The Journal

Woman in her 50s pressing toner into her cheeks with both palms in a bright bathroom

Is Toner Necessary After 50? What a Modern Tone...

The astringent toners of the 1990s deserved their bad reputation. The modern version is a different product: a water-light layer that hydrates, calms the look of redness, evens tone and...

Is Toner Necessary After 50? What a Modern Tone...

The astringent toners of the 1990s deserved their bad reputation. The modern version is a different product: a water-light layer that hydrates, calms the look of redness, evens tone and...

Woman in her 50s at a bathroom counter measuring two drops of serum onto her fingertip in morning light

How Long Does Luxury Skincare Really Last? The ...

A $395 serum sounds expensive until you work out what it costs per morning. How long a 30 ml serum, a 50 ml cream and a 100 ml toner actually...

How Long Does Luxury Skincare Really Last? The ...

A $395 serum sounds expensive until you work out what it costs per morning. How long a 30 ml serum, a 50 ml cream and a 100 ml toner actually...

Woman in her 50s with rested, bright eyes at a window in soft daylight

Do You Really Need a Separate Eye Cream After 5...

Half the beauty industry says eye cream is essential; the other half says it is face cream in a smaller jar. After 50 the answer is clearer than at 30....

Do You Really Need a Separate Eye Cream After 5...

Half the beauty industry says eye cream is essential; the other half says it is face cream in a smaller jar. After 50 the answer is clearer than at 30....

Woman in her 50s smoothing a light cream down her neck in soft morning light

Neck and Décolleté Care After 50: Why Your Rout...

The neck and chest age faster than the face, show it sooner, and are usually the last place anyone applies skincare. Why that skin is different, what actually helps it...

Neck and Décolleté Care After 50: Why Your Rout...

The neck and chest age faster than the face, show it sooner, and are usually the last place anyone applies skincare. Why that skin is different, what actually helps it...

Bare-faced woman in her 50s with a soft, evenly lit satin complexion in natural daylight

Soft-Focus Skin Without Makeup: How to Get a Fi...

The 'real-life filter' look is not a foundation trick. It is hydrated, evenly lit, smooth-surfaced skin, and after 50 it comes from three things: water held in the upper layers,...

Soft-Focus Skin Without Makeup: How to Get a Fi...

The 'real-life filter' look is not a foundation trick. It is hydrated, evenly lit, smooth-surfaced skin, and after 50 it comes from three things: water held in the upper layers,...

Woman in her 50s holding a dropper of golden serum in one hand and a small jar of cream in the other, deciding

Serum vs. Moisturizer: Do You Really Need Both ...

A serum delivers concentration; a moisturizer keeps it there. After 50 the two jobs pull apart, and one product rarely does both well. What each is for, which to buy...

Serum vs. Moisturizer: Do You Really Need Both ...

A serum delivers concentration; a moisturizer keeps it there. After 50 the two jobs pull apart, and one product rarely does both well. What each is for, which to buy...