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Technically speaking Sylvie Macmillan is a London-based nail artist, but her imagination knows no limits. She regularly breaches the cuticles — to wrap entire hands in clouds of moss, to create an ombré wash of seashells that stretch to the knuckles, and to turn fingers into a butterfly garden.

The Huda Beauty founder has tried treatments, supplements, and tools to tackle her hair loss, which she started experiencing a few years ago. Here, she breaks down her full journey.

We Traveled Across the World for Our Global Beauty Issue — Without Leaving the House Allure 2 hrs ago © Courtesy of Michelle Lee Three years ago, we had the grand idea to create what we called our Out of Office issue. The entire staff would — wait for it — work remotely for the month-plus that it took to produce the issue. The concept was that the team would be dispatched to far-flung corners of the world to report on beauty in other countries. Wed discover sunscreen from Bondi Beach,...

. Every single thing we know about makeup today we owe to the art of drag. For decades, the makeup artistry vanguard toiled away on the fringes of the mainstream, usually late after sunset, in the dressing room of a bar you wouldn’t walk into by accident. Until 2009, when RuPaul’s Drag Race turned the feminine performance into...a reality competition. The show, now in its 13th year and umpteenth season, put its performers on the world stage, inspiring a new generation of queens. The ...

The CROWN Act Makes Our Hair Just as Protected as Race, Sex, and Religious Beliefs Allure 2/16/2021 © Nadine Ijewere This year is Allures 30th Anniversary, and were celebrating by looking back at iconic moments in beauty from the past three decades. You can read more articles like this one . Lets start with facts: In a study conducted by Dove in 2019, 80 percent of Black women surveyed reported having to change their hairstyle from its natural state to "fit in at the office." From the posta...

The Rise of Sunscreen in the United States Allure 2/16/2021 © Design by Bella Geraci This year is Allures 30th Anniversary, and were celebrating by looking back at iconic moments in beauty from the past three decades. You can read more articles like this one Heres an inconvenient truth: The sun is not your skins friend. We know the seriousness of sun-damage. And we also know the importance of wearing sunscreen every single day — whether you are indoors or outdoors. (Just ask any dermatol...

Key, of iconic K-pop group SHINee, is kicking things off by bringing us through his entire history as a K-pop star. Known for his adventurous taste in beauty and style (lest we forget his ), the captivating performer sat down with Allure s digital beauty editor Devon Abelman (via Zoom, of course) to share his thoughts on his milestone birthday in his own words ahead of SHINees first comeback in almost three years. Depending on where you are, Im already 30. Technically, I turn 30 on September 2...

Heres an inconvenient truth: The sun is not your skins friend. We know the seriousness of sun-damage. And we also know the importance of wearing sunscreen every single day — whether you are indoors or outdoors. (Just ask any dermatologist.)  As obvious as it sounds now, its taken time to get here. Decades to be exact. The significance of sunscreen and protecting your skin from sun damage hasnt always been so well understood. The idea of UV rays and sunscreen and skin cancer all being analog...

Editor in chief Michelle Lee opens our February 2021 issue, in which we explore the many facets of beauty's financial ecosystem.