Innehållsförteckning för October 2020 från Allure

Of all the flower barrettes on the fall 2020 runways (and there were plenty), Tom Ford’s were our favorite reminder to live a little—or actually, a lot. The oversize blooms were crafted from feathers in burnished metallics (gold, bronze) or tropical brights (blue, pink), and paired with matching—and gigantic—feather earrings. Before clipping in the barrettes, hairstylist Duffy wove hair into tight French twists and tamped down flyaways using L’Oréal Paris Elnett Hairspray. He then placed the flowers right along the hairline—a less-expected spot than the usual bloom above the ear. Now we’re inspired to get all dressed up, even if it’s just for the world’s most glamorous Whole Foods run.…

job is now done. Your data is fed through an algorithm that decides which of nine possible temperature settings will be safest yet still effective for straightening your hair. So you’ll be using the least amount of heat necessary to create the least damage possible. “That is next level,” says Wilson, who tested the iron on her own 4C curls. On day two or three, the iron self-corrects to use even less heat, since you don’t need as much to refresh your style. It took a team of engineers, with input from hairstylists and ergonomics experts, more than two years and 1,000 hours of testing to develop the flatiron’s algorithm for programming the perfect amount of heat for all different iterations of hair. Short, fine hair that’s bleached umpteen times…

ASSISTANT BEATY EDITOR Life mantra: “The best beauty look is the one you feel most confident in.“ Confession: “When I feel super lazy I’ll apply skin care lying down in bed. I’ve woken up next to a bottle of serum more times than I’d like to admit!“ Beauty must-have: “A great moisturizer that sits well under sunscreen and makeup.” OVER $200 VALUE* FOR ONLY $23 ALLURE.COM/BOX *Includes retail value of new member gift, while Supplies Last.…

THE CATEGORY INNOVATIVE BEAUTY ITEM THE FAVORITE ATTIBE BEAUTY PLANIC According to one Allure editor, the “true secret to combating maskne”: A high-frequency wand that can be used without an activator gel on bare skin. 아띠베 뷰티 플라닉. 얼루어 기자가 추천하는 “페이스 마 스크로 인한 피부 트러블”을 잡아주는 제품. 엠플 없이 세 안 후 바로 사용 할수있는 페 이스 관리기. THE CATEGORY GLASSY SKIN THE FAVORITE LANEIGE WATER SLEEPING MASK Since 2014, Americans have been happily importing their own face moisture from Korea, in the form of this new classic—a gel cream so slick you can nearly see your reflection in it. 라네즈 워터 슬리핑 마스크. 2014년부터 미국인들에게 많 은 사랑을 받은 한국의 스킨케 어 제품. 젤크림 타입의 슬리 핑 마스크로 물광 피부의 효과 를 볼수있다. THE CATEGORY NATURAL MAKEUP…

BEST FACE FORWARD One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. I am one of those women, and I’ve learned breast cancer can only be defined by uncertainty. It’s a different journey for everyone. Rarely are there definitive answers. With a cancer diagnosis, life changes in an instant, and you have no choice but to persevere through every unknown. But amid the unimaginable ups and downs, I found one constant: my beauty routine. I was fortunate to have my mom (my ultimate beauty queen) by my side through it all. When I couldn’t lift my arms after my mastectomy, she’d blow out my hair or help me swipe on my signature red lipstick. And when I looked in the mirror, I saw…

POST-MASTECTOMY Immediately after surgery, the top concern is preventing infection. “Make sure your skin is kept clean by following the instructions from your surgeon and look for signs like redness, drainage, or increasing pain,” advises Kwong. To help scars heal, keep the area hydrated with an ointment. “I’m a big fan of petroleum jelly,” she says. “It seems so simple, but it doesn’t have a lot of ingredients that can irritate the skin.” CHEMOTHERAPY “Chemotherapies tend to target cells that are replicating faster than they should be, like cancer cells,” says Kwong. “But skin cells regenerate rapidly too.” So it’s essential to maintain a healthy, hydrated skin barrier. You can use creams, ointments, or oils, but “stick to bland formulas, and be mindful about fragrances because skin tends to be…

