Red Carpet Beauty
How Emma Stone Got Ready for the New York Premiere of Poor Things
The star of Yorgos Lanthimos’s exuberantly off-kilter riff on the Frankenstein tale turned up to the red carpet in a pearl-studded Louis Vuitton dress and shimmery lids—an off-screen ode to the character’s free spirit.
By Laura Regensdorf
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Brigette Romanek Loves Smoky Scents and Vintage Seating
The interior designer to Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyoncé, and more, on items that evoke bliss and the best gifts of the season.
By Kayla Holliday
Notes on Notes
How Régime des Fleurs Reimagined Tuberose With a Brutalist Lens
The fragrance studio’s latest eau de parfum sets the white floral note within an unexpected landscape, influenced by Senegalese architecture and the blossom’s own earthy, medicinal undertones. The result upends tuberose’s voluptuous reputation.
By Laura Regensdorf
from the magazine
High-Design Lipsticks Are the Accessory of the Season
Lately lipstick tubes have taken on outsize personas, from status objects to conversation pieces.
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By Laura Regensdorf
VF GIFT GUIDE
20 of the Best Tech-Savvy Gifts for Sports Lovers
High-performance gear, a status watch, cutting-edge skin care tools, and more.
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By Arimeta Diop
VF GIFT GUIDE
27 Luxe, Timeless Presents Inspired by Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Give the gift of head-to-toe chic, from a buttery leather handbag, to perfect sunglasses, to a classic baseball cap
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By Arimeta Diop
VF GIFT GUIDE
22 of the Best Gifts for Maximum Chill
A green glass bong, designer beach towels, a classic turntable, and more items with messages of peace and love.
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By Arimeta Diop
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Understated Looks for the ’90s Enthusiast
A picture is worth a thousand words—but a legacy of good style speaks volumes.
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By Arimeta Diop
Now This Is Chic
Hermès Beauty’s New Eye Makeup Is an Object Lesson in Quiet Luxury
Le Regard, the French house’s first foray into eye shadows and mascaras, gets a cinematic unveiling at the Invisible House, on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park. Gregoris Pyrpylis, creative director of Hermès Beauty, discusses the collection’s balance of “audacity but also elegance.”
By Laura Regensdorf
FROM THE MAGAZINE
6 Style-Minded Scents Usher In a New Kind of Fragrance Wardrobe
The designers and creative minds behind the latest fragrances—including Gabriela Hearst, Victoria Beckham, and Frédéric Malle—think about getting dressed in more ways than one.
By Laura Regensdorf
Well, Then
Ross Gay Stays Connected With Internet Reprieves and Foraged Apples to Share
The poet and essayist behind The Book of (More) Delights brings his lyrical slant to this three-day wellness diary, where freshly dug potatoes and one-on-one basketball act as spiritual fuel.
By Laura Regensdorf
Art and Decoration
Amanda Seyfried Ponders the Pastoral Life on an After-Hours Walk Through the Louvre
Ahead of a glittering dinner beneath the Louvre Pyramid to celebrate the museum’s collaboration with Lancôme, the actor communes with masterworks, singing Nelly lyrics by the Mona Lisa and waxing bucolic alongside a marble Diana.
By Laura Regensdorf
From the Magazine
This Season’s Moody Makeup Delivers Glamour With Bite
As gothic references bubble up in culture and talk of cyber dystopia looms, the beauty direction of the moment skews dark and dangerous.
By Laura Regensdorf
Now This Is Chic
Proenza Schouler and Merit Beauty’s New Collaboration Delivers Great Skin and a Must-Have Bag
After partnering on a series of runway beauty looks, the two brands distill their shared vision into a limited-edition set, complete with a vegan leather edition of Merit’s classic tie bag.
By Laura Regensdorf
art and life
François Nars and Lisa Immordino Vreeland on Creating a Dreamscape Beauty Documentary
The makeup artist who rose with the supers and built a powerhouse brand is the subject of Unknown Beauty, an unconventional film—more abstract than biographical—that brims with back-catalog references and eternal muses.
By Laura Regensdorf
clear skin, full hearts, can't lose
Ariana Grande Gets Real About Her Botox, Fillers, and “Massive Forehead”
Her “beauty secret”? Put it all out there.
By Kase Wickman
New York Fashion Week
Rachel Comey Delivers an Ode to Joan Jonas and New York’s Creative Class
For her spring 2024 show during NYFW, the designer transformed a downtown alley into a runway, debuting a collection that draws upon Jonas’s decades-long body of work.
By Laura Regensdorf
From the Magazine
Fall’s New Serums Give the Botanical World a High-Tech Spin
A trio of the latest launches leans into the power of plants, refashioning them with the help of lab science.
By Laura Regensdorf
Raising the Bar
Is the Future of Beauty Waterless? How Climate Concern Sparked a New Wave of Solid Formulas
As the beauty boom sets off concerns about sustainability across the supply chain, a growing number of brands are trading bottled-up products for bars.
By Victoria Malloy
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Opulent Floral Styles to Wear All Fall
This bouquet of new looks is anything but garden variety.
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By Arimeta Diop
Face Time
Adwoa Aboah on Gurls Talk Dialogues and the Off-Kilter Side of Fragrance
The British model and actor is gearing up for fall, with a new season of Top Boy and a podcast relaunch for her nonprofit, Gurls Talk. In the meantime, she relishes the sunshine in the campaign for Jo Malone London’s English Pear & Sweet Pea.
By Laura Regensdorf