veefind.com https://veefind.com Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:21:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Are Compounded Peptide Creams Any Better Than Over the Counter Options? https://veefind.com/are-compounded-peptide-creams-any-better-than-over-the-counter-options/ https://veefind.com/are-compounded-peptide-creams-any-better-than-over-the-counter-options/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:21:29 +0000 https://veefind.com/are-compounded-peptide-creams-any-better-than-over-the-counter-options/

I wanted to try an unregulated peptide. Over the past six months, I’ve scrolled countless videos, binged podcasts, and interrogated more peptide-curious people than I can count. I’ve researched all the different versions, from semaglutide to BPC-157, hoping I’d work up the nerve to try one myself—to have the transformation story everyone else claims to be having.

But the caveats kept stacking up: Most of these peptides aren’t approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and the human safety data, where it exists at all, is extremely thin. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been pushing for broader access to compounded, injectable peptides, and this summer an FDA advisory committee recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to manufacture six wellness peptides, despite FDA staff—as well as parts of the medical community at large—raising concerns about insufficient evidence around safety and efficacy.

As a beauty editor, I’ve been most tempted by GHK-Cu, a copper peptide that’s become widely known on the internet as the “beauty” peptide. Originally studied for wound healing, research suggests it can support collagen production, improve firmness and elasticity, reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, and aid in skin repair. Hailey Bieber says it’s amazing.

People are already injecting GHK-Cu, even though the FDA has not approved it for injection and has flagged multiple safety concerns with compounded injectable GHK-Cu, including immune reactions related to impurities and peptide aggregation, while noting limited human safety data.

Topical GHK-Cu, however, is another, less risky-sounding story. Non-injectable GHK-Cu is being evaluated by the FDA for use in traditional pharmacy compounding and, for now, falls under the agency’s Category 1 interim policy. That means the FDA hasn’t approved the ingredient for use, but also hasn’t (yet!) identified any significant safety risks with non-injectable GHK-Cu and won’t take any legal action against a pharmacy that sells it.

Regardless of the approval status of non-injectable GHK-Cu, copper-infused skin-care creams are (at least for now) considered a cosmetic, not a drug. As long as any company selling them doesn’t make medical claims (for instance, they could say that the cream “smooths skin” but not that it “reduces cellulite”) the products wouldn’t be subjected to pre-market safety approval by the FDA. “Any cosmetic product can make claims for their proprietary blends or ingredients with trademarked names without necessarily disclosing the potency of the ingredient or proof of claims,” Nancy Samolitis, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in Los Angeles, says.

I knew I could buy a copper-peptide serum without a prescription, but I was convinced that getting GHK-Cu compounded at a pharmacy meant I would be getting the good stuff: purer, stronger, more potent. I worked with Feelin Good Wellness, a peptide therapy provider that works with physicians and pharmacies to create customized routines based on their health history and bloodwork. The service offers physician oversight, though the doctors I encountered were not dermatologists and appeared to focus primarily on hormone and sexual health. The founder of Feelin Good is Carlyn Mungle, who is not a medical professional but found a path into wellness during the pandemic, when she started a business to help provide COVID testing. A huge fan of peptides herself, Mungle swears by GHK-Cu.“It’s a great tool to have in your toolbox,” she tells me. “It’s good for maintaining healthy skin like you have and supporting healthy aging.”



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Taraji P. Henson Makes a Flawless Case for Matching Your Manicure to Your Jewelry — See Photos https://veefind.com/taraji-p-henson-makes-a-flawless-case-for-matching-your-manicure-to-your-jewelry-see-photos/ https://veefind.com/taraji-p-henson-makes-a-flawless-case-for-matching-your-manicure-to-your-jewelry-see-photos/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:43:15 +0000 https://veefind.com/taraji-p-henson-makes-a-flawless-case-for-matching-your-manicure-to-your-jewelry-see-photos/

There is something so classic about a gold manicure. Not gold chrome, not a golden cat-eye polish that you have to tilt your hand toward a window to truly appreciate. Just gold. Taraji P. Henson gets it. Even without any nail-art bells and whistles, she delivered a particular brand of maximalism at the premiere of Why Did I Get Married Again?, where her nails could be seen gleaming from clear across the red carpet.

