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Number Crunching
The Most Popular Plastic Surgery Procedure Says a Lot About Our Culture Right Now
I can't remember this kind of a focus on thin since I was 16, idolizing Kate Moss spreads.
By Elizabeth Siegel
BIG BREAK
Meet the Olympic B-Girls Using Beauty to Make Their Mark
Sharp breaking moves and even sharper eyeliner.
By Marilyn La JeunessePhotography by Meron Menghistab
SKIN DEEP
Facial Hair Tattoos Are the Next Frontier of Gender-Affirming Care
This service may be rare, but one artist is on a mission to tattoo—and educate—the masses.
By Nicola Dall'Asen
WORTH A SHOT
I Got Botox to Help Treat My Depression
The scientific evidence is preliminary, but promising. For some of us, promising is all we need.
By Brennan Kilbane
Worth a Shot
The Most Surprising New Botox and Filler Trends
Getting Botox for an "executive edge"—or at the age of 22—is just the beginning.
By Elizabeth Siegel
Doing It
What Exactly Is a Polycule Anyway?
Everything you need to know about this particularly buzzy form of polyamory.
By Varuna Srinivasan
GENERATION BEAUTY
Welcome to Generation Beauty
Six weeks, seven preteens, and one looming question: When did tweens become beauty experts?
By Dianna Mazzone Singh
GENERATION BEAUTY
I’m a Middle School Teacher and a Beauty Editor. I Never Guessed My Jobs Would Intersect
I’ve watched the tween beauty boom happen right before my eyes.
By Taryn Brooke
GENERATION BEAUTY
Tween Beauty Influencer Evelyn Has A Lot to Say
And with her 13th birthday, she’s back on TikTok.
By Dianna Mazzone SinghPhotography by David Robert Elliott
GENERATION BEAUTY
Katie Fang Is Influencing Your Preteen
And she doesn’t take the responsibility lightly.
By Dianna Mazzone Singh
GENERATION BEAUTY
I'll Let My Young Daughter Wear Red Lipstick Before I Let Her Use Social Media
The surgeon general has never called for a warning on makeup.
By Fiorella Valdesolo
GENERATION BEAUTY
So Your Tween Wants to Use Beauty Products—Here's Where to Start
We asked experts to sort the "nice-to-haves" from the "no-ways."
By Megan McIntyre
GENERATION BEAUTY
How to Build a Skin-Care Routine for Your Tween
The regimen that dermatologists actually recommend for those under 13 (including their own kids).
By Megan McIntyre
Going Up
The Price of Perky Boobs
For me, it included a scalpel and something called an "internal bra."
By Beatrice Hazlehurst
Want a Lift?
Getting Injectables Now Could Complicate a Facelift Later
Plastic surgeons are finding a lot of unwelcome surprises under the skin.
By Jolene Edgar
TECH SUPPORT
The Beauty Industry Has Reached Peak AI-Washing
Artificial intelligence is the ultimate shiny object right now. But can it actually make a difference in your beauty routine?
By Alexis Benveniste
A NEW AGE
Brooke Shields Is Changing the Script on Middle Age
And explains why you won’t see the word “menopause” on her new hair-care products for women over 40.
By Jenny Bailly
BRAIDING BUSINESS
Jewelry Made From Hair Is Poised for a Comeback
A few centuries after the Victorian fad ended, modern artists can make accessory magic from the hair of your loved ones.
By Kara McGrath
A HOLE NEW WORLD
“Holecare” Is Here. Do We Need It to Be?
We got to the bottom of the burgeoning business of butt care.
By Brennan Kilbane
BORN AGAIN
Kim Petras Has the Range
The singer tells Allure how she's used hair and makeup to create countless “characters" for every record, tour, and beyond.
By Nicola Dall'Asen