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Lily Fontaine

Makeup Editor

Lily Fontaine edits makeup coverage for Nenna Beauty: placement, blending, shade matching across skin tones, and how to fix a mistake mid-face, attributed to named artists.

Articles by Lily Fontaine

A woman in her twenties by a window holding an unbranded amber bottle up to the daylight, reading the back label.

Beauty Certification Logos, Explained: What COSMOS Certifies and What It Doesn't

Lily Fontaine

A shopper in her thirties compares two serum bottles at a sunlit vanity, natural skin texture catching the window light.

What Circana's 2026 Beauty Sales Data Means for Skincare Shoppers

Lily Fontaine

A shopper in her thirties turns an amber glass bottle toward the window light, studying a small certification mark printed on the cream label.

EU Green Marketing Rules for Beauty Enter Their Final Countdown

Lily Fontaine

A woman in her sixties reads the back of an unbranded amber bottle at a shop counter by the window, late-summer light warming the glass shelves around her.

Hexyl Salicylate Faces New Limits as UK Beauty Rules Take Effect

Lily Fontaine

A young Black woman taps cushion foundation onto her cheek at a sunlit vanity, unbranded glass bottles and an amber dropper scattered across cream linens.

August 2026 Launches, Explained by Their Formulations: Peptides, Starches, Ceramides

Lily Fontaine

A woman flips a shampoo bottle to check its lot code at a window-lit vanity, soft daylight on natural skin.

FDA Publishes Kao USA Recall of Oribe Shampoo Lots Over Bacteria

Lily Fontaine

A woman in her thirties packing a small structured makeup case by a window at golden hour, wrapping a pressed powder in a soft cloth.

Travel Makeup Kits, Explained: What the TSA Liquids Rule Actually Allows

Lily Fontaine

A makeup artist in her twenties mists a setting spray over a model's cheek near a studio window, textured skin glowing under soft daylight.

Setting Powder vs Setting Spray: What Each Actually Does

Lily Fontaine

A woman leaning toward a window's soft daylight, one hand steady with a mascara wand near bare lashes, natural skin texture glowing in cream and terracotta light.

Mascara and Lash Serums, Explained: What the Formulas Actually Do

Lily Fontaine

An East Asian woman in her twenties swatches foundation along her jawline in daylight by an open window, cream curtains and terracotta cushions behind her.

How to Choose Foundation by Skin Type, According to Dermatology Research

Lily Fontaine

A makeup artist in her fifties rinses a fan brush under running water at a studio sink, camel-colored bristles splayed, late afternoon light on weathered hands.

Makeup Brushes and Technique: What Dermatologists and Research Actually Say

Lily Fontaine

A young woman swatches foundation along her jawline beside a frosted window, true-to-life color on textured skin.

How to Find Your Foundation Shade and Undertone, According to Research

Lily Fontaine

A makeup artist mists a setting spray over a friend's cheekbones at a sunlit vanity, terracotta blush still glowing underneath.

How Setting Sprays Actually Hold Makeup On, According to Chemists

Lily Fontaine