Kathleen Hou
Beauty Director
Kathleen Hou is the Beauty Director of ELLE, responsible for overseeing beauty coverage across print and digital. Previously, she held the same title at New York Magazine’s The Cut. She’s appeared in publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Vogue India, Forbes, and Allure. She was also a co-founder of Donate Beauty, a grassroots beauty donation project started during the COVID-19 crisis, which donated over 500,000 products to over 30,000 healthcare workers across 500-plus hospitals.
The Louis Vuitton Lipstick Is Here
Makeup legend Dame Pat McGrath has been working hard on something special.
Tower 28’s Amy Liu Is Determined to Run a Different Kind of Beauty Company
The founder and CEO on how she learned to sell herself and her dreams.
Inside Estée Laundry’s Comeback: Why the Anonymous Beauty Watchdog Is Posting Again
Its first message is already stirring up some feelings.
Miley Cyrus Loves Dancing Through Her Perfume
She smells like something beautiful.
Blake Lively on Her Gossip Girl Hair, Bedazzling, and the Art of the Ponytail
The actress and entrepreneur’s new hairspray smells like vanilla and black currant.
There’s a Real-Life Love Story Behind This Body Exfoliator
How Bloomeffects founder Kim van Haaster created a game-changing beauty product.
2 Former ELLE Beauty Editors Revisit the Magazine’s Defining Moments
Wild stories, standout looks, and JFK Jr. sightings.
Why Is Everyone Talking About ‘Skin Longevity’?
Anti-aging is canceled. Welcome to the era of the beauty biohack.
The 40 Best Beauty Products of All Time
For our 40th birthday, we have a gift for you: ELLE’s Forever Favorites, a guide to the cult-classic beauty products you should never be without.
Theo James on What He Really Smells Like
And why there could be a hint of cacio e pepe.
Why Jen Atkin Asks ‘Awkward’ Questions—and Listens to Kris Jenner’s Career Advice
Plus, how the Ouai founder learned to navigate hustle culture.
The 15 Best Skin Care Tools to Boost Collagen and Glow
Here are the winners of our 2025 Tools and Treatments Awards.
The 10 Best Tools for Total Body Care
Meet our 2025 Tools and Treatments Awards winners.
The 23 Best In-Office Treatments to Sculpt, Lift, and Enhance
These are the winners of our 2025 Tools and Treatments Awards.
The 22 Best Hair Tools for Styling and Growth
The winners of our 2025 Tools and Treatments Awards.
The 70 Best Beauty Gadgets and In-Office Treatments of 2025
Introducing the editor-approved winners from our second annual Tools and Treatments Awards.
ELLE Editors Try the New American Psycho Perfume
“It’s clean and fresh with a sort of sparkly veneer, but there’s something a little sinister about it.”
Leonard Lauder Created the Beauty Industry as You Know It
The great philanthropist and Estée Lauder executive passed away over the weekend.
The Most Luxurious Facelifts in America
These doctors are doing some of the best—and most undetectable—work.
Everyone Wants to Smell Rare and Different
Niche perfumes are helping you to be less like the crowd—and more like you.
Jenni Kayne Is Always True to Herself
The longtime designer shares the career advice that fueled her lifestyle empire.
Katseye on Their Next Album, Lip Combos, and the Success of ‘Gnarly’
Mia Threapleton Isn’t Afraid to Ask Why
She may play a nun in her latest film with Wes Anderson, but she’s anything but meek.
From Salmon-Sperm Injections to Exosome Therapy, These Are the New Beauty Trends to Know
Behold the future of your skin, hair, and body. The ELLE beauty team talked to experts to learn about the most exciting innovations ahead.
ELLE Escapes: Tokyo
Julia Fox Has Some Wisdom to Share About Sex
Monica Would Love Courteney Cox’s New Laundry Products
With her brand Homecourt, the Friends actress is coming for every room in your house.
The Baby Fat Boom
A newly popular procedure dubbed “nature’s filler” can bring volume back to the face.
Chanel’s New Raspberry Perfume Smells Like Girlhood
Breast Surgery, Augmented
Is “internal bra” surgery the stuff that braless dreams are made of?
You Can Wear Hermès’s New Lipstick 3 Different Ways
As versatile as a scarf.
Bigger Than Botox: The Newest Beauty Game Changer
Exosome therapy has dermatologists and plastic surgeons rethinking the future of aesthetics.
