Before jumping into a polycule, Leanna Yau, a polyamory educator, recommends that previously-monogamous couples try polyamory that doesn’t involve cohabitation first. “If you both are open to dating other people, you could say that, at the moment, that your polycule is just yourself and your partner,” Yau says. You and your partner should be able … Read more
Tweens are not moved by celebrity beauty brands. Hailey Bieber’s name came up, but as a source of makeup inspiration (“she has a very clean and natural look,” says Olivia), not as the founder of Rhode. Tweens do, by all accounts, love Rare Beauty and its founder, Selena Gomez, but don’t seem to connect one … Read more
It all came to a head one day while I was introducing algebra to one of my not-so-enthusiastic sixth grade classes. A student interrupted to tell me that my skin was glowing. “It’s giving,” she said. After class, my co-teacher—one of few people who knew about my “other” life—made a suggestion that further brought my … Read more
“It’s crazy to think u started all this with posting a video where you didn’t want to go to work,” chimed in another. It’s true: On January 28, 2023, Fang was on call for her job as a hostess at a chain restaurant in Vancouver. “I was having a bad day. But I was like, … Read more
From sea to shining sea, preteens are spending their birthday money on barrier-repair creams and collecting fragrances like Beanie Babies. Allure set out to find out when and how tweens became beauty experts—and over the course of six weeks shadowing seven of them, we got some compelling answers. Come get to know Generation Beauty. When … Read more
This was also plaguing Dr. Rowe, who responded to my initial consultation with multiple surgical plans. “One of the key things that I try to ascertain when I’m examining a patient: what are their true expectations and, more importantly, are they realistic for the patient?” Was it worth going through all of this, just for … Read more
“We have over 28 types of collagen throughout our body,” says Ben Talei, MD, a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. And while we’ve all been taught that collagen is central to youthful skin, it’s merely one variable, along with “elastin, hyaluronic acid, fat, and a thousand other elements which are difficult to … Read more
I mention that there are now even test kits we can buy to tell us where we are in our “menopause journey.” Shields says she has a better idea. “I want a kit that says, ‘Congratulations, you have done an incredible job. You’ve made it this far. Look at you. What do you want to … Read more
This can lead to “over-inflated expectations, that when not met, result in decreased public confidence in the technology and reduce its actual meaning.” Lauren Wilcox, a senior director of Responsible AI at eBay, says that lately, she’s seen the term “AI” attached to beauty products and technologies much more frequently, especially now that generative AI … Read more
People often ask Courtney Lane if her house is haunted. She says it’s a fair question; after all, “I have a bunch of dead people’s hair in my studio.” Zen Hansen had to block the phrase “serial killer” from the comments on her Instagram page. “A lot of people are like, ‘You must be a … Read more
