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Q: I want to dermaplane my face to get rid of peach fuzz. But is it safe to do myself? Peach fuzz can crop up anywhere on the body. But [...]

Surveys suggest young adults are soaking up misinformation about sunscreen and skin cancer. Here are the basics for staying safe. Two new surveys suggest a troubling trend: Young adults seem [...]

For some, undergoing a cosmetic procedure or two is an essential component of wedding prep. Danielle McNamara had often thought about getting a nose job. But it wasn't until she [...]

You get a freckle tattoo, you get a freckle tattoo. Everybody gets a freckle tattoo! On a recent June morning in Brooklyn, Chloe Sarre nearly drifted into sleep on a [...]

CoolSculpting is among the most popular fixes for unwanted bulges. But the risk of a serious side effect appears to be higher than previously known. More than a dozen years [...]

Electric razors are an efficient way to get a clean-cut face without risking razor nicks or having to deal with shaving cream. It takes only a few minutes to clean [...]

I am a teacher, and when wearing a mask at the school where I work, I find it easier to keep my hair in a ponytail. What is the best [...]

It's not the way you remember it. A new kind of nail with a checkered history has emerged this summer. The new-gen French manicure, now with options like multicolored and [...]

TikTok is bringing in big business for doctors, but they'd kindly like it to stop. ''I always know when something is trending on TikTok because I'll have an influx of [...]

Now that the masks are coming off, here are some easy approaches you can take to dress up your face. As Covid restrictions loosen, a lot of women are finding [...]

In a pair of video tutorials, the beauty expert Raisa Flowers shares easy approaches for dressing up the face. When it comes to her work, the makeup artist Raisa Flowers [...]

Will starting injections in your 20s and 30s make you look older? Preventive Botox explained. Forget what you think you know about Botox. Once considered the not-so-secret tool of celebrities [...]

Blush has become the unlikely makeup hero of the masked generation. Here's the new way to wear it. It may be a surprise to learn that blush, a makeup item [...]

At the end of a socially distanced year, simply having the excuse to put on some makeup, like lip color, feels like a cause for celebration. Like so many things [...]

A guide to trimming, tweezing and touching up your arches on your own, with some creative direction from the experts. Eyebrows have been a subject of obsession for centuries. During [...]

Body-contouring procedures -- nonsurgical treatments that promise to freeze fat or build muscle while you lie there -- are soaring in popularity. Are they for real? To Laura Salter, a [...]

This is important: The tonal manicure is everywhere. Unless your Instagram explore tab is stacked with nail art, you may have missed this fact. But unlike other nail art trends [...]

Sometimes when I'm talking about my state of well-being, I refer to myself in the third person as a Delicate Petunia. My body and mind are quick to wilt when [...]

Butt skin care is definitely a thing now. The same way facial beauty routines have expanded to include cleansers, toners, serums, creams and masks, beauty brands have started releasing products [...]

Social obligations are not prerequisites for feeling great about your appearance. You can dress up simply because looking good makes you happy. But more often than not, the situations where [...]

Clothing -- especially dressy clothing -- should not simply be worn. It often requires alterations or D.I.Y. hacks to look as good as possible. And, crucially, garments should be cared [...]

On a hot beach, staying cool is more important than looking put together -- so it's important to dress in a way that feels, above all else, easy. But these [...]

When customers message Nicolas Travis, the founder of the skin-care brand Allies of Skin, with questions about their sensitive skin, he asks them what other products they're using. Ninety-nine percent [...]

Walk into a Victoria's Secret, and the hundreds of colorful, lacy options lining the walls and piled upon tables -- bralette, demi-cup, wireless, racer back, sport, strapless -- will swallow [...]

Our thoughts on teeth and aging typically begin and end at color. A white smile is youthful, so we bleach our teeth. But there's a wide world of so-called anti-aging [...]