17.4 That’s roughly how many square miles are occupied by the town of Grasse in southeastern France. But for hundreds of years, going back to the 17th century, that tiny area was where many perfumers—or les nez (noses), as they call themselves—were born. The art form was passed from father to son, meaning most noses were descendants of other noses. To say the industry lacked diversity would be a gross understatement. Change has come slowly—really, really slowly. “Fifteen years ago a ‘diverse’ perfumer meant a white man from Paris,” says Arielle Weinberg, the founder of Arielle Shoshana, a fragrance boutique located outside of Washington, D.C. (She recently reached out to perfume schools to establish scholarships for Black students, but says they were not responsive and hopes that speaking with Allure…

FACIAL CLEANSER OIL. Water transforms BareMinerals Oil Obsessed Total Cleansing Oil into a milky wash; sea salt transforms skin into silk. GEL. Neutrogena Hydro Boost Cleansing Gel feels as mild as water, but has enough muscle to remove every last bit of makeup. BAR. Packed to its corners with charcoal and shea butter, Carbon Theory Charcoal & Tea Tree Oil Breakout Control Facial Cleansing Bar pulls moisture into skin and draws out deep-seated grime. FOAM. AHC Aqualuronic Cleanser fortifies skin with a combination of ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and minerals found deep in the Atlantic Ocean—which is how far we’d travel for this airy and elegant whip. CREAM. Bye, dryness. Replete with olive oil and primrose extract, StriVectin Comforting Cream Cleanser deposits a veil of moisture as it dissolves impurities. TONER/ESSENCE…

MAKEUP BRUSHES FOUNDATION. The rounded bristles of the MAC 190 Foundation Brush make streaks and pileups a thing of the past—and a flawless finish part of everyday life. CONCEALER. Tripling its stippling power, the tapered ends of the Sigma F79 Concealer Blend Kabuki Brush expertly blend creams, powders, and liquids. POWDER. The Real Techniques Setting Brush deposits the ideal amount of powder exactly where you want it. And with a dense angle on one end and a fluffy dome on the other, the Huda Beauty Bake & Blend Brush buffs and dusts to perfection. CONTOUR. With plush, synthetic fibers that come to a feathery point, the Jenny Patinkin Luxury Vegan Powder/Bronzer Brush skims our face for seamless sculpting. BLUSH. The Laura Mercier Angled Cheek Contour Brush diffuses pigment as it…

RED. The orange undertones in Sundays in No 13 nail polish cook up the perfect chili pepper red: sporty, sexy, and a little bit spicy. Like a teacher’s pet, OPI Nail Lacquer in Big Apple Red is the cool, vivid hue every beauty editor calls on for a classic red manicure. BURGUNDY. Similar to a fine Bordeaux, CND Vinylux Long Wear Polish in Decadence actually improves with age. Exposure to natural light fortifies the plummy finish, giving us a full week of heady color. LIGHT PINK. With one thin coat, the Mischo Beauty Nail Lacquer in Worthy makes nails look like you just buffed them to a healthy shine. Add another layer or two for a milky pink with a touch of peach—crisp, clean, never cloying. BRIGHT PINK. The name…

BEST HABIT YOU’VE PICKED UP DURING QUARANTINE: Cooking. THE WORST: Watching too much TV. A BEAUTY HABIT YOU LEFT BEHIND IN YOUR TEENS: I clean my skin now. In my teens I just didn’t care. I would sleep with makeup on and got away with it, I guess, for a little bit. ONE BEAUTY TECHNIQUE YOU’RE BOMB AT NOW, AND ONE YOU STILL NEED HELP WITH: I still need help with eye shadow. What I’ve got down is the winged look. [The tip of Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner] stays pretty straight, and it’s smooth. It’s one of my favorites. OFF-DUTY MAKEUP ROUTINE: Lately, I’ve been using my Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush in Bliss a lot. I just tap it onto my cheekbones and maybe a…

After 10 months without a trim, my hair had gotten long. Like Cher in the ’70s long. Postpartum hair loss had also set in about a month earlier, which meant I had been pulling tumbleweed-size clumps out of the shower hair catcher. I knew some people had returned to salons, with different levels of precautions, but with a five-month-old at home I was reluctant. So my mermaid hair was fast becoming Swamp Thing hair. I needed to take matters into my own hands. I had already given my son and older daughter trims with little drama, and de-mulleted my husband with clippers (I’m only mildly embarrassed to admit that I came this close to googling “Flowbee” during that time). But my own hair presented some new challenges: 1) Viewing the…

