If month ten of a life spent largely at home has you yearning for something more glamorous than a sheet mask, you’re not alone—which may be why this week was marked by some of the …
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It Took a Global Pandemic for Me to Finally Embrace Going Gray in My 30s
My husband had to do it for me. I’d spent the last two-and-a-half years waiting patiently for it, and when push came to shove, I didn’t even have the guts to shear it myself. I’m …

Hairstylist Yene Damtew on Creating Michelle Obama’s Head-Turning Inauguration Hair
“I’ve always been a stylist at heart,” says Yene Damtew, the hairstylist who coiffed Michelle Obama’s flawless look at the 2021 inauguration. “Growing up, you’d always find me with a doll in hand, styling her …

Photographer Alexandra Nataf Swears by This Drugstore Staple for a Just-Back-From-Vacation Glow
In the head-spinning age of multi-step skin-care routines and mic-drop makeup launches, The One is a space for minimalists to sound off on the single beauty product that’s found a longtime spot in their carefully …

Why I’m Rejecting My Usual #BodyGoals Resolutions in 2021
“I’m going to be here twice a day until I lose this,” said a woman, squeezing her right oblique on the beach in Santa Monica. “It’s just me, my Peloton, and raw food until my …

Meet Joaquina Botánica, the New Clean Beauty Brand Tapping the Skin-Saving Benefits of Colombian Orchid
Two years ago, when New York born-and-bred Giovanna Campagna was in her mother’s native Colombia enjoying a breakfast of fresh cherimoya and pitaya, a light bulb moment occurred: We have the most incredible natural ingredients, …

Watch a 17-Year-Old David Bowie Give a Rare Interview on Long Hair and Gender
“The rebellion of the longhairs is getting underway,” cautions presenter Cliff Michelmore, wearing thick-rimmed glasses, wisps of hair side-parted and slicked upon his balding head. The year is 1964 and he’s hosting a special BBC …

Watch Jenkin van Zyl’s “Wrestler Cowboy” Extreme Beauty Transformation
“Like most people I know, developing my look was a combination of trial and error, and the borrowing of what other people were doing on the dancefloors or online,” says Jenkin van Zyl. The makeup …