How To Make Gel-Effect Nail Polish Actually Last Through A Full Week
You know the polish. It goes on glassy and thick, promises seven to ten days on the label, and by Wednesday there is a chip at the edge of your thumbnail that somehow gets bigger every time you load the dishwasher. You…
How To Judge An Ionic Hair Dryer Like A Specialist Before You Buy One
You are standing in the drugstore aisle, dryer box in hand, reading the word "ionic" printed in silver letters and wondering if it means anything at all. Your last dryer left your ends frizzy by the time you got to work. The…
How To Make The Dry Shampoo You Already Own Actually Work Better
It is 7:40 on a Tuesday, the shower is not happening, and the can on the bathroom shelf gets one more chance. Most people spray it the same way they always have: close to the scalp, all over, right before they walk…
How To Choose Full-Coverage Liquid Foundation The Right Way
You are standing at the bathroom mirror with three half-used bottles of foundation, none of them quite right. One oxidizes orange by lunch. One sits gray in the fine lines by the eyes. One looked perfect under the fluorescent lights at the…
The Right Way To Apply Volumizing Mascara Without Clumps, Flaking, Or Lash Damage
You are standing at the bathroom mirror with the wand halfway to your lashes, trying to remember why yesterday's coat looked full at 8 a.m. and spidery by noon. On the shelf behind you sit three half-used tubes of "volumizing" mascara, each…
How To Choose A Long-Wear Liquid Lipstick That Actually Lasts
It happens at the bathroom mirror around 2 p.m., usually after coffee and before lunch, when you notice the color has migrated to the rim of your mug and your lips look like you have not worn anything at all. You go…