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What Are the Best Lasers for Melanin-Rich Skin?
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (166+ words) Celebrating Black excellence and influence in beauty. Darker skin often responds to inflammation or injury by producing more melanin. This is why marks like bug bites and blemishes can take longer to resolve, and why post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is such a…...
A Shopping Editor’s Favorite Brown Mascaras
1+ day, 43+ min ago (506+ words) I've tried countless formulas as The Cut's unofficial mascara tester, and here are a few of my favorite formulas for every occasion " whether I want wispy lashes for daytime or full, voluminous lashes for a night out. The Ilia Limitless…...
‘He Would Flip If He Knew How Expensive My Hair Is’
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (310+ words) Personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles asks the nosy, revealing, sometimes uncomfortable questions about money so you don't have to. Still, it's a complicated topic. Some people spend thousands per year (even per month) just for regular "upkeep." Should they be transparent…...
Want to Smell Like CBK? You’ll Have to Wait.
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (64+ words) Want to Smell Like CBK? You'll Have to Wait.The Cut The seller, who goes by SkipTheMiddleMan on the platform, has stocked the oil on and off for the past few years. A Hulu shout-out does not seem to have…...
Actually, That’s a Wig
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (508+ words) When a breakout "It" girl is preparing for her very first Hollywood red carpet, she can expect a standard series of questions: Who are you wearing? What are your preshow rituals? Are you nervous? And now: Is that your real…...
The Best Cuticle Oils I Use to Heal My Hangnails
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (550+ words) If you, too, want to heal your nail beds or perfect your at-home manicures, I rounded up the best cuticle oils I tried and loved throughout my process. Updated on February 24, 2025:Updated prices and checked stock for all products. The…...
I Straightened My Type-4 Curls in 20 Minutes With This New Tool
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (261+ words) The blow-dryer meets straightener is meant to be an all-in-one tool that takes your hair from wet to dry and silky straight without heat damage. There are also comb attachments, which are game changers. Shark breaks it down into three…...
The Beauty Products Olympic Figure Skater Alysa Liu Uses to the Last Drop
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (262+ words) Auto-Refill: Our favorite beauty pros share the products they love " the ones so good they'll make you hit that little "auto-refill" box at checkout. Because I'm taking a gap year from school, it's pretty chill. I wake up around 7:30 a.m. and…...
Did I Whitewash My Nose?
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (412+ words) A monthly column about the latest, wildest ways people are modifying their bodies " and what it's really like to live through it. With Black women, it has also been used to categorize rhinoplasties focused on reducing features such as a…...
Diary of a 13-Year-Old Skin-Care CEO
1+ week, 2+ day ago (152+ words) Diary of a 13-Year-Old Skin-Care CEO'thecut.com Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission The idea solidified after Coco took an after-school fashion class at Unincorporated Life and decided that instead of an apparel brand…...