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May 2025

For more than a century T&C has been doling out the kind of beauty secrets that eventually become beauty gospel. Now we're doubling down.

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Who are your sources? It’s the question of our times, and a constantly moving target. Today brands tell us and sell us their stories, and everyone and their next door neighbor is an expert of some kind. But in our opinion there’s nothing better than a direct recommendation from a trusted—and supremely glamorous—friend.

For all of Town & Country's 179 years, and centuries before that, the desire for beauty has been pursued with fervor.

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This story is from the May 2025 edition of Town & Country US.

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