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.

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tool time • ALL OF THE GIZMOS AND GADGETS THAT HELP ME MASTER MY BEAUTY ROUTINE.

great expectations

ROSY OUTLOOK

Tip Off • PRESS-ON NAILS ARE NO LONGER FOR FAKE FRENCH TIPS AND HALLOWEEN COSTUMES. THEY’RE BACK—AND THIS TIME, THEY’RE STUNNING. TAKE YOUR PICK:

beauty box spoiler alert STAR LIGHT

OVERSEAS SENSATION

the nic of time • HOW DO YOU STAY ON YOUR A-GAME, MANAGE ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF FATIGUE, AND FIND THE RIGHT MIX OF OIL AND WATER? NICOLE KIDMAN HAS A FEW IDEAS.

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

seriously, guys

the call of the wild

BALM SQUAD • NEW SMOOTHERS FOR CRACKED SKIN, STATICKY HAIR, AND CHAPPED LIPS.

A Silver Line

BEAUTY BY NUMBERS • THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS INVENTED THE CONCEPT, THE GREEKS LIT CANDLES ON CAKES, AND A COUPLE OF SISTERS IN 1800s KENTUCKY EVEN THOUGHT UP A CATCHY TUNE TO MARK THE OCCASION. BIRTHDAYS: A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION.

BEAUTY FOR THE AGES

rock steady • YOU KNOW WHAT’S EVEN BETTER THAN THE THRILL OF THE NEW? THE THRILL OF SOMETHING THAT HAS PROVEN ITSELF A SUPERSTAR TIME AND TIME AGAIN. TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THESE NINE POWERHOUSES. WITH EACH PASSING YEAR, OUR LOVE FOR THEM ONLY GROWS.

cleaning house • CAN YOUR HOME’S INTERIOR DESIGN CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR OVERALL WELLNESS? DON’T ROLL YOUR EYES JUST YET.

with lauren hutton • THE MODEL, ACTOR, AND SEPTUAGENARIAN TAKES ALLURE DOWN MEMORY LANE—AND BOURBON STREET, THE PLAYBOY CLUB, THE SHORES OF BALI, AND MOST FASCINATING OF ALL, INTO HER MEDICINE CABINET.

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER Ultimate Fall Faves

chaka khan • If anyone knows makeup and bright lights, it’s this icon. Khan has been performing since the 1970s, and timeless hits like “I’m Every Woman” mean that she’s one of the reasons we get down in the first place. The musician shares her essentials.

the skin-care conundrum • WE’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT OUR SKIN ALL WRONG. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE THE WAY IT LOOKS AND FEELS, IT’S TIME TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THOSE OLD SKIN-TYPE BOXES.

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best western • IT’S HARD TO PINPOINT EXACTLY WHEN 2019 BECAME THE YEAR WE WENT (BACK) WEST. WAS IT “OLD TOWN ROAD”? LEONARDO DICAPRIO IN ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD? IN ANY CASE, WE’VE COME TO TELL YOU THAT YOU DON’T JUST GET TO DRESS LIKE A COWBOY. YOU CAN SMELL LIKE ONE TOO (IN A VERY GOOD WAY).

no regrets Second Guesses • LETTING GO IS GOOD FOR YOU—AS IN IT ACTUALLY MAKES YOU A HAPPIER PERSON. FOR THE THINGS THAT CAN’T BE REVISITED, ALLURE ADVOCATES A HEALTHY DOSAGE OF SELF-FORGIVENESS. FOR THE THINGS THAT CAN BE REVISITED, WELL, WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE TOO.

INSTANT THERAPY: THAT THING YOU SAID • You said something weird or embarrassing, and now you can’t stop thinking about it. Let Suma Chand, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, help you through.

REGRET-ME-NOTS BEAUTY-INDUSTRY PROS SHARE A FEW UNREGRETTABLE MISTAKES.

THE BANGS BATTLEFIELD • NEW YORK CITY STYLIST SARAH MANZONE ON WHY SHE USUALLY PUSHES HER CLIENTS AWAY FROM THE FRINGE.

A Rare Stone • AN ARCHETYPE OF SEX (AND DANGER) FOR A GENERATION OF WOMEN, SHARON STONE HAS A BIG HEART, A BIG BRAIN, BUT NO TIME FOR SMALL TALK. DANIELLE PERGAMENT LISTENS AND LEARNS.

geTtiNg ChAngEd • MENOPAUSE USED TO BE THAT SCARY, WEIRD, HOT-FLASH TIME OF LIFE THAT HAPPENED TO OUR AUNTS AND THAT GRUMPY...