skin
POWERFUL PRODUCTS
Why Everyone on TikTok Is Obsessed With Hypochlorous Acid Right Now
Is this your new gym essential?
By Myranda Mondry
SUN SAFETY
OK. How Many Times Do We Have to Have the Sunscreen Talk?
Because the science really hasn’t changed.
By Kara McGrath
SKIN TIPS
I Have Seborrheic Dermatitis and This Is How Derms Suggest Treating It
First things first: Don’t let TikTok diagnose your skin conditions.
By Boutayna Chokrane
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
Giving an Earful
Cardi B's Pixie Cut Shows Off Her New Ear Piercing Perfectly
That's one way to make sure everyone can see your earrings.
By Marci Robin
On the Spot
Read This Before You Use PRID on That Pimple
TikTok is convinced that the drawing salve is a superior spot treatment. Dermatologists, not so much.
By Marci Robin
Lip Service
Anne Hathaway Plumps Her Lips With... a Hairpin?
“If you've drawn blood, you've gone too far.”
By Marci Robin
TATA FOR NOW
Seize the Deal With This Super-Rare Tata Harper Sale at Bluemercury
Treat your skin to these Allure-approved picks.
By Jennifer Hussein and Annie Blackman
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
A WHOLE LATTE TROUBLE
Is Oat Milk Giving Me Acne?
After my own struggle with persistent pimples, I wanted to see if there was anything to TikTok’s villainization of the popular dairy alternative.
By Kara Nesvig
ON THE BRAIN
Can Your Skin Care Communicate With Your Brain?
Products called “neurocosmetics” say yes. But is it all just in your head? Experts explain.
By Fiorella Valdesolo
Who Nose?
Wait, Since When Does Cher Have a Nose Ring?
I suddenly feel the need to bedazzle my nostril.
By Marci Robin
More, More, More
How Much Sunscreen Do You Really Need to Apply Every Day?
It's more than you think–and yes, the SPF number really does matter.
By Marci Robin
TOUGH SPOT
3 Types of Acne Scars and How To Treat Them
Your skin shouldn’t have to be a lifelong reminder of high school acne.
By Loren Savini
SKIN
4 Trans Women Share How Facial Feminization Surgery Changed Their Lives
To learn more about FFS, we turned to cosmetic surgeons specializing in gender-affirming care and, more importantly, the women who have been through it.
By Myranda Mondry
TAKE THE HEAT
Is Your Sunscreen Expired? Here’s How to Tell
Here comes the sun… damage. If you’re using old or expired sunscreen, your skin could be in trouble.
By Myranda Mondry
The BRUSH-OFF
Here's What Dry Brushing Can —and Can't—Do for Your Body
It exfoliates your skin, but does it do much more than that?
By Marci Robin
Readers' Choice Awards 2024
Readers' Choice Awards 2024: Clean
Clean products may earn praise for what they leave out of their ingredient lists, but these winning skin, hair, and makeup products also deserve to be celebrated for everything they include.
By Marci Robin
Readers' Choice Awards 2024
Readers' Choice Awards 2024: Body
Prepare to be unbothered, moisturized, happy, and in your lane with this year's top picks for body scrubs, sunscreens, and more.
By Marci Robin
Readers' Choice Awards 2024
Readers' Choice Awards 2024: Skin
Whether tried-and-true or new on the scene, these cleansers, moisturizers, and more won Allure readers' votes this year.
By Marci Robin