The Complete Cheater’s Guide to Spring-Cleaning Your Face

The Complete Cheater’s Guide to Spring-Cleaning Your Face

Beautycounter Charcoal Cleansing Bar
Beautycounter Charcoal Cleansing Bar
Price $24 

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Caolion Hot & Cool Pore Foam Cleansing Duo
Caolion Hot & Cool Pore Foam Cleansing Duo
Price $24 

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Clarisonic Mia Fit
Clarisonic Mia Fit
Price $189 

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Clinique Sonic System Massaging Treatment Applicator
Clinique Sonic System Massaging Treatment Applicator
Price $35 

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Colbert MD Intensify Facial Discs
Colbert MD Intensify Facial Discs
Price $65 

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Dr. Jart+ Pore Master Patch
Dr. Jart+ Pore Master Patch
Price $8 

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Estée Lauder Advanced Night Micro Cleansing Balm
Estée Lauder Advanced Night Micro Cleansing Balm
Price $45 

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Givenchy Mister Scrub Lip Smoothing Exfoliator
Givenchy Mister Scrub Lip Smoothing Exfoliator
Price $31 

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Ildi Pekar Hungarian Thermal Mud
Ildi Pekar Hungarian Thermal Mud
Price $98 

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Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Cleanser Daily Foaming Wash
Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Cleanser Daily Foaming Wash
Price $38 

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Origins By All Greens Foaming Deep Cleansing Mask
Origins By All Greens Foaming Deep Cleansing Mask
Price $36 

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If the arrival of the sunny season also has you longing for a brighter complexion this month, you’re in luck. Spring-cleaning is now a full-blown skin-care affair, with an arsenal of smart products offering the kind of deep-clean satisfaction more commonly granted by KonMari-ing your closet.

Next-generation exfoliating scrubs—like New York dermatologist David Colbert’s slim, disc-sized miracle pads or L.A. facialist Kate Somerville’s potent lactic- and glycolic-acid cleanser—remove layers of impurities (without overstripping) for a proverbial fresh slate. Likewise, gentle lip treatments, such as Givenchy Mister Scrub Lip Smoothing Exfoliator, prime your canvas for a range of Pop Art–bright shades.

Post-cleanse, Clinique’s Sonic System Massaging Treatment Applicator uses sonic vibrations to help serums penetrate more deeply beneath the epidermis while boosting circulation for a healthy glow. From an elevated pore strip to a facialist-approved thermal mud mask, these 11 products will press reset on your skin.

The Multitasking Hair Elixir That Fixes Everything

The Multitasking Hair Elixir That Fixes Everything

Christophe Robin Regenerating Plant Oil
Christophe Robin Regenerating Plant Oil
Price $58 

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Dr. Hauschka Strengthening Hair Treatment
Dr. Hauschka Strengthening Hair Treatment
Price $40 

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Oshima Tsubaki Camellia Hair Care Oil
Oshima Tsubaki Camellia Hair Care Oil
Price $50

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Ouai Hair Oil
Price $28 

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Rodin Olio Lusso Luxury Hair Oil
Rodin Olio Lusso Luxury Hair Oil 
Price $70 
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Shu Uemura Essence Absolue Nourishing Protective Oil
Shu Uemura Essence Absolue Nourishing Protective Oil
Price 
$69  
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After a fashion month’s worth of elegant updos, sleek braids, and high-impact curls, it seems we may finally be over our obsession with second-day hair. With that, out goes the dry shampoo and in comes the hair oil—a product which has emerged in recent years as the ultimate secret weapon for softer, shinier, more luxe-looking lengths.

But how exactly do you use oil without your hair actually looking oily? We turned to hairstylist Ryann Bosetti, a self-professed hippie who grew up in California and is now based in Marfa, Texas, for some pro tips.

According to Bosetti, it’s actually quite easy. She recommends towel-drying wet hair, working a little into the ends, and using a small comb to gently brush the oil upwards for an end result of lustrous hair. It will add a perfect sheen to any updo and leave long hair smooth. It’s good news, too, for those who straighten their hair: Oil acts as a protectant, helping to prevent strands from becoming dry and damaged. There is one exception, says Bosetti, who warns that the added weight will work against hair that is curled with heat tools.

For those with finer strands, she recommends using camellia oil, which she describes as “a superlight, magical oil that women in Asia have been using forever.” Besides increasing silkiness, it helps hair hang onto water throughout the day, and, she notes, camellia, derived from the same plant as green tea, is anti-aging and packed with antioxidants. Bosetti’s insider secret? A special brush, common in Japan but scarce elsewhere, made from wood and presoaked in camellia oil, which can be used to brush dry hair. A client introduced it to her a few years ago and she’s been using it ever since. “I was like, ‘Why don’t we know about this?’ ” she laughs. “It’s an exciting rediscovery of an old-school, completely natural tool that doesn’t contain weird stuff.”

If you’re traveling to Japan, stock up! And for those staying local, we’ve rounded up six products above to tide you over.

