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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Says This Concealer Is So Good It’s Replaced Her Foundation


I don’t really understand why she never just took me to the hairdressers to get it sorted out. In the end I ended up with this green, gingery tinged mess of a hair for a good year. There are hardly any photographs of me from the age of 14 to 15, and if there are, I’m damn miserable. So, yeah, I wouldn’t recommend any at-home hair-dye kits.

What’s one beauty rule you swear by?

Taking off my makeup before I go to bed and using noncomedogenic skin-care and makeup products.

Fill in the blank. I love my hair…

After my hairdresser Christian Wood has done it. Lately I’ve been growing my hair out. I’m trying to get it as healthy as possible because much of it got really brittle and broken after I had my son. I just want to have healthy, long, luscious hair at the moment. And I’ve sort of reverted a little bit and just wanting to keep things much more simple lately. For me I think I feel my best when I just feel elegant and simple and not too fussy.

I’d have no idea your hair is brittle. It looks so healthy. What do you use?

I’m always rotating shampoos, but I always come back to Christophe Robin. I love his Aloe Vera hydrating shampoo and conditioner. I’m also using the Kérastase one with the orange lid. It’s like the OG of hydrating shampoos. And it really, truly is an incredible shampoo.

You travel so much. Is there a country or city that gives you the greatest beauty inspiration?

I think here in Los Angeles. When you go to Europe, women are much more experimental and bold with their look, more eccentric and playful. But I find here in L.A., it’s really the hub of the beginning of beauty, wellness, and fitness trends. We’ve got amazing aestheticians, doctors, makeup artists, and stylists here. But I also love places like Copenhagen. Women in places like that are just so cool and elegant.

What’s the best beauty advice your mom ever gave you?

Makeup is about enhancing what you have, not hiding what you have. When I was young, I remember thinking, What does that mean? And as I’ve gotten older, it’s sort of meant different things to me. And now, in my thirties, I think it means the way you apply your makeup. Instead of masking something you don’t like, enhance the things you do like.



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This $24 Bareminerals Concealer Replaced My Favorite $70 One


One of my first makeup memories is using a drugstore stick concealer—the kind that looks like a beige crayon—to clumsily cover tweenage acne and undereye circles (I’ve struggled with insomnia since I was about 12 and it was already starting to show). I used that chalky stick for about a year until a friend introduced me to a L’Oréal liquid concealer she swore would cover even the worst pimple. I asked my mom to take me to CVS immediately, and I never looked back.

It stayed that way for years until the Internet convinced me I needed to break my no-stick rule for something legendary. The Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer is one of the beauty industry’s most hyped products. Pretty much every editor has sung its praises, and it’s earned the adoration of too many celebrities to count (but to name just a few, both Khloé Kardashian and Kim Kardashian West are stans).

I became so obsessed with reading about the concealer that I believed trying it was the ultimate rite of passage for beauty obsessives. Of course, there was one problem: I couldn’t justify spending $70 on makeup on a student budget, no matter how many rave reviews I came across. It couldn’t be that good. But as soon as I graduated, I made the plunge. And that’s when I got it. It really is as good as everyone says.

The Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer has a thick texture that’s a little waxy at first (there’s a small tug when you apply it) but quickly turns creamy when it hits your skin. It’s somehow pigmented enough to cover zits and scars, yet never looks heavy or caked on. It has a natural matte finish but still looks luminous under my eyes and is great to toss into my bag and use as a midday touchup.

My joy of applying the perfect product every morning began to be overshadowed by a dark cloud: the fact that when it ran out, I would have to cough up another $70 to replace it. Spending that much on a concealer once is one thing, but creating a lifelong dependence is an entirely different issue. Luckily, stick products tend to last forever, so I pushed the dark thoughts out of my head and kept on applying my $$$ concealer, business as usual.

Then a few weeks ago, I impulse-grabbed the BareMinerals BarePro 6-Hr Full Coverage Concealer out of Glamour‘s beauty closet, not even sure whether it was my shade, since I’d remembered someone telling me it was similar to my fave.

