Kicking it off is the It’s Lit Overnight Whitening Wand, which is made up of just four ingredients: alcohol, water, hydrogen peroxide, and acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer. Sarah Winter, a board-certified dentist and founder of Sarah Winter Dental in La Jolla, California, says that hydrogen peroxide has a “well-proven track record as a whitening ingredient, penetrating through…

It’s been a big year for Julia Michaels, but if you ask her, she’ll use the word “bizarre.” Not only did she write, record, and produce her debut LP Not in Chronological Order (out Friday, April 30) and earn her second Grammy nomination in the prestigious and elusive Song of the Year category, she also…

For decades, ad campaigns, editorials, and runways paid homage to a very particular type of Brazilian woman: the Supermodel. There were Alessandra, Gisele, and Adriana. Isabeli, Cintia, and Izabel. They had many similarities — towering legs, toned abs, arresting (often light) eyes, a waterfall of “beachy waves.” Today, a new guard of Brazilian women with…

It’s not easy having expensive taste when you don’t have much wealth to spare. That especially goes for beauty products — but there’s just something so special about savoring a product with a velvety texture, fine floral fragrance, or weighty gold packaging simply because you wanted it enough to drop the big bucks (and feeling…

The entire world has changed since RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s 13th season premiered all the way back on New Year’s Day, but after Friday’s finale, Drag Race fans everywhere have a new reigning queen: Symone, the hilarious, witty, talented, and deeply original individual from Los Angeles by way of Conway, Arkansas.  Symone delivered all season long…

Here’s the lowdown on how to subscribe to Allure’s print edition for more beauty routines, recommendations, and features. We could rattle on for days about the wonders of Korean skin care, but for now, we’ll reiterate our deep-seated appreciation for one particular innovation: acne patches. Instead of popping and picking your blemishes, we simply slap a pimple…

“Taking it back to high school,” says Dhaval G. Bhanusali, a board-certified dermatologist based in New York City. “Chlorophyll is an important mediator in photosynthesis, which is the process by which plants convert sunlight energy to chemical energy.” As far as its potential skin-care perks, board-certified dermatologist Purvisha Patel breaks it down for us. “Chlorophyll…

Read what your sign’s 2021 horoscope predictions have in store for you or check out the Aquarius personality profile. Happy May, Aquarius! Last month, a full moon brought you a reward for all the hard work you’ve been doing lately. You finally received some professional recognition for a project you poured energy into, and it’s time to bask…

Read what your sign’s 2021 horoscope predictions have in store for you or check out the Cancer personality profile.  Happy May, cute Cancer! The end of April asked you to go easier on yourself and let go of lingering regrets. While it’s important to learn from your past, at some point, guilt turns into shame and simply weighs…

Read what your sign’s 2021 horoscope predictions have in store for you or check out the Virgo personality profile.  Welcome to May, darling Virgo! Last month you did some work to get in touch with your romantic and sexual desires. Everyone talks about how tidy your sign is, but not enough people discuss how kinky you are. That’s…