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Let me tell you the story of the literal only time I bought a bottle of wine that was over 10 dollars: I drank a glass of it; I thoroughly enjoyed it; then I got distracted by my bonkers human life, p...

Around 12 or 13, I started flipping through Making Faces by celebrity makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin daily. I was just learning about makeup's seemingly magical powers, and felt completely fascinated by A...

I first met *Scott when I took control of the playlist at my friend's New Year's Eve party. I'm known as the DJ among my friends. No, I can't actually use DJ equipment without breaking it, but I usual...

Saying that cold brew coffee is having a ~moment~ right now is kind of a massive understatement. Ever since Starbucks added its signature slow-steeped Nariño 70 Cold Brew to its permanent menu in 2015...

There are a few indisputable facts in this world: The sky is blue, the Earth is round, blotting papers are boring. Except that one of those things isn't actually true anymore, thanks to Too Cool For S...

"She's dead, wrapped in plastic." These iconic five words begin the historic Twin Peaks series, which premiered in 1990 and ran for two seasons on ABC, and also spawned a feature film, Fire Walk With ...

As long as I can remember, I've been on the hunt for the most essential, simple, and somehow elusive fashion staple for my closet — the perfect white tee. Through the years, I've spent way too much mo...

Even back when flat ironing your hair to oblivion was "the thing," I wanted nothing more than to have curls. My deep desire to get a little texture into my strands lead to experimentation with many wa...

Finding an eyeshadow palette filled entirely with colors I'll actually use has always seemed like a lost cause. The 30 little squares of powder make for great photos, but ultimately I find myself usin...

In college, Kristen Radtke lost her beloved uncle to a rare, little understood genetic heart defect that doctors suspect might also be encoded in her own DNA. ("It's like mush," she writes in her memo...

Every beauty lover knows that there's nothing more important than good lighting when it comes to getting glam. No matter how coveted the makeup product, it'll look less-than-Instagrammable if you're p...

My skin care routine is one of the methods I use to feel fancier and more put together than I actually am. No, I haven't figured out how to fold a fitted sheet yet, or create a budget, or do my taxes ...

It's not everyday that a book named after a Tupac song debuts at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. But The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, released in February, is unlike any book that's come bef...

When it comes to superhero movies, 2017 is looking pretty damn good. There's Justice League, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Thor: Ragnarok — but while those movies...

In case your mom hasn't already hammered it into your head, you need to wear sunscreen. In fact, you should probably be wearing more sunscreen than you already are. According to a 2015 study published...

I have very vivid memories of perusing the grocery store aisles in middle school for acne spot treatment cream. Those tubes of white cream were my go-to solution for each and every zit, whether I felt...

Contouring ain't easy — no matter how effortless those YouTube beauty vloggers make it look. At least that's what I believed, until Benefit's Hoola Quickie Contour Stick came out in March 2017. Before...

Chemical exfoliation can be intimidating, especially if you have somewhat reactive skin, like I do. I try a ton of products, but my face turns bright red at the mere thought of using something too har...

There is basically nothing I won't try in order to moisturize and repair my dry, winter-ravaged skin. K-beauty brand Neogen's White Truffle Laycure Oil Stick has exceeded my expectations in this depar...

Getting a special facial before a red carpet event is about as far out of my realm of reality as it gets. My favorite food delivery place is more likely to be on my speed dial than a celebrity aesthet...