Self-Care

They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women?

By Linda Villarosa

Some couples would rather get divorced than talk openly about their intimate lives.

By Catherine Pearson

We asked experts about the health benefits of listening to gongs, chimes and crystal bowls.

By Nicole Stock

Another solution to a problem we didn’t know we had.

By Jessica Roy

Lyn Slater, 70, was deemed the Accidental Icon by a college fashion student. She now has nearly one million followers on social media and is upending notions of aging.

By Alix Strauss

Here’s how to confront your fears and seek out new perspectives this year — no therapist required.

By Christina Caron

Lifting and sculpting facials, once a secret of the rich or famous, are trickling into the mainstream.

By Rachel Strugatz

Overwhelmed by apps, profiles and not-quite-matches? Here’s how to start the new year fresh.

By Catherine Pearson

Sidestep old grudges and political disagreements, and give yourself the gift of peace.

By Catherine Pearson

Experts offer tips on what to do if you’re not getting the respect or compensation you deserve.

By Christina Caron

For a decade, marketers have found success on social media by roasting customers, and even flirting with them. But with Gen Z, and platforms like TikTok on the rise, the jokes may be wearing thin.

By Sopan Deb

Sifting through all the advice can be confusing. But dermatologists say simpler is better.

By Erica Sweeney

For “The Golden Bachelor” and other singles of a certain age, there may be bad dates and false starts. But romance can be infinitely better after decades of life experience.

By Catherine Pearson

High-powered revelers are trying to hack their hangovers with concierge infusions.

By Amelia Nierenberg

No matter what dad’s taste, the experts at Wirecutter have found the useful and delightful gifts he’ll love this Father’s Day.

By The New York Times

Welcome to Flamingo Estate.

By Marisa Meltzer

The domestic diva talks about shedding her inhibitions, and (most of) her clothes, for the cover shoot.

By Ruth La Ferla

In an earlier, dirtier era, a thorough post-winter scrubbing was a labor-intensive necessity. Today, the tradition lives on as an annual rite of purification and renewal.

By Derrick Bryson Taylor

Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, a psychiatrist who specializes in women’s health, says you don’t need bubble baths to beat burnout. Here’s what she says to do instead.

By Alisha Haridasani Gupta

Katherine May, the best-selling author, has one simple question to help you get started.

By Christina Caron

After bringing meditation to the online masses, the former monk wants to fix your relationships.

By Alisha Haridasani Gupta

People using drugs like Ozempic are discovering an unwanted side effect: facial aging.

By Amy Synnott

It’s not a quick fix. That might be a virtue.

By Jenny Wu

More and more products promise “clean beauty,” along with plumper lips and fewer wrinkles. But what does that actually mean?

By Elizabeth Paton

Trinny Woodall, the wardrobe makeover expert, wants you to wear less makeup.

By Marisa Meltzer

Most safer sex campaigns focus on danger and disease. Acknowledging the importance of pleasure — and how to make safe sex good sex — could make them more effective.

By Stephanie Nolen

What should you get for all the beloved but quirky, picky, fancy, practical or eccentric people in your life? Let our experts help.

By The New York Times

A newly popular approach to applying beauty products suggests that skin may benefit from fallow days and rotating chemicals.

By Rachel Strugatz

After her bowels stop working, a writer begins the search for a solution.

By Cara Schacter

Olaplex went from small batches sold from a garage to a $14 billion dollar brand in seven years. Then TikTok turned on them.

By Courtney Rubin

We discussed your dilemmas, live on Twitter Spaces, with the magazine’s Ethicist columnist, Kwame Anthony Appiah.

By The New York Times

A daily walk? Meditation? Or something sweet at 2 p.m.? The Times wants to know what you prioritize each day — and why.

For almost a century, the ultrarich moisturizer has been made from plants grown by methods both scientific and spiritual.

By Chantel Tattoli

Gone are the days of full-coverage foundation that conceals all of skin’s flaws. A new era is ushering in a wave of self-acceptance.

By Kristen Bateman

Garance Doré, one of the original style bloggers, has released a beauty line based on her favorite pharmacy brands.

By Marisa Meltzer

At the height of her success as a leader of the natural hair movement for Black women, the author known as CurlyNikki started asking the big questions.

By Sandra E. Garcia

The nine-step beauty regimen mirrors her elaborate daily routine.

By Rachel Strugatz

It’s the first time underwear has been authorized for this purpose, and it provides a new choice for protection where the few options have been unpopular.

By Pam Belluck

A trend that took off early in the pandemic encourages people to appreciate life’s simple pleasures, a philosophy that resonates just as strongly two years later.

By Christina Caron

For their second act, the fitness entrepreneurs Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler are building a company centered on workouts for the self.

By Katherine Rosman

Luxury cosmetic procedures reach next level prices.

By Tatiana Boncompagni

A shaved head still has the power to shock.

By Kristen Bateman

District Vision wants to meld the inner and the outer life of athletes.

By Jessica Iredale

Two years of a pandemic have lowered our patience for uncomfortable clothing.

By Rhonda Garelick

The actress has a challenge if you’re thinking about learning to meditate.

By Bee Shapiro

Tips and tricks to get help now.

By Christina Caron

What happens when a beauty brand’s collaborators become too controversial, makeup trends change, and Gen Zers flock to TikTok?

