After you’ve nailed down the side dishes and seating arrangements for Thanksgiving, it’s time to move on to bigger and better pursuits: Thanksgiving nail ideas. Thanksgiving is a big night for catching up and breaking bread, so you’ll want the hands on the knife and fork to be looking fresh and ready for the official start of the holiday season. …
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Zendaya Paid Homage to Cher With Butt-Length, Pitch-Black Hair—See the Photos
When we heard Zendaya would be the one to induct Cher into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, all we could think about was her look. Given that Zendaya and her team never miss, we knew whatever she chose would be absolutely pitch perfect. Which era of Cher would she pay homage to: the ’80s bombshell with big hair …
Read More »Ayo Edebiri Looks So Much Like Donna Summer In These Big, Soft Curls—See the Photos
Ayo Edebiri has quickly become one of our can’t-miss red carpet pros. The Emmy-winning star of The Bear always brings her A-game for premieres, press events, and galas, both with her glam and her gowns and suits from designers like Loewe and Thom Browne. True to form, Edebiri was one of the standouts at the 2024 Academy Museum Gala in …
Read More »12 Best Black Friday Makeup Deals We’re So Tickled By 2024
The best early Black Friday makeup deals give us life and make the wait until the big shopping weekend much more bearable. We have our eye on discounts from superstar retailers we vouch for year-round, like Nordstrom, Amazon, Dermstore, Sephora, and Ulta Beauty, but ’tis the season for the best of the best to amp up the savings. There are …
Read More »Behind the Scenes at Allure’s Second Annual Best of Beauty Live Event
Over the weekend, hordes of costumed characters descended into lower Manhattan for the 18th annual New York Comic Con, the busiest fan convention on the continent (category entertainment). A few blocks away, the busiest fan convention on the continent (category beauty) was underway: The second annual Allure Best of Beauty Live. No costumes were worn, unless you count concealer and …
Read More »The Allure Best of Beauty 2025 Submission Guidelines
**The main Best of Beauty categories are Skin, Body, Hair, Makeup (Eyes, Lips, and Base), Nails, Tools, and Scent. In submitting an entry for any of the categories included in the Best of Beauty and/or One to Watch Awards, you accept and agree to these terms & conditions, which may be updated from time to time without prior written notice …
Read More »I’m Almost Tearing Up at This Sweet Detail In Beyoncé’s Nail Art—Watch the Videos
Beyoncé is all about great nail art. The Cowboy Carter star rarely wears a simple, one-color manicure, preferring instead to add lots of fun, topical details to her mani of the moment, like her cowgirl chic “Texas French” mani with turquoise decals, her denim-on-denim-on-denim design for her Levi’s jeans commercial, or the “Unique” set during the Renaissance tour. For her …
Read More »14 Best Candles for Gifts, According to a Collector With Multiple Closets of Them
What it smells like: amber and rose Best Gourmand: Glasshouse Festival of Lights Candle Glasshouse Festival of Lights Candle Lighting the Glasshouse Festival of Lights Candle. Kara McGrath Why it’s worth it: Unless you’re certain your giftee has a strong sweet tooth (sweet…nose?) a gourmand candle can be a risk. But Glasshouse’s Festival of Lights Candle—with its notes of cinnamon, …
Read More »Selena Gomez Just Got the Trendiest Haircut of the Season—See the Photos
The flippy bob is on fire this season. It seems like every day, a new celeb shows up wearing their hair in the collarbone-length, flipped-out short style: Kim Kardashian, Saweetie, Shania Twain, and now, Selena Gomez! Gomez, who has mostly been wearing her hair long as of late, was back to short hair for the 2024 Academy Museum Gala in …
Read More »13 Best Collagen Creams to Boost Firmness and Elasticity 2024
Key ingredients: peptides, ceramides, vegan collagen amino acids | Skin type it’s best for: all, especially sensitive, oily, and acne-prone skin | Fragrance-free: yes Best Neck Cream: Neostrata Triple Firming Neck Cream NeoStrata Triple Firming Neck Cream Why it’s worth it: Want to boost collagen production specifically in your neck area? Mona Mislankar, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in Cincinnati, …
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