Want to know how to tell a beauty person from a fashion person? Show them a photo of Tyla at the 2024 CFDA Awards and ask them what about the look pops the most. A fashion person will very likely call out the neon green hot pants she’s wearing under her black lace vintage Gucci minidress; a beauty person, however, …
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Allure One to Watch Seal: Product Submissions & Guidelines
On top of Allure‘s 33 years of cover stories, beauty news, and cultural commentary, we’ve spent more than a quarter of a century picking the industry’s top products and awarding them as such. We’re taking things one step further with our new One to Watch franchise. With new launches dropping at a (very!) brisk clip, we wanted a way to let our …
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Key ingredients: retinol, rosa damascena flower water, shea butter extract, avocado extract | Fragrance-free: no Frequently Asked Questions Which signs of skin aging appear on the body? As we all know, aging is a wonderfully natural process that affects every part of our bodies, including our largest organ, the skin. But before we get into treatments, it’s important to understand …
Read More »12 Best Wrinkle Serums of 2024, According to Dermatologists
Editor’s tip: Try this serum if other vitamin C formulas have caused irritation in the past—it features anti-inflammatory ingredients like niacinamide and algae extract. Key ingredients: vitamin C, kale, spinach, hyaluronic acid | Fragrance-free: yes Frequently Asked Questions Is there a wrinkle serum that really works? That depends on how lofty your expectations are. If you’re expecting a swipe of …
Read More »Testers Say These Are The Best Hair Dryers of 2024
The more you know: Harry Josh Pro Tools doesn’t offer a diffuser, so if you have wavy or curly hair, you’ll want to skip this one. Best for: people with long or thick hair Weight: less than 1 lb Wattage: 2000W Noise level: quiet Attachments: 2 (narrow nozzle concentrator, wide nozzle concentrator) Best for Straightening: Kristin Ess Hair Volumizing Blow …
Read More »Dior Glitter Lipstick Review: See the Sparkle With Photos
The other night, I was doing my evening scroll on TikTok when I stumbled on multiple videos of a product I’d never seen before: lipstick! Just kidding—sort of. It was lipstick, but not like any I’d ever seen. What I was watching was Dior’s new Rouge Dior Forever Liquid Sequin in action. I rarely find a beauty product that quite …
Read More »Someone Please Help Me Understand Kylie Jenner’s Angular Updo — See Photos
With very few exceptions, Kylie Jenner‘s hairstyles for major red-carpet-worthy events over the last year have followed a pretty standard formula: long, loose, deeply side-parted bombshell waves à la ‘90s supermodels. Even when she wore an updo to the Met Gala, it felt like an extension of the soft, classic style she’s been wearing between bold hair-color switch-ups. But her …
Read More »17 Best Luxury Sex Toys in 2024 That’ll Stand the Test of Time
Editor’s tip: Je Joue also sells a collection of lingerie and sex accessories in case you want to spice things up even further. Type: G-spot vibrator | Settings: 35 vibration settings | Waterproof: yes | Battery: USB rechargeable | Lube compatibility: water-based lube compatible Best Customization: Womanizer Duo 2 Why it’s worth it: Punch-packing, spot-smacking, and rather pretty, the Womanizer …
Read More »Lili Reinhart Wants to Spread “Skin Positivity”
Despite her feelings about social media, she does find pockets of kindness on TikTok, saying that she considers it the “most body positive” of the apps. “I see so many women rallying around each other, praising each others’ bodies,” she says. “The normalization of acne, especially what I’ve seen on TikTok, has helped me as well.” Reinhart has struggled with …
Read More »13 Best Lotions for Dry, Itchy Skin, Per Dermatologists
Key ingredients: tremella mushroom extract, vegan squalane oil, shea butter, cocoa butter | Fragrance-free: no Best for Mature Skin: OneSkin OS-O1 Body Topical Supplement One Skin OS-O1 BODY Topical Supplement Why we love it: OneSkin’s OS-O1 BODY Topical Supplement is a daily moisturizer, yes, but it’s so much more. It uses a proprietary peptide to target skin aging at the …
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