A rich, almost antique yellow-gold, Henson’s polish is opaque and metallic, glistening without any help from glitter. The shade perfectly ties in the earrings and rings she wore, making her nails seem more like another piece of jewelry than a standard manicure.

Photo: Getty Images

Henson has been known to do her own nails with serious skill, but she has also regularly turned to nail artist Temeka Jackson, who filed this set into a sharp stiletto tip. Painted any other color, they would still be beautifully executed, but there’s something about the shape combined with this simple-yet-sumptuous shade that gives it a sense of sagacity. The woman wearing this manicure knows things.

Also contributing to Henson’s dynamic glam was hairstylist Tym Wallace, who gave her pixie cut a sleek finish with a sculpted, retro swoop up front. Makeup artist Saisha Beecham kept her complexion warm with peachy-brown hues, winged liner, and feathery lashes that complement the texture of her Rick Owens dress. Styled by Kollin Carter, the floor-length black-and-white off-the-shoulder design would have worked with any polish color, of course, but there’s something especially sophisticated about the combo with golden nails.

Taraji P. Henson posing in a black and white dress

Photo: Getty Images



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Why the French Manicure Has Divided People For Decades https://veefind.com/why-the-french-manicure-has-divided-people-for-decades/ https://veefind.com/why-the-french-manicure-has-divided-people-for-decades/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:24:40 +0000 https://veefind.com/why-the-french-manicure-has-divided-people-for-decades/

Pink’s neutral manicure was designed to look like an exaggerated version of the natural nail. Luckily, the director was pleased. “He got so excited and he told me, Jeff, one day you should win an Oscar because you saved the industry so much money,” he says. “I’m still waiting for that.”

In 1976, after his on-screen invention, Pink’s company immediately started producing the style as a kit called the “Natural Nail Look,” et voilà, the French manicure. Although, it would be a few years until it was called the French manicure, and until the look really caught on with the common nail lover.

The turning point came in 1978, when Pink had the opportunity to demonstrate how to achieve his “Natural Nail Look” at Paris Fashion Week, and was suddenly struck with inspiration in the City of Love. “On the way back from Paris to L.A., I said to myself, Jeff, you know what? Natural Nail Look is really kind of cheesy. Maybe you should come up with some other name,” he says. “And then the idea came to me. I just came from Paris. Let’s call it French manicure.” And then the French manicure was born.

Orly’s “original” French manicure kit.

Courtesy of Orly

“[Orly] was really pushing the versatility component, which was important to women of the 1970s,” says Suzanne E. Shapiro, nail historian and author of Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure. “It was a look that you could wear from the office to your social life that matched any number of changes of clothing would’ve been hugely appealing at that era.” The style also gained resonance at the time because “it had that look of Hollywood glamour and the almost aggressive femininity was really appealing,” adds Shapiro. She likens the style to dental veneers for the hands—an artificial, exaggerated version of flawlessness that was trendy at the time.

While Pink may have not gotten an Oscar, he did create one of the most enduring nail styles of all time, so much so that it’s transcended language: Enter any nail salon in the world and you’ll be able to sit down and walk away with the style, communication barrier be damned. (That wasn’t always the case—the manicure style was initially dubbed as an “American thing,” in Europe, but Allure reported in the November 1995 issue that the trend had crossed the pond and become popular among women in France. C’est la vie!) Pink tried to trademark the phrase “French manicure” in 1980, but was blocked—apparently, it was too “well known” for him to be granted ownership of it. Instead, he opted to trademark the phrase “Original French Manicure,” which is still what Orly uses to this day.

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Dua Lipa’s Multicolored French Manicure Says Summer Isn’t Over Yet—See the Photos https://veefind.com/dua-lipas-multicolored-french-manicure-says-summer-isnt-over-yet-see-the-photos/ https://veefind.com/dua-lipas-multicolored-french-manicure-says-summer-isnt-over-yet-see-the-photos/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:13:26 +0000 https://veefind.com/dua-lipas-multicolored-french-manicure-says-summer-isnt-over-yet-see-the-photos/

Dua Lipa isn’t quite ready to let go of summer just yet. (And to be honest, neither am I!) She’s keeping the colorful vibes of the sunny season going post-Labor Day—which many of us see as the end of summer despite the fact that it technically doesn’t end until September 21st—with a bright, multicolored French manicure that says, “There’s still time to (safely) soak up the sun!”

