Beauty & Fashion

  • Young woman applying sunscreen on her shoulder while sitting on the beach

    Supergoop vs. Trader Joe’s Sunscreen: Which One Is Better?

    Spend enough time in Trader Joe’s and you’re likely to see dispirited shoppers gaze longingly at the skincare shelf before walking away empty-handed. Love isn’t at the heart of their disappointment — at least not the romantic kind. No, these…

  • Shoppers pass an Esprit clothing store March 26, 2005 in Munich, Germany, store sign prominent in the background, female in the foreground

    13 Dead Fashion Brands We Miss

    Fashion is notoriously fickle. Jordache jeans — called “one of the brands that defined the ’80s” by NPR, were found in the Rollback section of Walmart as recently as 2018 but made a dramatic return at the 2019 New York…

  • Staged photo of two jars of Trader Joe's watermelon face mask next to watermelon

    ‘My Holy Grail’: 9 Trader Joe’s Skin Care Products That Actually Work, According to Superfans

    When Trader Joe’s debuted its viral daily facial sunscreen last summer, consumers realized that the grocery store is a destination for cheap, high-quality skin care products. The viral sunscreen, which comes highly recommended by dermatologists, was a near ingredient-for-ingredient dupe…

  • A round brilliant cut diamond held in tweezers

    Here’s Why You Should Always Buy Lab-Grown Diamonds

    The diamond industry is a sordid business, one built on backbreaking child labor, bloody civil wars, and earth-warming greenhouse gasses. Given those thorny ethical issues, you’d think that lab-grown diamonds — visually and chemically identical to mined diamonds — would…

  • Suzan Mutesi is seen wearing Crocs shoes with Jibbitz charms at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2021 on June 1, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.

    The Most Regrettable Fashion Trends in History

    Fashion fads come and go. It’s just that sometimes when they go, it feels like a weight has been lifted — unless they just won’t go, as in the case of Ugg boots. The marshmallowy shoes are making a swift…

  • A man looks incredibly confused while viewing a laptop monitor.

    Amazon Absurdity: Product Photos That’ll Have You Scratching Your Head (or Laughing It Off)

    Do strangely photoshopped Amazon product images really bug the crap out of you? Because like these Redditors, who devoted a whole thread to complaining about it, we find it distracting. Recently, a dress even went viral on TikTok for looking…