TikTok Is Obsessed With the Laneige Layering Lip Bar

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. Of all the beauty trends TikTok is obsessed with,K-beautymight be the least surprising. Courtesy of brand They have a balmy texture and are actually quite moisturizing throughout the day I really highly recommend these. But, asAllure’s deputy editor Kara McGrath can attest, the Layering Lip Bar is worth the hunt....

February 17, 2021 · 1 min · 129 words · Jennifer Acosta

A Place of Refuge

This story originally appeared in the March 2011 issue of the magazine. The Esperance, or Hope, sisters were between 19 and 30 years old. They had no reason to believe that my life would not at some point end up like theirs. A makeshift salon in Haiti, three months after the 2010 earthquake. And I was too young to realize that they were working toward a different key in of life altogether....

February 16, 2021 · 2 min · 322 words · Kayla Ruiz

AllureHas Been Changing Beauty Journalism for 30 Years

it’s possible for you to read more articles like this onehere. But beforeAllure,beauty journalism wasnt always so… evolved. Wed even argue that, beforeAllure, beauty journalism didnt really… exist. (Founding editorLinda Wellswas a reporter atThe New York Timeswhen she was tapped to start the magazine.) For three decades, we’ve been challenging the way beauty is talked about, discovered, and shared. So don’t mind us as we toot our own horns and highlight some of our greatest accomplishments....

February 16, 2021 · 4 min · 680 words · Peter Brewer

Coming Clean: A Beauty Revolution

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. you could read more articles like this onehere. We know, we know. To be frank: It’s a very murky topic. In recent years, even larger retailers like Sephora and Ulta are onboard. In fact, the clean beauty market is on track to reach $22 billion by 2024....

February 16, 2021 · 1 min · 128 words · Elizabeth Martin

Danessa Myricks Beauty Is Officially Sold at Sephora Now

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 you agree with me, then you’ll be chuffed about what’s coming next. Courtesy of brand / Clara Hendler forAllure Danessa Myricks Beauty exclusively revealed toAllurethat the iconic brand is partnering up withSephorato launch most of its products onsephora.com. Last year was a long-overdue time of retail reckoning spurred by Sharon Chuter’s#PullUpOrShutUp challenge....

February 16, 2021 · 2 min · 339 words · Oscar Carpenter

Hot Topic's Blockbuster Eye Shadow Palette Has Me Crying Nostalgic Tears

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. Visithottopic.comto purchase the Blockbuster eye shadow palette and check in-store availability. Courtesy of brand Otherwise, have fun reminiscing about the time you begged your parents to rentJumanjifor the fourth time. All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission....

February 16, 2021 · 1 min · 87 words · Christina Frederick MD

How MAC Viva Glam Pioneered the Concept of Beauty Collabs

you might read more articles like this onehere. As the brand was becoming more successful, HIV and AIDS were wreaking havoc on the fashion andmakeup artistcommunities. Angelo and Toskan wanted to do something. Courtesy of MAC They created the MAC AIDS Fund and a lipstick the first Viva Glam as a fundraising mechanism. There was no TikTok. There was no Instagram. Courtesy of MAC There was no instantaneous news. There was no transparency....

February 16, 2021 · 1 min · 200 words · Jessica Taylor

Jennifer Lopez Walks Us Through 15 of Her Favorite Beauty Moments

you’re free to read more articles like this onehere. When that’s the case, the public record is like a scrapbook of your life. But, as it’s J.Lo’s own scrapbook, we decided to let her break it down. Getty Images Here are 15 of the star’s most memorable looks from the past 30 years. I remember thinking that the clothes were so cool. I felt like I had arrived, to be honest....

February 16, 2021 · 4 min · 654 words · Elizabeth Crawford

Key of SHINee Never Thought He'd Still Be a K-Pop Star at 30

All year long, we’re bringing you essays from fascinating folks turning 30 this year just asAllureis. (Think of it as a joint birthday party. Depending on where you are, I’m already 30. SM Entertainment Technically, I turn 30 on September 23, butin Korea, I’m actually already 301. When I was younger, I thought I would be someone’s husband or a father by now. Thirty years old seemed so grown-up. SHINee in 2012 with Key on the far right...

February 16, 2021 · 4 min · 753 words · Cindy Bennett

Kulfi Beauty's Long-Awaited Kajal Liners Are a Celebration of South Asian Culture

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. “That playfulness andnostalgiaare what makes Kulfi the perfect name for the brand,” she tellAllure. Courtesy of brand That’s not to say that her brand philosophy necessarily aligned with her experiences growing up. Meet Kulfi’s first product launch of many: fiveUnderlined Kajal Eyelinerscarefully curated to enrich South Asian skin tones....

February 16, 2021 · 2 min · 276 words · Brian Burton

Linda Wells: We Are Living in the Golden Age of Beauty

Read more articles fromAllure’s 30th Anniversaryissue. “Remember the time I had to learn how to change her bandages?” my sister asked, still freshly incredulous, as she took a bite of sesame chicken. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Our mother had gotten a facelift but not a nurse, so my sister was called into service. She was barely a teenager. My sister’s duties began when she was ushered into the hospital recovery room....

February 16, 2021 · 3 min · 631 words · Laura James

Sofia Vergara Is Joining the Celebrity Beauty Brand Club

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. And lucky forSofia Vergara, it seems consumers haven’t hit celebrity-beauty-brand fatigue just yet. Getty Images

February 16, 2021 · 1 min · 43 words · Michael Webster

The CROWN Act Makes Our Hair Just as Protected as Race, Sex, and Religious Beliefs

you’re free to read more articles like this onehere. Makinghair typea protected class normalizes the hair so many Black people are born with. (The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.) Nadine Ijewere I was like, ‘you might make [this] change.’ We formed an alliance [alongside like-minded organizations] called the C.R.O.W.N. Coalition: Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. Jessica Cruel We did this because we know legislation changes lives....

February 16, 2021 · 5 min · 973 words · Helen Hall