Not every night is a retinol night. As much as I love the ingredient, there are evenings when my skin is asking for something a little gentler—but that doesn’t mean the rest of my skincare routine has to clock out. That’s exactly where Earth Harbor Obscura Night Repair Concentrate comes...

The first-ever Allure Beauty Box Luxe Edition has arrived. Housed in a custom red keepsake case, this limited-edition collection features eight luxury beauty products—worth more than $600—for just $125 during the exclusive member presale, running July 21 through August 4.Inside, you'll find a lineup worthy of a top shelf: Carolina...

Frequently Asked QuestionsWhy does vanilla perfume smell different on everyone?It's not just vanilla that smells different on everyone. “Depending on one's own scent, natural skin oils, and pH, perfume notes can be brought out differently because everyone's skin composition is unique," says Delphine Jelk, Guerlain master perfumer and creative director...

This is potentially huge news for the group of people whom I can anecdotally confirm find the old formula is too harsh for their skin. “If endophytol helps with inflammation, as it claims, it would be a fantastic addition to the formula considering pure ascorbic acid formulas tend to be...

When I was a teenager in the mid-2000s, my friends and I never used sunscreen. (Gasp, I know, but it was a different time—and my skin damage proves it.) Instead, we coated our bodies in layers of lotions and potions in pursuit of the perfect tan—including, of course, baby oil....

“It is a time of apparent magic….” This is how Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey begins. A single line of text against a black screen, reminding viewers of (or introducing them to) Homer’s mythological tale of gods and goddesses, spells and potions, monsters and mystical disguises. Nolan’s film has all of...

Red eyeliner has a bit of a PR problem. For decades, makeup artists in movies and television have relied on using red around the eyes to tell us a character has been crying, hasn't slept in three days, or—if we're really leaning hard into the drama—has a case of pink...

I don't know about you, but I have been feeling the heat—literally and figuratively. Much of the United States has been under quite the heatwave, but you know what instantly cooled down my sweaty, humid self? One glimpse of Hailey Bieber's new nail color!OK, I'm exaggerating, but the Rhode founder's...

Frequently Asked QuestionsMeet the expertsHow we test and review productsWe always enlist a range of testers for our makeup vertical, but, for example, hair-care products and tools are another story. While some hair products can be used across different textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, and colors (natural and unnatural), they...

Gray hair has officially shed its old, undeserved reputation. Instead of something to cover with color, it's something to savor. More and more people are growing out and leaning into their shimmering silver, and the only thing cooler than embracing the color is figuring out the haircut that makes the...