This year is Allure’s 30th Anniversary, and we’re celebrating by looking back at iconic moments in beauty from the past three decades. You can read more articles like this one here. Everyone is kind of obsessed with Jennifer Lopez. You can count the number of fans the multi-hyphenate has accumulated during her decade-spanning career: On…

All year long, we’re bringing you essays from fascinating folks turning 30 this year — just as Allure is. (Think of it as a joint birthday party.) Key, of iconic K-pop group SHINee, is kicking things off by bringing us through his entire history as a K-pop star. Known for his adventurous taste in beauty…

This year is Allure’s 30th Anniversary, and we’re celebrating by looking back at iconic moments in beauty from the past three decades. You can read more articles like this one here. In the context of beauty, “green” should not be confused with “clean,” but that’s not to say “clean” can’t be “green.” We know, we…

Chrissy Teigen is candid as can be, even about her cosmetic procedures. (Remember when she shared her breast-implant-removal journey?) So if she got lip filler, she’d be the first to tell you. That’s why we completely believe her when she says the reason her lips suddenly looked so plump over the weekend is not due…

It’s hard to believe that it was nearly a year ago that, in an attempt to keep her hair color fresh while isolating near the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Blake Lively requested an at-home kit from colorist Rona O’Connor that would be administered by none other than her husband, Ryan Reynolds. At the time,…

Here’s the lowdown on how to subscribe to Allure’s print edition for more beauty routines, recommendations, and features. Say it with us: “I will apply sunscreen every single day, just like mom and Allure taught me.” OK, now here’s how you follow through and actually do it. (Spoiler: It’s way easier than you think). Plenty of daily…

Over the past several weeks, I’ve seen and heard many of my fellow Asian Americans express how issues in our community are so often overlooked. I didn’t realize until I was an adult how much I suffocated my own feelings in order to make other people more comfortable. A few years ago, I took my…

I scooped a quarter-size amount of the moisturizer onto my skin, and holy shit — it was so cold, I almost dropped it. Luckily, I didn’t, and began to slowly rub the icy concoction onto my skin. Instantly, my skin woke up as if I had poured a glass of water, er, ice onto it….

Before COVID-19, as Yashu Dhamija describes it, when a patient presented with an itchy, painful allergic reason known as contact dermatitis, doctors had to “put on their detective hats” to identify the cause. Contact dermatitis can result from allergens in detergents, skin-care products, and more, and a doctor and patient often work together to find…

If there’s one step in our daily skin-care regimens that we dare not skip, it’s applying serum. Serums are the best way to deliver a highly concentrated, potent dose of active ingredients to the skin. Whether it’s antioxidants, hyaluronic acid, peptides, botanical agents, or any number of other ingredients, serums are able to carry smaller…