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Makeup

  1. micro sales
    Everything Worth Buying at Fenty’s Fam SaleTime to replace your empties.
    By Bella Druckman
  2. makeup
    The Best Blue Mascara Is $13It’s cheaper than YSL, and more pigmented than Eyeko.
    By Rachael Griffiths
  3. lips
    I Found the Only Two Multi-Sticks You’ll Ever Need“They’re not getting the love they should. But trust me, if you buy them, they will not end up at the bottom of your makeup bag.”
    By Ambar Pardilla
  4. cheeks
    I Tested 20 Cream Blushes to Find One That Actually LastsMost are gone in an instant.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  5. makeup
    Don’t Sleep on Victoria Beckham Beauty“I was stunned by the close color match and felt a little emotional about how seen I felt.”
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst
  6. makeup
    Don’t Sleep on Victoria Beckham Beauty“I was stunned by the close color match and felt a little emotional about how seen I felt.”
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst
  7. year in review
    This Australian Makeup Case Is the Best Thing I Bought This YearMy makeup bag is no longer a beauty boxing ring.
    By Brenley Goertzen
  8. year in review
    A Year of Shiny Lip Balms and Very Glossy LipsThe line between lip balms and glosses has never been blurrier.
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst
  9. best bets
    From Seafoam Stockings to a Tarte Concealer DupeAs seen in the Strategist section.
    By The Editors
  10. face
    Yes, You Can Sleep in Youthforia’s Date Night FoundationSleeping in your makeup might not be so bad.
    By Kitty Guo
  11. face
    Did We Find a Tarte Shape Tape Dupe?Putting the claims of Sephora employees to the test.
    By Arielle Avila
  12. sales
    Ilia’s Cult-Favorite Skin Tint Is 20 Percent OffIt’s beloved by everyone from celebrities to Strat writers to professional makeup artists.
    By Kitty Guo
  13. sales
    This TikTok-Viral Concealer Is 20 Percent OffIt’s so easy to blend it’s practically foolproof.
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst
  14. eyes
    The 17 Best Drugstore Liquid Eyeliners, According to Makeup ArtistsOne for every skill level and niche need.
    By Fiorella Valdesolo
  15. the strategist 100
    The Strategist Beauty 100Something for every step of your routine — from your scalp to the soles of your feet.
    By Arielle Avila and Tembe Denton-Hurst
  16. sales
    The Perfect Red Lipstick Is 30 Percent OffStrategist contributor Mbiye Kasonga tried so many shades before declaring this one the winner.
    By Kitty Guo
  17. strategist hunt
    It Took Me Years, But I Finally Found My Perfect Red LipstickNot only did it have the practical traits I was looking for, it also held a mythological well of confidence.
    By Mbiye Kasonga
  18. not a professional. just crazy.
    This $2 Beauty Blender Dupe Just Might Be Better Than the OriginalMy cat systematically shredding my Blenders pushed me to find a cheap (actually good) alternative.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  19. beauty tools
    After a Regretful Permanent Tattoo, I Turned to These Realistic Temporary Ones“I was a cautionary tale. All my untattooed friends looked at me askance and were secretly glad they weren’t me.”
    By Cleo Qian
  20. face
    I’m a Black Woman Who’s Spent a Decade Trying Skin Tints. These Are My Top Four.It all started with Glossier in 2014.
    By Mbiye Kasonga
  21. not a professional. just crazy.
    I Tested 32 Brow Gels, and This $6 Pot Is the Only One I Want to UseIt delivers precise application and feathery brows every single time.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  22. not a professional. just crazy.
    Is Fenty’s ‘Uncensored’ Lipstick the New Ruby Woo?At minimum, it’s a close second.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  23. not a professional. just crazy.
    I Found a $9 Dupe for Dior’s Lip Glow OilNone of the other glosses I’ve tried were cheap enough to warrant my stamp of approval.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  24. sales
    Smashbox’s Pore-Erasing Primer for Oily Skin Is Just $21Its silicone-based formula grips on to makeup, minus shine.
    By Rachael Griffiths
  25. not a professional. just crazy.
    I’ve Gone Full-on 2007 Emo-GothMy tween-era MySpace page is the makeup mood.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  26. not a professional. just crazy.
    My Favorite Lip Liners Are All Under $8There’s a Charlotte Tilbury dupe for a quarter of the price.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  27. eyes
    This Eye-Bag-Concealing Powder Is the Best Thing I Bought This YearAll the water and sleep in the world can’t make me look as well rested.