The Minimalist. If you plucked all the whimsy of Tom Ford’s feather accessories but dialed down the intensity several notches, you’d get Ariana Boussard-Reifel’s slim earrings with Lelet NY’s simple daisy clips. The Sophisticate. A little glitz makes this pairing look put together but playful. Ashley Williams’s “Fire” hairpins and Suzanna Dai’s feather earrings twinkle with rhinestones. The Bohemian. These aqua Tuleste feather earrings and the rainbow Epona Valley flower clip have the swagger of really cool vintage accessories you traveled the globe to find. Groovy, no? The Modernist. Jennifer Behr’s geometric hairpins have an Art Deco vibe that we love, and Lizzie Fortunato’s gold earrings remind us of abstract feathers. Put them together and you’ve got a masterpiece. beauty box spoiler alert SPARKLES FLY More is more when it…

body 100% Pure Body Scrubs. Packed with sunflower oil and ultrafine buffers, this salt of the earth scrub is everything we want in an exfoliator: grainy but not scratchy, hydrating but not greasy. The mood-boosting scents (Coconut, Lavender, Blood Orange, Honey Almond) also hit the perfect note. Plant Apothecary Start Happy Organic Body Wash. Ever notice how a window box of geraniums makes a house cheerfully inviting? The geranium and peppermint oils in this bouncy wash do the same for our shower—even early in the morning. Tom’s of Maine Prebiotic Bar Soap. We realize an entire ecosystem of bacteria populates our skin, we just prefer not to dwell on it. Thankfully, we don’t have to. This bar helps balance our microbes in the most unassuming way possible, with prebiotics and…

body Oui the People Sensitive Skin Razor. This handcrafted tool won by way more than a hair. That’s because the precise blade glides over skin and hugs every curve, never leaving a nick or ingrown hair behind. Also, it looks really great on your bathroom shelf. Beneath Your Mask Polish Detoxifying Body Scrub. The tingly blend of Dead Sea salt, aloe, and tea tree oil feels so invigorating, we spent extra time in the shower looking for something else to scrub. It took a while, but we found one: The grainy buffers double as a bracing scalp treatment. La Mer The Renewal Body Oil Balm. La Mer lovers will fall head over heels for this sublime salve: The concentrated oil dissolves into skin, locking in moisture and melting away rough…

JOEY DANIELS In another shocking example of the beauty industry’s fascination with youth, this panelist weighed in just one month shy of his first birthday. His feedback—primarily on which bath bombs rolled most easily across the floor and which face creams made the most consistent noise when banged against the wall—was respectfully discarded by his mother, deputy beauty director Elizabeth Siegel. LIQUID COURAGE Honest feedback simply flows more smoothly when gently lubricated. Executive beauty director Jenny Bailly mulled things over with a little help from her husband, an importer of German and Austrian wines, who believes Riesling is the next retinol: innovative, powerful, and imperfection-blurring. ANGELA’S DAD “The conversation went something like this,” assistant editor Angela Trakoshis recalls. “My dad said, ‘You and your mom age me. Do you have…

The Change It happens fast. In the majority of people, chemotherapy results in almost complete hair loss within the first four to eight weeks of treatment, says Lacouture. Patients can also lose eyebrows and eyelashes. However, they usually fall out toward the end of chemotherapy. Head On Between 50 and 63 percent of patients with earlystage breast cancer undergoing chemo have found scalp-cooling devices to be a successful method for preventing hair loss. Though the process is simple, it has big benefits: While a patient receives chemotherapy, a helmet-like cap is worn on the head (15 minutes before, during, and 30 to 120 minutes after a treatment) with an internal system that circulates very cold liquid meant to shrink blood vessels on the scalp. Cold allows cells to survive longer,…

