What kale was to superfood junkies, coconut oil has become to beauty buffs. You can’t enter a store without bumping into balms, oils and creamsfeaturing the ingredient, and smelling that beachy scent. And, there are so many uses for it. First, the basics: Coconut oil is extracted from raw coconuts or dried coconut kernels. It’s been found to be […]

Where to go to get your glow on. If the world of make-up sounds as difficult as entering the boutique Chanel on Bond Street, then you are in the right place. We’ve put together the best face masks that are really worth wasting hard-earned money (and asking questions that you really want to know) Su-Man […]

how she nails that smolder every … single … time. When Sarah Jessica Parker speaks, style and beauty lovers listen. Whether she’s dishing on her shoe line, sharing her keys to a long and happy marriage or revealing her go-to fashion tricks, we’re all ears when the “Sex and the City” star reveals the secrets to her effortless […]

“You want me to what?” That’s how Chrissy Metz first reacted to some surprising advice on increasing her body confidence. “My vocal coach in LA, Dot Todman … she’s like, ‘Chrissy, I want you to sing in the mirror naked,’” Metz said in a recent interview on SiriusXM’s “The Jenny McCarthy Show.” “I was like, ‘The hell?’” But eventually, the […]

Unlike some girls, I’ve never really been devoted to hair straighteners. Sure, I used to flat iron my wavy locks back when my hair was thick and unmanageable (trust me, you don’t want to see my middle school photos!), but once I found a hairstylist who could shape my waves into something beautiful, I never looked back. […]

There was a time when the facialist Melanie Grant would sneak off with ingredients from her mother’s kitchen—egg whites, lemon, honey—to make DIY face masks for all willing passersbys. “[Skin care] is all I’ve ever done,” Grant says with a laugh. And now, some 25 years later, her at-home concoctions have given way to chemist-compounded […]

It’s hard to imagine anyone finding fault with J.Lo. But when Jennifer Lopez was first starting out in the entertainment industry, some people told her she should lose weight or hide her natural curves. “They’d say, ‘You should lose a few pounds,’ or ‘You should do this or that,’” the singer and actress revealed in a recent interview […]

The heatwave might have passed and your holiday might feel like a long way off, but fortunately there is some light relief in the form of fragrance. For years, brands have been successfully bottling the scent of the sun, sea and sand to transport us to far-flung, exotic lands. Here are the scents that will […]

May 19 is only a couple weeks away, and as a result, royal wedding fever continues to get hotter and hotter. It seems like everyone is trying to predict how Meghan Markle will look on her wedding day, from what gown(s) and shoes she’ll be wearing to how she’ll do her makeup. Experts are even chiming in on how Markle will […]

One of the oldest clichés in the book tells us that “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.” A proverb can cause some to overturn their eyes, but this is often a repetitive phrase, because it is true, but it is also important to keep in mind how the viewer changes as they grow. […]