    By Rachael Griffiths
  28. makeup
    How to Fake a Skinny Brow, According to ExpertsBecause you definitely should not tweeze away your brows.
    By Monica Corcoran Harel
  29. face
    The Best Fake-Blood Products, According to Hollywood ExpertsIncluding the brand beloved by Tarantino’s go-to blood guy.
    By Katherine Gillespie
  30. face
    The Best Halloween Makeup for Your Face, According to Makeup ArtistsIncluding everything you’ll need to channel Stranger Things’ Vecna or smoky-eyed Robert Pattinson as the Batman.
    By Ambar Pardilla
  31. not a professional. just crazy.
    This $14 Charlotte Tilbury Dupe Is Summertime Glow in a BottleWithout it, by late September I start to look vampiric.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  32. not a professional. just crazy
    This Color-Adjusting Blush Is the Closest Thing to My Natural FlushI look like I just had a day at the beach.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  33. not a professional. just crazy.
    This Brow Tint Is the Best Nude Lip Liner I’ve UsedNo more pulling out my compact every hour to make sure my liner is still in place.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  34. saw something said something
    People Are Spotting Glossier at Their Local TJ MaxxFrom Balm Dotcom to Cloud Paint.
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst
  35. eyes
    These (Better Than Chanel) $7 Liners Are Like Gel Crayons for My EyesThey’re super-pigmented, easy to use, and cheap enough to buy in bulk.
    By Ambar Pardilla
  36. eyes
    The Best Fake Tears $17 Can BuyActor Annie Hamilton uses her Kryolan tear stick for auditions and “parties when no one’s paying any attention to me.”
    By Annie Hamilton
  37. face
    This Is the Best Highlighter for Mature SkinThe only thing the others highlight is wrinkles.
    By Cheryl Kramer Kaye
  38. sales sales sales
    Everything Worth Buying at the Friends of Glossier SaleTake 20 percent off (almost) everything during the brand’s only sale of the season.
    By The Editors
  39. not a professional. just crazy
    My Favorite Under-$10 LipsticksBuy multiples. Store them everywhere.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  40. eyes
    This $10 Sephora Eyeliner Perfectly Approximates My Mother’s Favorite KajalI could probably even use it to get to Julia Fox levels of eyeliner absurdity, but I am not terribly inclined to try that.
    By Diksha Basu
  41. best of brand
    The Strategist Guide to Shopping at GlossierIncluding a cleanser beloved by VSCO Girls, a highlighter stick Rio swears by, a bodywash a makeup artist can’t shave without, and, yes, Boy Brow.
    By The Editors
  42. not a professional. just crazy.
    This $5 Drugstore Blush Replaced My Charlotte Tilbury PinkgasmThe finish is pretty much identical.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  43. celebrity shopping
    What Claudia Soare of Anastasia Beverly Hills Can’t Live Without“My Chihuahuas love chewing on my shoes, and they can’t destroy these.”
    By Claudia Soare
    As told to Arielle Avila
  44. celebrity shopping
    What Vera Wang Can’t Live Without“I know people say it’s all bad for you, but I don’t think it is. It’s not much worse than a lot of other stuff out there.”
    By Vera Wang
    As told to Chloe Anello
  45. not a professional. just crazy
    The Hydrating, Low-Fuss Makeup That Warms Up My Pale Winter SkinThese four products are easy to apply and make me look less like a vampire.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  46. celebrity shopping
    What Anna Sui Can’t Live Without“All summer, people would stop me and say, ‘Oh, where’d you get those?’”
    By Anna Sui
    As told to Liza Corsillo
  47. celebrity shopping
    What Drag Queen Alaska Thunderfuck Can’t Live Without“You can clean your body with it. You can clean your car with it. You can clean almost everything with it.”
    By Alaska Thunderfuck
    As told to Chloe Anello
  48. beauty
    Is This the Telfar Bag of Lip Gloss?As statusy as status lip gloss gets.
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst
  49. beauty
    I’m a Makeup Artist and My Favorite Brushes Are From the Art-Supply StoreA trick picked up from watching a video of Joan Collins.
    By Niko Maragos
    As told to Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  50. celebrity shopping
    What Drag Queen Katya Zamolodchikova Can’t Live Without“I’d rather wear shitty shoes and smell like heaven than smell like a dumpster in Louboutins.”
    By Katya Zamolodchikova
    As told to Chloe Anello
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