Lipa’s mani made plenty of appearances in her most recent photo dump, which took place during a quick end-of-summer vacation. (Swipe through to see lots of pics of the set.) Her medium-long nails were shaped into classic almonds and painted a variety of cheery colors, with a different French-tip motif on each finger: aqua blue with a pastel yellow tip on her pinky, orange and red on her ring finger, baby pink and yellow on her middle finger, maroon and baby blue on her pointer, and olive and blue on her thumb, for example.

The colors were distinctly different from nail to nail, but the repetition of certain shades on the base and the tip made them feel cohesive, like a tropical palette that hints at fall to come via to the darker, warmer shades of maroon, olive, and orange. Consider this the newest summer-to-fall transition manicure for anyone who doesn’t want to say goodbye to bikinis and SPF until absolutely necessary.

If there was ever a time to get creative and have fun with your French manicure, it’s now. At the top of 2026, we spotlighted some of our favorite French trends, and Lipa’s colorful combo would fit right in with the expressive, unique looks that made our moodboards. Because there are so many shades in her specific set, it manages to go with nothing and everything at the same time. There’s basically no limit to what you can do with a French manicure, including stretching out the season just a liiiiiiitle bit longer; you could easily DIY Lipa’s mani with a mix of your favorite summer and fall nail colors and create your own bespoke combo. Honestly, as someone who wishes it could be summer forever, there’s a high chance I may just copy this exact manicure at my next nail appointment.

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What’s Going On With Your Favorite 2016 Beauty YouTubers? https://veefind.com/whats-going-on-with-your-favorite-2016-beauty-youtubers/ https://veefind.com/whats-going-on-with-your-favorite-2016-beauty-youtubers/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:54:45 +0000 https://veefind.com/whats-going-on-with-your-favorite-2016-beauty-youtubers/

Follower count: 5.38M YouTube subscribers, 8.2M Instagram followers, 1.2M TikTok followers
First year on YouTube: 2011
First video: A Kim Kardashian New Year’s Eve look that I had recreated from her cover of Glamour.

On pursuing content creation full-time: I had been on YouTube for over a year when I quit working at MAC. My mom was the only person that said, “I believe in you. If you think that you can do this, you can do this.” At that point I was making between $2,000 to $3,000 a month off of AdSense, which was big money to me. I thought, if I quit MAC, I know that I can throw myself into this community more and I can make more money. Everyone was like, $2,000 or $3,000 a month is not enough to support yourself. The month after I quit, I made $12,000 on YouTube.

On her first viral video: It was a smoky cat-eye tutorial and didn’t go viral for three or four months. I think it got 15,000 views, and a few months later I thought, oh my gosh, how did this video get to 70,000 views? Then it was 100,000 and it just kept going. I learned that Kylie Jenner posted a picture of my video on her Tumblr page with a link. This is when she was just known as the Kardashians’ little sister, she hadn’t popped off yet, but I thought that she was just so fun and young and cool. I think that video got 20 million views in the first year.

On the 2016 makeup tutorials she still follows: I still do my eyeliner the same exact way. Also, I used to always tell my audience, “do not make the fishy face” when you contour. I’ve always said you have to follow from the very top of your ear to your mouth. That’s where you want the shadow to be.

On how the industry has changed the most: It’s become very strategic. Back in the day when a product came out and it wasn’t good, all of us OGs would just be like, “This new lip gloss is not good. Don’t waste your money. Moving on.” Point-blank period. Now, if a really huge brand launches something, no one wants to give their honest, negative feedback because they’re like, “well, I want to work with that brand and I don’t want that brand to stop sending me PR.” I do wish that’s something we could really get back to, is people giving honest reviews

On what she misses the most about the early days of beauty YouTube: The love for makeup. I miss going to my subscription page on YouTube and being like, oh my gosh, four of my favorites all uploaded in the last 24 hours. It was like a TV show, because each video was 20 or 30 minutes long. I would be excited all day and I would know that it’s going to be absolutely no drama, no negativity, just makeup. I would be going through a lot of hard stuff in my personal life, but when I was watching beauty YouTube, none of that existed.

