Where does Alicia Keys find inspiration? In her home, a modern marvel perched high above the pacific, and with her equally modern and marvelous family. But perhaps the secret has always been written in the stars. By Danielle PergamentPhotographed by Daria Kobayashi Ritch If there was ever a time to expect less of ourselves, this…

And this isn’t just a Bachelor issue, it’s an issue in television overall. “Too many shows have long, curly, straight, and/or light-haired woman as the lead. The more natural-looking woman is the best friend, the sidekick, or the overlooked,” Maddox-Semper continues. “The perception of hair growing out of your scalp and being beautiful the way…

“I spent most of my life with ridges up, but recently discovered that they should be facing down for maximum security,” stylist Annagjid “Kee” Taylor tells Allure. Rivera agrees: “You always want to make sure that the ridges are placed down facing the scalp,” she insists, adding that bobby pins should be placed close to…

Last year, our kitchens became short-order restaurants. Our living rooms became offices. And our bathrooms became the closest you could get to a spa. I now relish the peace that comes with shutting my bathroom door, turning on a podcast, cleansing, toning, and moisturizing to my heart’s content. The connection between one’s beauty rituals and…

With spring just around the corner, it’s time I get my skin out of hibernation and shed that layer of dead skin build-up. Youth To The People Yerba Mate Resurfacing Energy Facial Mask is a two-minute deep exfoliating mask that is powerful, credited to ingredients like pineapple enzymes (that exfoliate) and aloe (to soothe any…

Ever Skincare Smooth Peptide Lip Therapy helped get me through a very cold, very snowy winter. Its mix of hydrating ingredients (including sunflower and jojoba seed oils, and shea butter) are rich but not too heavy on lips, and the sheer pink tint is a pretty plus. On days when my lips felt too dry…

If you opened up my beauty cabinet, you’d find LED masks, sonic skin-care applicators, and microcurrent wands. But the tool I turn to most often doesn’t vibrate, pulsate, or light up — and certainly won’t blow a fuse in your apartment building. (It’s a long story.) In fact, Herbivore Botanicals Jade Depuffing Face Roller is…

Fortuna is an Italian clean beauty brand that uses organic — and wild foraged organic — ingredients, and that is as elegant as it sounds. (Wildcrafted skin care is, in fact, a new thing in the beauty industry, and it refers to products made with wildflowers and other foraged plants.) Furtuna Skin Face & Eye…

Allure: How do you use these products? I know I have my satin pillowcase, and I’ll put on my bonnet. And sometimes because my hair is short, I might have a durag, a satin pillowcase, and my bonnet on for extra protection. Do you ever use these products together? James: Yeah, absolutely. I just had…

At the Grammys 2021, Beyoncé joined the stage with Megan Thee Stallion to accept her 27th award ever. (She’d later pick up her 28th, breaking the record for the most Grammys ever for a musician). The history-making singer, of course, stunned audiences near and far not only with her attendance but also with her stunning…