The 9 Most Perfect Red Nail Polishes


Updated 01/26/12 11:35 AM · Posted by Allure · 0 comments

The Best Red Nail Polishes For All Skin Tones

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: Sure, trendy manicures are fun. But not everyone works in an office where mint green fingertips are gonna fly. For a classic manicure that still grabs attention, there's nothing quite like red. We put dozens of fiery polishes to the test, and these are the ones we'll be wearing: Read more

Downton Abbey Beauty: No Mascara, Please, We're Edwardians


Updated 01/14/12 9:08 AM · Posted by Allure · 3 comments

Downton Abbey Beauty: How The Crawleys Lived

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: Fans of the PBS blockbuster Downton Abbey don't need us to tell them that season two has arrived, ending a painfully long wait for the return of the period drama set in a spectacular English country house stuffed with spoiled aristos and scheming servants. How ever did we survive? One bright spot was the video parody that appeared on Read more

3 Rules For Great Skin


Updated 01/05/12 6:05 AM · Posted by Allure · 0 comments

Rules For Great Skin

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: To start the new year off right, vow to stick to these three simple rules. Wear SPF daily (and not just in the summer). People tend to apply sunscreen on days when they're in the sun most, but that strategy won't cut it, says Ranella Hirsch, a dermatologist in Boston. "You're not getting the bulk of your sun from that one day; Read more

Makeup Ideas: Nighttime Eyes


Updated 12/29/11 4:15 AM · Posted by Allure · 0 comments

Eye Makeup Ideas For Night

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: If you spend most of the year wearing safe nudes or neutrals, a New Year's Eve bash is the perfect moment to throw caution (like confetti) to the wind. Here, a few last-minute tips on how to get eyes worthy of a year-end finale. Add some shimmer. Look for metallic versions of your favorite shades. "That's always going to be a Read more

Tanning Beds Cause More Than One Type of Skin Cancer


Updated 12/22/11 2:09 PM · Posted by Allure · 2 comments

Tanning Beds Cause Multiple Kinds of Skin Cancer

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: A new Yale study has found that tanning beds cause increased rates of early-onset basal cell carcinoma, the most common skin cancer. Tanning bed use increased the rates of BCC by 69 percent. This follows a University of Minnesota study that found that tanning bed users were 74 percent more likely to develop melanoma, the most deadly Read more

What to Do if You Hate Your New Haircut


Updated 12/15/11 3:36 PM · Posted by Allure · 0 comments

How to Deal With a Bad Haircut

We're happy to present this story from our friends at Allure: After countless forgettable trims, I finally worked up the courage the to get an actual haircut this past weekend. I walked into my salon with long waves and walked out with choppy layers, wispy bangs, and tears welling up in my eyes. (I did manage to wait until my train ride home before letting the waterworks flow.) Rather than give Read more

Would You Ever Use a Shaving Brush?


Updated 10/24/11 9:46 AM · Posted by Allure · 5 comments

Shaving Brushes For Women

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: I recently discovered eShave, a luxury brand dedicated to scraping the whiskers off men's faces in style. And while their shaving creams are impressively thick and the razors artfully sculpted, the product that really got my heart racing was—of all things—a classic shaving brush. I have always been fascinated by these Read more

Ashley Greene Compares Herself to Jennifer Aniston in Alluring New Interview


Updated 10/19/11 7:18 AM · Posted by · 13 comments

Ashley Greene November 2011 Allure Magazine Pictures

Ashley Greene gets sassy throwing a drink in the face of a male model for the November issue of Allure. Ashley also broke from her usual brunette locks and modeled blonder hair on the cover — click to see more photos of Ashley's style timeline. Ashley and her Twilight costar Kristen Stewart are peppering the newsstands with sexy new covers leading up to their Nov. 18 release of Breaking Dawn: Read more

Is Surgical Enhancement a Credibility Killer?


Updated 10/17/11 10:45 AM · Posted by Allure · 7 comments

Does Plastic Surgery Make You Less Respectable?

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: During London fashion week, I kept reading about "Video Games," a song by Lana Del Rey that was used in a few shows, most notably at Christopher Kane. And since fashion show soundtracks often foretell what the rest of the world will soon be listening to, I Googled the song and discovered "Video Games" to be a supremely lovely, Read more

Would You Print Your Favorite Magazines at Home?


Updated 10/12/11 10:54 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

HP and Conde Nast Home Printing Service

HP and Condé Nast are teaming up for a new initiative to fight declining sales: print your own magazines at home. The digital service, which will require an HP web-connected printer, delivers subscription magazines like Wired, Allure, and Glamour straight to your printer for instant printing whenever you want. Additionally, HP is rolling out an Instant Ink service, which automatically delivers Read more