On what she doesn’t miss about the early days of YouTube: The pressure to post. There was such a small group of us and our audience loved us and it was such a privilege, but if you did not post… people were coming with pitchforks on Twitter. The demand was so intense, which was amazing, but also [high] pressure. I remember being so sick one time with the flu in my apartment and [thinking], I have to film, I have to post, because my audience was so upset with me.

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Florence Pugh Elevated the Messiest Bun With the Fanciest Scarf — See Photos https://veefind.com/florence-pugh-elevated-the-messiest-bun-with-the-fanciest-scarf-see-photos/ https://veefind.com/florence-pugh-elevated-the-messiest-bun-with-the-fanciest-scarf-see-photos/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:41:46 +0000 https://veefind.com/florence-pugh-elevated-the-messiest-bun-with-the-fanciest-scarf-see-photos/

It’s not fair. My messy bun looks like I slept in it (probably because I did), but Florence Pugh’s messy bun looks like it hired its own creative director. Thankfully, I can pretty much pinpoint and poach exactly what takes her hair from afterthought to elegant: a silk scarf—arguably the hair accessory of the year.

Spotted at the Venice Film Festival, Pugh wore her hair in an imperfect updo that looks, at first glance, like she might have twisted it up without bothering to locate a brush. Rather than smoothing her hair into submission, Pugh’s crown has visible bumps and irregularities. Wispy ends escape the bun in multiple directions, including in front of the knot, while a couple of loose tendrils fall around her face.

By no means is this the sort of messy bun you achieve by spending 45 minutes carefully engineering the appearance of having spent 45 seconds on your hair. It’s absolutely an “I put my hair up because it was annoying me” bun—but then the scarf changes the equation.

Photo: Getty Images

The long, silky swathe is tied around the base of the bun, with the ends pulled down the back. Because of its placement and length, it almost reads as a printed ponytail at first glance. I haven’t been able to figure out the scarf’s designer as of writing this, but even if it’s a nearly priceless Pucci or an impossible-to-find Chanel piece, it’s the concept of the look that we can all copy. The charm is in the contrast, not the cost.

The rest of Pugh’s look is both relaxed and refined, just like her hair. She wore a sleeveless, navy jumpsuit with a defined waist, strappy stiletto sandals, chunky Max Mara sunglasses—polished enough for Venice but unfussy enough that the bun fits right in with the overall vibes.

Turns out that the fine line between “I couldn’t be bothered” and “I couldn’t possibly let myself be seen as anything short of stylish” is apparently several inches of silk.


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6 Best At-Home Teeth-Whitening Kits for a Brighter Smile https://veefind.com/6-best-at-home-teeth-whitening-kits-for-a-brighter-smile/ https://veefind.com/6-best-at-home-teeth-whitening-kits-for-a-brighter-smile/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:23:18 +0000 https://veefind.com/6-best-at-home-teeth-whitening-kits-for-a-brighter-smile/

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you remove stains from teeth?

“Tooth enamel [is] a crystal,” Matthew J. Messina, DDS, a board-certified, Ohio-based dentist, and spokesperson for the American Dental Association (ADA), says. “If you were to look at tooth enamel under a really powerful microscope, [the structure] kind of looks like chicken wire” (or wire mesh). He explains that removing stains within the matrix of the tooth enamel is like getting out dirt stuck in chicken wire: “So what happens in whitening is we want to…open the matrix and bubble out that color, the stain, and then close it back up.” That’s where peroxide comes in.

How do teeth-whitening ingredients work?

Dr. Messina says peroxide causes the color bubbling to occur, so the active ingredient in whitening kits you buy will be hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide (a diluted version of hydrogen peroxide). “Carbamide peroxide is used because it’s a comparatively stable compound,” Dr. Hadaegh says. “This helps the manufacturer to ensure product quality and consistency at the consumer’s end.” Dr. Messina notes that aside from the peroxide, over-the-counter whitening products usually contain some additional ingredients to improve the taste.

What are the differences between in-office whitening and over-the-counter whitening treatments?

Peroxide is the main active ingredient in the products dentists use to do in-office whitening in their offices, too. The only difference is the concentration. “If we’re doing something where we can mask off the gum tissue…where the gum tissues are protected, we can use a stronger whitening agent…because it’s only touching the teeth,” Dr. Messina says. “Something you’re using over the counter has the potential to touch the gum tissues or be swallowed. So, we have to use a much lower strength of the active ingredient because…it might burn [the patient’s] gum tissues.”

