Frequently Asked QuestionsDo I really need to use shaving cream?Short answer: Yes. Longer answer: Wet shaving with some form of lubrication—be it a traditional shaving cream, oil, or butter—is important for your skin health. “Shaving on dry skin increases transepidermal water loss and creates microtears in the stratum corneum layer,”...

On the occasion of Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, Allure revisits a story journalist and author Rebecca Mead wrote for our August 2012 issue to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the star's death. In the piece, Mead examines Monroe's legacy, and how her disarming beauty still holds the power to seduce...

Dara Spearman, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in Fort Wayne, Indiana, couldn’t agree more and, in fact, uses this cleanser herself. “It is a great product for mature skin because it is very gentle and helps maintain the skin’s moisture barrier instead of stripping it, as skin naturally becomes drier and...

But as I said, Dr. Levin knows me and my face very well, and from her perspective, this decision—though it was unexpected—made sense anatomically. Because I was an ideal candidate for filler, she immediately approved.“You have great skin: thick, healthy, robust skin,” she says. “You don't have any underlying skin...

Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat’s the best technique for beginners to apply a liquid liner?Taylor recommends working in small strokes rather than trying to create the entire line in one motion. "One of my biggest tips when applying liquid liner is to look straight forward into the mirror while slightly leaning your...

So far, 2026 has been a year of long-awaited comebacks. Hillary Duff hits the stage after 18 years, Ariana Grande after seven. Fans waited five years for Euphoria season three to air on HBO and two decades for The Devil Wears Prada 2 to arrive in theaters this May. For...

By the time she was at college, saving money to order Melanie Mills Glow products from LA, the foundations of her approach were already in place: skin first always, then color placed where it would do the most to accentuate features. "Everything just naturally sits here anyway," she says. "I...

Summer may not officially start for another few weeks, but we all know the summer vibes really begin in late May—early June at the latest. And there's no better proof of that than the way people's appearances start to subtly shift: more open-toed shoes, more breezy attire, beachier waves, and...

There’s also a lineup of classic K-beauty botanicals—including ginseng, rosemary, heartleaf, green tea, and Centella asiatica—to soothe and comfort the scalp. You’ll get that deeply clean, cool, menthol-y feeling that makes your roots feel reset, especially if you’re dealing with excess oil or buildup. Unlike many Western formulas, even the...

Rosie O'Donnell got a facelift—and she wants to talk about it.The comedian and actor revealed that she had a lower deep-plane facelift in January 2026 and has complicated feelings about the entire process, which she shared in her now-signature poetic style on Substack. In the post, titled “decisions,” O'Donnell wrote...