Emerald Eyeliner Is Back! How to Pull Off Spring’s Prettiest Makeup Trend

Emerald Eyeliner Is Back! How to Pull Off Spring’s Prettiest Makeup Trend

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Ivy Shimmer Ink
Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Ivy Shimmer Ink

Estée Lauder Double Wear Infinite Waterproof Eyeliner in Blackened Emerald
Estée Lauder Double Wear Infinite Waterproof Eyeliner in Blackened Emerald

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayon Eyeliner in O(Vert)
Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayon Eyeliner in O(Vert)

Maybelline New York Master Smoky Longwearing Shadow Pencil in Emerald Fury
Maybelline New York Master Smoky Longwearing Shadow Pencil in Emerald Fury

NARS Cosmetics Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner in Rue de Rivoli
NARS Cosmetics Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner in Rue de Rivoli

Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in Emerald
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in Emerald


After season after season of no-makeup makeup, we’re ready for a change. Luckily, the Fall 2016 runways were packed with colorful eyes and lip ideas that we can’t help but embrace a little early. What better way to welcome spring (and St. Patrick’s Day) than with a hint of emerald eyeliner? Risky shadow shades have been on our radar for months now—who can forget Beyoncé’s courtside jade lids, or this colorful Instagram from Joan Smalls, which is inspiring us to reach for a similarly shaded pencil instead.

The model topped off a traditional smoky eye with a dash of iridescent green liner on her waterline, transforming a classic date night look into something a little more dramatic. Another take: For an unpredictable twist on the cat-eye, swap out your black liner for a matte, mossy hue, like Stila’s waterproof formula. The look isn’t just for green eyes anymore—incite makeup envy with these six verdant shades.

Did Gigi Hadid Kill Contouring?



When Gigi Hadid broke onto the scene two years ago and became the industry’s golden girl, she heralded the return of the bombshell, as voluptuous models like Irina Shayk and Adriana Lima invaded the runways once more. It turns out that the 20-year-old may have inspired another movement, thanks to that famous apple-cheeked grin: the baby face coming back into fashion.

Where the Kardashians sparked a bronzer boom with their sharp features, Hadid brings an unexpected freshness that has cast the baby face—round, pinchable—in a newly flattering light. On the Spring 2016 runways, once hollowed-out cheekbones were replaced by bare makeup at shows like Public School and Jason Wu, which left models’ youthful facial silhouettes intact. Elsewhere, stars like Selena Gomez have leveraged their girlish good looks to find widespread appeal—which, in the singer’s case, meant becoming the most followed person on Instagram this week.


It’s a refreshing change of pace for women like me, who for years have struggled to craft bone structure from powder. For us—forever teenaged, only ever called “cute,” never beautiful—the prevailing wisdom has been that “you’ll appreciate it when you’re older.” Not so—or, at least, not good enough. Instead, this new wave of plump-cheeked icons challenges us to consider the singular beauty of a baby face and embrace it on its own terms.

There’s something to be said for softness. Take Gomez, whose appearance has changed little from her Disney Channel days. Yet, those full cheeks create a striking contrast with a structural Louis Vuitton sheath, or a sky-high Vetements denim mini, in the same way that a tulle ballerina skirt paired with tough moto boots catches the eye—managing to look not young, but plainly pretty. Then there’s Miranda Kerr, whose doll-like features set her apart from her more angular peers and prove that you don’t need glass-cutting cheekbones to knock them dead. A round face has become a way to stand out—an asset, not to be obscured by makeup.

It’s a mind-set in favor of what’s natural—the “come as you are” approach that has gripped fashion. Of course, that means that if you were blessed with perfect, prominent bone structure, you should embrace it. For everyone else, remember: Baby faces can be beautiful, too.

A Dry Cut Is Officially Your Hair’s New Best Friend

A Dry Cut Is Officially Your Hair’s New Best Friend


With its decadent living room vibe—chinoiserie wallpaper and Julian Schnabel painting included—Ashley Javier’s Manhattan salon, Parlor, is exactly the kind of place where you’d expect clients like Schnabel, Lauren Bush Lauren, and Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez to go for beautifully executed, invite-only cuts. But Javier, a regular in the pages of Vogue, is now also carving out a niche as the go-to guy for dry cuts—a more democratic option gaining popularity with cool girls-about-town.

“Dry cuts create a more individual look,” says Javier of the lesser-used practice that bypasses the washing and blow-drying process common to most salons and, as a result, cuts chair time—not to mention costs—in half. (A dry cut with Javier is $300, while a regular cut runs double that.) “When you cut wet hair it becomes more of a technical thing. When you do it dry, you can see what you need to change. You can see the texture. And it’s not as time-consuming. Offering dry cuts allows me to open the salon up to more people; I realized I’d been missing out on some of the young, cool, inspiring women out there.”

Take Annabelle Dexter-Jones, for example. Javier cut her previously long hair into a bob with bangs—which she’s since transitioned into a one-length variation on the cut—using the method. “Ashley did a dry cut on me one day and I was like, ‘Okay, cool, I like your style,’ ” she recalls. “It makes sense: Why not cut your hair in the state it’s always in?”

Although dry cuts have been gaining momentum recently, the technique isn’t new. “In the ’70s it was done with a razor because back then shag cuts were all the rage,” Javier says, “but I use scissors with teeth. It creates a much softer, more impressionistic outline”—a romantic result honed and favored by the stylist ever since a stint living and working in Paris. “You can see the hair’s texture, the woman’s face, her expression.”

With that in mind, anyone looking to try out the technique should turn up mentally and physically prepared. Arrive with clean, dry lengths; expect to pay less than you would for a standard snip. And speak up if what’s happening in the mirror doesn’t fit the image you envisioned for yourself: A dry cut “only works if it’s been cut well,” Javier advises.

The method makes for a perfect low-maintenance option for spring, according to Javier. “You might blow-dry it if you’re going to an event,” he says, “but two days later, it’ll still have a certain ease.”
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