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Linda Wells


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Eye of the Beholder

Alcohol is so last season. The most stylish drinkers are now imbibing the stronger stuff—beverages laced with THC. But can our wildly experimental beauty-and-wellness guru handle the high life?

Garden Party

Cheerful design, fair prices, and extreme comfort make for a winning formula at La Fantaisie, a new hotel in Paris’s Ninth Arrondissement

Eye of the Beholder

Most skin-care companies churn out new serums every season. Not so at Vintner’s Daughter, a three-product line that beauty savants refuse to live without

Eye of the Beholder

In Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation, and Priscilla, Sofia Coppola relies on beauty—bouffants, lipsticks, lashes—to create her characters. Now she brings her makeup obsession to reality

Walking on Sunshine

Sun protection with Bond-girl appeal: the ultimate products and gear for covering up with style

The Naked Eye

The latest fashion trend? Not wearing much of anything at all

Eye of the Beholder

These days, more and more silver foxes are looking for magic in a bottle. Our beauty-and-wellness guru investigates the good, the bad, and the fugly of hair dye

Eye of the Beholder

One of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets? There’s no hair there. Our chronically curious beauty-and-wellness guru investigates the rich universe of extensions, which is making those lush locks possible

April in Paris

Go to France for the beauty—and the beauty products. These are my Olympic winners

Hidden Valley Ranch

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Sex on the Beach

Seduction sells—but, for years, sunscreens didn’t get the message. Now they’re joining in on all the fun

Eye of the Beholder

Almost everything is getting more expensive—except in the beauty world, where the line between luxury and low cost is delightfully blurry. Our discerning shopper reports

Eye of the Beholder

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth … to your doctor? Alcohol intake, exercise habits, smoking history—we’re lying, and they know it

My Beautiful Launderette

WASH

Fresh Hair

Cutting-edge hairstylist Guido Palau comes down to earth with a line of hair products for the normal, the practical, and even the clumsy. And they smell great, too

Doctor’s Orders?

Is “medical-grade skin care” really all that superior to whatever is stocked at Sephora? We investigate and discover a few surprises

Less is More

The hardest-working products for the picky minimalist

The Row x Lisa Eisner

Sparkle

Hermès

Smell

Eye of the Beholder

What’s with the sudden proliferation of alcohol-free spirits and wine? After an extensive taste test, our beauty-and-wellness columnist breaks from her white Burgundy—and loves it. Bottoms up!

Prada

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We Heart This Stuff

Oh, Valentine’s Day! Your syrupy greeting cards, your red lace thongs, your roses-and-baby’s-breath bouquets—sometimes you’re hard to love. There’s a better way! The LOOK team chose delicacies we’d actually like to give and receive: a red face mask, an enduring lipstick, and a fragrance that invites a long embrace. They’re pretty irresistible.

Disappearing Act

Despite all the talk of body positivity, the skinny aesthetic persists. Now, with Ozempic, it’s more insistent than ever

Sha Mexico

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