Beauty’s latest fragrance campaign. The Italian fashion house announced Gaga as the new face of Voce Viva, a perfume dreamt up by Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. “Imagined as a voice to spread a message around

Peace Out, Welly, Squish, Starface If you aren’t #blessed like some people who have experienced clearer skin during quarantine, I feel you, I see you, I am you. I used to be a pimple patch skeptic (do they actually work?) but my skin was so bad during the first few months of quarantine, I was

Frazer HarrisonGetty Images Chrissy Teigen just dropped her entire skin care routine on Instagram. The model and mogul showed off her impossibly glowy skin on Instagram, prompting fans to beg her to detail her skin care routine ASAP. Teigen delivered—but glow like hers comes at a cost. This content is imported from Instagram. You may

I will never get over John Legend serenading his wife, Chrissy Teigen, about her “headband of the day.” Yes, sure, part of the reason people loved it was because it was cute. But it put into words something many of us had never really thought to say out loud: headbands not only serve a functional

The rumors are true. Fenty Skin is coming for your beauty cabinet! After dabbling into skincare with lip balm, lip scrub, and blotting paper, Rihanna announced in the latest issue of British Vogue that she is diving into the skincare game with Fenty Skin―with a launch sooner than you think. “Skincare, it’s the truth. It

A futuristic-looking face mask that’s supposed to kill bacteria, prevent breakouts, and reduce the appearance of aging skin? It seems too good to be true, but LED masks are essential to transforming the skin in ways topical products cannot. “LED masks work by shining different colors and wavelengths of light rays onto the skin. The

Race-based hair discrimination garnered national attention last summer when the CROWN—Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair—Coalition worked to outlaw intolerance based on style, type, and texture. Cofounded by Dove, the National Urban League, Color Of Change, and the Western Center on Law and Poverty, the movement is working to create a “more

Erika Aguilera is a Texas-based, style content creator whose goal for her platform is simple: to inspire others to be their most creative selves. Doing so begins with finding the confidence within herself to create her own content. For this, she looks to what she does best—putting together eye-catching makeup looks and outfits. “I like

My favorite way to start an argument is by saying, “I find it funny how….” followed by whatever transgression has upset me. So, I find it funny how I, as a Black woman, know so much about White hair. I know it gets greasy if it isn’t washed. I know that ‘the Rachel’ didn’t really

Wong Maye-E/AP/Shutterstock Federal authorities in New York confiscated hair weaves and accessories suspected to be made from the human hair of prisoners inside a Chinese internment camp, the Associated Press reports. The shipment, from Lop County Meixin Hair Product Co. Ltd., weighed 13 tons and is valued at an estimated $800,000, representatives for the U.S.

Try to name a cooler person than Louise Maurisset. The boardsport enthusiast and lifestyle content creator’s chill and confident attitude as she tackles skate and surf tricks is never less than inspiring. The secret to her can-do attitude: “It’s feeling good about yourself, despite knowing your flaws, and feeling confident you can do anything you

Some things just go together. Bread and butter. Salt and pepper. Teyana Taylor and the ’90s. There’s an allusion to the defining era in everything Taylor touches. To start, her 2014 debut album VII captured the ferocity and assuredness of her 90s icons Lauryn Hill, Brandy, and Mary J. Blige, which is again reinforced on

Calling all beauty lovers: Ulta’s summer sale is finally here. Now through July 4, the retailer is lowering the prices of popular skincare, makeup, and hot tools. It doesn’t matter if you want to treat yourself to a sheet mask, stock up on sunscreen, or invest in some Zoom-friendly makeup, this sale is bound to

Kristen Noel Crawley is best known for her brand KNC Beauty‘s cult-favorite starry eye masks and nourishing lip masks and balms, and influencing her 416,000-plus followers with a sartorial taste that harkens back to the 90s. But in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests, Crawley reflected on how she can use her

Ah, the restoring power of taking a bath. What was previously seen as a bubble-filled extravagance for special occasions is now a way of life in 2020. All of the stigmas that previously plagued the past time are no longer. Everyone has copious amounts of time at home to ponder the world from a fizzy-filled

Small, eco-friendly changes to our daily routines can add up to a huge impact on our planet if enough people do it. Tweaking your daily rituals by making mindful choices about which products to use is an easy place to begin, and starting with these small steps can give you the needed motivation to adopt

If you’ve ever struggled with restoring your edges, excessive shedding, or thinness, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about the alleged miracle hair growth properties of castor oil. A quick search on YouTube yields dozens of positive testimonials that show brows restored to Cara Delevingne status and edges even Alicia Keys would envy. But is

Emily Ratajkowski—model, business woman, and famous brunette—is officially blonde. Understandable, when you’re stuck in quarantine and the face of Kérastase haircare. “I’m in LA. I’m in my bed, drinking coffee, waking up as my first morning as a blonde,” she told ELLE.com over the phone. “With quarantine, you’re staring at yourself in the mirror and

As protests in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and many other Black humans who died at the hands of police hold a mirror up to society’s long history of racial injustice, Aurora James, founder of Brother Vellies, in turn held up a mirror to major retailers across industries. James

You don’t have to be obsessed with the royal family to know Meghan Markle has impeccable style. I mean, very few people can prompt a button-down shirt, a pair of jeans, and comfortable flats to sell out virtually overnight upon wearing it. If you want to bring the Markle Sparkle to your beauty routine, you’re

In a single sentence, Lili Reinhart read the entire segment of the population that started chasing sourdough starter and reading up on proofing in the last few months. “It’s so weird to me that America’s response to a quarantine is to bake bread,” she tells ELLE.com. Other phenomena from self-isolation are less perplexing: Her skin

On Friday, Johnson & Johnson announced it will cease production on two lines of skin-lightening products from Neutrogena and Clean & Clear that are popular overseas. The move comes in the wake of a recent resurgence in the Black Lives Matter movement, a time of reckoning for many brands and companies with racially insensitive ties.

If you’re big on rocking protective styles, maintaining your blowout, and extending the life of your curls, you already know that a shower cap is an essential hair accessory. Even if you don’t fit into any of those categories, you probably have one hanging in your bathroom for preserving special occasion styles. But does that

Normani was forced to reckon with universal beauty standards, ones that didn’t often include Black women like her, from a young age. Starting in elementary school, where she was only one of three Black students, she would study the rich, deep tone of her skin and the kinks and thickness of her hair in the

Tracee Ellis Ross is launching a new phase of her Pattern Beauty haircare line. On Monday, Ross teased phase two of Pattern, which debuted its first collection in September 2019. “As we continue to protest and gather and strategize and hold those in power accountable and reimagine our future and vote, I am reminded that

Pat McGrath is the makeup magician whose ethereal, otherworldly beauty looks have put her in a class of her own and have been seen on runways from Valentino to Christian Dior to Alexander Queen. We’ve all tried our hand at one of Mother’s signature silky glass skin or her mesmerizing smokey eyes or even her

M.A.C Cosmetics has always had an eye for musicians—Rihanna, Selena Quintanilla, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, to name a few. Now, you can add Teyana Taylor to the brand’s growing list. The Teyana Taylor x M.A.C Cosmetics team-up was a match written in the stars since she 15 years old playing with M.A.C products to concoct her

If you want the most sumptuous and heavenly-scented products to touch your hair, Alikay Naturals has you covered. Alikay Graham-Campbell was just 22 when she started mixing ingredients together in her kitchen; as an avid shopper, she realized there weren’t a lot of products that addressed her hair concerns or used natural ingredients. Alikay Naturals’