Intrepid Italians on TikTok are putting their clanking radiators to use beyond heating their homes. A user from Naples who goes by kekka.mngcs recently posted a video of herself wrapping her long hair around the cylinders of her heater — as if it were a stationary, horizontal curling wand — before holding it there for…

If you want the main character to be the true star of your romantic comedy, the worst thing you can do is cast Michelle Buteau as the sidekick best friend or any other background character. While the protagonist is caught up in their feelings, Buteau’s character is busy stealing the scene — something you already…

Three years ago, the Korean beauty ideal of “glass skin” migrated over to the U.S. Back then, the thought of skin so translucent and dewy it resembles a pane of glass seemed achievable only with extensive skin-care routines and the accompanying finances needed to purchase them. But according to Alicia Yoon, founder of K-beauty brand…

Thirty percent of Americans have at least one tattoo. For the rest of the population, there’s been the option of a temporary version for at least a century. But it’s just recently that fleeting tattoos have become a varied and nuanced art form much like their permanent counterparts. Many companies now collaborate on designs with…

Here’s the lowdown on how to subscribe to Allure’s print edition for more beauty routines, recommendations, and features. When the weather starts to heat up, some people get stressed over showing more skin — especially if one’s prone to body breakouts or pimples on the butt. And well, while it may sound embarrassing (it shouldn’t…

In recent years — and especially in 2020 — we’ve seen an overdue uptick in BIPOC-founded beauty brands getting the visibility and availability they deserve from retailers. Between Sephora pledging 15 percent of its shelf space to Black-owned brands and Target creating a badge to indicate and celebrate beauty products by Black-owned brands, things have…

“[Selena was] an awkward teenager like we all were at one time or another, so there are some looks in there that are really fun to explore,” Stapleton explains of the show’s vast array of notable beauty looks. “What you see actually is also the influence of this young woman…by a lot of the American…

When I saw Netflix’s Nappily Ever After for the first time at a public screening, the entire room went dead silent and leaned all the way forward the moment protagonist Violet took electric clippers directly to her head. No one dared to speak as they watched her shave away the entirety of her hair in a…

For The 2020 International Day of Persons With Disabilities, writer Madison Lawson, a.k.a. @wheelchairbarbie, shares her list of what to read, watch, and listen to this December 3 and beyond. To read stories about inclusivity and representation in the industry, check out our new series, The Beauty of Accessibility. Nearly 15 percent of the world’s…

At long last, four months after E.L.F. announced that Alicia Keys would be joining its family with a new “lifestyle beauty brand,” Keys Soulcare is here. And, as promised in a September update, three products, which the brand refers to as the First Ritual when used together, have arrived. Arguably the most highly anticipated of…