I wouldn’t call it a dupe per se, but it definitely holds its own. It has the same full coverage and ease of a stick, but it’s a little creamier and goes on smoother. Because it has more slip, it also has a glowier finish. Another selling point? It’s highly pigmented and covers both spots and undereyes equally well. With both options I’ve found it easiest to use a brush (I like Fenty’s concealer brush) to blend versus my usual sponge. The BareMinerals also has some kind of witchcraft that makes everything blur together, like I have a filter on IRL.

I adore both and wouldn’t ever get rid of my Clé de Peau entirely (I’ll keep a small savings fund for it if I have to), but the BareMinerals concealer has become my everyday winner. As someone who’s insecure about her skin, I go through a lot of concealer, and I like not worrying about how much money I’m spending per swipe.



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Bobbi Brown Extra Lip Tint Replaced All My Favorite Lipsticks


Despite my well-documented love of frequent snacking, there was a time when I rarely bit into a croissant with bare lips when I could have done so wearing two coats of duochrome glitter atop a vibrant crimson red. This is a great litmus test for the staying power of any given product, but also, I just have a thing for color. At my old office my desk was littered with piles of lipstick in every formula imaginable. Instead of a drawer full of office supplies, I had a drawer full of rotating lip options (as well as a drawer full of snacks for testing out their wear time). I needed my mattes, my semimattes, my cream-finish hues, my high-shine lacquers, and a stain or two. My rules used to be simple: I had very little patience for any shade that was supposed to be undetectable. I preferred something you could spot from a mile away—bonus points if it was the deepest version possible of plum, oxblood, or navy blue.

It feels strange to say this, but I have now abandoned all of the above. Over the last few months, I’ve effectively replaced my once overflowing drawer with a single product. In an unexpected turn of events, it’s precisely the kind of undetectable color that I used to pick up, point at, and ask, “Why do you exist?”

It began with a nondescript black-and-white tube from Bobbi Brown that I mistook for a regular lip balm. My lips get chapped from swatching multiple formulas per day—occupational hazard—so I thought I would take a half-hour break and let them chill out with some moisturizer. Turns out, what I actually picked up was the brand’s cult favorite Extra Lip Tint, a featherweight formula that comes in seven shades. The one I use is called Bare Pink, and in the tube, it’s the La Croix of lipsticks, possessing only an echo of color from far away, the kind of pink so translucent you just assume it will go on colorless. This is not the case.

While Bobbi Brown doesn’t bill it as such, Bare Pink is the perfected version of those beloved nineties mood glosses. Naturally, I used to own several of those, each promising to work some pH-based sorcery to go from crystal-clear to your “perfect” shade. As my perfect shade is not a skin-clashing iteration of clown pink, that magic trick never really worked out for me. But Bobbi Brown’s version is different. Once it settles onto your lips, it transforms them with just the right amount of brightness and warmth. It’s not even pink so much as it is a suggestion of the shade, like you happen to have a bit more blood circulating below the delicate skin and suddenly your whole face looks better and more awake too. Because it’s subtle, I don’t even need a mirror to apply. One mindless swipe has me covered for the next few hours; it’s so faint that it doesn’t even leave a noticeable imprint on coffee cups.

I wear it with everything from a bare face to a full-on smoky eye. It’s not just the color that’s perfect; the balm also pulls double duty to provide instant relief when my lips are feeling dry (as it is currently winter, this means all the time). It contains a powerhouse combination of olive, avocado, and jojoba oils to nourish and soften—this makes for a finish that’s not waxy in the slightest and melts into skin instantly. Oh, and have I mentioned that this is the first plumping product I haven’t hated? Instead of using mild irritants to create an unpleasant reaction, the balm uses its oil-packed formula to great effect. It sort of seeps into my tiny lip lines, filling them in and smoothing them over. (Think of the visual effect of your favorite clear gloss, but imagine if you couldn’t even feel it on your lips.) My mouth looks instantly plumper, and I don’t feel like I’ve just experienced an allergic reaction, which is definitely the way I prefer things.