Dentists carrying out professional treatments, on the other hand, “can take all the necessary precautions to make sure the gum tissue is safe and protected and the whitening agent is only getting on the tooth enamel that we want whiter.” Ultimately, Dr. Messina says that all over-the-counter, peroxide-based whiteners will deliver comparable results as long as you follow the manufacturer’s instructions for use. He says you can use it for 7 to 10 days to start, and then once every other week or so for maintenance.

Any other considerations while shopping for teeth-whitening products?

The most important thing to look for when you’re shopping is ease of use, Dr. Palani says. “Also, you want to make sure that the product you buy has a good shelf life and store the product properly in the refrigerator to last longer,” Dr. Palani adds.

Am I a good candidate for over-the-counter teeth-whitening products?

Consider taking a trip to the dentist for your standard teeth cleaning and consulting with them on your at-home whitening plans. “Tooth whitening is something that should only be done in a healthy mouth situation,” he says. “If somebody has cavities or periodontal disease, or some other reason why their teeth aren’t white, whitening is not the right choice for them—that’s why it’s always good to have a thorough examination done by your dentist before starting a whitening program.”

Another benefit? If you use at-home whitening products after a dentist cleaning, Dr. Messina says you’ll be whitening the tooth enamel rather than the tartar or buildup on top of it—so you’ll achieve better results. Regardless, involving your dentist in the discussion is always a good idea.

Can yellow teeth actually be whitened?

Yellowing teeth are usually due to stains from coffee, tea, or wine, or a side effect of aging, Dr. Huang says. Luckily, these root causes “respond very well to whitening,” she says. Dr. Kairouz agrees with this, adding that graying teeth or teeth with banded staining (meaning horizontal stains that are embedded in the tooth) is a different story. These issues stem from antibiotics use or trauma to the teeth, and are much more difficult to address. Deeper, more stubborn yellow stains or discoloration are also better off being treated at your dentist’s office, Dr. Huang says.

What are the downsides of teeth whitening?

At-home whitening can increase your tooth sensitivity and irritate your gums, Dr. Huang says. It can also exacerbate existing issues, “like exposed roots or [gum] recession, which is why I always recommend making sure your teeth and gums are healthy before starting,” she says. Overuse can add to that sensitizing effect by thinning the enamel on your teeth, Dr. Kairouz notes. It can even “leave teeth looking grayer at the edges instead of brighter,” he adds. After you complete one course of your whitening kit, take a break for a week or two before considering starting another, as Dr. Messina recommended above.

It’s also important to note that teeth whiteners won’t have any effect on veneers, bonding, crowns, or fillings. “Whitening must be done with your current dental work in mind or be part of your new design,” Dr. Huang says.

Meet the experts

  • Chrystle Cu, DDS, a board-certified dentist in San Mateo, California, and Cocofloss founder
  • Marina Gonchar, DMD, board-certified dentist based in Morristown, New Jersey
  • Neil Hadaegh, DDS, board-certified cosmetic and restorative dentist in Beverly Hills, California
  • Sharon Huang, DDS, founder of Les Belles NYC Dentistry in New York City
  • Clement Kairouz, DDS, cosmetic dentist based in New York and Dubai
  • Pia Lieb, DDS, board-certified cosmetic dentist based in New York City
  • Matthew J. Messina, DDS, board-certified dentist in Ohio
  • Giri Palani, DDS, board-certified dentist in Beverly Hills and Palos Verdes, California

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When Allure tests a product, our editors look at it from every angle in an effort to best serve you. We review ingredients, scrutinize brand claims, and, when necessary, examine peer-reviewed scientific and medical studies. In addition to testing each and every product that’s included in each and every review, we rely on experts who shape their fields, including dermatology, cosmetic chemistry, and medicine, to help us vet the ingredients and formulas.

For our list of the best at-home teeth-whitening products, we considered each product’s performance across five primary categories: product ingredients and efficacy, packaging, ingredients, safety, and results. Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dentists. To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page.

Our staff and testers

A beauty product is a personal purchase. You might be searching for a face cream to address persistent dryness or a new nail product to add to your Sunday self-care routine; you may simply be browsing around for the latest launches to hit the hair market. No matter what you seek or your individual needs and concerns, Allure wants to ensure that you love anything we recommend in our stories. We believe that having a diverse team of writers and editors—in addition to the wide range of outside testers and industry experts we regularly call upon—is essential to reaching that goal.

