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
By
Linda Wells
Unmissable Stories!
Reflections
From the Archives
Mirrors Never Lie Or so they say. The trick is to find one that shows you at your best
Breast Strokes Smaller implants have given rise to a new surgical procedure, and even some exotic dancers are fans
Things We Love Right Now
Inhale
Ideal for the armchair traveler, these scents plumb China’s traditions and materials, from tea and ink to geranium and incense
Re-Surface
I’m crazy about this strange skin-care product. Heard of spicules? They clear up the face and help active ingredients penetrate
Spritz
For her new scent, Victoria Beckham returns to a memory of Portofino—adding figs, saffron, and Pinot Noir to the mix
Renew
By releasing three forms of retinol in a sequence, this minimizes irritation; NAD+ and niacinamide protect the skin barrier
LOOK!
It’s Our Favorite Recently Published Stories
Sweet Dreams
How about starting the new season fully rested? These products promise to make you good in bed
Pump It Up!
Work up a sweat. It gets the blood flowing and the arousal hormones kicking—and you know what happens next
Pretty Boys
Call it longevity, maintenance, or optimization—men are no longer shying away from the beauty game
What a Racket!
Don’t keep your eye entirely on the ball—the players at the U.S. Open have spectacular hair, thanks to a secret salon
Hollywood’s Eating-Disorder Problem Movies glamorize anorexia by showing only young, beautiful, thin women who quickly triumph over the disease. What they get wrong may be dangerous
And Just When You Thought There Couldn’t Be More …
Closer Look
Andrew Rannells’s Good Life
Face Off
Trouble in the Facial Salon
Grow Lights
The Anti-Hair Loss Helmet
Lash Resort
