What It's Like to Get a "Made to Fade" Ephemeral Tattoo

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. While in college, Sakhai met future cofounders, Vandan Shah and Brennal Pierre. Devon Abelman/Allure They asked him one question that would soon change the future of tattooing: “Whyaretattoos permanent?” The Ephemeral team does not want you to confuse them with “temporary tattoos,” however....

May 12, 2021 · 3 min · 458 words · Emily Garcia

Zara Created a Beauty Brand With a Legendary Makeup Artist at the Helm

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. Allurestaffers were some of the first to try most of the products in the line. Nadine Ijewere, David Sims, Oliver Hadlee Pearch; Courtesy of Zara “It’s so nice and shiny and hydrating,” she says. Each of its five shades contains itty-bitty pearlescent pigments that catch the light for a slightly glossy sheen....

May 12, 2021 · 2 min · 291 words · Mark Barber PhD

Awkwafina Changes the Rules of the Game

Several movies, TV shows, and a rap career later, it has paid off spectacularly. The next moves are hers. We trade favorite episodes and she offers a spot-on armchair analysis of the typical perps. Its always the husband and its usually some kind of infidelity. And its…its…stupidity because they never cover their tracks, right? You know what I mean? Because its obviously a hole, [but] how do they put that hole back?...

May 11, 2021 · 7 min · 1407 words · Michele Shepard

Here's What HipDot's NewCluelessMakeup Looks Like on Someone Who's the Exact Same Age as Cher Horowitz

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. Like, down to the month.Cluelesshit theaters in July 1995; I had just turned 16 that April. Courtesy of brand But when I saw thatHipDotis launching a naturally adorableCluelessmakeup collection, I hesitated. Perhaps this profoundly 90s-teeny-bopper makeup collection isnt really for someone my age....

May 11, 2021 · 1 min · 178 words · Miranda Mckay

How Often Should I Shower Each Week, Really?

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. TheNew York Timeswoke up and chosefrowsinesson May 5, publishing a piece titled “See Fewer People. Getty Images Take Fewer Showers.” Because there aren’t as many opportunities for their body odor to offend people. Environmentalists make the argument about water waste. Getty Images...

May 11, 2021 · 2 min · 367 words · Casey Diaz

Postpartum Hair Loss Can Be Intense, But I've Found a Community of Support

And after the birth of each of my three kids, it certainly did. This last time around, it was particularly intense. For a few months, our shower drain was regularly covered in a nest of hair. Courtesy of subject The floor around my desk was littered with the day’s fallout. My whole head of hair seemed to be shedding. But the most curious change was to my hairline. The left side sits about half an inch higher than the right....

May 11, 2021 · 1 min · 147 words · Justin Evans

This Epic Brow-Tinting Fail on TikTok Will Convince You to Leave It to the Pros

And right off the bat, we get some foreshadowing when she reads the instructions and proudly ignores them. “This is such a good look,” Southern jokes. “Oh my god. Getty Images Oh my god,” she repeats over and over. This content can also be viewed on the site itoriginatesfrom. “This ain’t a vibe no more. I have stained my skin. New York City-based coloristNikki Ferrarasays the alcohol could have done the trick, but baby oil can also help....

May 11, 2021 · 1 min · 92 words · Taylor Freeman

Introducing the Limited-Edition J-Beauty + K-BeautyAllureBeauty Box

We hope they become as beloved by you as they are by us! Quantities are limited, soorder nowto take advantage of this exclusive offer before they’re sold out. Check out what’s in thislimited-edition box. I also noticed an immediate plumping effect, which I’m attributing to the hyaluronic acid in the blend. It even helped calm the dark spots left behind from my stressed-induced breakouts. Simply put, my skin looked the happiest it has in a while....

May 10, 2021 · 2 min · 286 words · Lisa Gonzalez

MAC'sCruella-Inspired Makeup Is Its Most Diabolical Disney Collection 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. Despite their evilness and deceitful plans, Disney villains are compelling characters often known for their striking appearances. The brand dug into itsownsubculture roots to capture the fashionable villain’s aesthetic. The collection’s edgy black-and-white packaging and elevated staples prove just that. The pigments are perfect for a smoked-out look like the one Stone wears in thetrailer....

May 10, 2021 · 1 min · 97 words · John Alexander

New Plastic Surgery Report Shows Growing Interest in Aesthetic Procedures Amid Pandemic

During this time, manyplastic surgeons shifted to work on the frontlinesas well. Enter: the wildly popularnonsurgical (or liquid) rhinoplasty. And the decrease was a bit more than their surgical sisters, 16 perfect versus 14 percent, respectively. Getty Images “Often a big part of what plastic surgeons do are skin cancer andbreast cancerreconstruction,” he says. To his point: Nearly 7 million reconstructive surgeries logged in 2020, a 3 percent increase from 2019....

May 10, 2021 · 1 min · 100 words · Sara Perry

RealDoll Has Taken the Term "Dream Girl" to an Entirely New Level

And where there are eclectic clients, there are going to be eclectic requests. “I am a fantasy nerd myself. I’m not a closet Trekkie I don’t keep it to myself. Courtesy of RealDolls I’m an out-and-proudStar Trekfan. “I mean, we’ve done purple elves. The goblin we’re working on now is this really cool olive green color. Courtesy of RealDolls We’ve done blue dolls. We’ve done a devil doll.” (McMullen says they also do not, under any circumstances, create dolls of animals or children....

May 10, 2021 · 2 min · 287 words · Jessica Mckenzie

This Tiktoker Looks Just Like Princess Diana In Her Latest Hair Tutorial

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. Now, TikTokerRose Van Rijnis going viral for basically transforming into Diana’s twin with her latest hair tutorial. Courtesy of Getty Images/TikTok@70srose This content can also be viewed on the site itoriginatesfrom. She cut her shoulder-length hair into a chin-grazing bob with bangs and the perfect amount of layers....

May 10, 2021 · 1 min · 144 words · Mrs. Tracy Barnett

Why Blair Imani Wears Bold Makeup for Her "Smarter in Seconds" Videos

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. She’s made learning about history, society, identity, and even politicsfun. Courtesy Blair Imani Full disclosure: I’ve known Imani for years. Allure: You’ve always showed up very authentically on social media makeup or not, hijab or hat. Blair Imani:Sometimes it’s really deliberate. Courtesy Blair Imani...

May 10, 2021 · 4 min · 832 words · Lisa Delgado