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Walda Laurenceau, Acupuncturist

"We’ve been taught to take pills instead of learning how to boost our body’s own healing capability. That’s not to say we should avoid medicine, but if we can give our bodies that opportunity, then we can actually be put in a better direction."Read more >

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Or Gotham, Writer

On everything from working at McDonald's to why you should be using a silicone primer instead of basically all your other makeupRead more >

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Babba Canales Rivera, Founder, ByBabba

"[My dog] Blue uses Aesop too. She smells really good—people always compliment her on that."Read more >

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Camilla Marcus, Founder, West-bourne

"I’m definitely the kind of person who takes products from friends"Read more >

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Okay Kaya, Musician

"I have an avocado mask, but I like sheet masks, I like a clay mask… I think I just like masks"Read more >

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Jordan Salcito, Sommelier & Founder, Ramona

"I love lip gloss—I just feel like it dresses you up. It’s like patent leather shoes on your lips."Read more >

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Rachael Wang, Stylist

On the best vegan makeup, the one organic deodorant that actually works, and why she never conditioners her hairRead more >

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Brad Goreski, Stylist

"I think the guys in my gym locker room think I’m a weirdo because I take my Nurse Jackie Uplift Roller with me and do it after I work out. It’s a roller for your face that has tourmaline stones on it, but it looks a little like a purple dildo."Read more >

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Carole Radziwill

On her favorite infomercial beauty product, the tool that makes her skincare work harder, and the thing she calls "newborn baby in a compact"Read more >

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Camilla Deterre, Designer & Model

The native New Yorker on embracing undereye circles, keeping up on her hair color, and modeling with her momRead more >

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Elizabeth Chambers Hammer

On keeping everything in moderation—except kombuchaRead more >

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Kirsty Godso, Master Trainer, Nike

On the beauty benefits of everything from the Vitamix to the infrared sauna at Sky TingRead more >

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Cherie Camacho, Team & Culture Manager, Glossier

The woman behind team culture at Glossier on how she does it—plus, everything in her fragrance collectionRead more >

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Natasha Pickowicz, Pastry Chef

What your beauty routine looks like when you work at two restaurants on opposite ends of ManhattanRead more >

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Jessica Wu, E-Commerce Director and Stylist

On eye products for lips, lip products for eyes, and the best overnight mask she tries not to get all over her coversRead more >

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Jill Kargman, Actress & Writer

"I have a whole bunch of serums that I layer...It stings if I’ve done [a] peel, but I kind of like the sting—not that I’m a sadist, but I feel like it gets in there deeper. It actually says in the directions not to do it after a peel, but I do it, because I like to live on the edge."Read more >

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Abby Moriarty, Founder, 1920 T-Shirts

"Gotta love hairspray—I use Aveda Brilliant. I grew up in Minneapolis, so Aveda’s in our blood just as much as Prince is."Read more >

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Lindsay Peoples Wagner, Fashion Editor, The Cut

"I’ll use any deep conditioning treatment there is, as long as it’s not coconut oil. I don’t use coconut oil—it’s drying, it’s not good for your hair. Everybody lied! It’s not good for your hair."Read more >

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Melanie Simon, Electrical Aesthetician

Buckle up and settle in for the most in-depth skincare master class of your lifeRead more >

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Tavi Gevinson

"I enjoy the ritual of [beauty], and I see that it can be the same way that I see fashion, a creative outlet. I don’t have that many good tips but I definitely have tried a lot of eyeshadows."Read more >

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Christina Han, Founder, Type Navy

From $70 cleansers to $5 pore strips and everything in betweenRead more >