Alyssa LatellaSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story February may be for lovers, but for me, it’s always a bit grim—it’s right after my birthday, the weather is frustratingly frigid, and there’s never enough time in the month (leap year joke, anyone?). In January, though, I pledged to elevate my life in little ways (remember…
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this story If you were a fly on the wall at the Allure office in the early 2010s, you likely heard editors talking about the French manicure—but not the way we do now. The look, characterized by an arc along the tip of the nail, “was always on the ‘tacky…
Collage: Paula Balondo; Source images: Courtesy of brands; Source images: Allure editorsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story If stubborn dark spots are your biggest skin concern, it might be time to give the best kojic acid products a spote in your routine. Vitamin C and niacinamide tend to steal the brightening spotlight, but kojic acid is…
Photo: Getty ImagesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story They say the Golden Globes are the big party of award season, but be so for real right now. It's obviously the Grammys that have the most fun, especially when it comes to what celebrity glam teams can conjure up. Personal style runs the most gigantic…
Collage: Paula Balondo; Source images: Courtesy of brandsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Finding the best drugstore foundations for mature skin used to feel like looking for a needle in a haystack—shades ran too light, textures were too thick, and anything with real coverage seemed to magnify dryness or fine lines. But these more…
Courtesy of nail artists: @bbgrrlnails, _citre, @lilithdidthemSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Sure, it may be the year of the fire horse, but there’s another animal in the spotlight for 2026: the deer—more specifically, the fawn. The cutesy, docile creature that’s associated with Disney princesses and scenic woodland whimsy is inspiring the latest nail…
Getty ImagesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story After the premiere of her hair-centric music video “The Subway,” which ends with her cutting her ultra-long hair, Chappell Roan posted on Instagram that she was desperate for a bob. “You do not. understand. how bad I want a bob now,” the Grammy winner wrote. It's been…
Photo: Getty ImagesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Earlier this week, when Pat McGrath Labs revealed it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy—a way for companies to sort out their debts while staying in business—one person’s response on Twitter cut through the internet’s commiserations about the brand’s financial status: "Pat McGrath products are inaccessible…