FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Giorgio Armani Dress Code (515) (LE, $38.00) is lighter (95% similar). MAC Love at First Bite (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar). Shiseido Neon Buzz (213) (P, $26.00) is warmer, less glossy (90% similar). Givenchy Rose Flanelle (202) (P, $37.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar). Make […]
Let’s face it: The teen years were filled with questionable decisions for all of us, even award-winning actresses like Scarlett Johansson. In a recent interview with The Cut, the Black Widow herself gets real about the habit she wished she ditched as a kid and reflects on the effects of her piercing phase. “I wish I didn’t pick my skin […]
Just because I have a deep affinity for a smell doesn’t mean I feel the need to douse my body in it before leaving the house. Some of my all-time favorite smells rarely show up in fragrance formulas, and I’m cool with that. I can enjoy the smell of brown butter, pools that reek of chlorine, and artificial lemon all-purpose […]
Byredo Black Saffron is a perfume for a stock broker. A bit of red berries in the opening keep it fun, and then the heart has that synthetic leather note that’s in Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, but the drydown is dry and ashy with vetiver. I can’t smell any saffron in this, and it’s too bad that the copy talks […]
‘Tis the season to give your sensitive complexion the heavy moisture. While a lightweight cream goes hand in hand with the summer, the skin asks for rich formulas that veil it in a cocoon of moisture in the cold air of winter. It’s not just anecdotally that the skin becomes prone to reactions in the winter — the facts back […]
Clionadh Ciel (2022) Glitter Multichrome Eyeshadow ($9.99 CAD for 0.05 oz.) has a medium blue base with multichromatic shimmer that shifted from gold to greenish-gold to green paired with a metallic finish that was quite shiny. It ended up being quite a bit darker than it used to be with a smoother texture. FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on […]
Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most iconic figures and leaders of modern history, passed away this afternoon. She was 96. With 70 years of service, duty and honor under her belt, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch was responsible for countless British and Commonwealth victories and strides of progress. She was also known for her elegance, radiant smile, the high esteem in […]
If Labor Day weekend marks the official end of summer, then New York Fashion Week means the beginning of fall. As the city becomes alive with creative energy courtesy the thousands of models, designers, and general fashion-y people, we at Allure also sit up a little straighter to observe the beauty trends that no doubt come out of the American […]
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Lisa Eldridge Skyscraper Rose (LE, $36.00) is lighter (90% similar). MAC Framboise Moi (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (90% similar). Kaleidos Cactus Flower (P, $12.00) is lighter, warmer, less glossy (90% similar). Laura Mercier Rose Vif (P, $32.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Tom Ford […]
We’ve been waiting for this news for some time. For what seemed like eternity the new neurotoxin DAXXIFY (it’s been referred to as DAXI before) has been pending FDA approval and because of COVID-related timing delays it has taken some time for the longer lasting injectable to go through the process. However, the day has finally come and Revance’s DAXXIFY […]