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

feast your eyes • WITH MASK-WEARING PUTTING THE EMPHASIS ON MY FACE’S NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, MY LASHES, LIDS, AND UNDEREYES ARE GETTING MORE ATTENTION THAN EVER. HERE, THE PRODUCTS I USE TO DEFINE AND REFRESH.

more than a moment

Practical Magic

blue in the face

SUNNY DELIGHT

snoh angel • After nearly two decades of writing and recording songs, Snoh Aalegra—mentee of the late musical genius Prince—is well on her way to stardom.

EDITORS’ FAVORITES • JOIN US IN CELEBRATING SOME OF OUR FAVORITE BLACK-OWNED BEAUTY BRANDS. THEN DISCOVER DOZENS MORE AT ALLURE.COM/BLACK-OWNED-BRANDS.

strength training • You can’t turn back the clock on damaged hair, but you can take steps to make your hair more resilient—no matter your timeline.

the coming of adria • “My first word as a baby was ‘lipstick,’” says actor Adria Arjona, who’s starring in next year’s thriller Morbius, with Jared Leto. She’s also the face of Giorgio Armani’s sustainably sourced floral perfume My Way, and—as you’ve probably guessed—a lifelong beauty lover.

head strong

beyond skin deep • FOR THE EIGHT MILLION AMERICANS LIVING WITH PSORIASIS, THE MENTAL IMPACT CAN BE AS GREAT AS THE PHYSICAL ONE. A DERMATOLOGIST AND PSYCHOLOGIST WEIGH IN ON WHY TREATMENT MUST ADDRESS BOTH BURDENS

looking forward • THE RUNWAYS HAVE LONG CELEBRATED WHAT’S TO COME. THIS YEAR’S FALL SHOWS PORTENDED STRENGTH AND OPTIMISM—IN SHOWERS OF GLITTER, IN TRACKS OF CRYSTALS—JUST AS THE WORLD WAS ABOUT TO PAUSE. AS IF TO SAY: WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS. AND WHEN WE DO, THINGS WILL BE BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. BY DANIELLE PERGAMENT

BEAUTY BY NUMBERS • IF YOU WANT TO SHOW OFF, FLEX THEM. NEED TO STAY HIDDEN? DON’T MOVE A SINGLE ONE. MUSCLES KEEP OUR LEGS STRIDING AND OUR HEARTS PUMPING. SOME STATS ON TONE.

jillian mercado • She went viral six years ago—after starring in a Diesel campaign—and has since expanded her reach (she’s on The L Word: Generation Q). Now the Dominican-American actor, who was born with spastic muscular dystrophy, uses her platform to advocate for disabled, LGBTQ+, and Latinx communities.

more highlighter, senator sanders? • FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, AN EMT-LIFE-COACH-ENERGY-HEALER MAKEUP ARTIST HAS POWDERED EVERY PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL WHO’S SET FOOT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE—WHICH IS TO SAY, ALL OF THEM. IN THIS ELECTION YEAR LIKE NO OTHER, SHE HAS FOUND HER VOICE.

TALKING BEAUTY with Normani • WHEN FIFTH HARMONY, THE MULTIPLATINUM GIRL GROUP THAT LAUNCHED NORMANI’S CAREER, DISBANDED, THE MUSICIAN SET OUT TO FIND HERSELF—AND ALSO IMPROVE HER SKIN. BOTH PROJECTS ARE COMING ALONG BEAUTIFULLY.

thank you notes • LIKE MANY, ALLURE HAS SPENT THIS SUMMER LOOKING INWARD—THE PLACE FROM WHERE, AS THE SAYING GOES, BEAUTY SPRINGS. WHAT WE FOUND WAS PAIN, LOVE, HUMOR, AND POWERFUL GRATITUDE, FOR THE PEOPLE WE KNOW AND THE IMPERFECT WORLD WE LIVE IN. AND THEN, WE WROTE.

HEARTS IN THE GAME • AS ATHLETES AND ACTIVISTS, ALI KRIEGER AND ASHLYN HARRIS ALWAYS RISE TO A CHALLENGE AND FIGHT WITH GUSTO. THE SOURCE OF THEIR STRENGTH? LOVE.

EYEMAX • A BURST OF COLOR—WILD, NONSENSICAL COLOR—ACROSS YOUR EYES JUST MIGHT BE THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO PURE, UNAPOLOGETIC JOY. NOW STOP THINKING SO MUCH. GRAB THE BOLDEST SHADE YOU’VE GOT. AND GO BE INSPIRED.

“SIT DOWN AND LET ME DO YOUR HAIR”

just asking… • WITH ASHLYN HARRIS & ALI KRIEGER