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Andy enjoyed all the admin work so many fun boxes to open!
that went into judging our awards' second-annual Furry Friends category.
“On my block, skin care and self-care come first.
“I got a LOT of comments, mostly from people trying to be nice, like, ‘Oh, what an interesting manicure,'” says deputy digital director Kara McGrath. “After I explained what was going on, they were very relieved."
So many lipsticks, so little room… “Oil facial cleanser quickly became my new hand wash. Digital art director Ingrid Frahms tricked-out shelfie.
Sixty-one staffers in five states tested thousands of products.
These are Bronx-bound on the number 6 train.
Editorial assistant Talia Gutierrez bought a new vanity to help house and organize 200-plus blushes, face mists, lip oils, and more: “It was $50 on Facebook Marketplace. My room is definitely a little tight with it now, but so worth it."
A version of this story originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of Allure.
A little mother-son hair mask bonding: Executive beauty director Jenny Bailly enlisted James (age eight) to test conditioners on his very long hair. (He has since had a major chop, but his hair was in impeccable shape when he donated 12 inches to the nonprofit Children With Hair Loss.)
Andy enjoyed all the admin work — so many fun boxes to open! — that went into judging our awards’ second-annual Furry Friends category.
NuFace Trinity+ moved from associate features director Dianna Mazzone’s testing pile to her permanent routine: “Its immediate lifting results are so gratifying.” And it made for rejuvenating breaks between whipping up skin-care puns and lip gloss metaphors — she wrote every description of every last winner (yes, all 345).
“On my block, skin care and self-care come first. We take them very seriously in Queens,” says senior commerce writer Angela Trakoshis, whose dad and neighbor pitched in with testing, poolside.
Martini? Gucci? When executive director of editorial initiatives Soyini Driskell’s vanity (and desk and bathroom counter and suitcases) overflowed with eye creams, lip crayons, and more, she stocked her bar cart with perfumes.
The most excitement that conference room 25-412 has ever seen: hundreds of winners, all boxed up and ready to be photographed.
So many lipsticks, so little room… “Oil facial cleanser quickly became my new hand wash. It gets rid of the most stubborn lipstick swatches on earth,” says beauty and wellness editor Taylore Glynn, here doing a final test on all 15 shades of Sunnies Face Fluffmatte.
Digital art director Ingrid Frahm’s tricked-out shelfie.
Sixty-one staffers in five states tested thousands of products. These are Bronx-bound on the number 6 train.
