Unless you’ve been tuned out to the beauty world these last few months, odds are you’ve heard of an ingredient called CBD (short for cannabidiol). The buzzy ingredient, which, no, won’t get you high, even if ingested as an oral tincture or supplement, has now evolved into a bonafide skin-care trend, with brands offering a…

Cody Jorgensen, an assistant professor in the criminal justice department at Boise State University, describes the “War on Drugs” as a policy shift that “essentially encouraged law enforcement to take a harsher approach to drug enforcement.” That shift officially began under President Richard Nixon and ramped up during President Ronald Reagan’s term, Jorgensen says. When…

Here’s the lowdown on how to subscribe to Allure’s print edition for more beauty routines, recommendations, and features. CBD vapes are overtaking the shelves everywhere from high-end cannabis stores to gas stations. You may even see them alongside nicotine vapes, which may make them seem like a tempting alternative to smoking tobacco. Harvard Medical School cannabis specialist…

The Letscherts aren’t simply updating the old formula and taking the first Bio-Oil off the market, though. Instead, they’re adding the natural option to the roster while keeping original Bio-Oil around as a way to meet consumers where they’re at while still celebrating the efficacy of the debut formula. The brothers say neither product is…

To be completely real, washing your hair can be such a drag. Thankfully, the beauty Gods have blessed us with one of our favorite products for lazy hair days, dry shampoo. The downside is that not all dry shampoos work for every hair color, that’s because, according to cosmetic chemist Ron Robinson, they’re made with…

“Vermillion red is an important color in Asian culture. It symbolizes luck, joy, and happiness, and it is kind of like our neutral — we use it to define spaces, on walls, and on ceilings in temples,” says Barose, who recommends pairing Serge Lutens Matte Lipstick in N1 with Srichand Blush of The Day in…

After that, I applied a dime-size amount of the tinted moisturizer to my Sigma F80 Air Flat Kabuki Brush and started buffing it into my skin, focusing on the darker spots on my cheeks. And guys, this stuff is incredible.  Tarte Sugar Rush Skin Treat Poreless Tinted Moisturizer The fluffy, mousse-like texture makes skin look…

The reality is, toothbrushes can produce a lot of plastic waste — over 400 million manual brushes are sent to landfills in the U.S. in a single year alone, according to Colgate — and unfortunately, these plastics often end up in waterways and harm all the little and not-so-little sea creatures. More sustainable options, like…

Such a small amount of research does leave room for detractors. “I have never seen a long-term benefit from doing [facial exercises],” says aesthetician Joanna Vargas. (She prefers hands-on facial massage instead, noting that any good facial will incorporate a simple face massage to depuff and contour the face.) For those of us who already…