What makes a skin-care product a classic? Does it need to be a household name? Has it had years—even decades—of uninterrupted availability? Or should the key factor be, regardless of how long it’s been around or how easily recognizable a product may be, how beloved it is by beauty shoppers? If so, the complexion-perfecting picks … Read more
Clean products may earn praise for what they leave out of their ingredient lists, but these winning skin, hair, and makeup products also deserve to be celebrated for everything they include: conscientious ingredients that don’t compromise on effectiveness and environmental awareness. Sure, there’s been some backlash against clean beauty, and we totally get that—some of … Read more
For something that isn’t even alive, we sure do invest a lot of time, money, and effort into our hair. I guess you can say we’re attached to it. Hair is high priority to so many of us, but because our goals and needs are so unique and specific, it’s rare to find products and … Read more
What a time to be alive. There have simply never been as many makeup options available to us as there are right now, with incredible new products hitting the market every day. But what’s even more incredible is how loyal so many Allure readers are to foundations, lipsticks, and mascaras that have been around for … Read more
Even though it hosts the vast majority of our skin, our bodies, for far too long, weren’t treated with the same level of skin-care priority. But there’s been a noticeable shift in how—and how much—we treat and pamper our bodies, and nowhere is that more evident than in the results of this year’s Readers’ Choice … Read more
All of this skin-care focus doesn’t mean cosmetic compromise, though. “The formula also contains flexible film formers that help hold pigments in place,” Dobos says. Interestingly, it also contains high-shine silicones like diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone that are more common in hair care, “but when carefully combined with other ingredients in this foundation give a luminous … Read more
