Interviews

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Cleo Abram, Video Producer

"I spent way too much money trying to get my skin to clear up before I thought that maybe I should ask a doctor. I don’t know why that took me so long."Read more >

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Diarrha N'Diaye-Mbaye, Founder & CEO, Ami Colé

"When you see Black beauty, it’s fierce. It’s beat to the gods. But what about the girl that’s just been waiting to excel, who wants to go outside and look like herself?"Read more >

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Poppy, Musician

"Whenever I go to a new country, I try to get a new facial. Makeup artists that I’ve worked with recommend places, and I’m curious."Read more >

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Rinny Perkins, Comedian, Writer, Visual Artist

"This might sound weird, but I want my perfume to smell like sex. I want it to make people think, ‘Damn, I’m trying to fuck her.’"Read more >

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The Singer-Songwriter Baking Her Way Through Anxiety

Gracie Abrams on having a makeup playdate with Katie Jane Hughes and why Boy Brow is basically part of her skincare routineRead more >

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The Professional Opinion-Haver Who Met His Hairstylist At A Funeral

"We tend to separate the celebrity from their humanity, and through my Instagram DMs I’m often reminded how much celebrities are people in all of the ways that make us people."Read more >

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Michelle Li, Stylist + Creative

Finally giving Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and 13 Going on 30 the fashion cred they deserveRead more >

ITG ♥s

11 Years Of Great Beauty Advice

In celebration of ITG's 11th birthday, all the best tips and tricks we've learned from The Top ShelfRead more >

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The Dewy Dudes With A Stockpile Of Mexican Tretinoin

On the "girlfriend-to-dewy-dude pipeline" and the best sunscreen that won't get caught in facial hairRead more >

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Julia Haart, CEO, Elite World Group

Peek inside her "Unorthodox Life"—and her totally personalized rotating closet Read more >

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An OG Influencer Who Trusts Herself With A Pot Of Hot Wax

Since her 2017 Top Shelf, Teni Panosian's become "the poster child for not over-exfoliating"Read more >

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Charlotte Palermino, Founder, Dieux Skin

On questioning everything—even the intended use of your beauty productsRead more >

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The Ball Scene Protégé Sacrificing Scent For Skincare

With an essence that smells like feet and a sunscreen that smells like lubeRead more >

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Mistress Iris, Dominatrix

"If I’m dominating, I’m sweating, and my makeup has to not budge the whole day."Read more >

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The Drag Queen Who's Mastered The Dimensional Nude Lip

It takes a few extra products, but will never leave you looking washed outRead more >

The Professional

Tracey Cunningham, Colorist + Owner, Mèche Salon

"I’ve never done that thing where I just whisk in and do one celebrity client, or go to one celebrity’s house in a day and then do pilates for the rest of it. I was spending five days in the salon, and I would do 30, 40 clients… the most I’ve ever done in a day is 55."Read more >

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The Actor Soothing Her Marvel Muscles With Arnica Baths

Emily VanCamp on the three products she uses to remove heavy movie makeup and the tried-and-true staples she'll never phase outRead more >

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The Ecologist With A Color Correcting Lip Stain

Zinnia Kumar stars in Glossier's Ultralip campaign—here's her trick for getting the most out of lip colorRead more >

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The Food Editor Exfoliating With Satan Salad's Dressing

"I’m into the smell—to me, it’s like soy sauce meets fish sauce meets….mushrooms? I get kind of hungry after."Read more >

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Toni Ko, Founder, Nyx Cosmetics & Bespoke Beauty Brands

What happens after you start a makeup brand, build it from the ground up, and sell it for hundreds of millionsRead more >