What’s oily, a bit waxy, and secreted from your skin head-to-toe? Though it may not be the most pleasant-sounding skin-care term, sebum is a crucial component of the skin barrier — and when it’s thrown off balance (which can happen for a number of reasons), a variety of issues can occur. What’s more, though the…

After you’ve applied your texturizing products to the lengths of your hair, Pull your hair into a high ponytail and spray it. Then, using a brush, tease your loose hair. The brush makes the tease bigger and softer than if you were to use a comb, according to Koye. “Go down a couple of inches…

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…

If you’ve never gotten an ITZY song stuck in your head, you’re about to. Maybelline New York just announced the K-pop group as its newest global spokesmodel, so ITZY is truly about to be everywhere. Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna are not only the first K-pop stars to represent Maybelline, but they also make…

No matter how dedicated I am to my skincare routine, sometimes there is no stopping a pimple from making an appearance. That’s life. But, rather than applying every spot treatment I own and hoping for the best, the second I start to feel a blemish forming (haven’t we have all been there?) I reach for…

I have oily eyelids (a recipe for makeup smudges), so I normally use eye cream only at night. But I found that Akar Restore Eye Serum is light enough to use during the day. The serum is actually an oil — it’s packed with hydrating, soothing botanical oils like argan and jojoba and meets Allure’s Clean…

Despite spending more time at home, and theoretically having more leisure time to deep treat my hair, months of being holed-up in indoor heat has taken my hair to another level of parched. Even though I haven’t switched up the frequency of my wash days, nor am I heat styling more than usual, the ends…