Honorable Mentions There are far more electric toothbrushes than we can recommend in a single guide. If none of the above options appeal to you, one of these might do the trick. Photograph: Oclean Oclean X Ultra S Electric Toothbrush for $130: Oclean makes great electric toothbrushes that clean wellContinue Reading
I’m the queen of putting on my makeup in weird places on a time crunch. Whether in a passenger seat, on a plane, or in a tent at a festival, I’ve done a full glam in minutes. I even taught a class to my WIRED colleagues on how to getContinue Reading
Who needs vaccines and Vanicream, when you have raw milk and beef tallow? That’s what the internet thinks, anyway. TikTok (or TallowTok) is currently slathered with devotees hailing beef tallow (yes, the rendered fat from a cow) as a miracle moisturizer. As of March 2025, there have been more thanContinue Reading
A too-high heat, like 450 degrees, can damage the hair strand’s internal structure; the lowest setting damages the hair’s cuticle layer without creating a long-lasting style. GHD has found the perfect compromise. “Think of 365 as the sweet spot, the perfect in-between for the longest-lasting results with no extreme heatContinue Reading
I’ve always had fluffy hair. It’s varied in texture throughout my life as I put it through the wringer of bleaching it, dyeing it neon colors, heat-styling it, re-nourishing it, and repeating the process all over again. It’s usually a combination of curl types 2A to 3A, and I veryContinue Reading
A blow-dry brush has become my holy grail hair styling device. Maybe you’ve heard the term, or one of its synonyms like heated brush, thermal brush, or blowout brush. These aren’t all the same thing—blow-dry brushes blow out hot hair, acting as both a blow dryer and a brush, whileContinue Reading
Honorable Mentions Photograph: Amazon Revlon One-Step Volumizer Plus for $70: The Revlon One-Step Volumizer Plus has a 2-inch, oval-shaped hot brush barrel that dries and styles hair at the same time—not to be confused with the original One-Step dryer, which was recalled in the UK in 2020 over safety reportsContinue Reading
More Straighteners We Tried Amika the Confidante Moisture Maintenance Titanium Flat Iron Photograph: Kat Merck Amika the Confidante Moisture Maintenance Titanium Flat Iron for $150: This is an effective titanium iron with a similar design to our Best for Thick Hair pick, the Sutra IR2, right down to its infraredContinue Reading
What are the best LED face masks on the market? You might have seen a wave of people on social media channeling their best Hannibal Lecter while wearing an LED face mask with red or blue light-emitting diodes. They’re not eating liver with a side of fava beans but insteadContinue Reading
In all my years of recommending products for work, I’ve received enough gear in the mail for three lifetimes. And sometimes I’ll try something great, but I don’t have a good place to tell people about it. Last year, I started receiving beauty boxes for our buying guide, and thereContinue Reading
