cosmetics
The Gray Market for ‘Diablo Immortal’ Is Already Booming
Even though large parts of Diablo Immortal are pay-to-win through official transactions, an underground economy means buyers don't even need to play the game now.
Are Those DIY Lip Filler Kits on TikTok Safe? We Asked a Plastic Surgeon
Instead of jabbing yourself with injection kits of dubious origin, try these safer at-home alternatives, from gloss to, uh, suction products.
Skin-Bleaching Products Are Unsafe and Racist
Skin-lightening cosmetics are in the spotlight once again after a California woman's hospitalization.
Asians Continue to Use Skin Whitening Products Despite Their Toxic Levels of Mercury
Whitening creams are popular across Asia, where light skin is generally perceived as more beautiful.
Pakistan is Cracking Down on 'Toxic' Skin-Whitening Creams
The Ministry of Climate Change has found “excessive amount of mercury” in more than 50 local and international fairness products.
Splurging On High-End Beauty Helps This Executive Feel She's Got Her Life Together
High-end beauty products help 25-year-old Natasha Mwansa feel confident in the workplace. Just don't ask her about the Laura Mercier powder she left in a Starbucks–unless you want her to cry.
Inside the Makeup Bag of a Teenager Who Splurges at Sephora When She's Sad
Compact Report is a beauty diary series looking inside people's makeup bags (and budgets). This week, a 19-year-old student talks Glossier hype, her onetime aspiration to be an Insta baddie, and her love of turquoise eyeliner.
I Went Plastic-Free for My Beauty Routine. Here's What Happened
The cosmetics industry is one of the biggest plastic polluters globally. But what happens when a beauty junkie like me tried to swerve plastic for a whole week?
Beauty Industry-Funded Study Suggests Microplastics ‘Are Not Causing Harm to the Environment'
A meta-analysis of 320 research papers on microplastics concludes that "the available data...suggest that these materials are not causing harm to the environment.”
The History of Eyeliner
From Ancient Egypt to Twiggy, Prince, and YouTube tutorials, here's how eyeliner got into your makeup bag for good.
Confessions of a Korean Skincare Addict
Double cleansing, serums, lip masks, moisturizers. No product or routine is too much in my mission to look like a K-pop star.