Allure

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.

Shades of Meaning

Allure

SUNNY SIDE UP

Editors’ Favorites • When you shop these products (and if you’re like us, shop you will), you’ll be supporting brands founded by people of color.

Custom Made • Meet three Indigenous founders creating a space for Native American representation in the beauty industry. Their lipsticks and compacts are infused with culture, tradition… and powerful pigments.

Power Couple • Sabrina and Idris Elba have it going on—in more ways than one. The partners in life and business are hosting a podcast, Coupledom, and launching a skin-care brand, S’able Labs. Paige Stables sat down with them in a cozy, colorful room at The Whitby Hotel in New York City to talk about hot yoga, romantic nights in, and (of course) skin care.

this or that • This season, runways were shimmering with glitz and glam in the form of dazzling embellishments. Here, pearls of wisdom.

art show • Manicures have come a long way, from simple French tips to elaborate, gallery-worthy designs. Here, three of the industry’s most talented nail artists put their best work on display.

King Crimson • Makeup artist AJ Crimson passed away recently, but his remarkable legacy and spirit will live on.

Hella Black, Lightly Melanated • Guest editor Michaela angela Davis explores the role of “redbone” women, like herself, with access to a certain level of privilege in the movement for Black liberation—and the responsibility to shine light on their darker-skinned sisters.

Ask the Beauty Expert • Certain skin-care ingredients have been lambasted on social media as potentially damaging for darker skin. Which ones really spell trouble for melanated skin tones and which are safe and effective?

Rest Assured • Self-care is more vital than ever, yet true relaxation remains elusive for many Black women. Some rest advocates are hoping to change that.

Like Minded • An AARP survey shows women feel pressured by social media to conform to certain beauty ideals, especially in the workplace. What’s the way forward?

The Down Beat • Hear that? The bass dropping, the high-hat urging your hips to move? See the hair whipping on beat? These DJs set the soundtrack for global beauty trends and transmit it from their place of pride in the booth.

TALKING BEAUTY WITH Alok Vaid-Menon • The writer, performer, activist, and designer reflects on gender, selfexpression, and the need to reimagine beauty.

Babba Rivera

THE FACE CHART WITH Etienne Ortega

Love, Joey • In the ’70s and ’80s, top makeup artist Joey Mills was a model’s best friend. He was also a Black man in an overwhelmingly white business.

SUMMER ROUND UP • Everything you need from skin to soiree.

Like Buttah, Baby • Writer Karen Good Marable chronicles her life through Vaseline, cocoa butter, and shea butter. Each memory is about so much more than putting on lotion or eliminating ash. The rituals she practices are part of a shining legacy in the Black community.

READY TO bloom • As a teen star and half of a sister act, Chlöe Bailey charmed audiences for years. Now, as just Chlöe, she has launched a solo music career and lent her distinctive voice to an essential story about sex, race, and Black women’s bodies.

Rank & Style • The United States Army finally established grooming standards that reflect the country it serves. One year later, Black soldiers open up about belonging, “battle braids,” and a brand-new era in uniform.

BEYOND THE LIMITS •...