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Elizabeth Brockway
Tom Pecheux, Makeup Artist: Part 2

The legend on leaving baking for brushes, working with Kate Moss (aka "Late Moss"), and the infamous Gucci 'G' spot Read more

Elizabeth Brockway
Holiday Gift Guide: The Girls

For your girl-friends and acquaintances, but, most importantly, for you Read more

Mackenzie Wagoner
The At-Your-Desk Survival Kit

Because being at the same place for 8+ hours a day, 5+ days a week doesn't have to be so hard Read more

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Lipstick as Blush

Or blush as lipstick. Your choice. Read more

Mackenzie Wagoner
Listen, Honey: The Bee Byproduct in Beauty

Black and yellow, black and yellow, black and yellow... Read more

Emily Weiss
Emily's Fall Essentials

Emily’s seasonal curation of all things fast, easy, and fabulous Read more

Emily Weiss
Elin Kling Nails It

"This is the perfect 'non-color' polish and works with everything you wear. It gives a luxury edge." Read more

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Mackenzie Wagoner
Byredo's 1996

A violet-and-patchouli labor of love from Dutch photographers Inez & Vinoodh Read more

Mackenzie Wagoner
Caudalie Beauty Elixir
Word of MouthCaudalie Beauty Elixir

It's more than a face mist—it's a movement. Read more

Elizabeth Brockway
Nivea Creme

A hand cream for your hair. Who'd have thunk. Read more

Elizabeth Brockway
The Understated Manicure

Nail-art fatigue? We feel you. Here, the best in barely-there nail polishes Read more

Mackenzie Wagoner
CB I Hate Perfume's At The Beach 1966

A sunscreen-soaked fragrance that doubles as a time machine Read more

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When Worlds Collide: Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List

Congrats to our (VF-approved) Top Shelf subjects on making the cut! Read more

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GLITTER!!!!! A How-To.

Take a page from the Amy Odell playbook and learn how to do glitter right, once and for all Read more

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The Baking Soda Beauty Routine

How one man built a beauty regimen with four supermarket finds Read more

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Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Founder, Romy and the Bunnies

"I think an eyelash curler makes me look much more awake, even when I haven't gotten much sleep. It's a really important tool for a mom to have." Read more

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'The Mommy Glow' with Julia Restoin Roitfeld

The new mom's five-minute makeup tutorial: "It’s all about giving a lift now." Read more

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Clarisonics, Cleansers, and You

So, you bought a fancy face brush...now what? Read more

Mackenzie Wagoner
Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré

When ten Top Shelf subjects swear by the same face lotion, you start paying attention... Read more

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Charlotte Tilbury's 'The Perfect Brow'

Our makeup-tutorial pick of the week Read more

Molly Young
Undercover Redhead

Molly Young always wanted to have red hair. "Rock It Like a Redhead," a new annual event targeted at the ginger demo, offered her the perfect opportunity to try it Read more

Kim Johnson
Bright Here, Bright Now

ITG intern Kim Johnson is always on the hunt for the next best skin-brightening potion. Here's her latest fixation Read more

Emily Weiss
Emily's Essentials: April 2013

All of the hair, makeup, and skin savers Emily's using right now (she's trying, TRYING to streamline) Read more