Fuck. I thought of every nail polish advertisement I’ve ever seen and how the models’ hands usually look in them. They’re always small-palmed with slender fingers and usually long, rounded nails. The models’ faces and bodies aren’t usually visible, but that doesn’t matter; my brain always fills in the gaps with images of white ladies … Read more
In The Scenario, reporter Kirbie Johnson takes readers behind the scenes of the buzziest movies and TV shows to reveal how the best wigs, special effects makeup, and more are created. For this edition, Johnson spoke with the hair and makeup team from Bridgerton’s third season, who used intricately detailed makeup and hairstyling to tell … Read more
It’s hard to find any new road left for Faker to tread. Ask anyone who’s followed professional League of Legends for any amount of time between 2013 and today—they’ll tell you he’s the greatest to ever play the game. Ask anyone who’s even had a cursory glance at esports at some point in their lives—they’ll at … Read more
Belotero Revive is also used in Asia where patients tend to favor glassy, dewy effects from injectables, notes Dr. Kim: “There are different ways to get [the look of glass skin]: In Korea, there are over-the-counter ways—a lot of exfoliation, hydrafacials, creams for a slightly better glow—but honestly, the best way is a medical dermatology … Read more
But all that preteen attention—Smith was just nine when “Whip My Hair” was released—and the pressures that came with it eventually took a toll. She had to take time away, a calculated retreat if you will. “There was a time where it was really, really dark,” she says. “I was trying to run away from … Read more
Paris Hilton may own the trademark to her catchphrase ‘That’s Hot,’ but one place you’ll never find her is baking in the sun. “Since I was a kid, my mom always taught me to stay out of the sun. She said it would destroy my skin. I’m so happy I listened to her,” Hilton, 43, … Read more
No prosthetics, old-age makeup, or digital aging was used to show the passage of time in Challengers. Instead, it mostly boils down to some excellent wigs. For example, Zendaya’s moodboard for 2006 included several photos of tennis pros on the court, donning visors, slicked- back ponytails, and long braids. As Tashi ages in the film, … Read more
According to Dr. Talei, who does not perform endoscopic facelifts but is renowned for his deep plane expertise, older endoscopic techniques that tunneled down to bone caused tons of swelling and produced results that lasted, on most people, about a year and a half. But the more novel and “technically challenging” endoscopic deep plane facelifts … Read more
If there’s anything Gojira (Godzilla) has taught us, it’s that radiation beats protein when it comes to growing big and strong. It just so happens that Fallout is glowing with radiation. In all seriousness, that’s poor fitness advice, by the way — that’s not what happens in real-life irradiation if you’re curious. However, these fictional … Read more
Amazon’s Fallout has become the new standard for adapting video games into a TV show or a movie. Still, the show held back on the grislier and deeper lore behind the Fallout games. Lots of signature Fallout things are conspicuously missing from the Fallout TV show, which isn’t entirely bad. They’re just reserving some of … Read more
