makeup
Trick Or Treat
17 Unique Halloween Costume Ideas to Try This Year
Whether you’re trying for a costume party award or just trying to throw something together, we’ve got you covered.
By Loren Savini
LOST AND FOUNDATION
These Hydrating Foundations Are Your Dry Skin's New Best Friend
Serious moisture, radiant finishes, can't lose.
By Annie Blackman
Hey, BB Doll
Want to Look Airbrushed? These BB and CC Creams Are an IRL Filter
Weightless, hydrating formulas we can't get enough of.
By Jennifer Hussein
Do the Shimmy
The 11 Best Liquid Eye Shadows for No-Budge Color
Dab, blend, done.
By Deanna Pai and Sarah Han
OVERACHIEVERS
We Tested Lip and Cheek Tints to Save You Time and Space
These versatile, foolproof formulas are everything—literally.
By Lauren Dana Ellman and Annie Blackman
Beauty Product Reviews
Get A Fresh Fall Beauty Routine In the September Allure Beauty Box
You'll get a radiant Nudestix blush, perfume-worthy Red Flower shampoo, a brightening Ren eye cream, and more!
By Elizabeth Siegel
Pencil It In
Dear Midnigh Atelier Lip Pencil in Stella Is a Way To Cheat Fuller Lips
The rosy mauve pencil defines lips, making them look a little crisper and a little fuller
By Allure Editors
Gloss Over Things
Beauty for Certain High-Pigment Gloss in Diamond Is Clear Yet Glitzy
This shimmering clear gloss makes lips look fuller.
By Allure Editors
Ilia Icons
Allure Editors Say These Are the Best Ilia Products, Ever
This minimalist makeup brand is no stranger to Best of Beauty Awards.
By Jennifer Hussein
CAMERA READY
Patrick Ta’s First Liquid Foundation Will Give You That Movie Star Glow
Allure editors put it to the test on six different skin tones.
By Jesa Marie Calaor
Killer Lip Look
Sabrina Carpenter Wears a $50 Lipstick to Mutilate Jenna Ortega in the “Taste” Video
Unlike all the blood in the video, it's not red.
By Marci Robin
GLISTEN AND GLOW
11 Best Dewy Foundations for Skin That Looks as Plump as a Dumpling
Ready, set, glow.
By Sarah Y. Wu
ON THE WINGS OF LOVE
Yes, Winged Eyeliner Is the Skinny Jean of Makeup
Millennials love it. Gen Z thinks it’s outdated. I, a lifelong cat-eye enthusiast, think that’s beautiful.
By Nicola Dall'Asen
CEASELESSLY CREASELESS
9 Best Eye Shadows for Mature Skin
They blend like a dream, blurring texture and discoloration.
By Jamie Ballard and Annie Blackman
SUBTLE DOWN
Goodbye, Brat Summer! Hello, Demure Fall!
Brat may be striking, but demure is ascendant...at least for today.
By Brennan Kilbane
LEGAL TROUBLE
Don't Go Mourning Avon Just Yet
You might've seen the news about the company's bankruptcy filing, but this isn't the end.
By Kara Nesvig
POWDER TRIP
The Triumphant Return of Pressed Powder
After years of dewy dominance, “soft matte” is the new “glazed donut.”
By Lindy Segal
Dubious Doppelgänger
Please Don’t Show the Swifties the New Taylor Swift Wax Figure
It's for their own good.
By Marci Robin
Child's Slay
Eva Longoria's 6-Year-Old Did Her Makeup. It Went as Well as You'd Think.
It's actually extremely adorable, albeit rather bold.
By Marci Robin