beauty tour
"I was clueless about makeup when I started into music, but I know what I like and what I don't like. I like wearing bright color and particular shapes, and I feel like it's almost part of the performance of music. It's nice to explore... I'm embracing it." Read more
The singer/songwriter talks about the bevy of moisturizers she uses to keep her skin from falling back into the breakouts of young adulthood and the only mascara that doesn't crumble in the heat Read more
The author has strong feelings on hand creams, saunas, and blowouts Read more
"Tonight we’re playing Terminal 5 in New York, which is an epic venue—I want to be shiny. I’ll probably throw on a couple extra dabs of eyeshadow tonight." Read more
On designing a custom wardrobe for Justin Bieber's world tour and Oprah's best beauty advice Read more
"If you look at history, from Cleopatra on up, they all had hairdressers. We do a lot more than your hair. We’re allowed intimacy...it’s quite spiritual." Read more
On shaving her head for her part in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl—and why she doesn't have a public Instagram Read more
The very first Top Shelf is back for an update on what's changed with her hair and skincare routine in the past five years Read more
"You know, Sky Ferreira the singer is a lot more confident and tougher than Sky. And the makeup helps with that mindset." Read more
Read for gems like "When I was in my 20s, I got a call from Julia Roberts—‘Hey Sally, it’s Julie. Can you come over and cut my hair off? I’m sick of it.’" Read more
The Argentine star of the Coconut Balm Dotcom campaign on how Glossier found her (or how she found us, really) and which ads are good enough to get her to buy makeup Read more
The singer opens up about her psoriasis, styling her hair extensions, and how to shrug off paparazzi when you don't feel like looking 100 percent Read more
“When you’re pregnant, you’re just glorious...You look so dewy and glow-y. Pregnancy is like the best beauty secret." Read more
A postcard from Philip Johnson's Lipstick Building (where Bernie Madoff used to work) in scenic Midtown Manhattan Read more
The woman behind the Shiva Rose oils shows us around her farm, where there are chickens roaming free, a garage laboratory, and more crystals than you can shake a stick at Read more
Makeup artists Emma Johnston Burton and Molly Tissavary talk about the process of making Jeffery Tambor up into his character, Maura, and what tinted moisturizer is best for just about anyone Read more
Alix got hitched! And then went on tour with her husband's band, The Fat White Family. Here's what she brought along Read more
On picking out engagement rings, finally learning how to apply eyeliner, and how to look like you have more hair than you actually do Read more
The French writer on her dream vacation spot and how not to let hordes of tourists with selfie sticks get you down Read more
Back from Tokyo, Alyssa Reeder reports on Japan's drugstore beauty staples Read more
With gems like "Here I am, living in Salt Lake at the time, and I meet Dave Matthews there. He told me and my best friend ‘Yeah, if you want to do hair, you should move to LA or New York.’" Read more
Following up on that snack drawer we saw in her Top Shelf, Gigi shares her late-night McDonald's order and what to drink if she's up past bedtime Read more