Beauty Contest
What makes a great beauty product? When awards are given out like candy, it’s hard to know which one to trust. Allure’s Best of Beauty winners may have the answer
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Does Your Skin Need a Prescription?
In the race for more powerful products, some people are turning to telemedicine for the hard stuff. Doctors question whether science has gone too far
On the Nose with Olivier Polge
Sensuality, mystery, happiness, but not food—the inspirations behind the fragrance mastermind at Chanel
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Bob Mackie
He made naked dressing tasteful and just this side of risqué. Cher, Goldie, Madonna, and Miley all wore his designs. Remembering the man who loved women
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The Beauty Savant
He fancied up our body lotions, sex gels, and dish soap. Now he wants to invent fragrances and skin-care products with a luxurious sensibility and broad appeal
Sweet Dreams
How about starting the new season fully rested? These sleep-enhancing products promise to make you good in bed
Face Off
Sharp objects, harsh chemicals, and blind trust are a dangerous combination, as one woman discovered when she put herself in the hands of a Beverly Hills facialist
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Grow Lights
The Elite helmet by iRestore combines laser and L.E.D. light in one powerful device. Does it really stop hair loss and make dreams come true?
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Crazy Lips
Those big balloon lips are upending beauty standards, changing social interactions, and maybe even dampening our mood
Scentimental Journey
What’s that smell? It just might be a return to something real and unpretentious after a long reign of statusy, show-offy scents
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Crowning Glory
Younger and younger people are fretting about hair loss and graying. Could one new serum be the breakthrough they need?
Seduce Me
It’s time for makeup that moves beyond the practical—ripe, shiny, and made to rekindle desire
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Generation Peptide
Teenagers are injecting themselves with the strongest weight-loss peptide and promoting it on TikTok. What could possibly go wrong?