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.

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Allure

the plush life • I’m focused on soft comforts this fall—the textures I’m wearing, the scents I’m spritzing, and, of course, the skin I’m in.

BEAUTY REPORTER

message in a bottle • Okay, sure, the striking bottles got them in the door. But it’s what’s inside that’s earned these fragrances permanent places on our vanities.

editors’ favorites • Sure, you don’t need anything. But if you’re like us, this is the stuff you really, really want.

talent show • Makeup artist Min Kim describes her style as French beauty, but always with a twist—bare-looking skin, black liquid liner with yellow lips, a splash of face gems—to make us pay attention.

pure and simple • Creating a fragrance without alcohol is like baking bread without flour. But these scents are proof there’s beauty in going off recipe.

EAU SO DELICIOUS

this or that • Fall runways made it clear that slick hair will be all around us this season—piled into updos, hanging loose around shoulders. We’ve set aside our blow-dryers until further notice.

works of art • Painters and illustrators are turning beauty products into canvases and our bathroom shelves into exhibition spaces.

small(er) business • We tracked down the woman makeup artists call when life just gets too heavy.

CLEAN SWEEP

ASK THE beauty expert • I don’t know a crease brush from a smudger, and don’t get me started on the ones that look like little fans. Which makeup brushes are actually worth investing in…and how do I use them?

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TALKING BEAUTY WITH nathalie emmanuel • The Game of Thrones alum, who currently stars in The Invitation, spent her 20s fighting hair discrimination on set. Now 33, she’s made a big change—but there’s “joy, defiance, and empowerment” in her new, cropped look.

burn notice • Even the most creative people on the planet deal with burnout. Here’s how to avoid fanning the flames.

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THE FACE CHART WITH mei pang

finger painting • If you need a new outlet for your creativity, just look down. You have 10 little canvases right there on your hands—and we have three artistic directions to take them in. (But the brushes, gems, and glue are on you.)

sabine marcelis

Save Big This Summer With $150+ of Luxe Products • Start your subscription off with the August box and each month you’ll receive: 6+ editor-approved products, 3+ full-size items, free shipping*, access to exclusive discounts and a free gift with your first box!

purple’s reign • Beloved by royals, bishops, and Prince fans, purple is so much more than a mix of red and blue—the color was once worth 10 times its weight in gold. (After all, in ancient Phoenicia, 10,000 mollusks were required to produce one gram of purple dye.) Slicked through hair or swirled around lids, purple has the power to make any look a whole lot more interesting. But don’t take our word for it…

UltraViolet • Give yourself the royal treatment with a lavender manicure or gleaming lilac lids, then take things up a step with shimmery purple platforms.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE • AT JUST 18, MILLIE BOBBY BROWN HAS ALREADY LEARNED THE POWER—AND THE...