Browsing: Makeup

Halloween is upon us, and just as Michaels started putting out its scary decorations months ago, celebrities have been wearing a seemingly spooky makeup look all year. Red eyeliner has been building momentum since the spring, when a scarlet waterline on anyone other than Zendaya might have been mistaken for severe allergies. In recent months,…

They’re so good, it’s almost as if we curated them ourselves. Raise your hand if the rollout of the best beauty advent calendars gets your heart racing every holiday season. Some may say it’s too early to start thinking about gift shopping in September, and to that, I say, stop being such a Grinch! Besides,…

Sol de Janeiro, Medicube, Summer Fridays, Charlotte Tilbury, and more favorites—all without breaking the bank. A long holiday shopping list can make even the most festive among us break into a cold sweat, but the best Amazon gifts under $50 prove you don’t need to blow your budget to give everyone something they’ll genuinely love.…

[LAST UPDATED AT 1:17 P.M. ET ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2026] And just like that, we’re entering the final stretch of the year. In addition to scrambling to make those final New Year’s resolutions a reality, we’re also looking ahead to the holidays and all of the inevitables: shopping, gifting, and everything in between. But…

Considering how many of us claim that mascara is the one item of makeup we won’t leave the house without wearing, you’d think it would be easier to figure out. It should go as follows: open tube, swipe wand through lashes, admire transformation. But anyone who’s ever ended up with four crumbly, chunky, mega lashes…

The MTV Video Music Awardsred carpet is one of those rare places where the outfits are every bit as interesting as the performances and prizes that follow—and the hair, makeup, and manicures are every bit as important as the outfits. The celebrity glam teams always take a little more license at the VMAs to get…

Charli XCX has a sound all her own, but she also has a deep knowledge of music history, style, and culture; she did name her most recent album Music, Fashion, Film, after all, and had John Cale, Martin Scorsese, and Marc Jacobs pose for the cover. I always love seeing what Charli’s up to and…

Taylor Swift was one of the most-anticipated guests at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, given that she’s one of the most-nominated, most-awarded stars at the long-running awards show and is getting the first Artist Director Honors. (She’s also got 11 nominations under her belt for this year.) But the biggest thing we noticed when…

[LAST UPDATED AT 2:32 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2026] The best early Amazon Prime Day mature beauty deals are officially rolling in, which means we find out just how fast our fingers can click “add to cart.” Even better, some of beauty’s fanciest names—Estée Lauder, Lancôme, Sulwhasoo, Shiseido, and more—are getting rare markdowns. Whether you’re…

With so many K-beauty fans on the Allure staff (with me arguably being the biggest, hi!), it’s hardly a surprise that more than a handful of Korean skin-care, makeup, and hair-care products have earned our most prestigious stamp of approval: a 2026 Best of Beauty Award. The pros are plentiful: affordable prices (everything on this…