LONDON — Chrome French tips and polka dots may have been huge last year, yet nail artists are saying that trending manicures are now looking more and more low-maintenance.

“The reasoning is pretty much always some combo of ‘I want my nails to look natural’, and being over chipped polish and constant infills, work environments where ...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Am I the only woman who is tired of the puffy, or even not puffy but heavily insulated, coats for winter? They are everywhere!

I am the owner of four or five in various colors, with or without hoods with imitation fur. While appreciating their warmth, I would love an option for ...Read more

LONDON — Tossing and turning at night has been linked to multiple health woes, from weakened immune systems to higher risk of inflammation to diminished cognitive abilities.

Even those in the prime of life and at peak fitness can feel less than themselves after a restless night - so it goes without saying that one of the main causes, sleep ...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I never received a reply from my question 2+ years ago and my wife still wants to know if you are aware of lipsticks that do not melt in a hot car.

--Mike D.

Dear Mike: That’s a long time to wait for an answer.

I confess that I have never left a lipstick in a hot car, but...Read more

Some people just live life with a little more sparkle than the rest of us.

Bob Mackie, the costume and fashion designer who created unforgettably spangled looks for the likes of Cher, Tina Turner, Carol Burnett, Elton John, Pink, RuPaul and Barbie, died on Sept. 14 at the...Read more

MIAMI — Claire’s, a generational first-stop for ear piercings since the 1970s, has entered its “glown up” era.

Call it a reimagined piercing experience: redesigned, less cluttered and sleeker, more focused, piercing stations. New training for the piercing professionals. Trending merch mixed with traditional stuff like brass studs and ...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I walk my elderly dog in my neighborhood multiple times per day to avoid accidents in my apartment. I don’t pay much attention to my appearance during these outings. I admit that often my outfits might give the impression that I just rolled out of bed (which I did): bed-hair, a wrinkled T-shirt and ...Read more

LONDON — Do you ever find yourself caught in a health advice doomscrolling session on TikTok late at night? If so, you’re certainly not alone.

Findings from the new Bupa Wellbeing Index 2026, which surveyed 8,000 people across the UK, found that people are increasingly turning to social media for quick answers to their health questions �...Read more

BERLIN — Self-optimization is pervasive in modern life. And why not? Who, after all, doesn't want to become better? Live more healthily? Work more productively? Be, ultimately, happier?

But many self-optimizers take their work on themselves to extremes and end up the worse for it. Instead of just going for a jog, they draw up the perfect ...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I read a lot of fashion blogs and style magazines and all of a sudden I’m learning that culottes — a “thing” of the 1970s -- are popular again. I was born decades after that so I’m new to this trend for “summer into late fall.” Really? To me, many of the pictures are women wearing what ...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: The internet is bombarding me with ads of beautiful women in beautiful clothes that genuinely appeal to me and at prices I can afford.

The shops are on sites that I’ve never heard of, but the names sound legit. I keep wondering if these offers are too good to be true: Poor merchandise that looks ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- While serving in the U.S. military along the Iraq-Kuwait border, Ivan Martinez spent long shifts in a guard tower. Looking for something to pass the time, he picked up a copy of GQ from a stack of magazines.

He still credits that moment with changing the course of his life and inspiring his pursuit of men’s fashion.

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DENVER -- If you’ve never heard of the game called cribbage, you’d be excused. Unlike chess or checkers or even backgammon, it doesn’t hold much of a place in modern culture. The question I often get when I play at a bar or brewery is, “What is that?”

But that doesn’t mean it’s not popular. About 10 million people play cribbage ...Read more

MIAMI -- What do a book of poetry, a cigar humidor, a 1928 map of Cuba, an image of the dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel in a prison uniform, and a Virgen de la Caridad found on an empty raft have in common?

They are all part of a Cuban ritual, though far from sacred, in the middle of Miami on Calle Ocho and 31st Avenue. Sentir Cubano started more...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Is hosiery — sheer stockings, regular pantyhose in neutral beige, nude or black — making a comeback? I hope the bare-leg trend is over!

--Marina W.

Dear Marina: The bare-leg trend is not “over” but sheer hosiery is making a comeback. Gone for good are the ...Read more

MAINZ, Germany — Janina Krick came up with the idea while she and her family were weighing ways out of the wine crisis.

German vintners are struggling, with lower yields amid climate change, rising costs and changing consumer habits.

Just developing a new Riesling or Chardonnay wasn't really going to cut it, says Krick, 29.

Analyzing the ...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: At a recent baseball game, I saw men wearing shorts with pockets so bulging — cell phone, overstuffed wallet — that the weight of the stuff was dragging their pants down so much that you could see their naked stomachs and more.

Not a pretty sight! This wasn’t just one guy but many, many!

Please...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I’m in search of a hair accessory that on hot days will help me manage the unwelcome result of summer weather on my shoulder-length hair. After trying various clips, scrunchies and pins, the one I have found that works best to keep my hair in check is a headband that keeps my frizz away from my face ...Read more

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