While The Rich Cream is not the first vegan Augustinus Bader product (The Lip Balm, The Face Oil, The Essence, The Cleansing Balm, and The Body Oil have that designation as well), the upgrade features what cofounder Augustinus Bader (a famed stem-cell scientist) describes as “an advanced and smart formula resulting in deeper nourishment and…

The range includes five cologne de parfums (with more to come in the future), which Herman says were formulated (and clearly, named) with the brand’s overarching principle of gender neutrality when it comes to scent. Just call them “genderful,” as the bottles read.  “When we were considering starting Boy Smells, I was starting to wear…

My hands have spent the last year in a deep, smoldering depression. (The body attached to them also had a rough go of it, but that is another story entirely.) Due to global events beyond their feeble grasp, they were laid off from their job of touching things very early on. Intimacy was absolutely forbidden;…

Hard, brittle, unyielding — these aren’t adjectives you want to describe your hair. But the first time I used a protein treatment in the hopes of strengthening my 4B curls, they hardened into a helmet. It was probably because the formula’s keratin proteins sat on top of my hair instead of penetrating it, says Fraser…

Shaping, grooming, and filling in your own eyebrows takes a lot more skill than most people realize. Sometimes you get so wrapped up in making them perfect that you end up plucking your way to teeny-weeny arches. Or you get a little overzealous with pomade and become accidental twins with Eugene Levy. It happens to…

Winter certainly has not been playing fair. However, March singles the start of longer, sunnier days, and from our beauty-loving perspective, the introduction of so many great new hair products, skin care, and makeup. It’s the perfect time to start planning your summer hairstyles and kick any winter hair restoration plans into high gear. With…

A weird question beauty journalists sometimes ask celebrities, makeup artists, hairstylists, and the like is, “If you could only bring three beauty products to bring to a deserted island, what would they be?” (It’s supposed to be a cheeky way of asking, “So what are your three absolute must-haves?”)  It’s a silly question for a…

With new makeup dropping at dizzying daily rates, we’ve decided to make it easier for you to sort through the selection of the latest liners, lipsticks, and the like. Allure editors eagerly pore over every new launch and emerging brand to find the standouts in the bright, shimmery selections each month. Although we’re partial to…

I’m game to try just about any look in the makeup book, but the thought of creating a smoky eye — especially with all-over black — makes me anxious. Where does the smudging start and end? How do you make it look naturally messed up as opposed to, well, a train wreck? When I got…

In 2020, Awkwafina made history at the Golden Globes as the first Asian-American woman to win Best Actress. This year, the actor is back at the awards ceremony, this time to present the Globe for Best Actor (Motion Picture) in a Musical or Comedy.  The New York City native certainly had an eventful week. Besides…