April Long

4 days ago | townandcountrymag.com | April Long

You’ve been thinking about it, haven’t you? Standing in front of the mirror, pulling your skin up just below your ears so that your jawline looks snatched. Maybe you’ve already run through a gamut of softball treatments—filler, neurotoxin, ultrasound, radio-frequency, lasers—but you still can’t defeat the droop. It might be time for a surgical facelift. It’s a daunting prospect. We’ve all seen the good, and the not-so-good.

2 weeks ago | townandcountrymag.com | April Long

It’s hot and humid. You’re sticky. You’re sweaty. Your face feels like melted butter. Would you like to slather some oil on it? Summer skincare, according to received wisdom, should be as minimal as possible. Even the essential one-two-three of serum, light moisturizer, and sunscreen can seem like overload when your skin feels like stew meat. But there’s new thinking—and clever formulations—that may convince you to get oiled up. First, some assumptions to cast aside.

2 weeks ago | canberratimes.com.au | April Long

New proposed rules for free-to-air television in Australia could allow alcohol advertising from 10am even on weekends and during school holidays. As someone with lived experience of intergenerational addiction, I'm speaking out about this because this isn't just irresponsible, it's dangerous. Subscribe now for unlimited access.

3 weeks ago | airmail.news | April Long

I have sperm on my face. I know what you’re thinking, but that’s not what’s happening. This is not sexy sperm. It is fish sperm, and it is making me beautiful. Maybe? I’m on the subway, having just had a micro-needling treatment with Dr. Dendy Engelman at Shafer Clinic, in Manhattan. Immediately following the procedure—while those little micro-channels were wide open and thirsty—she slathered on a goo containing hydrolyzed DNA derived from salmon gonads.

4 weeks ago | thecut.com | April Long

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Retailer The name of the new Louis Vuitton fragrance, eLVes, is not intended to bring to mind Keebler or Galadriel. According to the brand, it is pronounced “elles,” as in the feminine “they” en Français. The scent is rose-heavy and the first specifically female-oriented launch from Vuitton since 2021’s Spell on You. It took Louis Vuitton perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud five years and more than 100 trials to complete. How did he do?