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13 Best Arousal Gels of 2024 for Silky Smooth Stimulation

Editor Tip: If you like a lot of stimulation during sex, apply it to other body parts like your neck or inner thigh for extra thrilling sensations. Key Ingredients: Aloe leaf juice, peppermint oil, vitamin E, hibiscus extract, green tea extract, sunflower seed extract | Compatibility: Safe to use with condoms and sex toys Best for Travel: Bijoux Indiscrets Clitoral …

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Why Martha Stewart Doesn’t Own Scented Candles

Martha Stewart has to go arrange flowers. Coming from anyone else, this might seem like a half-baked excuse to end an interview, but coming from Stewart, it seems as valid as it apparently was: Shortly after we hang up, photos of two sprawling bouquets appear on her Instagram Stories. I didn’t have to go out of my way to fact-check …

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A Fresh-Faced Fall Beauty Routine, in the October 2024 Allure Beauty Box—See All the Products Inside

I have always loved fall—the leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and you get to do things like apple picking that make you feel as if you’re living in a movie. To complete the cinematic vibe, you’re getting a skin-care routine that’s all about brighter, dewier complexions, including an innovative Olay cleanser, a dark-spot-fading OleHenriksen toner, and a skin-cooling …

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Maggie Smith Reminded Me It’s Not My Destiny to Be Invisible

The news of Dame Maggie Smith’s death was fresh in my mind last weekend when I went to see The Substance, a film about a “fading” movie star, played by Demi Moore, who turns to a black-market drug that promises to create a “younger, better version of herself.” I talked my mom, 72, into coming with me without telling her …

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25 Easy Halloween Makeup Ideas in 2024: Last-Minute Makeup Ideas

Makeup artist Stefanie Arreola, better known as Stenie among her followers, painted hearts onto her eyes using pink, orange, and dark-red eye shadows. (You can find the perfect colors for this in the Juvia’s Place The Sweet Pinks Palette.) She says that the colors and infinity hearts from The Powerpuff Girls—a cartoon fixture of the late ’90s and early 2000s—inspired …

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12 Best Toners for Dry Skin in 2024 That’ll Moisturize Your Complexion

We love toner for its exfoliating, dullness-reducing properties, but if you find that most formulas tend to be too astringent, shopping the best toners for dry skin may sway you back. Ditch products with high concentrations of actives, synthetic fragrances, and alcohol; instead, go for toners with a soothing, hydrating roster of ingredients. You already know the heavy hitters. “Hyaluronic …

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17 Best Korean Hair-Care of 2024, According to Experts

P.S. This honey-like formula is also great for post-perm upkeep. Jay Park gave it a shoutout in his Allure 10-minute beauty routine video for its hydrating, frizz-taming properties. Key ingredients: hydrolyzed silk, argan oil, sea buckthorn oil, false daisy extract, and moringa oil | Who it’s for: everyone | Fragrance-free: no Best Serum: Mise En Scene Perfect Serum Mise en …

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