Allure

Allure, the first and only magazine devoted to beauty, is an insider's guide to a woman's total image. Allure investigates and celebrates beauty and fashion with objectivity and candor, and places appearance in a larger cultural context.

Allure

POWER chords

DAWN’S early light • THIS MONTH (OK, FINE, EVERY MONTH), I’M OBSESSED WITH SPARKLE, GLOW, AND EVERYTHING RADIANT.

CLEAR WINNER

finish LINE • Primers worth spending that extra 10 seconds on. Just pick your effect.

better together

heat wave

A LONG STORY

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EXCLUSIVE: SO RICH

EDITORS’ FAVORITES • AND THE AWARDS FOR THE MOST LIKELY TO BE “BORROWED” FROM THE BEAUTY CLOSET THIS MONTH GO TO…

NORTHERN Exposure

WE TRIED IT: Smooth Operators • ALLURE EDITORS TAKE THE LATEST RAZORS FOR A GLIDE.

BEAUTY BY NUMBERS • A LOOK BEHIND THE CROWNS, SASHES, SWIMSUITS, AND VENEERS (LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE) OF THE WORLD’S STILL-THRIVING BEAUTY PAGEANT INDUSTRY.

6 new ways to WEAR COLOR • SUMMER’S BEST MAKEUP COMES IN ALL SHADES OF THE RAINBOW.

Clare Vivier • The L.A.-based designer’s approach to her beauty routine is the same as her approach to her home and accessories line, Clare V.: a focus on laid-back Cali style with a dash of Parisian chic.

BODY language • TATTOOS ARE THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY MARK—ONE YOU CHOOSE TO WEAR. FOREVER. AS OF RIGHT NOW, ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY MADE THAT CHOICE. (ALMOST HALF FOR SOME COHORTS: MILLENNIALS, PLUS—WHO KNEW—PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN AT HOME.) AND WE’LL BET THAT MANY MORE ARE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING IT. SO WE TALKED TO THE PEOPLE ON BOTH ENDS OF THE NEEDLE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT EVERYONE’S INKING ABOUT.

The artist is injured.

TOOLS O F THE TRADE • A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE ARTISTS ON WHAT THEY KEEP BESIDE THE NEEDLE.

Great Minds Ink Alike • Is that a smudge on your wrist? No, sorry, it’s the tattoo of the moment—the delicate art beloved by models like Kendall Jenner and actors like Zoë Kravitz. Should you glimpse one in the wild, chances are it’s the handiwork of one of three artists.

The Gateway Tattoo • The scary thing about tattoos is: They last forever. They serve to remind you of who you were when you plopped down in the parlor chair. But the most wonderful thing about tattoos is: They last forever. Proof that we change, but we also stay the same. Below, some inked individuals share stories behind their most memorable tattoos.

is clean beauty only for the 1 PERCENT? • TODAY YOU GET TO DECIDE WHICH INGREDIENTS YOU USE (AND DON’T USE) ON YOUR HAIR AND SKIN. THAT IS, IF YOU CAN PAY THE PRICE.

What Is Clean Beauty?

Best in Shelf • Four beauty lines reimagining the cost of “clean.”

INSTA GLAM • Get 6 of beauty boss Huda Kattan’s favorites

the MANE event • WHEN THE BRONNER BROTHERS BEAUTY SHOW DEBUTED IN 1947, THERE WERE 300 ATTENDEES. THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 20,000. JIHAN FORBES REPORTS—AND MEETS SOME NEW FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY.

CUSTOM Color • HUDA BEAUTY X ALLURE

INSIDE THE BOX

with Shay Mitchell • SHE HAS 24 MILLION INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS, ALMOST 4 MILLION YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS, AND ANOTHER 3 MILLION OR SO TWITTER FANS. BUT SOMETIMES SHAY MITCHELL JUST WANTS A BREAK. WITH AN UPCOMING ROLE IN HULU’S DOLLFACE, THE FORMER PRETTY LITTLE LIARS STAR (AND MEGA BEAUTY INFLUENCER) SHARES HOW SHE STAYS BALANCED AND PURSUES HER DREAMS.

JUST THE ESSENTIALS

you are getting… HEALTHIER • MAYBE STRONGER. PERHAPS EVEN RICHER? THAT’S WHAT SOME PROPONENTS OF HYPNOTHERAPY SUGGEST, AND EMERGING RESEARCH SAYS IT’S NOT ALL BUNK. EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT “GOING UNDER” BUT WERE TOO AFRAID OF TRANCES TO ASK.

AMERICA the beautiful • And: the brave. Because the most...