Indholdsfortegnelse for October 2022 i Allure

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Taking your vitamins used to be as simple as choosing which Flintstones character you were in the mood for. Now companies want you to down supplements with names like Heavenly Hair, Killer Nails, and Brain Dust with breakfast; Sparkle Fiber at midday; and DTF and Sleeping Beauty before bed (yes, those are all actual names of products you can buy). It’s a lot to swallow. The supplement market is estimated to be valued at a whopping $71.37 billion by 2028. And recent surveys suggest that more than half of all Americans most likely took some form of supplement in the past 30 days. The vitamin aisle is overflowing onto beauty shelves as more skin-care, hair-care, and wellness companies capitalize on our national obsession with an inside-out approach to overall health.…

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I first encountered the word mitochondria some 20 years ago, when I sounded it out while reading Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time series. A precocious boy of six discovers a dragon in the garden, which is there to warn him of invisible invaders that are making him sick, ravaging the energy source of his cells—my-toe-con-dree-uh. The beast appears, and the boy’s life is changed for good. I’ve heard that word no less than a hundred times this year, more than I ever expected to in my line of work as a beauty and wellness editor. As it turns out, my cells are also in peril—and with them, my sense of smell—due to COVID-19. As I write this, I’m breathing with an oxygen mask, surrounded by medical machinery and solemn…

Lim is one of the original influencers. She started her blog, The Chriselle Factor, in 2011, posting outfit-of-the-day videos, makeup tutorials, and product reviews before it was cool. Lim was also one of the first creators to monetize her point of view. “As I continued to build up content, there were a lot of business opportunities that came along,” she says. Today, Lim’s focus is on two businesses of her own: Bümo, a members-only coworking space with childcare services, and Phlur, a line of fragrances built around what she does best: storytelling. “I think that’s the most powerful tool anyone can use when they’re trying to sell fragrance online,” Lim says. The names she selected, such as Not Your Baby and Lost Cause, invite wearers to create stories of their…

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FACIAL CLEANSER OIL: Some oils are like mediocre magicians: They can only do half a disappearing act. But Peach & Lily Ginger Melt Oil Cleanser gets rid of every trace of makeup without leaving a telltale film. GEL: Moisturizing hyaluronic acid mingles with a blend of gently exfoliating fruit extracts in Rose Ingleton MD SuperFruit Brightening Cleanser. Turns out, they get along great—and together deliver more balanced, healthier skin. BAR: For a smoother complexion, lather up with Carbon Theory Salicylic Acid & Shea Butter Exfoliating Cleansing Bar. It’s potent enough to help keep acne at bay, but gentle enough that you can use it twice daily. CREAM: Byoma Creamy Jelly Cleanser is less like a face wash and more like a sensorial journey. Upon contact with water, the bouncy jelly—enriched…

NAIL POLISH With a Best of Beauty Award-winning polish, longevity is a given—so take your pick based on the bells and whistles. Olive & June’s formulas come with a wider-than-average brush that lets you coat your entire nail in one or two swipes. Jinsoon does fun toppers (like confetti-esque Dotty) just as well as classic shades (like fire engine red Vanity). And nothing beats the gloss of OPI Infinite Shine. Its high-shine finish doesn’t dull over time. If you’re in a rush, we don’t think twice about running our fingers through our hair minutes after applying Essie Expressie. We do, however, take a pause when it comes time to choose from the line’s 40-plus shades (our current favorite is Sk8 With Destiny, a bright lilac). BASE COAT Sally Hansen Repair…

There’s no doubt that our annual Best of Beauty issue is all about the products—there are 345 getting the coveted red seal this year—but I want to take a moment to acknowledge the other big part of Allure’s signature awards: the editors. Perhaps for lack of knowing it’s even an option, becoming a beauty editor isn’t usually on a list of dream accomplishments. That level of ambition is reserved for astronauts, sports heroes, and pop stars. This job is something you’re more likely to glide into. Personally, it was the accessibility of the subject matter (everyone practices beauty in one way or another) and its adjacency to fashion that attracted me. But similar to the aforementioned career choices, I like to believe that beauty editing requires a dose of science…

