What’s new in beauty for the month of April? Consider this your update on all the latest skincare, makeup and haircare launches that you need to know about right now. Without a doubt, the most exciting new arrival is The Ordinary’s retinaldehyde treatment—their strongest retinoid product to date. With 0.2% of the star ingredient, it firms, smooths, brightens and fades pigmentation, and it’s more effective than retinol. In other news, tennis pro Serena Williams has just launched Wyn Beauty, a line of long-wearing, easy-to-use and inclusive makeup. The buildable skin tint is one of the “hero” pr ..read more

Wouldn’t it be great if you could get the benefits of retinol—like younger-looking skin, more even tone and fewer breakouts—without the dreaded dryness and irritation? With the best bakuchiol products, you actually can.  Bakuchiol is a retinol alternative that is derived from the seeds and leaves of the babchi plant.1 It’s been found to improve fine lines and wrinkles, pigmentation, elasticity, firmness and overall sun damage, all without the usual negative side effects associated with retinoids.1,2 It also helps with acne by reducing oil production, bacteria, inflammation and l ..read more

After her breakout role as Cassie in Euphoria, 26-year-old Sydney Sweeney has become one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actresses, as well as a Gen Z style icon. Although she only made her red carpet debut in 2017, she’s already experimented with an impressive range of looks—and her hair has played no small part in her transformations. “I’ve always felt that my hair represents just how I’m feeling and who I am at that time. It’s like an accessory to whatever you want to wear—the personality that you want to have that day. I think that people forget that it’s not just makeup. Your hair can actua ..read more

Ever since Victoria Beckham debuted as a member of the Spice Girls in the ’90s, her hair has been a defining part of her personal style. After all, who could forget her iconic Posh Spice bob? Or the tousled long locks of her early 2000s WAG era, followed by a bleached-blonde bixie?! While she was constantly reinventing herself back then, she traded the pop star life for a new career as a fashion designer in 2008—and her hair has looked the part ever since. She no longer strays from her natural brunette, and instead relies on different lengths, parts and textures to switch things up. “My hair i ..read more

What’s new in beauty for the month of March? Consider this your update on all the latest skincare, makeup and haircare launches that you need to know about right now. If you love the convenience of a complexion stick, there’s a new one from ILIA that should be on your radar. It gives medium coverage, works as both foundation and concealer, and comes in a huge range of more than 40 shades. In skincare news, Glow Recipe has come out with a tinted niacinamide serum. It’s the same brightening formula as the original Dew Drops, but now with a sheer, warm, glowy tint. Read on for all the details on ..read more

After weeks of anticipation—and many memorable beauty moments along the way—we’ve finally arrived at the grande finale of awards season. The Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars, are the most important event of the year for the filmmaking industry, as well as the most glamorous. As always, Hollywood’s A-list showed up in their finest looks from head to toe. This time around, the key beauty trends included peachy makeup, center parts, high buns and long lashes, all with glowy yet natural-looking skin. Keep reading to see the most notable hair and makeup looks of the night. Nick Agro/©A&am ..read more

We’re now in the home stretch of awards season! This weekend’s third star-studded event was the Producers Guild Awards, which honour excellence in film and television production.  If the SAGs are more formal and the Independent Spirit Awards are more casual, the PGAs are somewhere in between. Beauty-wise, that means “anything goes”—from sleek hair to pops of colour to hair accessories to smoky eyes. Here’s your update on the must-see hair and makeup looks. Billy Bennight/AdMedia/ImageCollect Billy Bennight/AdMedia/ImageCollect Okay, this is why Margot is ..read more

Awards season continues—and the latest star-studded celebration was Saturday night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, a.k.a. the SAG Awards or the SAGs. This red carpet is traditionally one of the more formal events on the celebrity calendar, second only to the Golden Globes and Academy Awards (the latter are coming up in less than two weeks!). Beauty-wise, that meant lots of understated rosy makeup tones, flowing waves and chic bobs.  Keep scrolling to see all the hair and makeup looks from the big night. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ImageCollect Xavier Collin/Im ..read more

What’s new in beauty for the month of February? Consider this your update on all the latest skincare, makeup and haircare launches that you need to know about right now. One of the most exciting new products is Medik8’s new vitamin C serum. Rather than L-ascorbic acid, which goes off quickly, it has a high concentration of ethylated vitamin C—so it’s extremely potent and good to the last drop.   If it’s been a while since you tried a lip and cheek stain, you might want to give Milk Makeup’s new one a shot. It comes in an easy-to-apply stick format, with a jelly texture and buildable ..read more

Battling acne when you’re a teenager is hard enough, but Yara Shahidi had to do it on national television as the star of Black-ish, which debuted when she was just 14 years old. “[My skin is] sensitive and I struggle with breakouts,” she said at the time. “It’s always a challenge not to pick my spots.”1 For a while, her skin challenges had her using a multitude of products, but now, a decade later, she’s all about a simpler and gentler routine—especially in the wintertime, when her skin is more reactive. “I used to be a skincare experimenter; I would layer pimple creams on top of one another a ..read more