Last winter, while Allure‘s deputy editor Kara McGrath was bored at home with grown-out roots, she cracked open a tub of pastel-pink color-depositing conditioner. About 40 minutes later, she had cheery, rosy hair and 58 selfies to mark the start of what has become a long-term relationship with temporary hair color. As it turns out,…

Fall is just around the bend, and if you’re familiar with seasonal skin issues, then you know that customizing your skin-care routine to the changing weather is essential. Thankfully, there’s still time to switch up your skin-care routine to align it with your current needs, or simply invite the best newness into your regimen. To…

“I stopped by Target to buy one thing and ended up in there for three hours,” or so the age-old tale goes. We’ve fooled ourselves one too many times thinking we’d only pick up some household essentials like bath towels and laundry detergent only to end up browsing the vast beauty aisles minutes later. Lest…

Courtney Love is officially a member of the Pixie Cut Club. She has now joined the ranks of other celebrities that have also worn the chic, shorty hairstyle throughout 2021, such as Demi Lovato, Rihanna, Janelle Monáe, and Cardi B.  Love shared a photo of the new ‘do via Instagram on Monday, September 20. She…

Megan Thee Stallion’s manicures are always it — typically super long, full of gorgeous bright colors, and in a lipstick shape. She’s no stranger to switching it up either, with eye-catching designs like the baby blue French manicure with sheer blue tips or the blue, green, and yellow ombré set she debuted in February. The…

It’s been seven months since makeup lovers were devastated by the news that Becca Cosmetics, arguably a vertebra in the backbone of the beauty industry, would be going out of business. It was as if the lights went out — literally. Some of our all-time-favorite highlighters, like the Readers’ Choice Award-winning and best-selling Shimmering Skin…

There’s a 99 percent chance you owned at least one body mist as a pre-teen. But as we grew up, so did our fragrance profiles, and many of us moved on from spritzes to more sophisticated bottles of luxury perfumes.  But now, thanks to the revival of Y2K fashion and beauty, these light and refreshing…

Eighties and ’90s babies, gather ’round, because Olivia West is here to show you how to transform your face into your old TrapperKeeper. West says the release of the Morphe and Lisa Frank collection last year spurred her desire to paint illustrations of the brand’s colorful characters. If you like to get matchy with your…

The exception? Sunscreen. “This should never fall below an SPF 30 and you must reapply often,” she adds. The amount of sunscreen you apply matters, too, as New York City board-certified dermatologist Marisa Garshick previously explained to Allure. “For the face, it is recommended to apply a nickel-sized dollop — the equivalent of two finger…

There’s something about shopping at Sephora that makes us feel like kids at a candy store. Perhaps it’s the fact that the famed beauty shop is lined with luxury beauty brands like Benefit Cosmetics, Drybar, and Stila Cosmetics. Or maybe it’s the fact that it also has exciting new brands — like up-and-coming cosmetics line…