“Clinically tested” is the new “sustainably sourced.” Nobody really knows what it means—or how to prove it. But a new skin-care brand called Matter of Fact is showing its receipts: On the website, you’ll find its Ascorbic Acid 20 Brightening C Serum’s certificate of analysis. The report, issued by an independent lab, verifies that the serum remains shelf-stable for two years—a massive feat for vitamin C, which is as finicky as ice cream on a hot day, says cosmetic chemist Ginger King. (Our editors also attest that it’s quick-to-absorb and layers nicely under sunscreen.) Scroll down and you’ll see results of the clinical studies (one was double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled) condensed into easy-to-understand data points. “The studies involved about 30 people, which is statistically significant,” says King. It’s not typical…

Bismuth is my favorite element on the periodic table. It has a refractive nature and the ability to look different, depending on the lighting. I would like to think that I channel that iridescence. I grew up in a small suburb outside of Boston without much diversity. Seeing other people like me was rare. I would only see people that I resonated with online while watching makeup tutorials, runway shows, and RuPaul’s Drag Race. When I started exploring beauty at 18, I was not sure who I was. I mean, I’m still exploring who I am today, but as I tried different styles of makeup, I figured out this whole gender thing is too much for me. These days, my makeup has been channeling model-off-duty vibes, but I started out…

7,660 products were tested. We eagerly smoothed on serums, sniffed perfumes, even testdrove liquid lipstick as eye shadow (okay, that one was an accident) until we had our winners. 345 awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping (and sometimes jaw-firming) products won Best of Beauty Awards, the culmination of five months of careful testing and dozens of hours of friendly debate. $1.55 THE COST OF THE LEASTEXPENSIVE WINNER, AOA STUDIO PAW PAW WONDER BLENDER, A REUSABLE MAKEUP SPONGE $600 was the steepest price tag this year, for a 30-ml tube of brightening peptide serum from RéVive. 612 TOOLS, CREAMS, DRY SHAMPOOS, AND MORE (WAY MORE) WERE SUBMITTED FOR OUR BREAKTHROUGHS CATEGORY. SIXTEEN JUDGES, 35 INTERVIEWS, AND MOUNTAINS OF LAB DATA LATER, WE NAMED THE SEVEN MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU We are…

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“As a child, I loved to secretly draw faces using my mum’s expensive makeup collection, so I guess you could say I’ve been creating charts from age six. I based this look on an editorial shoot I did a few years ago. It was the final look of the day and the makeup needed to be finished in 10 minutes, so it’s all about maximum impact in minimal time. I decided to make the eyelids very glossy and sculpt around that using neutral shades, [bringing] the color into the brows. The sequins are the focal point. You could interchange them with any type of embellishment: pearls, diamantés, or crystals. This is a really easy look to try. It’s heightened glamour that still manages to look natural and wearable.” GET THE…

hair SPLURGES DYSON AIRWRAP MULTISTYLER, $600 Math isn’t always our strong suit, but ask us to calculate how much we’ve saved on professional blowouts with this do-it-all tool, and we turn into Will Hunting. Attachments—a new curler for extra-long hair, a comb for coily textures—cater to every length and curl type. ORIBE HAIR ALCHEMY RESILIENCE SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER, $101 FOR THE SET Formulas that help strengthen strands from the inside out sound like first-rate marketing jargon, but we’ll be damned if this duo (with chia seed and bamboo leaf) didn’t leave our hair less prone to breakage. JENNIFER BEHR SUPERNOVA BOBBY PIN SET IN CRYSTAL, $425 Tucked at the base of a low ponytail or just above your ear, these Swarovski crystal pins pair as beautifully with a white T-shirt…

PRIMER If you want your makeup to last (and who doesn’t?), it’s not a question of whether you should use a primer, but which one. Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer+ Super Hydrating Primer uses three forms of hyaluronic acid plus niacinamide to make your skin appear plumper and smoother. If you’re more concerned about controlling oil, try Smashbox Photo Finish Control Mattifying Primer, which mattifies skin rather than stripping it dry, thanks to salicylic acid, witch hazel, and zinc. (Yep, Smashbox pretty much has the primer market cornered.) FOUNDATION POWDER: BareMinerals BarePro 16HR Skin-Perfecting Powder Foundation won’t leave you looking one-dimensional like a pancake or flaky like a croissant. Apply this powder (enriched with a brightening pineapple complex and hydrating squalane) with a damp sponge and the only breakfast food you’ll…

