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?
Defaced, Refaced
What happens when plastic-surgery procedures don’t go exactly as planned?
Baby Face
Pricey serums and high-end night creams aren’t just for grown women anymore—meet the new consumers who are raiding the skin-care aisles
Champagne Wishes and Caviar Creams
The ingredients are mysterious. The benefits can be elusive. But the newest skin-care products are determined to prove their worth
The Secret Lives of Tanorexics
One drop of rain and they’re off to the sun. What drives these bronze obsessives? And why won’t they ever learn?
Coming Clean
People told her she was dirty. After years of frustration, Scarlett Johansson tackled the problem head-on—and now watch her glow
Forever Young
Face-lift maestro Dr. Gerald Imber has been preaching the gospel of early intervention for decades. Now, thanks to TikTok, twentysomethings are actually listening
Do You Believe in Miracles?
There’s a new skin-care technology in town, and it may change how we treat wounds, heart attacks, and even cancer
That’s Rich
What would Succession’s billionaires stock in their bathrooms? We let our imagination run wild
Sun Burned
Sex, drugs, and the light of day—there’s a new form of rebellion in town
The Filler of the Future
American women are flocking to Europe for a first stab at Profhilo, a new moisture-rich injectable that some believe may become as big as Botox
Naked Ambition
Barbara Sturm is the jet-setting name behind one of the biggest skin-care success stories in recent history. But the road to the top has not always been smooth
Just Glow with It
Only partly French and certainly not a sunscreen, Bain de Soleil nevertheless brought a whiff of St. Tropez to the masses