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Linda Wells


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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

Apply

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

Stay

Eye of the Beholder

Are the rich sleeping better at night? Well, they’re certainly trying. Our beauty-and-wellness guru goes to extreme measures in search of the latest status symbol—a longer REM cycle

Detox Vacation

The spa of the future is all about data, but can four days in a coddled, calibrated paradise really move the needle? Pack your hiking shoes—we’re going to Spain!

Seeing Rouge

Swipe it across your cheeks—just don’t stop there …

Hit Refresh

For some people, Happy New Year means a hangover. For others, it’s an invitation to snap out of the party stupor and start fresh, with a clear head, a strong core, glowing skin, and more energetic cells. Here are suggestions for beginning the year on the right (and left) foot

Eye of the Beholder

Whether it’s real (Barbra), prosthetic (Bradley), or doctored (every third Instagram influencer), the nose is having a moment. Our beauty-and-wellness reporter sniffs around Hollywood

Presents Perfect

Beauty-and-wellness gifts can be a minefield. Our advice: Leave the anti-aging creams and gut-soothing supplements for another day (or offer them to your evil stepmother!). We have happier suggestions that will leave the recipients glowing, smooth, and sweetly scented

Checking In?

Burn

Turn On the Red Light!

Clever marketing campaigns for L.E.D. and laser devices make all sorts of promises. But can these so-called skin saviors take the heat?

Eye of the Beholder

First, Marcia Kilgore created Bliss. Then the serial entrepreneur moved on to FitFlops. Her latest game changer? The subscription service Beauty Pie. Our intrepid beauty-and-wellness columnist is along for the ride

Eye of the Beholder

Whether you’re the president or Taylor Swift, your mouth is a conversation topic—and we’re not talking about what comes out of it. But perfectly aligned, blindingly white teeth are no longer the gold standard, reports our beauty-and-wellness columnist

Inner Beauty

Supplement