Imagine a woman in her 60s walking down the street with striking gray hair. Her strands get caught on a breeze, the sunlight hits them just so, and you realize [...]

Shirley Freitag has her eye on a coat for next fall: a Norma Kamali sleeping bag model in a searing shade of red. ''It's the one that that fashion guy [...]

K-Beauty got us hooked on Korean BB Creams and jelly cleansers. J-Beauty convinced us of the benefits of Japanese essences and sake ingredients. Probably we were bound to grab our [...]

The insanely shiny lip products of the 1980s and early '90s are back in a big way. And, happily, the new glosses have also been updated: reformulated to be less [...]

As a jewelry store owner, Marisa Perry spends most of her days trying on engagement rings and wedding bands, and so she is hyperaware of how her hands look. She [...]

In the beauty world, women of varied skin tones can now find the right foundations. But can they also find the right skin-care products?If you were to ask some beauty [...]

We are invited to an ''ugly sweater'' party. I have proudly told the host and hostess that I own no ugly clothing. How do I swallow my pride, show up, [...]

Whether you want glamour, drama or au naturel, finding and working with the right makeup artist can sometimes seem overwhelming. Like your venue, flowers or photographer, prices will vary, as [...]

South Korea is known for its robust beauty industry, with the country's focus on personal appearance so intense that it has recently drawn a backlash.But now the industry faces unwelcome [...]

STREET STYLEThe Far Out Freestyle Fashion of Byron Bay, AustraliaPhotographs by Natalie Grono Produced by Elizabeth BristowCeleste Twikler, jewelry designerWhen dressing, comfort is always my top priority. It's got to [...]

Women are not born knowing how to do a flawless cat eye or a shadowy, smoky eye, so they often turn to makeup tutorials on YouTube. A search for ''smoky [...]

The eyes have it -- the good stuff (smiling, winking, widening in delight), and also the less-good stuff that goes with the good stuff (crow's-feet, crinkling, under-eye bags). No one [...]

I'm established in my job and work in the art world, so I have a lot of fashion leeway on what I can wear to work. As a pear-shaped gal, [...]

Q. Is there any truth to the claim that collagen supplements will help my skin, nails, hair, digestion and joints? A. Some small studies suggest that collagen supplements may have [...]

Q. I was sorting through a file when I came across a printed copy of clothing ''pitfalls'' by the image consultant Colette Michelle. Toward the bottom of the page I [...]

Q. What is the correct height for the waist of men's dress pants? And does this rule change with body type? I know that men used to wear their pants [...]

''I'm not 20. I don't want to be 20, but I'm really freaking cool. That's what I think about when I'm posting a photo.'' ______ Photographed with a hip thrust [...]

Just when you thought you'd solved your transitional winter-to-spring hair woes, here comes chlorine, sunshine, salt water and humidity. If your usual routine is to throw your hands in the [...]

Q. It's summer and, once again, I have to devise ways of camouflaging my arm fat. I've had heavy upper arms since childhood (the rest of me is slim, so [...]

Q: I am 37, and I work for a specialty coffee roasting company. My job requires a considerable amount of professionalism, but the work environment and dress code is pretty [...]

From crushed leeches soaked in vinegar to modern chemical compounds, fashionable humans have sought ways to dye their hair for thousands of years. It's a messy, stinky process, which researcher [...]

The weirdest thing about aging's visible toll is that you can't really predict how you're going to react to it. One day you pat on moisturizer and feel the beginnings [...]

Lately, talk at my Brooklyn-based book group inevitably turns not to the moral and aesthetic implications of preventive Botox, as it once did, but to oils -- who is saving [...]

Q: Three months ago I had a double mastectomy and am recovering quickly. I do not miss my size 32DD breasts on my 5-foot-2, 110-pound frame. I readily adjusted to [...]

Brides are supposed to glow on their wedding day, and that, of course, includes their skin. But who has the time to keep running to the dermatologist's office for a [...]