The first compliment I received at Vogue came thanks to a drugstore impulse purchase. It was 10 years ago, during my first days as a beauty assistant at our labyrinthine old 4 Times Square offices. As ...

While rummaging through my crowded makeup bag filled to the brim, I realized one thing: Up to this point in my makeup routine, every moisture-boosting, complexion and cream-based beauty product I’ve ...