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Bring In Autumn’s Colors • This fall, put the season’s best foliage on full display. Let dahlias serve as the centerpiece, then layer in zinnias, strawflowers, globe amaranth and goldenrods. Clip and tuck sturdy autumn branches into your arrangement to add support, color and texture.

Garlic • Cooking this pungent allium sweetens its intense savory flavor, making it perfect for seasonings, toppings or simply spreading on crackers. Here are some of our Test Kitchen’s favorite ways to use it:

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Happy Halloween! • Check out the GH staff in these fun, easy-to-pull-together costumes.

FALL BEAUTY for less • No need to spend a mint to give your makeup, hair and skin routine a glow-up. Try the season’s hottest trends with simple pro tips and GH Beauty Lab–approved product picks.

Can Anything Really Firm Your Face? • Countless complexion brands tout skin-tightening solutions like firming skincare products, at-home devices and professional treatments. Here, our experts get real about whether these techniques can actually help skin bounce back once it starts to go lax.

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SKIN FIRMERS • In Beauty Lab testing, these heavy lifters measurably excelled at firming.

At-Home Devices • In this burgeoning category of DIY skin tools, technologies like microcurrent (low-level electrical current), radiofrequency (low-frequency electromagnetic waves), lasers (pulsating light) and LED light aim to stimulate muscles or collagen production to firm and tighten.

MICROCURRENT DEVICES • These tools may be buzzy, but they gave skin just a modest boost.

Professional Treatments • For a price, dermatologists offer noninvasive skin-firming and -tightening procedures. These include radiofrequency (like Thermage), microfocused ultrasound (such as Ultherapy) and light therapy (like Titan), says Heather Woolery-Lloyd, M.D., a dermatologist in Miami. They heat deeper skin layers to stimulate collagen production, tighten existing collagen fibers and create a lifting effect, Dr. Turegano adds.

Give Your Face a “Lift” • You can get a temporary sculpted look using DIY tools and tips from skin pros.

Add an Antique Touch • Vintage table or modern island? How about both? This classic, intricately carved Etsy find does double duty in the kitchen of designer Alissa Johnson’s clients. “We had a fabricator install Carrara marble on top for durability,” she says. Velvet stools and sage green cabinetry add to the old-meets-new feel.

SMALL SPACE • Don’t let limited square footage hold back your creativity. These striking interiors pack a lot of style while maximizing every square inch.

HALLO WEEN • The spookiest day of the year calls for tricks and treats! Take inspiration from these DIY craft ideas and tasty party snacks.

Do Men Really Not See The Mess? • The answer might surprise you. Journalist and author Gemma Hartley pulls back the curtain to reveal the invisible forces that drive this all-too-common cause of marital strife.

Book of the Month • The GH Book Club brings you one feelgood read each month. Here are our picks for September and October.

JUST BREATHE • Breathwork is more than the wellness trend du jour—it’s a science-backed route to relief from multiple modern ailments.

Can Stress Increase Breast Cancer Risk?

BREATHE EASY • There are lots of ways into the practice via apps and YouTube videos as well as instructor-guided sessions. Try these resources to get started:

11 Easy Natural Stress Busters • Breathwork is just one way to find your zen. Here, more science-backed options for taming tension.

EAT FRESH this FALL • GH’s...