14 Best Foundation Brushes of 2024 for a Flawless Base, Tested

Editor Tip: This paintbrush-like makeup brush is excellent for watery or creamy foundations —maybe even better than using your fingers, thanks to the ultra-dense bristles that cover all the nooks and crannies. Product Specs: Flat brush, synthetic bristles, suitable for liquid and cream formulas Best Dual-Ended Brush: IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Perfection Brush IT Cosmetics … Read more

11 Best Concealers for Mature Skin 2024, According to Makeup Artists

Editor Tip: Use a duo fiber brush for a more diffused look and a buffing brush for more coverage. Key Ingredients: Arnica, edelweiss | Who It’s For: People looking for a multi-use foundation-concealer formula | Shades Available: 20 Best Glowy Finish: Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate Concealer Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate Concealer Why It’s … Read more

13 Best Body Makeup 2024 for Head-to-Toe Coverage, According to Makeup Artists

Their ingredient lists may read a bit differently, too. “You will often see isododecane [in body foundations], which is an emollient that leaves a smooth finish and sets the pigments without leaving a smear,” King says. Oil-based emollients typically added to face foundation are notably missing, though, as they create smudges, she adds. (That said, … Read more

The Ami Colé Skin Enhancing Stick Revived Our Love For Foundation Sticks

Everything is better on a stick. Think about it — ice cream is better on a stick; hot dogs are arguably better on a stick; foundation (though you wouldn’t think it) is lowkey better on a stick, and brands seem to agree — Fenty recently launched a complexion stick and now Ami Colé is joining … Read more

The 13 Best Foundations for Mature Skin

As we get older, our complexion decreases its production of sebum, oil and ceramides, which are essential to help strengthen the Lipid Barrier and retain moisture, keeping skin plump and firm. “Cell turnover also slows down – from about every 14 days as infants, to about 30 days in our 30s, to 60+ days as … Read more

Seductive, subversive photos by Helmut Newton – celebrated 20th-century photographer – to go on show in large-scale exhibition

“There’s a real documentary dimension to his work. He’s recording the way a certain kind of woman might live, but he makes his pictures by building them artificially. They are a fiction that in a sense represents a fact.” Helmut Newton, Daryl Hannah, Los Angeles, 1984. Photo: © Helmut Newton Foundation Born into a prosperous … Read more