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This Dove Drugstore Beauty Product Replaced My Expensive French Perfume


I’ve never been into the idea of having a signature scent. Twenty seconds into trying on my first perfume (the classic, spicy Paloma Piccaso), I got bored and proceeded to add a few generous spritzes of Bath & Body Works Cucumber Melon. While this is an appalling scent combination I could never in good conscience recommend to anyone, it set the tone for the rest of my relationship with fragrance. I wear something different almost every day, flitting between bottles as often as my mood changes (aided largely by magazine testers, blogger swaps, and free samples from department stores). A signature scent that accurately reflects my inner emotional landscape and vision board at all times—this is something I cannot fathom.

Among the hundreds that I’ve sampled, there are a handful that stand out to me, and they’re all from an incredibly chic brand called Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Kurkdjian has been behind plenty of the bottles you probably already know, from brands like Jean Paul Gaultier, Elie Saab, and Burberry. And for his own line, he creates masterpieces that are incredibly evocative and beautiful, the kind of scent that will unfailingly make every day feel special. My personal poison is the $215 Grand Soir, a vanilla so well-rounded and robust that I can practically chew on it. There’s benzoin and rose honey in there, plus incense absolute, ylang ylang, cumin, atlas cedar, and sandalwood. It’s a golden blanket of spices and sweetness and warmth and just smells so expensive and cozy that I occasionally even spray it on my pajamas. It might not be the only one for me, but it’s the only one I couldn’t imagine giving up.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have to imagine it—because I got to experience saying a tearful goodbye to it firsthand. When I moved to Berlin from New York, I had to relinquish my precious bottle (along with most of my worldly possessions) at JFK, an incident I’m still trying my best to erase from my memory. Long story short, when I landed in Germany to start my new life, I also did it without the comforting presence of Grand Soir at my side.

For awhile, I convinced myself it was fine, that I would move on from missing an inanimate object and live my life like a normal person. But, it didn’t take long for me to start craving its radiance. Things just felt a little colder without it.

Knowing that I wouldn’t be able to find an exact dupe, I ventured into the aisles of my local dm-drogerie markt (Germany’s version of a CVS) with an open mind and a handful of change. The thing about vanilla is that it can be surprisingly hard to do well, and poorly formulated vanilla perfumes smell like a migraine-inducing mix between Funfetti household cleaner and plastic cupcake frosting. This is why I immediately decided against body sprays and moved on to the bath and body section. And there I found it: Dove Bodylotion Intensive Pflege (or “Dove Cream Oil Intensive Body Lotion” as it’s called in the US), for a mere 2.45€.

Please note that I am not suggesting this smells the same as Grand Soir; I would have bought out the entire drugstore if that were the case. But, many body lotions and shower gels have such mild scents that they almost melt into you, creating a smell that’s one part fragrance and one part clean skin. Although they’ll cost you far less than a mass market perfume, they can wind up smelling more expensive—and a whole lot subtler—if you find the right one.

And this Dove discovery, it’s perfect—a little sweet, comfortingly warm, kind of reminiscent of clean laundry, and not harshly sugary or shrill in any way. I use it right out of the shower, sometimes dabbing an extra layer over my pulse points, and feel instantly more cheerful. As an added bonus, it does a good job of deeply moisturizing with its oil-cream formula (because, you know, that’s what it’s actually supposed to do).

While I’ve been informed that the brand is phasing out its body lotions stateside (stock up while you still can!), its equally palatably priced Dove Shower Foam in Shea Butter and Warm Vanilla is also fantastic. When the airy lather rinses off, you’re left with the mildest hint of something sweet and soothing. It’s $6, you have to shower anyway, and you can start saving up for a bottle of Grand Soir this way. I know I am.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir, $215, bergdorfgoodman.com; Dove Shower Foam in Shea Butter with Warm Vanilla, $6, target.com; Dove Cream Oil Intensive Body Lotion, $6, target.com

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I Replaced My Entire Beauty Routine With Only CBD Products


Recently, one of my good friends went on a trip to Colorado and fully embraced the state’s legality of recreational marijuana. She came back with a newfound obsession with edibles—and some seriously glowing skin. When I asked her what was going on with her face, she causally said she’d started using CBD-infused oils and thought they were helping with her acne. The radiance probably had more to do with a stress-free vacation than a skin care product she had just started using, but it was enough to pique my interest in weed-based beauty.