After all, can we really say a skin-care product is the “best” for people over 50 if the only testers we’ve solicited opinions from folks who have yet to hit 30? Can we honestly deem a high-end diffuser worthy of your hard-earned cash if it’s never been tested on curls? We’re proud that our staff spans a wide range of ages, skin tones, hair textures, genders, and backgrounds, which means that we are able to fairly assess any beauty product that comes into the beauty closet.

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How Corsets and Bras Have Helped Reinforce Beauty Standards Throughout History https://veefind.com/how-corsets-and-bras-have-helped-reinforce-beauty-standards-throughout-history/ https://veefind.com/how-corsets-and-bras-have-helped-reinforce-beauty-standards-throughout-history/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:04:40 +0000 https://veefind.com/how-corsets-and-bras-have-helped-reinforce-beauty-standards-throughout-history/

The inaugural season of Allure Perspectives will explore one of the most controversial and medically researched parts of a woman’s body: breasts. Through expert interviews, personal stories, and historical context, the podcast series, hosted by editor in chief Jessica Cruel, will examine how breasts intersect with beauty, health, identity, sexuality, and culture. In our second episode, Cruel talks with fashion historian Valerie Steele, PhD, about the cultural history of bras, corsets, and other undergarments. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes every week.


Breasts have always been “an issue in fashion,” Valerie Steele, PhD, director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology and one of the leading experts on corsets, tells Allure editor-in-chief Jessica Cruel on the latest issue of the Perspectives podcast. “They are a part of the female anatomy, and you have to accommodate them in some way.”

Of course, it’s not only women who’ve worn supportive undergarments. “Men would sometimes wear corsets if they were riding horseback,” Dr. Steele says. “We see men at the gym today wearing what are effectively corsets when they’re lifting weights.” But the bra, in particular, has played a complicated role in women’s history: a symbol of feminine empowerment, a means for physical support, and a tool of the oppressor all at once.

In the second episode of Perspectives, Cruel and Dr. Steele explore those often-conflicting narratives around undergarments, how bra and corset design has changed with nearly every decade, and what they predict will come next.

How undergarments have helped reinforce beauty standards

“You can date corsets by the way they are shaped and made,” Dr. Steele says. There are hourglass corsets, barrel-shaped corsets, and corsets shaped “like an ice cream cone that pushed the breasts up.” Corset design changed often to emphasize each era’s standard of what an ideal body looked like. “They’re never just a functional thing,” she says. “They were always a part of idealizing the body according to that period and that culture’s sensibility and taste.”

Around 1900, the sein du jour was a “mono bosom … all kind of one big lump in front,” Dr. Steele says. In the 1920s and ‘30s, for example, “the ideal [breast] was small,” Dr. Steele says. “Most people didn’t live up to that ideal.” Flattener bras helped women of that time who wanted to reduce the appearance of their larger breasts. It’s no wonder, then, that the 2010s era of slim-thick idealization gave rise to modern-day corsets in the form of ultra stretchy shapewear.

How the tango influenced changes in undergarments

It’s widely said that World War I had the biggest impact on changing bra design to be softer and more minimalist: Metal was to be used for the war efforts, not for boning in ladies’ undergarments, the rumor goes. But Dr. Steele says that’s not quite true. “One of the big influences, actually, was the tango,” she says. “You couldn’t bend backward in a boned corset…there’s no question that as women got more into sports they developed … corsets that were easier to wear.” And, OK, maybe the war was a bit to blame: As women entered the workforce while men were off fighting, they needed undergarments that would allow for a wider range of movement.

The power of a well-fitting bra

Nowadays, anyone can get a bra that at least looks fancy, but Dr. Steele isn’t convinced that our era of overconsumption is a great thing. “I’m afraid that mass production probably has just made us less aware of what [good bras are] supposed to look like,” she says. “It would be better to have three good bras than 30 mediocre bras.”

