HBO/Ollie UptonSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story For a show filled with fire-breathing dragons and blood-soaked battles, you’d think the hair and makeup would be an afterthought. But for HBO’s House of the Dragon—set roughly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood—the beauty…
$40Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this story TL;DR: What it is: A peptide-powered heat protectant and blowout styler What it does: Helps protect hair while leaving it smoother and shinier. Who it’s for: Anyone who blow-dries or heat styles their hair regularly Anyone who’s spent a summer in New York City knows humidity and fine…
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this story TL;DR: What it is: A makeup sponge What it does: Blends and diffuses base products, like foundation and concealer, for a smooth, seamless finish Who it’s for: Allure Beauty Box subscribers—exclusively! As someone who’s constantly testing new foundations, concealers, and cream blushes and bronzers, I can never have…
Source Images: Allure staffSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Who among us hasn’t left the house feeling like their makeup looks flawless, only to catch their reflection a few hours later and wonder where half of it went? Between heat, normal facial movements, skin type, and stress-induced face-touching, keeping makeup in place and looking…
Collage: Paula Balondo; Source images: Courtesy of Allure editor and brandsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Need a new Korean serum? I'm your girl. Want beachy waves? I have seven texturizing sprays I adore. But if you had asked me for the best fresh perfumes, until recently, I would've come up empty. As someone…
Collage: Paula Balondo; Source images: Courtesy of Allure editors and brandsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story The best drugstore sunscreens have come a long way in proving that effective sun protection doesn’t have to come with a luxury price tag. Simply put: “If a sunscreen is properly tested, broad-spectrum and used correctly, it doesn’t…
Illustration by Molly Dickson; Photos: iStockSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story For 20-year-old Lauren, from Ontario, her best-kept beauty secret isn’t stashed in her makeup bag or hidden in her medicine cabinet—it's in her mind. She has spent years staring at other women's faces on Pinterest, cataloguing features she wants for herself, not as…
Illustration by Allure; Photos: Courtesy of Brand, Getty ImagesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story For growing faces. Since launching in November, Rini, the K-beauty-inspired (the name is a colloquialism of the Korean word for children) kids’ skin-care brand conceived of by actor Shay Mitchell and public relations and marketing exec Esther Song has targeted…
Getty ImagesSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story I look at red carpet photos for a living, so I'm pretty used to gorgeous gowns and glam. But once in awhile, a premiere look absolutely stops me in my tracks—or, more accurately, my scroll—and literally takes my breath away. Enter Zendaya at the New York City…
CARLOS and ALYSESave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story As your skin changes, your makeup should evolve with it, and that starts with finding the best foundations for mature skin. These formulas deliver even texture, a healthy radiance, and fine-line-blurring coverage without clinging to dryness or settling where you don’t want it. Many of today’s…