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  • Your Guide to the Perfumes That Last All Day and Night

    Your Guide to the Perfumes That Last All Day and Night

    Collage: Jemeria Davison; Source images: Courtesy of brands and editorsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Ever spritz a fragrance only for it to disappear before lunch? The best long-lasting perfumes won’t quit on you. These days, we require more from our beauty products: foundations that stay in place for…

  • What Dermatologists Want Black Patients to Know About Follicular Eczema

    What Dermatologists Want Black Patients to Know About Follicular Eczema

    Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this story We tend to think of hair and skin as two separate concerns. But the place they meet, at the hair follicle, is precisely where a common and often overlooked type of eczema can show up. Follicular eczema is a subtype of atopic dermatitis,…

  • 6 Best Products for Hair Breakage for Stronger, Healthier-Looking Strands

    6 Best Products for Hair Breakage for Stronger, Healthier-Looking Strands

    Benjamin VnukSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story The best products for hair breakage have one common goal: keeping vulnerable strands from reaching their breaking point. And there's a lot working against them. Bleach, color, hot tools, UV exposure, aggressive brushing, and even the standard cycle of washing and drying…

  • How to Make Your Eyes Look More Open With Makeup—Photos

    How to Make Your Eyes Look More Open With Makeup—Photos

    Courtesy subjectSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story For months, I debated whether to get an upper blepharoplasty to address my increasingly heavy, hooded lids. Before committing to surgery, I tried a lineup of less-invasive in-office treatments—including energy-based devices, a neuromodulator “brow lift,” and regenerative treatments—to tighten the skin and…

  • A New Report on Plastic Surgery Trends Shows Americans Over 66 Want to Be Snatched, Too

    A New Report on Plastic Surgery Trends Shows Americans Over 66 Want to Be Snatched, Too

    Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Who says grandma can’t have a cinched waist? According to a new report on cosmetic trends from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), liposuction came out on top as America’s most popular cosmetic surgery procedure—but its core audience isn’t what you’d think.…

  • Maura Higgins’s Hair Is Proof That Time-Travel Is Real — See Photos

    Maura Higgins’s Hair Is Proof That Time-Travel Is Real — See Photos

    Photo: Getty ImagesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story If you’ve ever wondered what it would look like if a particularly stylish woman from 1968 suddenly materialized at the US Open in 2026, Maura Higgins has provided a pretty compelling answer. The Traitors alum showed up at the tennis tournament…

  • 9 Best Foundations for Oily Skin for a Smooth, Natural-Looking Finish

    9 Best Foundations for Oily Skin for a Smooth, Natural-Looking Finish

    Collage: Jemeria Davison; Source images: Courtesy of brands and editorsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story If your skin looks shiny by midday—and your base makeup consequently slides off—good news: The best foundations for oily skin can work wonders to keep your skin gleaming, but not greasy. And these days,…

  • 6 Best Highlighters 2026 for Everyday Dew or Full-On Sparkle

    6 Best Highlighters 2026 for Everyday Dew or Full-On Sparkle

    Collage: Paula Balondo; Source images: Courtesy of Allure editors and brandsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story The best highlighters don’t just reflect light—they can completely change the way your skin looks. If you’re after a subtle, lit-from-within glow or disco-ball-level shimmer visible from across the room, a few strategic…

  • Ulta Beauty Is Using Flock Cameras at Some Stores

    Ulta Beauty Is Using Flock Cameras at Some Stores

    Illustration by Allure; Source images: Getty Images, Adobe StockSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story “What do you mean that Ulta Beauty is one of Flock camera’s biggest customers?” a weary-looking Cheyenne Hunt asked her followers in a video posted to Instagram and TikTok on Wednesday. People quickly jumped into…

  • We Were the First Editors to Try the New $499 Dyson Toothbrush

    We Were the First Editors to Try the New $499 Dyson Toothbrush

    Photos: Courtesy of brandSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story 682. That’s what I have been calling Dyson’s latest launch ever since the three numbers were whispered to me last spring at the company’s campus in southwest England, where I was the first journalist to see and (briefly) hold it.…