I was aware the beauty world had been hitting the cannabis craze hard for the past few years, but until I started searching for a gateway serum of my own, I didn’t know just how hard. This summer alone, it seems like products made with CBD lit up out of nowhere. Milk Makeup came out with a CBD-infused mascara and brow tint, aptly named Kush. Clean beauty destinations including Credo and Cap Beauty added pot-based products to their offerings, and entirely new skin care brands based around the ingredient have launched. The further down the weed rabbit hole I went, the more I realized I could easily replace not only my serum but all of my beauty products with their marijuana counterparts. So—and you can see where I’m going with this—that’s exactly what I did. For the sake of experimentation, I vowed to use only beauty products made with either CBD or hemp for a solid week.

For the uninitiated, CBD stands for cannabidiol, which is a cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant. I know your first question: no, it won’t get you high like fellow cannabinoid THC. But it does pose certain legality issues depending on what it comes from: CBD derived from hemp is always legal while CBD derived from the marijuana plant is illegal except in states that have recreational or medicinal marijuana programs. While there is hard evidence showing that CBD and THC can reduce inflammation and pain when applied topically, the science behind their benefits in skin care is less clear, though many consider them solid sources of antioxidants and beneficial amino acids.

Before fully committing to my weeklong CBD experiment, I asked cosmetic dermatologist Shereene Idriss of Union Square Laser Dermatology if she thought the ingredient was effective in skin care. It’s possible, she says. “There’s a 2014 study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation that showed promising results for using CBD to treat acne.” Until additional research backs up those findings, she won’t advise her patients to use it, but she does have high (sorry) hopes for it.

OK, but would anything bad happen to me if I used it now? Probably not, says fellow NYC-based cosmetic dermatologist Sejal Shah, founder of Smarter Skincare Dermatology: “Generally CBD is well tolerated by all skin types, but be sure to look for it in products that best suit your skin type.” Essentially, the CBD wouldn’t cause irritation but another ingredient in the product might. “Just as you would with any new product, start ones containing CBD with caution and stop using it if develop a negative reaction,” she advised me.

Armed with that information, I began overhauling my vanity. Out went my Clé de Peau Beauté Le Sérum and Sisley Paris Black Rose Crème. In came counterparts from brands I hadn’t heard of, like Hora, Kana, and Khus + Khus. Much to my husband’s surprise and amusement, he found the Dove, Kiehl’s, and Oribe in our shower replaced with Ananda Hemp soap and CBD for Life shampoo and conditioner.

I had assumed that replacing all of my go-to products with their weed-based counterparts would feel like a huge undertaking, but with so many options available, the hardest thing was actually deciding which ones to use. I mean, how many CBD serums does a girl need? I also expected my bathroom to look (and smell) like one of those hippie gift stores you find in Woodstock, New York and was pleasantly surprised to find that was far from the case. So many of the products were beyond chic.

Because I’m nothing if not dedicated, I also used CBD during all my usual self-care rituals. I got a CBD massage. I filled my baths with hemp milk and CBD-laced bath bombs. I surrounded myself with cannabis-scented candles and drank (probably illegal) THC tea. I slathered Charlotte’s Web CBD lotion all over my body and indulged my face with a CBD and lavender sleeping mask at night.

Some of the products, like a body serum I liberally applied after a shower without testing first, were particularly fragrant. “You smell like a forest,” my husband complained hours later. Others, like a hemp soap that was labeled “unscented” smelled exactly the way I had envisioned all CBD products to and made me gag at first sniff. That one didn’t make its way into the mix.

