Browsing: Beauty & Self-Care

The best woody fragrances can transport you in an instant. With one spritz, you’re exploring the desert, wandering through a forest, or cozying up by a crackling fire. The “woody” fragrance category is a broad one, ranging from more traditional “tree”-centric notes like cedar and sandalwood to deeper, richer notes like patchouli and oud. “Sandalwood…

Let’s face it: We contain multitudes. You have a sun and a moon sign for a reason. You can be both soft and powerful. Accomplished and in development. Independent and, at times, needy. Fall nail art trends are an ode to contradictions—to taking something expected and making it, well, unexpected. The word “aura” implies a…

Sorry for the jump scare, but we’ve officially entered holidays-are-coming territory. The silver lining? The best early Amazon Prime Day K-beauty deals are already rolling in ahead of the retailer’s final major shopping event of the year, giving you a head start on treating yourself (or someone you love) to glass-skin goals for less. CosRx,…

The inaugural season of Allure Perspectives will explore one of the most controversial and medically researched parts of a woman’s body: breasts. Through expert interviews, personal stories, and historical context, the podcast series, hosted by editor in chief Jessica Cruel, will examine how breasts intersect with beauty, health, identity, sexuality, and culture. In our fourth…

The best round brushes are the Goldilocks of hair tools. In conjunction with a hair dryer (and your heat protectant or leave-in conditioner of choice!), they can sculpt your strands into a full, bouncy blowout, coax soft, beachy waves, or straighten and smooth everything that feels straight out of an ‘80s shampoo ad. While blow-dryer…

Let’s get one thing out of the way: The best skin-tightening creams can’t physically lift sagging skin or reposition deeper tissues the same way an in-office procedure can, but that doesn’t mean they can’t improve how firm your skin looks and feels. “There’s a difference between skin that looks tighter and skin that has actually…

In recent years, Pamela Anderson—once the queen of the dramatic, bombshell smoky eye—has adopted a lighter hand when it comes to her makeup, often eschewing it almost entirely during her red carpet appearances and online. But that doesn’t mean she’s given up eye shadow and eyeliner forever, as evidenced by her look at Vogue World…

Earlier this month, Dyson dropped one of its latest innovations: the Airsmooth Styling Dryer Brush, which is designed to transform wet hair into a bouncy, supermodel-worthy blowout with a flick of the wrist. Early reactions online were mixed. (After a demo dropped ahead of the device’s launch, showing it being used on tight curls, let’s…

As part of its partnership with Mind Jersey, its Charity of Choice for 2026, de Gruchy is inviting Islanders to donate new and unused beauty and self-care products throughout September.

Together, SK-II and Eileen Gu champion Free to Bare—the belief that Bare Skin is Your Best Foundation, powered by its iconic Facial Treatment Essence