Vol. 13 - The Teen Boy Edition: Skin, Hair + Airport Perfume

What my 13-year-old really uses, and why we might have to travel two hours for a haircut.

One brand both my kids and I love: Rile. Beauty vet and chic Californian Kelly Atterton created it when friends started asking her what products their kids should use…and she didn’t have a good answer for them, or for her own kids. Now she does. It’s quality formulas, easy formats, and all about instilling good habits and basic hygiene.

Here is what you need to know about teenagers and skincare: They don’t need much. Really. A gentle face wash. Sunscreen. Deodorant when the time comes (you’ll know). If they’re acne prone, some adapalene gel applied with a q-tip. This general guidance came from my dermatologist and advisor to Chanel skincare, Dr. Amy Wechsler. She’s brilliant, she’s grounded, I trust her with my skin and my family’s skin.

But that advice is at odds with beauty as entertainment and activity and, for that matter, 11-year-olds debating vitamin C percentages. Kids and beauty are a hot topic, from Sephora tweens to California reintroducing a bill to ban the sale of anti-agin…