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Linda Wells

Linda Wells


Wells is the editor of LOOK, AIR MAIL’s beauty-and-wellness section. She spent 25 years as Allure magazine’s founding editor, served as Revlon’s chief creative officer, and currently consults and sits on the boards of several beauty and apparel companies. She is based in New York.

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Bob Mackie

He made naked dressing tasteful and just this side of risqué. Cher, Goldie, Madonna, and Miley all wore his designs. Remembering the man who loved women

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The Beauty Savant

He fancied up our body lotions, sex gels, and dish soap. Now he wants to invent fragrances and skin-care products with a luxurious sensibility and broad appeal

Sweet Dreams

How about starting the new season fully rested? These sleep-enhancing products promise to make you good in bed

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Face Off

Sharp objects, harsh chemicals, and blind trust are a dangerous combination, as one woman discovered when she put herself in the hands of a Beverly Hills facialist

Grow Lights

The Elite helmet by iRestore combines laser and L.E.D. light in one powerful device. Does it really stop hair loss and make dreams come true?

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Crazy Lips

Those big balloon lips are upending beauty standards, changing social interactions, and maybe even dampening our mood

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Borne x The Pouf

Scentimental Journey

What’s that smell? It just might be a return to something real and unpretentious after a long reign of statusy, show-offy scents

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Crowning Glory

Younger and younger people are fretting about hair loss and graying. Could one new serum be the breakthrough they need?

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Seduce Me

It’s time for makeup that moves beyond the practical—ripe, shiny, and made to rekindle desire

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Generation Peptide

Teenagers are injecting themselves with the strongest weight-loss peptide and promoting it on TikTok. What could possibly go wrong?

Wish You Were Here

What’s the most restorative vacation? The one you actually take. Scientists explain how to extract the greatest benefits from some time off

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Let the Sun Shine

You don’t need me to tell you to wear sunscreen. Here’s a way to make it not boring

Honey Do

The oldest skin-healing ingredient is up to some impressive new tricks

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