According to board-certified plastic surgeon David Shafer, for those who may describe their chins as “wear,” chin augmentation with Restylane Defyne may be a desirable and effective option. “Any patient with hypoplastic or recessed chin is a good candidate,” he tells Allure, explaining that dermal fillers approved for chin augmentation have been a game-changer for…

Look, we all know how hard it is to get hair to stay in its place. Even with the strongest-hold gel, you might still find a few stray hairs out of place once a couple of hours pass. But when a TikTok user by the name of Tessica Brown ran out of her go-to hairspray,…

I haven’t left my home in 15 days (or maybe it’s been 20). Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak made its way to New York City back in March, I’ve made it a point to stay inside — for as long as I could. I’ve grown used to my agoraphobic behavior, but my skin is still…

In the wake of 2020’s nationwide Black Lives Matter uprising, our social media feeds flourished with the hashtag #PullUpOrShutUp. The movement and Pull Up For Change organization, created by Uoma Beauty founder Sharon Chuter, encouraged beauty companies to reveal just how many Black employees and employees of color they have (especially in leadership positions). Now,…

Unistella has a lengthy list of celebrity clients, including, but not limited to, Blackpink and Irene Kim. The beloved nail studio based in Seoul, South Korea, just added two members of K-pop group NCT to its star-studded lineup.  In a new edition of his popular vlog series, Johnny’s Communication Center, Johnny shared his first-ever experience…

Oh, hey. It’s been a minute. Happy New Year! And welcome back to a brand-new season of The Science of Beauty: Allure’s podcast hosted by our editor in chief, Michelle Lee, and executive beauty director, Jenny Bailly. Have you missed us? Because we sure missed you. Now, buckle up, folks, because you’re in for three…

When Cardi B isn’t showing off her a fire wig, working on new music, or sharing her latest Reebok collaboration, the rapper is living it up with her husband Offset and taking care of her beautiful baby Kulture. Like her mother, Kulture likes to stunt for the ‘gram with the cutest hairstyles and outfits or…

Our world is so obsessed with appearances that the simple act of looking in a mirror can be an uncomfortable experience if you don’t live up to the (thin, white, cis-gendered, able-bodied) expectation historically set by movies, TV, social media, and even magazines like this one. For those of us with big bodies and rounder…

We’re more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and as expected when dealing with any virus, new variants are beginning to spread. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of a virus are expected to occur over time.” And so far, several variants of…

It’s about time, but within the past year, seemingly more companies than ever are using their money to actively lift up communities of color. Lashify created an incubator and mentor program for Black businesses; brands like Anastasia Beverly Hills have pledged whopping amounts of money to Black-led organizations such as the NAACP Legal Defense and…