With every new hairstyle, Gabrielle Union surprises us while simultaneously taking our breaths away — and her summer looks have been no exception. In late June, the ’90s icon turned heads at Milan Fashion Week with her radiant skin and long hairstyles. One day she had chunky knee-length cornrows, styled by hairstylist Issac Poleon, and the next, Poleon replaced those […]
Mu Cephei Terra Moons Mu Cephei Cosmic Chameleon Shadow ($13.00 for 0.05 oz.) has a soft, grayish base with multichrome shimmer that shifted from cooler yellow to warmer, peachy gold to pastel orange to light, warm pink paired with a sparkling, metallic finish. Opaque coverage Smooth, lightly creamy, more loosely-pressed Picked up well with dry brush or fingertip Long-wearing (8-8.5 […]
Cranberry Township, PA cosmetic dentist Brian A. Klaich, DDS says his practice prefers the Philips Zoom DayWhite product available through dentist’s offices. He notes that “compliance is always an issue with at-home whitening kits, but we love the day white product because it only requires one 15-30 minute session a day.” Los Altos, CA cosmetic dentist Marlana Shile, DDS also […]
Keke Palmer is many things, among them an actor, Emmy award winner, and meme queen. She has been acting since she was a child and starred in 2006’s Akeelah and the Bee and Nickelodeon’s True Jackson, VP, which ran from 2008 until 2011. Now 28, she stars in Oscar-winner Jordan Peele’s Nope opposite Oscar-winner Daniel Kaluuya. She is hardly what […]
I got this little Perfume.Sucks sample set, and even though the set is a few years old, I’m sure the perfume smells fine (none of them have gone off) so I decided to share some of my first impressions. Obviously, this is not a great way to evaluate perfume, so that’s not what’s going on here, this is first impressions […]
Everyone strives for a hydrated, plump, and soft complexion, and although it seems that moisturizing is enough to get us there, the reality is a bit different. Unfortunately, reaching that glowing and quenched skin is more complicated than just picking any moisturizer on the skincare aisle. It’s about understanding the different types of moisturizers, which one your skin needs most, […]
Gentle reminder for today and the rest of the week. So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). 1. A food […]
At Allure, we get inundated with the latest and greatest beauty offerings every day. Most of it is exciting, some of it confusing, and sometimes it gets overwhelming, especially now that our homes have become our offices. Alas, that is the beauty editor’s burden to bear. When we really like something, you can trust that our opinion has come from […]
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It feels like a long time since I’ve seen actual crayons but these flower oil filled lipsticks from Monika Blunder will hit the spot if you are a fan of the easiest ever way to apply colour to your lips. Lip Crayons In keeping with the extract theme of all the new beauty products from Monika Blunder, these contain […]
Tabs Summertime is adventure time! That’s one thing I learned from Tabs. (Oh, that’s one of many things I learned from Tabs.) He was never one to laise about during summer, even though it typically wasn’t his busiest season in terms of his fashion and modeling careers. Still, he kept his summers packed with activity. Water sports, beach sports, field […]