February 7, 2025 – Air Mail Look

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Beauty

Rethink the Ink

Tattoo removal is a booming business, but it’s not always easy to erase the past

Beauty

Renaissance Woman

Keke Palmer’s style has been assessed and dissected since her days as a child actor. She’s now 31 and it’s still evolving—she wouldn’t have it any other way

Wellness

Quel Nerve!

Is the vagus nerve something we actually need to care about? A new high-tech device targeting it promises to relieve stress immediately

By Linda Wells

Deep Dish Emily Sundberg’s addictive Substack has made her one of the most influential voices in media—and she’s just getting started

By Brennan Kilbane

Read On

Renaissance Woman Keke Palmer’s style has been assessed and dissected since her days as a child actor. She’s now 31 and it’s still evolving—she wouldn’t have it any other way

By Keke Palmer

Read On

Flying High Is it possible to triumph over jet lag? AIR MAIL’s travel guru shares the products and practices that can (almost) make a red-eye feel like a trip to the spa

By Ashley Baker

Read On

Quel Nerve! Is the vagus nerve something we actually need to care about? A new high-tech device targeting it promises to relieve stress immediately

By Hannah Betts

Read On

Spirited Away

Dry January is for amateurs. More and more people, especially among Gen Z, are abstaining beyond the month. For those who miss the ritual of a cocktail—the thunk of ice against a beautiful tumbler, the pop, the fizz, and the raising of the glass—there are more and more substitutes every day, and some feel truly festive. Salut!

Shop

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Isaac Boots’s Good Life For the founder of Torch’d by Isaac, energy patches, Cowboy Colostrum, and 200 push-ups are all part of the fun

By Holly Parmelee

Read On

Powder to the People Leave that cakey, thick talc in the dust and embrace the new lightweight, almost creamy formulations

By Danielle Cohen

Read On

“It’s not enough to be nice in life. You’ve got to have nerve.” ― Georgia O’Keeffe

Protect Dew Drops I’ve long ago abandoned hope that anything except Fraxel and a scalpel could mitigate some of the damage wrought by a…

Sweeten Treat Yourself If you’re looking for a sugar fix, may we suggest something that won’t jack up your glucose levels? It’s the new makeup collaboration…

Sweat Core Concept Weekend update: S.N.L’s Colin Jost loves a good Pilates session with Scarlett Johansson. And you’ll find them—but please don’t…

Apply Golden Touch There are many reasons to praise retinol, the vitamin-A derivative that speeds skin-cell turnover, increases collagen…

Draw Stick with Me Those of us with “the hooded eye”—a downer term for heavy eyelids that are inhospitable to makeup—are used to…

Read The Big Reveal Amy Griffin, a venture investor who supports female-led start-ups, including K18, Saie, Rōz Hair, Khaite, Supergoop!, Westman…

Draw Make Your Mark Ever since my Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kit days, I’ve found it perplexing and borderline offensive that lip liners—one of the few makeup…

Protect Dew Drops I’ve long ago abandoned hope that anything except Fraxel and a scalpel could mitigate some of the damage wrought by a…

Sweeten Treat Yourself If you’re looking for a sugar fix, may we suggest something that won’t jack up your glucose levels? It’s the new makeup collaboration…

Sweat Core Concept Weekend update: S.N.L’s Colin Jost loves a good Pilates session with Scarlett Johansson. And you’ll find them—but please don’t…

Apply Golden Touch There are many reasons to praise retinol, the vitamin-A derivative that speeds skin-cell turnover, increases collagen…

Draw Stick with Me Those of us with “the hooded eye”—a downer term for heavy eyelids that are inhospitable to makeup—are used to…

Read The Big Reveal Amy Griffin, a venture investor who supports female-led start-ups, including K18, Saie, Rōz Hair, Khaite, Supergoop!, Westman…

Draw Make Your Mark Ever since my Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kit days, I’ve found it perplexing and borderline offensive that lip liners—one of the few makeup…

Rethink the Ink Tattoo removal is a booming business, but it’s not always easy to erase the past

By Judith Newman

Read On

Solid Gold? Bar soap has been heralded as the savior of sensitive skin—but does it deserve its reputation? Our cosmetic chemist explains

By Javon Ford

Read On

Rebuilding with Nails Ukrainian women who have lost everything are reimagining their lives, one manicure at a time

By Sophia Panych

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The St. Tropez Spa Life You’ve heard of its rosé-soaked lunches and champagne-sprayed dance floors, but the resort town has another, secret side, where calm and balance are the ultimate luxuries

By Linda Wells

Read On

The Big Squeeze Can compression boots really expedite post-workout recovery? We put them to the test

By Linda Wells

Read On

Unbreak My Heart Can the Internet’s favorite love doctor cure my romantic woes?

By Sophia Money-Coutts

Read On

Peak Insanity Can you even call yourself a biohacker if you aren’t paying $10,000 a month for a gym membership?

By Megan Agnew

Read On

Getting Into Bed with Robert Pattinson

The actor and new father shares his nighttime routine

Read On

Read My Lips

Lipstick’s resemblance to a bullet is no coincidence. The two shared molds and machinery when, after World War II, bullet cases were converted to hold lipstick. Besides, red lipstick has always carried an air of danger. Have you ever seen a femme fatale in soft pink? *—Linda Wells*

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Rethink the Ink

Renaissance Woman

Quel Nerve!

Turning Back the Clock

Deep Dish Emily Sundberg’s addictive Substack has made her one of the most influential voices in media—and she’s just getting started

Renaissance Woman Keke Palmer’s style has been assessed and dissected since her days as a child actor. She’s now 31 and it’s still evolving—she wouldn’t have it any other way

Flying High Is it possible to triumph over jet lag? AIR MAIL’s travel guru shares the products and practices that can (almost) make a red-eye feel like a trip to the spa

Quel Nerve! Is the vagus nerve something we actually need to care about? A new high-tech device targeting it promises to relieve stress immediately

Spirited Away

Isaac Boots’s Good Life For the founder of Torch’d by Isaac, energy patches, Cowboy Colostrum, and 200 push-ups are all part of the fun

Powder to the People Leave that cakey, thick talc in the dust and embrace the new lightweight, almost creamy formulations

“It’s not enough to be nice in life. You’ve got to have nerve.” ― Georgia O’Keeffe

Rethink the Ink Tattoo removal is a booming business, but it’s not always easy to erase the past

Solid Gold? Bar soap has been heralded as the savior of sensitive skin—but does it deserve its reputation? Our cosmetic chemist explains

Rebuilding with Nails Ukrainian women who have lost everything are reimagining their lives, one manicure at a time

The St. Tropez Spa Life You’ve heard of its rosé-soaked lunches and champagne-sprayed dance floors, but the resort town has another, secret side, where calm and balance are the ultimate luxuries

The Big Squeeze Can compression boots really expedite post-workout recovery? We put them to the test

Unbreak My Heart Can the Internet’s favorite love doctor cure my romantic woes?

Peak Insanity Can you even call yourself a biohacker if you aren’t paying $10,000 a month for a gym membership?

Getting Into Bed with Robert Pattinson

The actor and new father shares his nighttime routine

Read My Lips

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Financial & Business Operations

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