Culture

Open Thread

When Do You Wax?

A group analysis of proper bikini area etiquetteRead more >

The Technique

An Introduction To Art Collecting

Turn your studio apartment into an emerging artist galleryRead more >

News

Makeup For Your Statuary

At MoMA PS1, Francesco Vezzoli’s Teatro Romano gives classical busts a fresh layer of (face) paintRead more >

Top Shelf After Dark

Claudia Kim, Actress

The "mystery woman" from the next Avengers movie on the proper relaxation technique pre- and post-partyRead more >

ITG ♥s

The Top Shelf Essentials

Things so adored, we’re drawing them like those French girlsRead more >

Open Thread

What Are Your Favorite Holiday Memories?

It's Christmas and we're feeling nostalgic—join usRead more >

Misc.

Home For The Holidays

Where the cocktails are cheap, most of the food is free, and your twin size bed is waiting for youRead more >

News

Thing To Win: A Trip To Paris On Airbnb

Free airfare, Parisian accommodation, and a shopping spree at Galeries Lafayette—we'll take itRead more >

The Extras

From Russia With Suds

In New York’s East Village, the Russian & Turkish Baths carry on a proud tradition of old country schvitzingRead more >

Open Thread

I Got It From My Mama: The Beauty Products

One writer reflects back on what skincare she's stolen from her mom, and her mom's mom—just in time to go home for the holidaysRead more >

The Extras

A Beginner's Guide To Ordering Wine

Impress your friends with a vast knowledge of tannins and regions—and get tipsy in the processRead more >

In Print

Catherine McNeil Strips & Sparkles In Vogue Russia

Looks like there was an explosion at the glitter glue factory...Read more >

Top Shelf After Dark

Soo Joo Park

The girl that sparked thousands of double processes on maintaining her blond, achieving Beyoncé's wet look, and getting home by curfewRead more >

Open Thread

What's In A Compliment?

There's the superficial ones—and then there's life-altering, perspective-changing kind you never forgetRead more >

The Technique

The 2014 Holiday Party Look, Part I

Featuring an $88 dress and bottom lash-only mascara applicationRead more >

Top Shelf After Dark

Leslie Kirchhoff, DJ & Photographer

"If I’ve had a fairly late night working, sometimes I put on dark sunglasses before I fall asleep so that the light doesn’t wake me up in the morning."Read more >

Open Thread

Loyalty In The Form Of A Frequent Buyer Card

It's amazing how the promise of free can get you to spend so muchRead more >

Misc.

Revisiting Gilmore Girls

A longtime fan, now all grown up, dissects what it meant to be a woman in Stars HollowRead more >

In Print

Lara Stone Is Perfect And Unretouched In System Magazine

Stunning, albeit pretty NSFW, photographs from Mr. Juergen TellerRead more >

Misc.

Beauty Marks: A History Lesson

From portending bad omens to sending secret messages, the mole has always been one of the face's hotly contested featuresRead more >

News

Agyness Deyn Makes A Case For Growing Up

Those involved include red lipstick, kitten heels, and a deep side partRead more >