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Deep Thoughts on Superficial Matters
Deep Thoughts on
Superficial Matters
October 6, 2023
No. 8
Beauty and Wellness
Featuring
Skin Care

Defaced, Refaced

What happens when plastic-surgery procedures don’t go exactly as planned?

Beauty

Still on Your Toes?

High heels once conveyed a percussive power and increased stature. But more and more women are questioning their logic at work

Wellness

Isn’t That Crazy?

Call it grit, call it reckless, call it nuts. When I came to Milan, started a fashion line, got divorced, and gathered women together to pour out their hearts, you could also call it a movement

Skin Care

Defaced, Refaced

What happens when plastic-surgery procedures don’t go exactly as planned?

It’s a Movement

Rocka-Bye Stress

Restorative rocking is the latest wellness trend to promise great sleep and inner calm. But does it work?

By Roisin Kelly
The Look From Here

Baby Face Pricey serums and high-end night creams aren’t just for grown women anymore—meet the new consumers who are raiding the skin-care aisles

By Linda Wells
Read On
Sex Scene

Send Nudes One woman finds an enthusiastic audience for her sexy photos

By Lauren Bans
Read On
Knives Out!

Defaced, Refaced

What happens when plastic-surgery procedures don’t go exactly as planned?
Public Face

Influenza She was a fashion blogger, illustrator, and photographer who suffered when the cameras turned on her. Garance Doré tries for her second (or third or fourth) act

By Alexandra Marshall
Read On
Weighty Issues

The Hunger Game Is fasting a longevity tool or a socially acceptable type of disordered eating? Over five long days, one brave soul investigates

By Devin Friedman
Read On
Reflections

Isn’t That Crazy? Call it grit, call it reckless, call it nuts. When I came to Milan, started a fashion line, got divorced, and gathered women together to pour out their hearts, you could also call it a movement

By J. J. Martin
Read On
Truer Words

“Women have been burnt as witches simply because they were beautiful.” ― Simone de Beauvoir

Air Supply

Simply the Bests

We try not to play favorites, but the team at AIR MAIL LOOK decided to do just that, selecting from the thousands upon thousands of beauty products we’ve tested over the years to name the ones that bring us joy, warm our hearts, and solve our (superficial) problems most impressively. Drumroll, please!
Shop
Photos: Lisa Kereszi/Trunk Archive (poodle); Tommy Ton (Wells)
Best
Install Just Screw It When I lived in a house with a water-filtration system, every day was a Pantene-ad day. And when I moved, my hair suffered… Bregenzerwald Body Oil Apply Striking Oil Does the word Byredo make your heart beat faster? How about the name Susanne Kaufmann? No? Then listen closely… Apply Take a Chance I once told someone I was wearing Chanel Chance, and she responded with a derisive “I believe you mean… Wear Cutting edge If you’ve ever wanted to make your trip to Erewhon even more virtuous, consider wearing Kilogear… Re-fill Silver Lining Refillable makeup and skin-care packaging has been slow to catch on. But the people at Augustinus Bader believe that by appealing more… Watch Nar(s)issist Leave it to a beauty aficionado to make a visually stunning film. Unknown Beauty: François Nars, a documentary about the… Install Just Screw It When I lived in a house with a water-filtration system, every day was a Pantene-ad day. And when I moved, my hair suffered… Bregenzerwald Body Oil Apply Striking Oil Does the word Byredo make your heart beat faster? How about the name Susanne Kaufmann? No? Then listen closely… Apply Take a Chance I once told someone I was wearing Chanel Chance, and she responded with a derisive “I believe you mean… Wear Cutting edge If you’ve ever wanted to make your trip to Erewhon even more virtuous, consider wearing Kilogear… Re-fill Silver Lining Refillable makeup and skin-care packaging has been slow to catch on. But the people at Augustinus Bader believe that by appealing more… Watch Nar(s)issist Leave it to a beauty aficionado to make a visually stunning film. Unknown Beauty: François Nars, a documentary about the…
My Signature

“People Thought I Was in My Underwear” Vera Wang has been an athlete, editor, and designer. Through it all, her pared-down, ageless look has a distinct purpose

By Vera Wang
Read On
Ailments of Style

Still on Your Toes?

High heels once conveyed a percussive power and increased stature. But more and more women are questioning their logic at work
By Diane Peters
Lights Out!

Getting into Bed with Victoria Beckham

The singer turned fashion-and-beauty mogul shares her evening routine in exquisite detail
By Jensen Davis
Read On
Zoé Gillette’s Sketchbook
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Issue No. 8
October 6, 2023
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Issue No. 8
October 6, 2023
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