In other words, the mascara brush and the formula itself are physically attracted to each other like magnets and refrigerator doors. From the moment that formula comes into contact with your eyelashes, they sort of become magnetic, too, and lightly cling to the brush as you apply. Or, as Bell explains, “the magnetic core in…

The rumors have been swirling for a few weeks: the longtime friendship between Kourtney Kardashian and Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker had evolved into a romantic relationship. And now, the eldest Kardashian sister has made it Instagram-official in the most Kardashian way: with the focus on a fabulous manicure. On the evening of Wednesday, February…

We get it — these days, there’s really nowhere to go, and wearing makeup with a mask may just feel pointless, but hear us out: False eyelashes are a quick-and-easy way to amplify your eyes and can make you look like you have it together (even if you really don’t).  Whether you fancy your lashes…

“Manicures and pedicures, I’m always tip-top/ When they say I’m not hot, all these lies need to stop.” When the confidence-boosting hit “Icy Grl” dropped in 2017, I couldn’t attend a party without hearing those lines over Khia’s “My Neck, My Back” beat, shouting them alongside the other Black women in the room. You couldn’t…

Although most of us aren’t wearing makeup as often as we used to, experimenting with makeup and carving out that time for myself has become a major solace for me throughout the past year. Hands down, the best product discovery I’ve made is the Danessa Myricks Beauty Colorfix, which scooped up a Best of Beauty…

Fendi bodysuit. Agmes earring. Makeup colors: Eyeliner Effet Faux Cils Shocking in Deep Black and Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick in Corail Legende by Yves Saint Laurent. Essie nail polish in Not Red-y for Bed. My Revlon deal was the perfect confluence of events. Former model Bethann Hardison, who was working from the inside of fashion…

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. Here’s an inconvenient truth: The sun is not your skin’s friend. We know the seriousness of sun-damage. And we also know the importance of…

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The video rental chain many of us remember fondly from our childhoods might be dead and long-gone, but Blockbuster lives on forever in the form of makeup, apparently. Hot Topic, the same retailer that previously delivered Polly Pocket, Friends, and Clueless beauty lines, is now bringing the masses another punch of much-needed 1990s nostalgia with…

Maybe the reason so many people conflate beauty with vanity is because it allows them to dismiss the whole emotionally fraught mess. Tending to your appearance is superficial, the thinking goes; it’s time-consuming, it gets in the way of big, important things. It’s vain. And who wants to be vain, standing in a club in…