Velvet Nails Are the Holiday Upgrade to Your Glazed Donut Manicure

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. Despite its name, this manicure actually has more to do with sparkles than the texture of the fabric. @_citre “The effect is very magical,” says nail artistHannah Lee. Celebrity manicuristSteph Stonesays she’s been seeing this design onKorean nail salonaccounts for some time now....

November 20, 2022 · 2 min · 276 words · Courtney Hunter

I Took an Intimacy Coordinator Class to Learn How to Say No in Real Life

My homework for the week was to say no and I couldn’t stop apologizing for it. “I’m the driver, and I want to listen to Dua Lipa. (My bad.) Getty Images I need a few more days.” (Okay, in this case I actually was sorry.) I know that no means no. No is, as Instagram infographics have informed us for years, a full sentence. ShowslikeEuphoria, Insecure,andSex Educationall have intimacy coordinators on set....

November 19, 2022 · 2 min · 367 words · Molly Gonzalez

Why Going Blonde Has Never Been Just About Hair Color

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. Soap flakes, bleach, lemon juice. Getty Images Gold dust and dye made of saffron, the most expensive spice in the world. All of these have something in common: humanity’s relentless obsession withblonde. Blonde is a dream to hold on to. Joyce Bryant, a singer and actor who rose to fame in the late ’40s and early ’50s, achieved her signature metallic blonde using radiator paint....

November 19, 2022 · 3 min · 488 words · Christina Roberts

Ellen Pompeo Said Goodbye to Meredith Grey with Perfectly Tousled Honey Blonde Waves and Impeccable Brows

Dr. Meredith Grey is leaving the halls of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. You all are RIDERS and you all have made the ride so fun and ICONIC!!" she wrote, adding that it may not be thefinalappearance of her beloved character. Getty Images (After all, no onereallyleaves or dies on a soapy nighttime drama likeGrey’s.) “I love you madly and appreciate you right back. This content can also be viewed on the site itoriginatesfrom....

November 18, 2022 · 1 min · 73 words · Joy Johnson

Gabrielle Union Wore Her Hair in an Eye-Catching "Braid Flower"

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. Gabrielle Unionhas graced every single red carpet she’s walked wearing hairstyles that keep getting better and better. Getty Images Poleon styled Union’s hair back in a slick bun before creating a halo of intricate circular braids. The loops and twists came together into a structural masterpiece mimicking the shape of a regal crown....

November 18, 2022 · 1 min · 146 words · Dominique Murphy

Megan Fox Looks Like a Y2K Prom Queen in This Messy Updo With Face-Framing Tendrils

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. All products featured onAllureare independently selected by our editors. Getty Images However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Getty Images

November 18, 2022 · 1 min · 56 words · Tonya Wolf

Michelle Obama Wanted to Wear Braids in the White House, But Americans "Weren’t Ready"

She said that Americans were just “getting adjusted” to having a Black family in the White House. Let me keep my hair straight, Obama reflected on her past self. Lets get healthcare passed. Getty Images she shared in her conversation with host Ellen DeGeneres. “They tripped out when Barack wore a tan suit. The great indignity, the scandal of the Obama administration! She imagined a similar scenario for herself had she worn braids and other natural styles at the time....

November 18, 2022 · 1 min · 134 words · Kimberly Banks

Rihanna Models Her Most Risqué Savage X Fenty Lingerie Yet

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. This content can also be viewed on the site itoriginatesfrom. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

November 18, 2022 · 1 min · 41 words · Joshua Miller

The Best Briogeo Products for a Healthy Scalp and Luscious Hair

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. There’s no one-size-fits-all lineup; after all,everyone’s hair typeand styling preferences are different. Soleil Summer /Allure However, if you want that next-levelsalon-status blowout, you might’t just wing it. You’ve got to be strategic about what go-to products from shampoos to reparative treatments you keep on hand....

November 18, 2022 · 2 min · 310 words · Thomas Gardner

9 Bold Haircut Ideas to Try In 2024

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. Thankfully, 2024s haircut trends are versatile and make that first trip to the salon more exciting than usual. Getty Images As far as fringes go, Jane Birkin-inspired bangs will sweep foreheads from January to December. Short crops will still be in style, but expect them to have a more effortless twist....

November 17, 2022 · 3 min · 480 words · Jose Farrell

Blake Lively's "Antique Grandma" Manicure Is Exactly What My Nails Need Next

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. Where do you get your manicure inspiration from? Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Call them granny nails effortlessly elevated for 2022. This story originally appeared inBritish Vogue. @blakelively

November 17, 2022 · 1 min · 55 words · Erin Camacho

Dua Lipa Looks Like a Modern-Day Britney Spears in a Denim Gown & Butt-Grazing Waves

This content can also be viewed on the site itoriginatesfrom. Throwback elements are a key centerpiece of Lipa’s personal style. The musician is all about referencing the past in her stage costumes and red carpet outfits. Getty Images For the 2022 Grammy Awards, she worea ’90s-esque black and gold Versace lookwith white-hot platinum blonde hair. Lipadefinitelyhas the balance of modern trendsetting and throwback fun down in her glam routine and her music....

November 17, 2022 · 1 min · 72 words · Barbara Bray

How Symone Developed Her Glowing, Glamorous, Graceful Drag Persona

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. We would always end up being late because she spent so much time getting ready. I started paying attention when I was six or seven years old. I remember she wouldput on foundationand she’d always look so beautiful. That carried over when I started doing drag because I always focus on the skin the most....

November 17, 2022 · 5 min · 914 words · Christopher Morgan