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Rio and Her Mom and Sister Sit Down to Talk Skin Care “You both have really beautiful skin, and I’m going to go ahead and take credit for that.”
For the Eighth Anniversary of My Google Doc, I Updated It The skin-care routine that finally got my acne under control.
skin-care treatments Feb. 27, 2025
now a professional. still crazy. Aug. 19, 2024
now a professional. still crazy. July 3, 2024My Sparkly Birthday Eyeshadow Is Only $7 There’s nothing quite as low-effort, high-payoff as glitter.
not a professional. just crazy Apr. 4, 2024
not a professional. just crazy. Jan. 2, 2024
not a professional. just crazy. Sept. 29, 2023
not a professional. just crazy. Sept. 13, 2023
not a professional. just crazy. Aug. 25, 2023I’ve Gone All Rose Everything I’m scent-layering to smell great all day long.
not a professional. just crazy. July 21, 2023This $2 Beauty Blender Dupe Just Might Be Better Than the Original My cat systematically shredding my Blenders pushed me to find a cheap (actually good) alternative.
not a professional. just crazy. June 30, 2023For the Sixth Anniversary of My Google Doc, I Updated It I’ve found balance for my dry, eczema-, and acne-prone skin.
acne treatments May 31, 2023Everything I Used to Fend Off Post-Pill Acne Quitting birth control doesn’t have to mean breakouts.
not a professional. just crazy. Apr. 28, 2023I Tested 32 Brow Gels, and This $6 Pot Is the Only One I Want to Use It delivers precise application and feathery brows every single time.
not a professional. just crazy. Apr. 26, 2023
not a professional. just crazy. Apr. 14, 2023I Found a $9 Dupe for Dior’s Lip Glow Oil None of the other glosses I’ve tried were cheap enough to warrant my stamp of approval.
not a professional. just crazy Feb. 27, 2023
not a professional. just crazy. Jan. 31, 2023I’ve Gone Full-on 2007 Emo-Goth My tween-era MySpace page is the makeup mood.
acne treatments Jan. 4, 2023The Best Patch for Every Kind of Pimple I’ve sorted out when and where to use them.
not a professional. just crazy. Jan. 3, 2023My Favorite Lip Liners Are All Under $8 There’s a Charlotte Tilbury dupe for a quarter of the price.
strategist hive mind Nov. 29, 202263 Holiday Shopping Tips Holiday-related proclamations and well-sourced recommendations from the Strategist’s staff and contributors.
not a professional. just crazy Nov. 23, 2022
not a professional. just crazy. Oct. 31, 2022The (Mostly Not-Skin-Care) Tools I Used to Break My Skin-Picking Habit Tips from a mental-health-care professional and me, a recovered picker.
shampoo and conditioner Oct. 4, 2022This Product Helped Me Kick My Dry-Shampoo Habit I’d wash my hair in the morning and need dry shampoo in the afternoon.
not a professional. just crazy. Aug. 31, 2022
not a professional. just crazy Aug. 29, 2022
not a professional. just crazy. Aug. 25, 2022This Brow Tint Is the Best Nude Lip Liner I’ve Used No more pulling out my compact every hour to make sure my liner is still in place.
not a professional. just crazy. July 7, 2022This $15 Body Lotion Smells Just Like Sol de Janeiro’s Bum Bum Cream All of the legendary, compliment-grabbing fragrance for a quarter of the price.
not a professional. just crazy. June 27, 2022
not a professional. just crazy May 23, 2022My Favorite Under-$10 Lipsticks Buy multiples. Store them everywhere.
not a professional. just crazy. May 13, 2022
not a professional. just crazy. Apr. 27, 2022The No-Irritation, No-Redness Method for Easing Into Strong Retinoids It’s called “retinization” — and it’s like training camp for your skin.
acne treatments Apr. 8, 2022
best of new york Mar. 29, 2022The Best Colorists in New York Where to go for Scarlett Johansson’s seasonal highlights, bubblegum-pink buzz cuts, “hot girl” hair, and more.
not a professional. just crazy. Mar. 25, 2022Run: Everything at Fenty Beauty Is (Substantially) on Sale Including its red lipstick, which (in my opinion) is better than Ruby Woo.
not a professional. just crazy. Mar. 10, 2022
not a professional. just crazy. Feb. 25, 2022
not a professional. just crazy Feb. 1, 2022
not a professional. just crazy. Jan. 25, 2022This Is (Seriously) the Best Dry Shampoo I’ve raved about it on TikTok and Instagram and even gifted my sister a bottle for the holidays.
I Found a $29 Dupe for Parachute’s Ultraluxe Silk Pillowcases This just-as-luxurious option does wonders for my hair and skin, for about a quarter of the cost.
not a professional. just crazy Jan. 13, 2022The Hydrating, Low-Fuss Makeup That Warms Up My Pale Winter Skin These four products are easy to apply and make me look less like a vampire.
The 6 Products Our Beauty Columnist Emptied Out in December To find out about the products worth excavating, we occasionally invite friends of the Strategist to tell us about their monthly empties.
year in review Dec. 30, 2021
not a professional. just crazy. Dec. 15, 2021
not a professional. just crazy Nov. 1, 2021
The 13 Things Worth Buying at Credo Beauty’s Sale A lip-gloss lover’s lip gloss, a shimmer-free balm, and a Katie Jane Hughes–approved cream.
not a professional. just crazy. Sept. 29, 2021These $7 Rollers Help My Bangs Air-Dry Perfectly They look like something my grandma would wear, but they work.
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