"What do you do?" "Where are you from?" "How do you prefer your pubic hair?" If you're breaking the ice with a near-stranger, some questions are considered more appropriate than others. But in the pursuit of journalism (and also because I'm an incred…

Just like I've gone through many phases with the hair on my head (chopped way too short, flat-ironed to oblivion, overgrown), I've also gone through phases with my bikini-area hair. There was a very exhausting (and pricey) stretch during which I waxe…

If you were a famous actress, would you be willing to read negative comments about yourself, out loud, on camera? Priyanka Chopra was — and did. "'I would call Priyanka fish-lipped but don’t want to insult the fish,'" she reads in a video created for…

Each year when the holidays roll around, gift-givers everywhere get ready to spend their cash on presents. Shiny displays and beautiful packaging make it very easy to spend a month's rent on products, but there are plenty of incredible gifts that don…

We all have those friends. You know the ones — they're the unofficial beauty bloggers of your group. They have more beauty products in their medicine cabinets than actual medicine. Their shoe organizers are stuffed with nail polishes and makeup spong…

Do you have a friend who starts their day with a morning cardio session and ends it with Pilates? Do they prefer weekend cycling classes to boozy brunch? If so, they're your sporty friend, and they're rarely spotted without a gym bag in hand or runni…

Here at Bustle, we firmly believe that the phrase "I can’t pull that off" is actual nonsense. Prints, patterns, fabrics, necklines, silhouettes—there’s no reason to consider any element off-limits. Have you ever told yourself: "That style would never…

How many times have you wished you could have gone clothing shopping with a stylist? How many times have you imagined texting a fashion editor a last-minute SOS! from a dressing room, because you could have used a pro’s sartorial opinion at that exac…

Smoky eyes are known for being a lot of things: classic, sultry, dramatic. What they aren’t known for is being particularly subtle…or versatile. But there’s way more to the look than just kohl liner and charcoal shadow. In fact, smoky eyes can be nud…