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14 Peony Perfumes to Take You From Summer to Fall https://veefind.com/14-peony-perfumes-to-take-you-from-summer-to-fall/ https://veefind.com/14-peony-perfumes-to-take-you-from-summer-to-fall/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:32:31 +0000 https://veefind.com/14-peony-perfumes-to-take-you-from-summer-to-fall/

As a resident of the cold, snowy Midwest, I’ve always seen peonies as a harbinger of spring. When their big, showy, pale pink heads pop up at the grocery store, I know that warmth, sunshine, and joy are just around the corner, no matter what the wind chill may be. And that hopeful feeling is one you can easily replicate no matter the season with the best peony perfumes, which bottle up that sheer prettiness in myriad ways.

“A peony fragrance is special because peonies are one of the most beloved flowers in the world with a lot of symbolism. They can signify a blooming effect in a fragrance that is a little rosy, a little bit green, but mostly they help to build out the heart of a fragrance with an airy floral [feeling],” says Natasha Cote-Mouzzanar, a senior perfumer at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF). “It is also a beautiful way to make something a little rosy without being only a signature rose.”

If rose is the queen of floral fragrances, think of peony as the princess. She’s soft, she’s pretty, she’s wearing pastels. Of course, that doesn’t mean peony scents should be relegated solely to spring and summer. In fact, two experts pinpoint the floral fragrance as a top trend for fall and winter 2026.

“Peony sits in this interesting middle ground in the floral world,” Fulton & Roark cofounder Kevin Keller recently told Allure. “Where rose can feel formal and heavy, and jasmine can feel heady, peony reads as fresh, green, and almost fruity.” Jeniece Trizzino, vice president of innovation and product for Scentbird, agrees: “There is a growing interest in fragrances that still have personality but feel fresher, more transparent, and easier to incorporate into everyday life. Peony also works particularly well with the current interest in layering and more personalized fragrance routines because it blends so easily with other notes.”

Peony certainly does play well with others, blending beautifully with its fellow florals and bringing a featherlight sweetness to fruity notes and darker ones too. And Cote-Mouzzanar says it can be paired with “nearly anything” under the fragrance rainbow: “Many times in life, and in perfumery, nature is our guide, our teacher, and a perfumer, so we tend to lean into that a lot,” she says. “We can also get really experimental with it and do trials of darker fruits or woods to play with it.”

Ahead, discover some of the best peony perfumes to bring the glorious garden floral to you.


Our Top Peony Perfumes


Best Romantic Peony: Dior La Collection Privée Holy Peony Eau de Parfum

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La Collection Privée Christian Dior Holy Peony Eau de Parfum

Why it’s worth it: Dior calls their peony fragrance a “trompe-l’oeil” scent, as it is quite difficult to replicate the exact fragrance of the flower in full bloom. Thus, their perfumer turned to lily of the valley, rose, and berries to create the idea of a peony, and the result is as cheerfully lovely as a bouquet of freshly picked pink and white blossoms. It’s impossible not to feel charmed by Holy Peony—and potentially charm others around you in the process.

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Emma Stone’s Hair Is Suddenly So Long — See Photos https://veefind.com/emma-stones-hair-is-suddenly-so-long-see-photos/ https://veefind.com/emma-stones-hair-is-suddenly-so-long-see-photos/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:20:11 +0000 https://veefind.com/emma-stones-hair-is-suddenly-so-long-see-photos/

Plenty of celebrities whip out the extensions when they get the itch for longer hair, but Emma Stone is hardly the first person we think of when it comes to overnight inches. If there’s anyone comfortable—and downright stunning—wearing shorter hairstyles, it’s her. But it seems even Stone is susceptible to a little above-the-shoulder ennui, because over the weekend, she was seen in a new look that’s easily her longest hair in years.

It was barely four months ago that we were kvelling over how long her hair had gotten since her Oscar-nominated buzz cut (OK, so the buzz cut itself wasn’t nominated), hitting right at her shoulders in a newly less-red lob. But her hair has either grown nearly a foot in 16 weeks (highly unlikely), or she’s sporting some seriously gorgeous extensions.

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Stone revealed the new look at the Telluride Film Festival, where she was promoting two different films, You Can See Everything and The Debut. She joined co-stars onstage for discussions about the films, her loose, slightly side-parted waves displayed mostly over one shoulder. Her new highlights are still going strong, with more brightness at the ends and around the face and darker, perfectly blended roots.

Emma Stone sitting in a director's chair in a brown jacket

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