The Friday morning after one of Ziwe’s shows, Twitter feeds everywhere look the same—grainy video of a woman wearing pearl-white eyeliner, Milk Makeup-covered brows furrowed, as she listens to white actifluencers like Alyssa Milano and Caroline Calloway answer pointed questions about race, class, activism, anything. Ziwe (just Ziwe, like Cher), a writer on Showtime’s Desus and Mero, started her weekly Instagram Live interview show, Baited, to hold people of influence over the flames of the societal issues they fan in their work (intentionally or otherwise). Beauty is a character in the performance, but Ziwe is the star. I’m a middle child, so I was always a ham. My parents are funny, because they’re Nigerian immigrants and their reactions to American culture are so hyperbolic and pure. I’ve always been hyperbolic,…

STARGAZE After painting on classic wings for this look, Cyndle K accentuates her inner corners with flecks of loose glitter. To balance the twinkling accent and add a retro twist, she etches a black line on the outer half of her creases. A Swarovski crystal silver “exclamation point” is glued underneath her left brow to keep the look from being symmetrical. This mask does more than reflect Cyndle K’s graphic makeup: If at least 80 percent of us wear masks outside the home, it could do more to reduce the spread of COVID-19 than a strict lockdown. THE NEW DEW Highlighting your cheekbones may seem a bit unnecessary when your nose, cheeks, and chin are hidden behind a face covering, but you can mimic the glow on your lids. Here,…

Sitting in my grandma’s dining room, surrounded by peach-patterned wallpaper, my bare feet digging into the mint-green carpet, I log on for my Zoom interview with Precious Lee. When she comes onscreen—her pecan complexion glowing, wearing a welcoming smile and a red-and-teal African-print two-piece by Grass-Fields with matching turban—I can’t help but smile at her. Though she’s sitting in her apartment in New York, her snapshot would fit right in with the photos on the walls of my family home in south Georgia. In fact, I wore a similar outfit to one of my birthday parties growing up. That younger me with a gap-toothed smile never saw anyone like Lee in a magazine, but she is certainly familiar. I was shaped by Black women like her: fashion forward, outspoken, and…

FLORAL. The word “yes” can be an affirmation, or an invitation. Giorgio Armani Sì conveys both meanings with its sultry and assertive bed of black currant and rose. The sparkling bergamot and creamy white flowers in Tom Ford Soleil Neige evoke the intense reflection of winter sun on powdery snow. Applied to skin, it transforms our pulse points into vibrant peaks. HERBACEOUS. It takes an infusion of mint—and a touch of magic—to transform moody oud into an uplifting note. Cartier Les Heures Voyageuses Oud & Menthe achieves the near impossible with an accord that feels both carnal and crisp. EARTHY. The dark vetiver and weightless orange blossom in Maison Margiela Fragrances Replica Whispers in the Library eau de toilette conjure polished mahogany and a shuffle of papers, making this scent a…

MASCARA VOLUMIZING. Shaped like an hourglass, the wand of Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Brag Mascara snuggles up to the base of your lashes and hugs the very tips, producing a full-figured curve. (A little shimmying at the roots even creates a subtle eyeliner effect.) LENGTHENING. With bristles that spiral into a helix and polymers that lacquer and separate lashes, Maybelline New York The Falsies Lash Lift Mascara plumps without clumps—the key to an elongated effect. DRAMA. It sounds counterintuitive, but Tarte Maneater Mascara fattens lashes with a featherlight formula. Silky emollients allow us to glob on layers and layers (and still more layers) of supple blackness wherever we want extra bulk: roots, tips, corners, or all of the above. WATERPROOF. L’Oréal Paris Bambi Eye Waterproof Mascara cushions lashes in velvety…

PRIMER The rice protein in Neutrogena Shine Control Matte Primer + Serum weightlessly absorbs oil and obscures pores. For an undeniably dewy effect, Laneige Glowy Makeup Serum gives skin a flawless finish with glycerin, ceramides, and diamond powder. And Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Primer Protecting holds makeup in place and keeps damage at bay with antioxidants and SPF 30 (but please use your regular sunscreen too!). FOUNDATION LIGHT COVERAGE. The satiny finish of Make Up For Ever Reboot perfects our skin’s texture while letting freckles and the odd beauty mark peek through. And isn’t that the point? MEDIUM COVERAGE. Once more for the people in the back: Uoma Beauty Say What?! Foundation gives superlative matte coverage that hovers over fine lines—and comes in 51 shades. FULL COVERAGE. Someone read our…

