Editor Tip: The slightly tacky texture makes it great to layer beneath foundation. Key Ingredients: Hyaluronic acid, ectoin, peptides | Who It’s For: Anyone looking for a serious firming and plumping effect Frequently Asked Questions What does hyaluronic acid serum do? Known as a humectant, hyaluronic acid is “great at holding water and giving skin … Read more
Editor Tip: This shower oil is also safe for use on the face, so consider this your sign to ditch that expired cleanser sitting on your bathroom shelf once and for all. Key Ingredients: Glycerin, niacinamide, coconut esters, sunflower esters Allure Editor-Approved: L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil Why It’s Worth It: Featuring fatty acid-rich sweet … Read more
Since its release last November, Saltburn has been my personal thermometer for determining how much I’ll get along with people. If you understood, or better yet reveled in, the film’s dark-as-night comedy, homoerotic overtones, and dedication to the sexually grotesque, this could be the start of a lovely friendship. If it put you off… well, … Read more
They also, evidently, sometimes harbor hundreds of thousands of fans who don’t like it when it might be suggested that their intentions are not pure (or even just complex). After my byline appeared under the headline, “Was Pamela Anderson’s Makeup-Free Fashion Week Just a Stunt?,” I noticed a faint, unpleasant rumbling of discontent on Instagram … Read more
In case you haven’t seen the increasingly and charmingly bizarre social media campaign in which Michael Cera claims he’s the founding father of well-loved skin-care brand CeraVe, I’ll summarize (though that won’t sufficiently capture the Michael Cera-ness of it all): On January 22, an influencer “spotted” him signing bottles of CeraVe at a Brooklyn drugstore, … Read more
Every time Martha Stewart posts a selfie, the internet loses it. The 82-year-old entrepreneur is a beauty icon in her own right and fans have been begging for her skin-care — or, perhaps more accurately, dermatological — secrets. Now, Stewart is getting more candid than ever about what non-invasive procedures she’s had done on her … Read more
Since the brand’s inception in 2013, we’ve been under the spell of the best Drunk Elephant products. Drunk Elephant skin-care goods quickly became go-to’s for shoppers, beauty pros, and Allure editors alike (with plenty of product reviews to boot) for their commitment to creating effective, cruelty-free, dye-free, essential oil-free, vegan products. The brand has earned numerous Best of Beauty and Readers’ Choice … Read more
As we inch closer to the holiday, Nordstrom will be releasing more discounts and steals, so make sure you bookmark the retailer’s sale page to stay up-to-date on the latest and greatest deals. The only issue you might have is scrolling endlessly through the eye-widening sales, which in that case, we have already done for … Read more
I’m horizontal with my eyes closed at facialist Georgia Louise‘s Upper East Side Skin Atelier when she starts to tap my face almost aggressively. Mid-pat (she’s putting on SK-II’s iconic Pitera Facial Treatment Clear Lotion), I finally get up the guts to ask her the question about a trend I’ve been seen percolating on TikTok: … Read more
To get “a little bit of relief,” Kardashian says as she unwraps her leg that she applies a cream (though what type of cream we’re not sure) to the irritated area, shrouds it in plastic wrap, sleeps in it, then rubs the excess cream in after. “This is one time, and you saw how crazy … Read more
