Fifty Shades of Grey’s Makeup Artist Shares Her Secrets
Watch the video above to see the makeup artist for 50 Shades of Grey break down Anastasia Steele's looks!
View Article7 Over-the-Counter Retinol Creams Your Skin Will Love
No matter your age, retinol is going to do you favors in the skin department. The kind of favors you’ll see in the mirror and can’t believe are real (we speak from experience). Over-the-counter retinol...
View ArticleElle Fanning on Tearjerkers and Loving Ryan Gosling
Elle Fanning still loves Ryan Gosling, even though he's married (a sentiment we echo ourselves). Click the video above to hear about her crush and why she doesn't like the Notebook!
View ArticleAn Edgy Update to Your Go-To Black Liner
Bored of your go-to cat-eye? Try this easy update instead. Click the video above to see!
View ArticleWhy You Should Smell Like Lavender to Gain Peoples’ Trust
Remember that scene in Disney’s Aladdin, when Aladdin reaches out his hand towards Jasmine and asks, “Do you trust me?” And then, instead of yelling, “No, you creep!” and running far, far away, the...
View ArticleThe Winning Lipstick-and-Dress Color Pairings that Celebrities Swear By
After seeing Naomi Watts and Taylor Swift #twinning in red lipstick and yellow gowns at this year’s Golden Globes, we started thinking about the coolest color combinations celebs love to wear on the...
View ArticleThe Secret to Incredible Hair Starts at Your Scalp: 6 Tips to Know Now
Want longer, thicker, shinier, more amazing hair? (Um, of course.) That’s why you’ve ditched your big bathroom towel, swapped out that cotton pillowcase, and stopped messing with your strands when wet....
View ArticleMove Aside Coconuts, 2015 is the Year of the Macadamia Nut!
When it comes to trendy health food of the nut variety, the almond and cashew have had their glory (their milks and butters abound), the coconut—though technically not a nut, but close enough—has been...
View Article7 Monday Morning Hairstyles That You Can Do in Under 5 Minutes
Mondays are for letting yourself sleep that extra 15 minutes, not for blow-drying, curling, or straightening. So we’re dubbing Mondays a strict no-shampoo zone. As such, we’ve planned ahead, and given...
View ArticleDarby Stanchfield’s 5 Reasons to Participate in #MeatlessMonday
If you've ever seen the hashtag #MeatlessMonday, you've probably jumped to the right conclusion about what the term means. People give up meat for one day a week to improve their healthy and the health...
View ArticleThe One Trick to a Painless Ballerina Bun
Ballerina buns are nice in theory (so polished, so prim!), but the aftermath is usually an ache-y head and sensitive scalp. Not to fear: Allure teamed up with hairstylist Serge Normant to share a trick...
View ArticleFrom Weight Loss to Glowing Skin—Why Kefir Is Our New Go-To Breakfast
In case you missed the memo, not all bacteria is bad news. Some, like the probiotics found in yogurt, can help with everything from digestion to clearing up acne. (Or, you can always apply it...
View ArticleThinking About Botox? Here's What You Need to Know
Sure, we may be experts on faking a younger complexion with a good skin regimen and a couple sweeps of well-placed highlighter, but we aren't oblivious (or opposed) to more aggressive anti-aging...
View Article5-Minute Face Masks That Won't Derail Your Morning
We love a good pampering session as much as the next girl. But sometimes when you bring home a new face mask that promises to be the answer to all of your skin woes, and you flip it over only to find...
View Article6 Smart Beauty Hacks to Help You Survive Winter
Winter is good for a lot of things—cozying up by the fire, sipping hot chocolate, making snow angels... you get the idea. Winter is not, however, the best thing that can happen to your skin and hair....
View Article7 Things You Should Know Before You Take Your First Spin Class
If you envision a spin studio as a big room filled with super-fit people (who all know each other), huddled around their usual bikes, chatting it up and stretching out their quads, you’re not too far...
View ArticleDove’s New Video About Curly Hair Will Melt Your Heart
It's hard being a curly girl in a stick-straight world, as Dove proves in its latest video. "Sometimes I wish I could just, like, rip it out...but I'm not gonna do that," one 11 year old girl says....
View ArticleThe Concealer Tip Women With Dark Skin Should Ignore
Finding your perfect-match concealer may be even harder than finding the perfect pair of jeans, haircut, and man put together. Part of the problem is that all those tips and tricks for finding one that...
View ArticleHow to Sleep on Wet Hair Without Hating Your Life
When we think of our ideal sleeping environment, we picture a soft down comforter, an array of fluffy pillows, and perhaps some soothing flute music to lull us to sleep. Nowhere in this scenario does...
View ArticleSo You Picked Your Skin Too Much: Now What?
We’ve all been there before. Without even realizing it, we get lost in that trance-like zone, viciously picking and prodding at our skin—maybe obsessing over one particular blemish, maybe going at an...
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