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Allure, the first and only magazine devoted to beauty, is an insider's guide to a woman's total image. Allure investigates and celebrates beauty and fashion with objectivity and candor, and places appearance in a larger cultural context.

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pretty please • The pool of celebrity beauty brands is more crowded and splashier than ever—and yet, somehow, it’s still missing a few famous names. If these celebs need a nudge to launch the beauty lines of our dreams, here it is. Dive on in, friends. By Maggie Lange

just a minute! • BUT AN HOUR LATER, WE STILL HAVEN’T LEFT TIKTOK’S FOR YOU PAGE. ITS TANTALIZING VIDEOS HAVE BECOME A STAPLE OF OUR ENTERTAINMENT DIET—AND WE’D ARGUE THEY’RE ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. THESE ARE JUST THREE OF THE BEAUTY CREATORS WHO’VE STOPPED US IN OUR SCROLLING TRACKS, SCHOOLED US ON MULTICOLOR EYE MAKEUP, AND TAUGHT US THAT YOU CAN LEARN A LOT IN 60 SECONDS.

ROMANCE LANGUAGE • So you don’t know what to get Aunt Sally for the holidays…but you do know she loves Notting Hill. Shop by film genre and you’ll please even the toughest critics.

DRAMA CLUB • For those who delight in a plot that blurs the line between “too much” and “just enough.”

FANTASY WORLD • Magical finds for the ones whose favorite characters are out of this world.

ASK THE BEAUTY EXPERT • WALKING A RED CARPET ANYTIME SOON? NO? WELL, YOU COULD—THESE CELEBRITY GO-TOS ARE OFFERING UP THEIR BEAUTY TRICKS FOR THE TAKING. AND YOU THOUGHT HOLLYWOOD TYPES WERE SELFISH.

the transformers • THEY CAN TURN YOU INTO AN ANCIENT ALIEN MONSTER, A TORMENTED SWAN, OR A DEAD RINGER FOR A FOX NEWS ANCHOR. SPECIAL EFFECTS ARTISTS ARE SHARING THEIR TRADE SECRETS AND IT’S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN—SOMETIMES LITERALLY. BY KIRBIE JOHNSON

allure guide to hollywood Expect the Unexpected • When hairstylist Adir Abergel travels, he wanders flea markets, vintage shops, and fabric stores in search of imaginative and unlikely materials he can use as next-level hair accessories. Things like:

PONY SHOW • The easiest, classic-est of all hairstyles can be a total showstopper with these upgrades from top hairstylists.

IT ALL ADDS UP • From portfolios as thick as their clients’ next scripts, three makeup artists choose their all-time most glittering, most glamorous, most red carpet looks. These are their formulas for turning eye shadow pans and lipstick bullets into bona fide moments.

Oh, Sh*t! • A story of eyeliner (and more) that did not go as planned…

So Clutch • Makeup artists and hairstylists don’t just send their clients off to be photographed for the whole world to see and hope for the best. They press carefully curated touch-up kits into their hands and then hope for the best. Consider this your ultimate beauty fix-it kit—with one very pretty, very sparkly accessory to put it all in (the Jimmy Choo Ellipse clutch).

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SCREEN TIME • MUCH LIKE HER CHARACTER ON THE GROUNDBREAKING HBO SERIES EUPHORIA, BARBIE FERREIRA TOOK SOME BOLD CHANCES THAT REALLY PAID OFF. THE GEN-Z STAR TALKS TO DIANNA MAZZONE ABOUT RISK, REWARD, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TATTOOS.

the great • WIGS HIGH ENOUGH TO HIDE WEAPONS? HUZZAH! CHEEKS FLUSHED WITH AMBITION? HUZZAH! CORSETS PERFECT FOR COUP-PLOTTING? HUZZAH! THE SECOND SEASON OF HULU’S BELOVED, QUIRKY PERIOD PIECE CONTINUES TO TURN CATHERINE THE GREAT’S 18TH-CENTURY RUSSIA INTO AN ORGY OF INTRIGUE, WIT, AND REALLY KILLER LOOKS. HERE, WE PULL BACK THE CURTAIN ON THE CREATIVE VISION BEHIND OUR FAVORITE REVISIONIST HISTORY. BY PAIGE STABLES

ashley park • THE SHOW MAY HAVE A FRANCOPHONE BACKDROP, BUT THE EMILY IN PARIS STAR AND MAKEUP ARTIST-HAIRSTYLIST CAROLE NICOLAS SPEAK A LANGUAGE ALL THEIR OWN.

JULIA HAART • Less than a decade...