FLORAL: Go ahead and judge Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia by its bottle. Because if you’re into its hot pink hue and not-so-subtle floral motif, you’re bound to adore the bouquet of gardenia, jasmine, and pear blossom within. HERBACEOUS: You don’t have to be able to pronounce “herbaceous” to appreciate the mix of woody (cedar, sandalwood) and green (palm leaf, black currant) notes that comprise 19-69 Invisible Post. EARTHY: Ralph Lauren Polo Earth is the fragrance equivalent of glamping. With notes like sage and vetiver, a spritz makes you feel close to nature, but not so close that you couldn’t call an Uber to go home if you got desperate. GOURMAND: You know what they say about assuming…but it’s a pretty safe bet that anyone wearing Lake & Skye Santal Gray,…

LIPSTICK SHEER: Where some lipsticks shout, Guerlain KissKiss Bee Glow whispers. The honey-enriched formula glides on like a balm and imparts a hint of sheer color (you can choose from six options). CREAM: When we’re into a lipstick, we buy it in multiples, which is why our makeup drawer currently looks like we raided a Dior counter. Dior Addict Refillable Shine Lipstick is comfortable, high-shine, and available in more than 35 shades. Looks like we’re going to need a bigger drawer. SATIN: Armani Beauty Lip Power Longwear Vivid Color Lipstick has a teardrop-shaped bullet that makes it easy to trace lips, then fill them in. And when you do, you’re golden (or scarlet or mauve or rosewood) for up to eight hours. MATTE: Trying to describe the texture of Sunnies…

EYE SHADOW WAND: Juvia’s Place Culture Duochrome Liquid Eyeshadow dazzles onlookers without requiring much effort on your part. The color-shifting shadow, available in four metallic hues, makes it appear as though you expertly blended several shades. STICK: On more than one occasion, we have mistakenly picked up a Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick while riffling through our purse in search of a pen. That is to say, we typically have at least two or three of these easy-to-blend shadows (in matte and shimmering finishes) on us at any given time. POTS, PANS, AND PALETTES: Whether you take shadows one by one or prefer many options at once, we’ve got you covered. SINGLE: “Creamy powder” is absolutely an oxymoron, but it’s the only way to describe the texture of ColourPop…

The $8,000-a-night penthouse in New York City’s Greenwich Hotel was outfitted to celebrate the launch of a skin-care brand. Juices were offered alongside pastries of diminishing size, and a rosy-faced man wearing a surplus of tweeds sat silent and scholarly before a small press corps, a cumulus mass of golden-white hair rising from his scalp. Next to him was an image of severely burned flesh. The man, Augustinus Bader, was the director of cell techniques and applied stem cell biology at the University of Leipzig. It was there that Bader had treated a young patient who suffered second-degree burns from scalding water. The photos were gory. Under most circumstances, he informed the assembled beauty editors, those burns would require multiple surgeries to remedy. Then he flipped through a series of…

The estimated five-year melanoma survival rate for Black patients is only 71 percent vs. 93 percent for white patients. A big contributor? Late-stage skin cancer is more common among Hispanic and Black people. One reason could be that the internet is seriously lacking diversity in dermatological imagery. This form of algorithmic injustice means fewer people of color have the resources they need to identify skin cancer. Vaseline’s See My Skin digital platform (seemyskin.com) aims to change that with a representation-minded database created specifically to help people search conditions on skin of color and connect patients with a dermatologist for virtual or in-person skin checks. A wealth of resources is just a few clicks away.…

While I see the wisdom in Michael Pollan’s advice to not eat anything you can’t pronounce, that rule doesn’t really apply to assessing labels on serums and shampoos. (Unless you’re eating your serums and shampoos, and please don’t do that.) In beauty formulas, a 25-letter word is often just a chemical name for a highly effective brightener or moisturizer. And after 12 years at Allure, a few of them do roll off my tongue. But to fully answer your question, I also reached out to some of our favorite cosmetic chemists. Behold, the ultimate unpronounceable glossary. Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate This aluminum salt, which has the magic touch for making dry legs smooth, “is one of my favorite ingredients for body care because it can take a lotion, cream, or even…

I cut my hair short about five years ago. It was just after Captain Marvel. I’d worn a short pixie wig for an audition and when I got the role, the director told me that she thought it was my hair and now she can’t unsee me with short hair and would I be up for cutting it? I was like, “Oh, what have I done?” But I just said, “Go on, let’s go to the hairdresser’s.” She sat with me for five hours while I thought, Take your time, please be gentle. I did not regret it one bit. I’ll be short-haired, cropped forever. I’m a new woman because of it. I like how liberating it is. You wake up and it is all you. With big, curly hair,…

