T's May 16 Beauty & Luxury Issue

Highlights

1. The 2010s

   Makeup Is for Everyone

   Now that people of all genders have embraced the rituals of beauty, once seemingly reserved only for women, what does it mean to adorn our faces?

    By Megan O’GradyCollier Schorr and Matt Holmes

   

2. The 1990s

   The Joy of Black Hair

   At the end of the last century, advances in weaves, wigs and other innovations allowed for a new degree of autonomy — and fun.

    By Sandra E. GarciaPhilip-Daniel Ducasse and Carlos Nazario

   

3. The 2000s

   How Botanical Oils Won Over the West

   Though they’ve been prized since the dawn of civilization around the world, these natural elixirs have now taken on an almost religious aura for wellness types.

    By Ligaya MishanMiranda Barnes and Carlos Nazario

   

4. The 1980s

   The Fragrances That Changed the Field

   In 19th-century Europe, delicate florals defined olfactory perfection. Then came the rise of bold, musky ‘oriental’ scents, which revealed much about the West’s perception of Eastern culture.

    By Aatish Taseer and Collier Schorr