Editor’s note: This review was written prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent postponing of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which are now rescheduled to 2021. Allure is currently reporting on the novel coronavirus and its impact on the beauty industry. To read some of that coverage, click here). SK-II has become nearly as well-known …
Lather, rinse, repeat. We all know how to shampoo, but finding the right product to use isn’t always so simple. There are plenty of them on the market — exfoliating, volumizing, brass-busting — but clarifying shampoos have the most confusing nomenclature. Like, what is a clarifying shampoo anyway? Doesn’t it do the job of a …
I feel pretty confident about handling most of my beauty-salon needs at home. Cutting my own hair, giving myself mini facials, hiding my overgrown manicure — I feel like my career thus far as a beauty editor has prepared me for self-quarantine. But my friends, not so much. My phone blows up on the regular …
Since 1994, sales of MAC‘s Viva Glam have been making an incredible difference in the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS. (It’s also known for some of the most incredible lip colors in the history of makeup.) With 100 percent of the selling price of its Viva Glam lipsticks dedicated to supporting this vulnerable community, …
Being isolated at home has inspired a number of people to try something new with their hair. Whether it’s a major makeover like going for a buzz cut à la Taika Waititi or letting grays grow in like Kelly Ripa has decided to do, having a little more time on our hands at home and …
With hair salons closed due to COVID-19, people have had to figure out how to give themselves salon treatments from the comfort of their homes. Some celebrities have even shared these attempts on social media, whether they are doing their own hair or having a family member do it for them. On a video chat …
When your place of employment happens to be Allure, everyone and their grandmother tend to treat you like a living, breathing beauty encyclopedia. Not a single day goes by when at least one person randomly asks us, “What is your favorite [insert beauty product here]?” The best mascara is, without a doubt, one of the …
While we’re all stuck indoors (or should be) for the foreseeable future, treating yourself to a much-deserved facial may seem like a far-off, unimaginable luxury — but that doesn’t mean you needn’t continue to care for your complexion. On the contrary, while the outside world continues to manifest constant feelings of anxiety, fear, and uncertainty, …
When New York dermatologist Elen Marmur, MD fielded a question from fellow physician, OBGYN Dr. Lucky Sekhon, it led her to explore a risk of susceptibility to COVID-19 exposure in patients taking certain acne medications. “Last night @lucky.sekhon asked an insightful question about #spironolactone so we researched it at 5:30am and found important information,” shared Dr. Marmur in a …
New York dermatologist Marina Peredo, MD closed her Park Avenue office on March 5, and followed suit with her Long Island location a couple of days later. Even before the city mandated it, she realized that staying open posed a risk to her staff, to her patients and to herself. Nonetheless, she says, patients were—and still …