ASSISTANT BEATY EDITOR Life mantra: “The best beauty look is the one you feel most confident in.“ Confession: “When I feel super lazy I’ll apply skin care lying down in bed. I’ve woken up next to a bottle of serum more times than I’d like to admit!“ Beauty must-have: “A great moisturizer that sits well under sunscreen and makeup.” OVER $200 VALUE* FOR ONLY $23 ALLURE.COM/BOX *Includes retail value of new member gift, while Supplies Last.…

ALLURE: Where have you been riding out the pandemic? A.H.: Thirty-five years ago I bought myself a little ranch up near the Sequoia National Forest [in California], and that’s where I am now. I have nine baby piglets, 14 kittens, and endless ducks and chickens and goats. I have a new little Shetland pony that I’ve been training, so it’s all pretty cute. ALLURE: It sounds like paradise. A.H.: It makes me very happy to be able to spend time here. So actually, my secret is that I’m having a good time. It was my secret until I told you. ALLURE: I heard you traveled to Italy to shoot the fragrance campaign…. A.H.: Yeah, right before the world crashed. The girls were great [singer Florence Welch, actor Jodie Turner-Smith, and…

• Guide Eyeliner Duo Drawing perfect eyeliner is a feat under any circumstances. But when makeup artist Terri Bryant, someone who’d been regularly tapped for fashion shows, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, she found it increasingly challenging: “My hand and arm were not directly an extension of what I was thinking when I was on set. Over the next several years, as my symptoms progressed, I started having challenges applying my own makeup, and I got my diagnosis. No one wants to get that news, but knowing what you’re dealing with is an opportunity to make changes.” Bryant worked with designers and ergonomic experts to create an eyeliner tool (Guide Wand) that steadies the user’s hand to “help you orient yourself as to where you need to be along the…

hair $8.99 | OGX Extra Strength Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil Shampoo. True to its name, this coconut-derived nectar-of-the-gods quenches with fatty acids, breathing new life into fried ends. $4.99 | Suave Professionals for Natural Hair Curl Defining Cream. The silky texture glides through kinks and spirals, minimizing frizziness and maximizing springiness. $4.99 | Aussie Gloss-ified Glossing Spritz. A few squirts of this lightweight mist make hair glossy—never greasy. $8.99 | Head & Shoulders Royal Oils Instant Soothe Scalp Elixir. Packing peppermint oil, glycerin, and a satisfying tingle, this leave-on mist relieves scalp dryness and inflammation, without disrupting twists, locs, and braids. $4.99 for 3 | Pantene Pro-V Intense Rescue Shots. One ampoule contains a perfectly measured dose of vitamins, glycerin, and protein-rich omegas for restoring shine, promoting sleekness,…

Meditation doesn’t make the uncertainty of life go away. But meditating can change the way you react in uncertain situations. A study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience found that meditation might have a lasting effect on the amygdala, the part of the brain that processes emotion. When presented with images meant to evoke various responses, fMRI scans revealed that subjects who had been practicing mindful-attention meditation, which involves focusing on your breath, were better able to control their emotions, even when they weren’t in a meditative state. During times like these, that’s particularly useful. “The need to find an internal compass with which to navigate our rapidly changing world has never been greater,” says Kelly Morris, a meditation teacher based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and founder of The…

My cancer diagnosis was the permission slip I never needed to start being more intentional with my life and my time. I have softened into my hard edges. I spent so many years shaming and picking apart my body, trying to improve it and perfect it. Now I stand in awe of what my body is capable of and everything I had taken for granted. Cancer has made me a more compassionate, more intentional person. I’m adamant about feeling things in our bodies and honoring the cancer experience. There are moments when I have wanted to give up. But I have had to dig down deep to get through, to find new strengths. You find new ways to be brave. My whole self-care routine is centered around feeling safe in…

