
She's Like A Rainbow
Makeup, whether piled on to fembot flawlessness or barely there, is self-expression at its most excellent. Why, then, is it so polarizing?

Swimwear Designers Share Their Favorite Sunscreens
Beach-gallivant approved.

I Tried Kanye West's Colored Contacts
Megan O'Neill discovers that a new eye look lends her some serious swagger.

What Is Hydrogen Water and Should You Drink It?
The smallest and lightest element in the periodic table might prove to be a powerful tool in fighting disease—and delivering glowing skin.

6 Beauty Secrets I Learned From Kerry Washington's Hair Stylist
With inspired flair and impeccable skill, hairstylist and colorist Vernon François is transforming the A list—and hair industry—one curl at a time.

Hawaiian Beauty Secrets for the Landlocked
Japanese-born, Hawaiian-raised hair and makeup artist Risa Hoshino talks ultimate surfer-girl sunscreen, Asian lash-curling tricks, and the male rock star whose hair she'd kill for.

From $5 Drugstore Items to $5000 Treatments: What You Should Really Spend on Your Skin

Makeup That Channels My Bar-Dancing 16-Year-Old Self
You can take the girl out of the party, but you can't take the party out of the girl.

Wellness Woo-Woo or Wellness Woo-Hoo?
A yoga skeptic goes on a three-day yoga retreat.

You Can Now Learn Your Skin's True Age
A new program uses a photo to assess skin with eerie accuracy.

Hollywood Power Couples Share Their Beauty Secrets
Stars and their makeup whizzes tell all.

The One Thing That Will Improve Your Harried Life? Slowing Down
Apple's director of fitness for health technologies, Jay Blahnik, explains why the company's latest lifestyle commandment flies in the face of the techie revolution.

My Mom Wanted Grace Kelly. I Wanted a Lime Green Neon Veil.
The slutty-tutu-rogue-ballerina look.

Why Glossy Everything Is Perfect for Summer
Shiny lips, skin, and lids feel so right.

9 Sunscreens for Every Situation
From the board meeting to the beach.

The Truth About Cryotherapy
How it feels, what it costs, and whether it's truly worth it.

Everything You Need to Know About Color Correcting Makeup
Transforming complexions, one under-eye circle at a time.

Breakthrough Foundations for Your Best Skin Ever
New formulas that go on like air, match your complexion, and make skin look amazing.

There's Never Been a Better Time to Embrace Blue Lipstick
No longer an avant grade fashion show thing, dramatic lipsticks in black, blue, and gold are starting to go mainstream. Looking merely "pretty" suddenly seems a little bit lackluster, doesn't it?

My Year-Long Journey to Blond
In the hodgepodge of wild style and beautiful people that is New York City, ELLE beauty editor Megan O'Neill always delighted in expressing herself through fashion. Then she bleached her hair blond and really started seeing the light.