I Tried the Hand Sanitizer–as-Deodorant Hack: Did It Work?
I am someone who forgets to apply deodorant on the reg. Probably two times a week at a minimum, I arrive at my desk and realize, with horror (after feeling a bit sweaty under my arms and then smelling...
View ArticleExclusive: 10 Surprising Beauty Lessons We Learned From Olivia Wilde
When you think of Olivia Wilde, a few words might come to mind. Beauty might be one, and activist might be another. We’re going to go ahead and add one more word to that list: wise. The new face of...
View ArticleExclusive: Tour Lena Dunham’s Vibrant Girls Dressing Room
There’s nothing Lena Dunham creates that doesn’t bring us a little sense of wonder. She’s crazily creative, funny, smart, clever, quirky, and provocative and incredibly driven—all the qualities we...
View ArticleWatch This Model Wear a Year's Worth of Makeup All At Once
Ever wondered how much makeup you go through in a year? Look no further. This mind-blowing three-minute video by Nowness stars Belgian supermodel Hannelore Knuts and documents what 365 layers of makeup...
View ArticleHow to NOT Break Out After Getting Waxed and Threaded, For Real
If you arrive at your eyebrow waxing or threading appointment both excited about how amazing your brows are about to look and terrified about post-waxing breakouts, this post is for you. While eyebrow...
View ArticleDIY This Smoothie Bowl for Glowing Skin
Unless you've been living under a rock the past few years, you're familiar with (or have at least heard of) the plethora of superfoods that are quickly gaining major foodie (and health) street cred....
View Article3 Tips to Tame Your Baby Hairs (Once and For All)
Raise your hand if you love spending a good hour on styling and blow-drying your hair only to step away and see your unruly baby hairs everywhere. We can’t see you, but we’re going to go ahead and...
View ArticleSit at a Desk ALL Day? These Stretches Are a Must For You
It’s kind of amazing (and not in the good way) the toll sitting takes on your body. Just sitting. If you do it all day, every day (insert hand-raising emoji), you may not even realize it, but your body...
View Article5 Makeup Artists Share Their Favorite Brow Products
We could talk about brows until the end of time. We could discuss their merits, how to fill them, and, most importantly, the products we count on to make our thin, ’90s-ravaged arches full and...
View ArticleUnboxed: A High-Tech Gadget That Gives You Glowing Skin
At Byrdie HQ, we now refer to occurrences as BBV and ABV—before beauty videos and after beauty videos. Nowadays, we’re in the throes of ABV, where a quick scroll through YouTube will yield hundreds...
View ArticleKim Kardashian Is a Modern Cleopatra for Violet Grey
Selfie queen Kim Kardashian West just got a MAJOR makeover. With the help of makeup artist Pat McGrath, digital beauty mag Violet Grey has unveiled West as Cleopatra for their new spread—live today....
View ArticleKayla Itsines Proves You Can Stay Fit, Even at the Office
Do you have chairs and walls at your office? Then according to Instagram star and fitness trainer, Kayla Istines, you have no excuse to not be working out at work. Seriously, we're talking wall sits...
View ArticleNow Trending: Statement Blush
Like every other beauty trend, blush goes through various phases of popularity and wearability. And amid all of the contouring and strobing hubbub as of late, we feel it’s a crucial step that’s in need...
View ArticleI Tried a $500 Skin-Clearing Device—and It Worked
As someone with highly reactive, sensitive skin who has now struggled for years with an emotionally debilitating skin disorder and lately, cystic acne on my chin that comes in horrific flare-ups, I am...
View ArticleThe Pits: Your Guide to Perfectly Groomed Underarms
Unless you’re Miley Cyrus, your underarms are probably not an area of focus in your beauty regimen. Shave, wax, or go #teamnatural; add a swipe of deodorant (if we remember); and call it day—that’s...
View ArticleCut Your Morning Beauty Routine in Half With These Tricks
Even if we did wake up with ample time to apply a full face of makeup and to create perfect waves, we wouldn’t want to. Mornings are busy and stressful enough, without spending hours getting ready....
View ArticleHair Tutorial: How to Master the Grown-Up Topsy Tail
Remember the topsy tail commercials (or rather, informercials)? The ones for the actual device? Well, that tool still exists. (Interested? You can buy it on Amazon for less than $2.) This, however, is...
View ArticleCovergirl Joined Forces With Star Wars, and People Are Freaking Out
In honor of the impending Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Covergirl came out with a limited-edition Star Wars–themed collection, and beauty nerds are pretty much losing it (heck, I'm not even a Star Wars...
View ArticleOMG: These Editors Got Hypnotized to Go to the Gym
First of all, you may be wondering how (or why!) the idea of being hynotized to exercise originated. Last month, Good Housekeeping published a cover story on Olivia Munn. In her interview, she revealed...
View ArticleKim Kardashian’s 50-Step Contouring Routine + More News
Didn’t snag tickets to Kim Kardashian’s master class with her longtime makeup artist, Mario Dedivanovic? No worries—a writer from Racked described the entire thing from start to finish. Highlights...
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