Overall, though, I was shocked at how many of the items I really did like. A few caught my attention based on their packaging alone. There was none of the hippie dippie flower-power tie-dye designs that I had expected. In fact, some, like the black bottled Hora Super Serum + CBD were so pretty that I’d be willing to bet they’ll become beauty catnip for Insta. The Burkelman Sensory Seeker candle also fell into this category, but be aware that its cannabis resin, fernet and clove scent is strong.

One of my favorite additions was the Kana Skincare Lavender CBD Sleeping Mask. It has moisturizing hyaluronic acid and soothing lavender oil in addition to antioxidant- and fatty acid-rich CBD and hemp seed extract. Its whipped texture and light scent make it such a dream to apply before bed that I wish I could use it more than the recommended three times per week. I’m also keeping the CBD for Life Eye Serum. It’s unscented, gives off a cooling sensation when dotted under your eyes, and seems to keep the area hydrated longer than most of my eye creams. The peppermint-scented Vertly Lip Butter was another winner. I don’t know how much CBD benefit you really get from such a small amount, but I love the way it hydrates without feeling sticky or gloppy.

Outside of the THC-laced tea, the only time I really felt a change in my body was after the Chillhouse CBD massage. During the 50-minute treatment, a wonderful therapist named Vee kneaded the knots in my back into oblivion and then applied a cooling CBD oil at the end, which really alleviated some of the aches I usually get after a massage with medium-deep pressure. “Think of it like a better version of Ben-Gay,” Vee told me. I’ll be back for another one those for sure.

In the end, switching to all CBD beauty products for a week didn’t drastically change my life or my skin (not that anyone thought it would), but it did make me re-think those largely off-base stereotypes I had made about them. There is so much more out there than the patchouli-scented products I envisioned. So while I may not be ready to join my friend in the edible club, I can safely say I now get the buzz around CBD beauty.



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Vanessa Kirby Could Be Replaced by Helena Bonham Carter on 'The Crown'


The third season of The Crown promises to be especially bittersweet. On one hand, as the Netflix series jumps forward in time, we’ll have to say goodbye to the award-winning cast we’ve come to know and love, who will be replaced by an all-new set of actors so that the characters can age appropriately without the crew’s having to painstakingly apply any cosmetic or CGI magic to Claire Foy. On the other hand, the new cast is shaping up to be pretty excellent—and the casting news just keeps getting better.

British newspaper The Evening Standard reports that Helena Bonham Carter is “all but confirmed” to replace Vanessa Kirby as Queen Elizabeth II’s impulsive younger sister, Princess Margaret, in the new episodes. HBC, who is perhaps the perfect choice to follow in Kirby’s incredibly hard-to-follow footsteps, was reportedly previously considered for the role of the middle-aged QE2 before the powers that be decidedly (correctly) that she was a better fit for the clever, moody, and dramatic Princess Margaret.

The rumored casting decision is all the more auspicious in light of Bonham Carter’s own ties to the royal family. According to The Evening Standard, her Oxfordshire home, Mill House, was once the residence of Margaret’s lady-in-waiting Jane Stevens. Additionally, Bonham Carter previously played Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in 2010’s The King’s Speech, which will undoubtedly serve her well if she really does play Elizabeth’s daughter on The Crown.

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Only one member of the new cast has been officially confirmed so far: In what promises to be an equally spectacular casting choice, Olivia Colman is slated to replace Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II. Colman, who, like Bonham Carter, has also played the Queen Mother before (in 2012’s Hyde Park on Hudson), recently spoke about how thrilled she is to play the current monarch on the hit show. “I have remained ridiculously excited since [finding out],” she told the Radio Times. “I’m trying to be cool.”

In other casting “news,” Matt Smith recently proposed that Selena Gomez should play Meghan Markle on The Crown—despite the fact that Markle most likely won’t show up on the series until the fourth season or later. Hey, a (TV) prince can dream.



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