2023 Was the Year of the Everybun
As 2023 comes to a close, Allure dives into those moments when beauty took center stage this year: the trends, the people, and the technologies that filled our feeds and …
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A New Law Requires All Cosmetology Students in New York State Learn to Style Textured Hair
“The struggle is real,” Sen. Bailey shares with a subtle sigh. “If I can’t get in to see my barber, I’ll go back and forth as to whether somebody’s going …
How Beauty Trends Met Their End
Sometimes, though, there is backlash from digital-savvy consumers, as in the blueberry milk nails example. Most people will happily save a pretty makeup look to their inspo folders for future …
Inside Plastic Surgery’s Epidemic of Shady Before-and-After Photography
Over the past six months, I’ve been receiving provocative DMs from a famous plastic surgeon. Most mornings, I open my phone to find images of perky breasts and taut tummies, …
Do You Need a Test to Tell You That You’re Menopausal?
The narrow white piece of pen-shaped plastic, the blue line indicators. Even those who will never use one recognize that most ubiquitous medical device: the home pregnancy test. It’s simple: …
How to Tell If You’re Having Hot Flashes From Menopause
According to the North American Menopause Society, as many as 75% of North American women have hot flashes during perimenopause. How often these episodes happen can vary from person to …
Here’s Exactly What to Expect at a Skin Cancer Check
If there’s a mole that doesn’t look concerning enough to warrant immediate action, but that your doctor wants to keep an eye on, they may decide on short-term mole monitoring, …
Best Wardrobes in Britain: Alizé Demange
You set up styling education platform AD Creative to help young creatives get into fashion, and you recently hosted WePresent’s documentary Drop School, which followed an aspiring designer’s journey into fashion. …
The Women of The Golden Bachelor Told Us All Their Beauty Secrets
This fall, we entered a golden age of reality television. For the first time in its 27 seasons, The Bachelor recruited a man old enough for Medicare to be the …
If All Else Fails, Jennifer Coolidge Has a Promising Career As a Makeup Artist
Allure: What’s your favorite beauty tip to ignore? Coolidge: I don’t like people telling me you have to do anything in order, because it doesn’t really apply to me. I …