I Got a Salmon Sperm Facial—And I’d Do It Again
That evening, I washed my face with a gentle cleanser and applied the most ceramide-packed moisturizer I own to prevent any further irritation before calling it a night. The following …
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Pom Klementieff on How Marvel’s Mantis Would Apply Her Lipstick
How many of us can say we’re skilled at acting, skydiving, and drawing on bold red lipstick? (Heck, we’d take any one of the three.) But actor Pom Klementieff—who has …
12 Things Facelift Patients Wish They’d Known Beforehand
When Amir Karam, MD, a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon in San Diego, performed a facelift on his 52-year-old wife Neda Karam earlier this year, he also gave her a …
If Grants for Black-Owned Businesses Are Eliminated, Your Favorite Beauty Brands Could Be Too
Says Dozie, her first grant was from the Fearless Fund, and securing that $20,000 made a world of difference for her business. “You take so many losses in business, so …
Witches Are the Original Life Coaches
“This is one of the things that keeps me up at night,” says Deborah Hanekamp, a.k.a. Mama Medicine, a healer and shaman based in New York City, when we talk …
Chlöe Bailey Pairs This “Juicy” Gloss With Dollar-Store Lip Liner
How did your beauty “thing” become your beauty “thing”? That’s the question we’re posing to celebrities in our new series, Just One Thing. Of course, journalists that we are, we’re …
At 48, I Was Still a Little Embarrassed to Buy Tampons
Grown woman that I am now, increasingly low on fucks to give, I breezily dismissed this tinge the other day, reminding myself that I am a 48-year-old lady and there’s …
27 IUD Experiences That Prove We Need Better Birth Control Now
However, that was far from the reality. The discomfort I felt during the insertion process of the IUD was worse than when my son was actually descending into my birth …
What Living With Vaginismus Is Really Like
Welcome to Doing It, a column where sex educator Varuna Srinivasan explores the deep connections between sex and emotions. This month, they speak with experts and people living with vaginismus …
Ozempic Is Changing People’s Skin, Say Plastic Surgeons
While operating on Ozempic patients, Dr. Few started to notice a trend: The skin quality of someone on a GLP-1 was reminding him of an “old, overused rubber band.” Mark …