At a certain point in a young man’s life, after his ice cream sandwiches have been consumed and his playground scabs have healed, and just before he accidentally discovers internet pornography, he’ll be introduced to—or clandestinely seek out at his nearest drugstore—the work of a businessman named King Camp Gillette (who would have celebrated his 165th birthday this year). At the turn of the 20th century, Gillette branded his legacy into the iron scrolls of time by popularizing the safety razor, technology that accompanies every prepubescent boy down the craggy path of sexual development. Unfortunately, it was perhaps not the legacy KCG was hoping for. When the Gillette public relations team emailed me a press release announcing the launch of King C. Gillette, a new shaving collection, I was intrigued…

Selena Gomez doesn’t like birthdays. When we talk, her 28th is only days away. “I’m not really good with birthdays,” she says, waving her hand as if to shoo them away. Selena (with all due respect to her and the Allure copy desk, let’s just call her by her first name here) has left the party-planning to a handful of friends she’s been seeing during the pandemic. “I don’t know, it just feels like maybe something like 30 should be celebrated. Turning 28 is weird,” she says. In Selena’s defense, nothing about this year feels celebratory for anyone. There is a paradoxical quality to interviews these days. They happen at a distance, of course, yet there is an artificial intimacy. We’re sitting in our respective bedrooms. Selena’s look is unembellished.…

LIP COLORS NEUTRAL, LIGHT SKIN. Boasting mineral pigments and minimal ingredients, BareMinerals Mineralist Hydra-Smoothing Lipstick in Insight gives lips the dewy, pinkish-beige flush our pale-skinned testers say they wish they were born with. Better late than never, Mother Nature. NEUTRAL, MEDIUM SKIN. The word “nude” should imply the absence of clothing, not color. CTZN Cosmetics Nudiversal Lip Duo in Koh Samui delivers a double stitch of richness with a tawny matte bullet on one end and a matching gloss on the other. When the shine fades, the warmth remains. NEUTRAL, DARK SKIN. We know we’re supposed to be writers and all, but words fail us when describing Mented Cosmetics Semi-Matte Lipstick in #5. The satiny formula delivers a plummy-brown sheen that just has to be seen. CLASSIC RED. A juicy…

SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER FINE HAIR. We’ve been taunted by enough wispy strays on our face (“where is it?”) to know fine texture breaks too easily. Virtue Full Shampoo and Conditioner use keratin to strengthen fragile hair so snapping doesn’t happen. DRY HAIR. Many of the factors that contribute to brittle texture (age, environment) are beyond our control. The natural oils and butters in OGX Deeply Restoring + Pracaxi Recovery Oil Shampoo and Conditioner renew sleekness, so our hair feels drunk on moisture—and power. COLOR-TREATED HAIR. Hair Food White Nectarine & Pear Color Protect Shampoo and Conditioner ensure that rich color never sees a dull day—or a fading sulfate. The violet pigments in Beachwaver Co. BRB Blonde Purple Shampoo and Conditioner eliminate brassiness, keeping blonde heads looking unflappably cool. DAMAGED HAIR.…

BODY WASH LIQUID. We’re just going to drop right here this review of Dove Glowing Body Wash from one Allure tester: “I love this stuff! My skin always feels the best and cleanest after using Dove body wash, and this new one is my new favorite.” BAR. Even the itchy and eczema-prone can cozy up to Eau Thermale Avène XeraCalm A.D Ultra-Rich Cleansing Bar, which has lipids and spring water to replenish moisture and relieve chronic dryness. And to fake-out your breakouts, Urban Skin Rx Clear and Even Tone Body Cleansing Bar is actually a bar in a jar. The solid disc contains charcoal and a medley of acids (salicylic, kojic, lactic) to eliminate zits of all stripes: past, present, and future. BODY SCRUB Add water to Olay Exfoliating Face…

SKIN. At birth, our body’s largest organ envelops us like a shield, cradling our hearts, minds, and everything they control. Those layers of cells and tissues aren’t political; they’re biological. But its color—genetically predetermined by the amount of melanin our bodies produce—is often inextricably linked to the kind of life we can lead. More active melanocytes can factor into how much money we make, whether we’re deemed innocent or guilty, and, in some cases, whether we live or die. For those with darker skin, the skin that protects us can also be the biggest threat to our safety. The Black Lives Matter movement—thrust, once again, into the global consciousness this summer after the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor—not only shined a light on racial injustice and…