Category: HEALTH

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 read more

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 read more

Photo: Warner Bros. PicturesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story In The Scenario, reporter Kirbie Johnson takes readers behind the scenes of the buzziest movies and TV shows to reveal how the best wigs, special effects makeup, and more are created. For this edition, Johnson spoke with Siân Miller, the hair and makeup designer for read more

Photo: CARLOS and ALYSESave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story When your skin is crashing out or sleep banks are running low (hello, midnight hot flashes), the best concealers for mature skin are absolute essentials. We can count on these trusted cover-ups to quickly camouflage blemishes, brighten our undereyes, and tackle sun spots and discoloration. read more

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 read more

Liudmila Chernetska / Getty ImagesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Waking up with frizzed ends, flattened roots, or a creased face from your pillow is a familiar frustration, which is exactly why the best silk pillowcases have become an essential part of our nighttime hair-care (and skin-care) routines. Unlike cotton, which can grip hair read more

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 read more

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 read more