Beauty

Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat are the best self-tanning tips?Before you start, get all of your other beauty maintenance out of the way first. By which we mean: If you need to get a wax or a manicure, touch up your hair color, or shave your legs, do it before applying any tanner. "All of those treatments can remove self-tanner,"...

Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat causes hair color to fade?Extra care is a must for your dye job since there are a number of contributing factors when it comes to your color fading. Watch out for exposure to hard water, the overuse of heat-styling tools (and hot shower temperatures), and even UV rays. "The sun bleaches color out of everything,...

If there has been one major manicure trend of the last year-plus, it's the cat-eye nail. The prismatic, shape-shifting manicure style, which is created with the help of a special magnet, is easily customizable and can be soft and subtle or bright and vivid. Demi Lovato's latest set is the perfect example of how versatile the cat-eye manicure...

Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat ingredients should I look for in a face wash for acne?If you’re in the market for a new cleanser, Dr. Chang recommends two powerhouse ingredients: salicylic acid, a type of beta-hydroxy acid (BHA) that "goes deep into the pores to clear them from excess oil and dirt," and benzoyl peroxide, which helps prevent inflammation and...

Frequently Asked QuestionsWhy does neck skin age faster?The skin on the neck is thinner and lacks the same oil composition as facial skin, which makes it more prone to dryness and sagging over time, Dr. Hartman explains. Combine that with gravity and the constant craning over smartphones, and it's an area uniquely at risk for fine lines and...

Don’t attack me, but I didn’t know what hemorrhoids were until last year, during my third trimester of pregnancy. I quickly became well acquainted with the condition—swollen veins in the anus and lower rectum—thanks to the pressure from my growing uterus and baby. By two months postpartum, I was scraping the bottom of my last tub of hemorrhoid...

But I guess we’re not doing that anymore?

I’m not going to lie: I don’t wear eyeliner. But my best friend does, so I phoned a friend for this review. Her liner preference is of the liquid variety, which, in my opinion, makes for the sharpest of cat eyes. You know, the ones sharp enough to k— a man… (Any Taylor Swift fans out there?)The UZO...

Aside from my trusty tubing mascara, I rarely wear eye makeup. (Brow products don’t count in this generalization.) But when I do, it’s usually some variation of a sparkly shadow for a special occasion.On these nights (well, at the end of them), I skip my usual double-cleanse routine and instead reach for something stronger: a bi-phase eye makeup...

Dove Cameron claims she's “so lazy these days” when it comes to makeup. “I used to be a real makeup girl and spend a lot of time on it. It felt very ritualistic,” she says in a new Allure video accompanying her February cover, “and now I'm so tired.” But you could have fooled us. The 10-minute night-out...