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Go for the Gold

Every philosophy 101 class wants to know: At what point do the ends not justify the means?

Example: the things we go through for a tan. Spray painting ourselves with bronzer. Slathering on smelly self-tanner. Standing in electric beaches. And ...

Counter Culture

If it feels like getting your beauty product fix is an increasingly dizzying task, that’s probably because it is.

On one hand, it’s nice to have options. On the other, an aisle filled with 20,000 lipglosses is enough to give ...

Makes Scents

Here’s the scenario: You bump in to an old friend — one who’s always trying to single-white-female you in the personal style department.

Friend: Oh, my God! So great to see you. Hey, what’s that perfume you’re wearing?

You

Sole Survivor

This is it. The year you’ll laugh in the face of beach season’s tyranny.

You’ve sculpted your way to a body that makes Jennifer Garner’s look like Roseanne Barr’s. Relentless bikini waxes have you impeccably smooth, and you’ve got your ...

A Clean Break

Since the dawn of our makeup-buying years, most of us have accumulated enough sticks, wands, and brushes to recreate Guernica. The buzz of new cosmetics can be tough to resist, so our vanity drawers brim with pencils and tubes ...

Your Best Shot

You.

So ahead of your time. Nose ring? You had one back in the sixth grade. Wedge espadrilles? You carved ’em.

So while all your “contemporaries” amble around with yoga mats strapped to their backs, you’re toting a bow and ...

Your Big Break

7 a.m. Wake up. Seriously jazzed for big night out.

7:12 a.m. Check mirror. Cringe in horror at monstrous blemish that sprouted on face overnight. Out of nowhere.

7:16 a.m. Damage control. Apply various lotions. Try to camouflage with ...

Making Scents

As winter finally melts, it’s handy to know a few things about Nantucket:

The airport call sign (ACK), in case you have to book a last-minute flight. The best beaches aren’t in the tourist guidebooks. (Try Ladies’ Beach.) How to ...