By Rachel Strugatz

Five ways to soothe a mind overstimulated by anxiety, stress and streams of information.

By Christina Caron

Advice on how to restore a decline in sexual desire.

By Christina Caron

Ms. Moreno’s intenSati program helped bring positive psychology into the exercise world.

By Annabelle Williams

After nearly two years spent in a computer crouch, my favorite sweater and I have gone fuzzy.

By Steven Kurutz

Grungy black eyeliner from the mid-2000s is back.

By Kristen Bateman

For some couples on the brink of divorce, taking the illegal psychedelic drug was a last resort — but it ended up being the only thing that worked.

By Christina Caron

David Leonhardt hosted conversations about the latest from Ukraine and the state of the pandemic, and the actress Ariana DeBose shared readers’ Tiny Love Stories.

By The New York Times

Getting diagnosed with a breast cancer gene mutation at 32 was a gift, but left room for disappointment too.

By Taylor Harris

Grocery aisles are turning into beauty shelves with a crop of chic new drinks with too-good-to-be true wellness claims.

By Rachel Strugatz

There are several benefits to having an internal alarm system, experts say.

By Christina Caron

A lot of women who once avoided contouring because of its unnatural, made-for-Instagram effect, are now gravitating toward it.

By Kristen Bateman

Cigarettes, once shunned, have made a comeback with a younger crowd who knows better.

By John Ortved

A look into the anxious aspirations of young people.

By Sophie Haigney

Start the New Year off with a sense of control and a clean slate. Here’s five easy ways to organize your life.

Written by Gina Cherelus

Warming, feel-good colors like chocolate milk, gingerbread and sable will be big in 2022, stylists say.

By Kristen Bateman

Here, answers to some pressing questions about what’s going on with your hair and what treatments may be worth trying.

By Tatiana Boncompagni

Even in the best of times, social gatherings can be overwhelming. If you’re feeling less-than-festive, here’s how to ease into the season.

By Jancee Dunn

What should you get for all the beloved but quirky, picky, fancy, practical or eccentric people in your life? Let our experts help.

By The New York Times

A growing crop of professionals are guiding people with attention deficit disorder toward healthier behaviors, and self-acceptance.

By Christina Caron

In the world of haute hair, the hairstylists Jenna Perry and Jessica Gillin minister to some of the coolest girls in town.

By Bee Shapiro

With the return of really big hair, a new generation is discovering rollers. Here’s how to master the look.

By Kristen Bateman

The writer behind The Veggie talks about the meatless trend and what she envisions for the newsletter.

By Sarah Bahr

Our journalists will speak with designers, editors, C.E.O.s and influencers from around the world — beginning with an event on Sept. 9 with Anna Wintour.

Crafting surged during the pandemic. But experts believe there are benefits to up-close-and-personal crafting that an online quilting class just can’t replicate.

By Sejla Rizvic

Whoop, which tracks a wearer’s vital signs, is being used by tech-minded guys to keep tabs on their buddies.

By Alyson Krueger

From foundations and pressed powders to eye serums and lipsticks, these beauty products can help you withstand heat and other environmental elements.

By Alix Strauss

You don’t need a smartwatch or an activity tracker to monitor your exercise, nutrition and other health information.

By J. D. Biersdorfer

Advice from an army of very busy exterminators.

By Chloe Malle

Doctors strongly discourage people from scraping inside their ears. But knowing better and doing it anyway is part of what makes us human.

By Vanessa Hua

As the masks come off, the search for the perfect “my lips but better” shade continues, perhaps into perpetuity.

By Jessica Testa

Sorting out your financial life can feel overwhelming. We’re here to help you get started with 20 tasks you can tackle, one day at a time.

By Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard

The pioneering pop singer talks beauty secrets, and a life-changing tweezing session.

By Bee Shapiro

Music and mindfulness have become increasingly linked during the pandemic, and artists like Erykah Badu, Grimes and Arcade Fire are teaming with tech companies to make it happen.

By Eric Ducker

Start-ups are using technology to take a robotic approach to manicures, offering a simple way to provide foolproof nail polish.

By Ellen Rosen

Millones de personas están buscando “colágeno” en Google. Hay suplementos para añadir al batido y barritas para el refrigerio que prometen restaurar la juventud de la piel. Cuidado.

By Jessica Schiffer

In these uncertain times, what’s not to love about designing your own little world?

By Bailey Berg

Alone time is a precious commodity for couples and families after more than a year of sheltering in place. Offer it to a loved one, and to yourself.

By Jancee Dunn

Adding collagen powder to your daily smoothie? Opting for a collagen bar as a snack? Proceed cautiously.

By Jessica Schiffer

With a few basic tips you can begin to draw the creatures around you, and remember the joy they bring.

By Clare Walker Leslie

The actress, mom and co-founder of Onda Beauty talks about the skin-care products she’s excited about now and why she’s so invested in her skin.

By Bee Shapiro

The comedian Sarah Silverman and The Times’s Kevin Roose, Sheera Frenkel and Davey Alba explored how disinformation spreads, and how we can fight back.

By The New York Times

The coronavirus changed so much about our lives, including, for many of us, our bodies. It’s OK.

By A.C. Shilton

In a National desk project, people across the country describe, in their own words, how the pandemic has transformed the way they live, work and think.

By Katie Van Syckle