Ilise Carter

The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History In America, lipstick is the foundation …

Throughout the ages, women have been rocking bold red lips, from Nefertiti to Marilyn Monroe to AOC. It's a t…

Our sense of smell is a powerful, primal connection to the world around us. Just a whiff of the right aroma c…

Lipstick manufacturers raked in $4 billion in sales in the US alone in 2019 but quickly saw numbers drop in 2…

Curators of the new Makeup Museum had to completely rethink their first exhibition. New York's first Makeup M…

On Oct. 28, 1930, a year into the Great Depression, the New York Times declared that the "Women of America Ar…

From milk baths to radium water, women have spent centuries trying to find the link between a glowing complex…

Even though this summer may not feature the usual social whirl of beach days and cocktail parties by the pool…

Now that cloth masks and shelter-in-place are a part of the everyday routine for a lot of Americans, we may h…

It's the classic problem with buying lipstick: You love it online or you're wooed by the color you see in the…

Eyebrows, like other fad items - such as hemlines and hair colors - can vary widely from decade to decade, wa…

When describing her career, Stephanie Castro prefers the term funeral director. Mortician isn't exactly wrong…

Photo by Sean Zanni. Left to Right: Grandfather Hector Xtravaganza, Gisele Xtravaganza, Jose Xtravaganza, G B…

Katy Perry and Rihanna attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala …

"I don't like to give advice. People have to find themselves," style icon Iris Apfel tells me over the phone …

Gay porn novels ('stroke books') of the 1970s have been given a second life thanks to 120 Days Books.

Long a staple fashion subculture, Goth has been dragged into the bright glare of the mainstream with long-tim…

After 20 years of touring the world as an acclaimed actor, disability advocate, and cabaret and burlesque sta…

Before the days of Vegas revues, commercial endorsements, and RuPaul's Drag Race, the glamour and beauty of d…

These newfangled false eyelashes-a real challenge to apply-were the top trending beauty search on Google in 2…

The body of Aretha Franklin lies in repose.Photo by Paul Sancya-Pool/Getty Images President George H.W. Bush …

Fit City Born on the dance floors of Harlem in the 1960s and '70s, vogueing gave physical shape to the inner …

As celebrities like Bella Hadid and Jimmy Fallon embrace the social media phenomenon, we ask: Do sheet masks …

Titano Oddfellow, 45, is a professional sideshow performer who is appearing in the Metropolitan Opera's curre…