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Korean skin care has a way of setting the bar—and then raising it again. From first-of-their-kind textures to innovative ingredients that actually deliver, K-beauty has consistently earned a place in our routines. Over the years, Allure’s Best of Beauty Awards have recognized the Korean skin-care products that truly stand out: the cleansers that melt makeup…

February may be for lovers, but for me, it’s always a bit grim—it’s right after my birthday, the weather is frustratingly frigid, and there’s never enough time in the month (leap year joke, anyone?). In January, though, I pledged to elevate my life in little ways (remember my Diet Coke break?), and now I’m vowing…

If you were a fly on the wall at the Allure office in the early 2010s, you likely heard editors talking about the French manicure—but not the way we do now. The look, characterized by an arc along the tip of the nail, “was always on the ‘tacky list’ of every story,” says Sophia Panych,…

Earlier this week, when Pat McGrath Labs revealed it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy—a way for companies to sort out their debts while staying in business—one person’s response on Twitter cut through the internet’s commiserations about the brand’s financial status: “Pat McGrath products are inaccessible to most Black women, so she’s an oppressive elitist…

Finding the best drugstore foundations for mature skin used to feel like looking for a needle in a haystack—shades ran too light, textures were too thick, and anything with real coverage seemed to magnify dryness or fine lines. But these more approachable foundations have since caught up, delivering high-end performance without the high-end price. “Drugstore…

Since my freshman year of college, I’ve used the same tiny, silver makeup mirror I picked up with my mom during a dorm-shopping trip at Bed Bath & Beyond. We bought it alongside twin XL bedsheets, bath towels, and a shower caddy that have all since landed in the dark depths of the garbage—but somehow,…