Maybelline New York Super Stay Vinyl Ink Liquid Lipcolor Right around the time we all started wearing face masks (the PPE kind), makeup artists began predicting that long-wearing, transfer-proof lip gloss would become a reality in the next decade. Turns out, Maybelline had been working on this proposition long before “social distance” became common parlance, besting that prediction by years. The brand’s 16-hour-wear Super Stay Vinyl Ink came into our lives in March, packing equal parts shine and stamina. Long-wearing formulas and glosses have been around for some time (the former debuted in the 1990s, while gloss goes back to the 1930s), but they have never successfully occupied the same tube, says cosmetic chemist Kelly Dobos. The reason is pretty simple: They are polar opposites, chemically speaking. “Many of the…

Makeup CLEAN TOWER 28 MAKEWAVES MASCARA Use the inner curve of this crescent moon-shaped wand to build volume and the longer, outer bristles to lengthen. The castor oil-enriched formula is easy on the eyes, washing off in seconds when you’re ready to remove HONEST BEAUTY FRESH FLEX CONCEALER If you don’t want your concealer to crease, don’t smile, talk, laugh, or blink. Easy! Or you could try this medium-coverage formula that’s built to move with you. It’s one of the few that don’t get cakey along our undereyes. MERIT FLUSH BALM CHEEK COLOR Associate digital beauty director Sarah Kinonen attests that this cream blush (available in five shades) creates a soft flush that's similar to the one she gets during a 30-minute Peloton interval class. SAIE SUN MELT NATURAL CREAM…

BODY WASH LIQUID: Dove Body Love Moisture Boost Body Cleanser has such a creamy texture, you might wonder if you accidentally brought your body lotion into the shower. But once you add water, you can tell by the rich lather that this hydrating wash is exactly where it’s supposed to be. BAR: Don’t say you’re not a bar soap person until you’ve tried Leaf People Chlorophyll & Thyme Detox Bar. When applied on damp skin with a loofah, sponge, or even just your hands, it quickly turns into a silky cream. A blend of sunflower and coconut oils leaves skin remarkably soft. And the lack of packaging is truly refreshing. BODY SCRUB You don’t want to be an outfit repeater, do you? Then use a scrub to get rid of…

SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER FINE: If you can practically hear the “pfffftttt” of your hair deflating at midday, Andrew Fitzsimons Body Volume Boosting Shampoo and Conditioner are for you. The featherlight formulas impart body and are infused with follicle-stimulating caffeine, which makes strands appear temporarily thicker. DRY: Ask not what your hair can do for you, but what you can do for your hair. And if yours feels stripped or strawlike, the solution is probably to use Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Shampoo and Conditioner, made with replenishing lipids. DAMAGED: Since the best defense is a good offense, Dove Hair Therapy Rescue & Protect Shampoo and Conditioner use ceramides and peptides to repair existing damage and strengthen strands for the long run. COLORED: You don’t spend four hours at the salon…

MAKEUP BRUSHES FOUNDATION: The dense Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation Brush provides the same skinlike finish you get when applying foundation with your fingertips—without getting your hands dirty. POWDER: Whether you prefer a loose or pressed finishing powder, Kevyn Aucoin The Loose Powder Brush delivers smooth, even coverage. (If you can bring yourself to stop petting its baby-soft bristles long enough to actually use it, that is.) CONTOUR: Makeup artist Patrick Ta is the Michelangelo of cheekbones—and his chisel of choice is the angled fan of the Patrick Ta Contour Brush, which makes it easy to carve out contours using powder and cream products. BRONZER: “Somehow this brush manages to know exactly how much bronzer to sweep up,” says tester Perrie Samotin of Sigma Beauty F78 Ultimate Bronze. It could…

body STEALS METHOD GEL HAND WASH IN VETIVER + AMBER, $7 You won’t feel compelled to switch out this blend of vetiver, amber, and cedarwood for the expensive stuff when guests come over. Unless, of course, you want to keep this hydrating hand soap all to yourself. OLAY FEARLESS ARTIST SERIES NOURISHING BODY WASH, $8 Olay whipped up this formula with moisturizing cocoa butter and manuka honey, then artist Avery Williamson got it all dressed up. The beautiful bottle features her signature abstract work. ALBA BOTANICA WHILE WET SUNSCREEN LOTION SPF 40, $10 Because you care as much about sun safety as we do, we already know you stop whatever you’re doing and reapply sunscreen every two hours, right? Right. This formula makes doing so as convenient for your beach…