According to Dr. Doft, Black women are also at higher risk for developing keloid scars after lipo. You should discuss this with your surgeon. But having her did something to my stomach muscles where they split. Courtesy of Bianka Fort As the child is growing in utero, the pressure outwards pulls these muscles apart.] I couldnt ever get defined abs. For the amount that I was working out, it didnt make sense....

Twice a year, I get jabbed withneuromodulators and fillersto smooth my forehead and lift my cheeks. And every time I do, I not-so-silently panic as the extra-fine needles poke my face. My injector knows me as the one who “hums” during treatment. Jesa Marie Calaor / Bella Geraci /Allure What is Emface and what are its benefits? Emface is a gear from BTL Aesthetics, the group that created the popular body-contouring devicesEmsculptand Emsculpt Neo....

It feels liketattooreveal week in the celebrity world. And on the same day,Mae Whitmanshowed off her arms full oftiny tattooson Instagram. For the taping, she wore a multicolored floral Christopher Kane dress with sleeves ending right above her elbow. Getty Images Her arms are full of small, black tattoos spaced out on her skin. It’s hard to make out each one, but we can see some cursive font on her wrist....

All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through links in this article. If googling skin cycling has been at the top of your to-do list,Dr. Illustration by Bella Geraci Ready to swap thick salves and rich creams for lighter, more gel-like textures? While you’re at it, don’t forget to care for your skin from the neck down Supergoop!...

Olivia Wildecelebrated her 39th birthday by revealing thetattooshe’s had for 26 years: a dragon. Thanks for the birthday love. I milked it for way too long and its been great. Getty Images Heres to whatevers next. Probably not another tramp stamp but who knows. Yup, that’s a dragon on her derriere. I have a tattoo of a dragon that I got when I was 13…. I was in New York City....

Smile practice quickly became one of the most anxiety-inducing boxes to check off my wedding prep list. Of all my dental work, the most noticeable was the veneer on my front right tooth. In the past five years, it became clear I needed to have the veneer replaced. Bella Geraci / Getty Images I settled on professionalteeth whitening. In September, I found myself at the doors ofApa Aestheticin New York City....

Welcome toDoing It, a column by sex educator and writer Varuna Srinivasan. Nefeli was in a marriage for over 12 years before she and her partner decided to open things up. Someone in apolyamorous relationshipcan have more than one relationship at a time. Bella Geraci/Allure Everyone involved is aware of and consents to being in the relationship. Swinging, open relationships, and"monogamish"relationship types all fall under this umbrella. After 11 years of monogamy where even flirting was considered cheating, we opened our relationship up....

All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through links in this article. Retinol is the G.O.A.T. Photographed by CARLOS and ALYSE. Stylist: Fiona Green. Hair: Jenni Iva Wimmerstedt. Makeup: Andrew Colvin. Manicure: Elina Ogawa. Model: Brandi Quinones. Shirt by Issey Miyake. Earrings by Paula Mendoza. Dealing with acne or dark spots? Fussing over enlarged pores?...

A lot of the techniques that become trends are depicted viaillustrated charts with placement guides. This makes it easier for users to adapt to their own faces, which likely helped with its virality. Heres a little background on Douyin and TikTok. Vivian Hoang and Chloe Paredes I fell in love with how flattering Douyin looked. I no longer felt insecure about not having large, double-lidded eyes. Hoang says the eyes are often the focus of Douyin makeup....

Baby bangsmay be one of the most controversial and daring hairstyles, and honestly, I’m usuallynota fan. But somehow, someway,Kat Grahamis tempting me to try them out with her recent look. Her hair wasn’t the only show-stopper at the award event. Getty Images From the front, the hairstyle appears sleek and straighter than a razor. She stuck to neutral shades for her smoked-out eye makeup. A golden shimmer shined on her lids with a faint hint of black on her lower lash line....

Kidman shareda sweet series of photoson Instagram to debut the new color and style. This content can also be viewed on the site itoriginatesfrom. Getty Images

All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through links in this article. “It was considered the classic nose.” Illustration by Yazmin Butcher It was also entirelyEurocentric. Flash forward: Things are finally, slowly beginning to shift. (The white patient population went from 9.2 million to 10.3 million during this same period.) Illustration by Yazmin Butcher...

Lil Nas Xhas been a prolific beauty chameleon over the last year, especially in the hair department. But the length of those braids is nothing compared to the hairstyle he’s showing off on Instagram. The ensemble is taken to the next level by his ponytail. Getty Images If it wasn’t up in a ponytail, his hair might even reach his ankles. This content can also be viewed on the site itoriginatesfrom....