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Every year, we scour the far corners of the earth to bring you our annual holiday gift guides. Part of that process involves researching and testing the assortment to ensure we’re recommending the best of the best (after all, how can we know for sure the infrared sauna is easy to set up unless we try it ourselves in the office?).
Dry brushing delivers both instant and long-term benefits. In the moment, it wakes up your senses, feels incredibly invigorating, and leaves your skin with a smooth, radiant glow. It’s an essential step in Gwyneth’s morning routine: “I’m obsessed with dry brushing,” she says. “I rarely take a shower without starting with a good dry brush—all over, brushing toward the heart. It’s amazing for exfoliation, skin quality, and energy.”
Brown is the new black this season—at least when it comes to the most obsessed-over eye makeup trends. Whether it’s a subtle brown mascara, shimmering bronze shadow, or smudged-out espresso liner, it’s one makeup hue that truly looks flattering on everyone. The best part? “Brown is a foolproof shade,” says celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine. “It’s so easy to work with because it’s so flattering, subtle, and blendable that it always looks beautiful.”
A swipe of lipstick is nice. A well-layered lip combo? That’s strategy. And this summer, we’re curating lip looks the way we do playlists and dinner parties: intentionally, playfully, and with just the right amount of shine. Because while a single product might get the job done, a well-constructed combo delivers nuance, depth, and that elusive je ne sais quoi we’re all chasing.
The filmmaker has been vacationing in Belize since she was a kid—her father, director Francis Ford Coppola, fell so in love with Belize’s charm that he purchased the then-abandoned Blancaneux Lodge (followed by Turtle Inn) as a retreat for family holidays and vacations. The family opened the properties as boutique hotels for guests in 1993. “I love the wild, natural beauty and breathtaking scenery that surround both of the hotels,” says Coppola, who still vacations there today.
It was 8:46 a.m. on a Thursday in mid-October. I’d slept six hours, ice-rolled my face, and made it to my desk with a ginger kombucha in hand. Still, my reflection said: overextended. A colleague asked if I was sick. I wasn’t. Just deep into Q4—with a to-do list involving rescheduled SATs, hospice consults, and a shower that didn’t drain properly.
Kate McLeod’s Body Stones—buttery, nourishing solid lotion bars—have a serious cult following. As the story goes, McLeod, a former pastry chef and yoga teacher, became captivated by the benefits of solid cocoa butter, then began experimenting with making her own skin-care concoctions. “My now husband was like, ‘no one’s going to dig it out of a jar,’ so I started pouring it into my old silicone baking molds and giving out canelés and madeleines, and eventually.
