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The Great Escape

A fragrance is just a collection of notes, unless it’s really a search for identity

Feeling All Over the Place?

Cortisol is known as the stress hormone, and managing your levels requires a little T.L.C. Tips ahead!

Don’t Be a Pill

Layering skin care and makeup can result in that dreaded “pilling” phenomenon. Our cosmetic chemist reveals exactly how to avoid it

Heart of Glass

Peroxide hair is only part of what Blondie’s Debbie Harry calls her “costume.” She breaks down the components of—and the thinking behind—her signature look

What’s Your Damage?

Shower filters and styling tools are marketed as protective hair-care products. Our cosmetic chemist tells us what really works

In Full Bloom

Jessica Chastain, self-proclaimed plant aficionado and vegan, plays a game of free association about her favorite flora

Oui, Madame!

For the past 40 years, Le Bernardin’s Maguy Le Coze has been the most stylish presence on the food scene. As she celebrates her 80th birthday, she reveals the key components of her signature look

Pump Up the Volume

If you don’t use hair spray, it might be time to start, especially if your strands could use some texture

Getting into Bed with Jake Shane

The TikTok comedian and podcast host shares his nighttime routine

Through the Looking Glass

Plastic surgery’s most powerful effects have everything to do with psychology

What Makes Christy Turlington Burns Run

The supermodel and activist’s beauty-and-wellness essentials include red wine, massages, and downtime with her dogs

Steamy Stuff!

High-end saunas and bathhouses are a hot trend in wellness, but an equally great bake can be yours for just $30

Sexy Beast

How did Dior’s Sauvage end up as the world’s most popular fragrance?

Gut Check

The world’s most dedicated wellness warriors now spend their vacations at the Lanserhof Clinic, in Germany. But despite all the tests and procedures, is there anything to chew on?

The House of Girth

We know what hyaluronic-acid injections can do for the face. But what happens when they’re used in the penis? Introducing Phallofill!

Where’s the Beef?

The high-protein craze promises vitality, weight loss, and longevity. Is this the diet of the future, or just another fad?

Hair Raiser

She braided, straightened, and put her hair in twists. In a search for inspiration and confidence, one woman turns to Rihanna

The Ten Commandments for Healthy Skin

Plus! The latest on a promising new vaccine for melanoma

Sweetest Dreams

Experts claim that naps can be life-changing—but only if done correctly

Party People

AIR MAIL LOOK celebrated summer on the beach in East Hampton

Mix or Nix?

If active ingredients are really so powerful, what are the rules of combining them? Our cosmetic chemist explains

So You Want to Be a Guru?

Fabulously wealthy women are rebranding themselves as lifestyle gurus. Who’s buying it?

The Hunger Game

Can the average hedonist survive a week at the Ranch?

When “Healthy” Eating Goes Too Far

Investigating the troubling rise of orthorexia, a new type of eating disorder