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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saturated market • SURE, PASTELS ARE PRETTY, BUT DOUSE ME IN RICH, BOLD COLORS THIS FALL.

what if it all sparks joy?

BEAUTY REPORTER

clear headed

POT OF GOLD

EXCLUSIVE Bounce Back • MORE THAN TWO DECADES AFTER CULT-Y CONCEALER BOI-ING FIRST ARRIVED, BENEFIT COSMETICS CHIEF BEAUTY AMBASSADOR MAGGIE FORD DANIELSON REFLECTS ON ITS BIRTH—AND ITS 2019 REBOOT.

super soakers

Q & A Face Forward • JUST 2.5 YEARS INTO HER INTERNATIONAL MODELING CAREER, SOUTH SUDANESE–AUSTRALIAN MODEL NYADAK “DUCKIE” THOT HAS STARRED IN CAMPAIGNS FOR FENTY AND L’ORÉAL PARIS. SHE GAVE US A PEEK INTO HER BEAUTY WORLD.

BALM DIGGITY

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

freshly pressed • SHOULD YOU ADD COLD-PRESSED SKIN CARE TO YOUR SHOPPING LIST?

ALL BRIGHT

The Big Switch • WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PRODUCT GETS A MAKEOVER? FIRST YOU PANIC. THEN YOU PUT IT TO THE TEST.

Stick Shock

rock candy • LIKE SEA SALT AND CHOCOLATE, FALL’S BEST NAIL AND JEWELRY TRENDS JUST WORK BETTER TOGETHER. THESE FOUR PAIRINGS SHINE AS BRIGHT AS ANY GEM.

BEAUTY BY NUMBERS • THEY’RE SURPRISING, SCANDALOUS, INCENDIARY—LITERALLY, IN ONE CASE. A NUMERICAL PEEK INTO SOME OF THE MOST EPIC FEUDS OF ALL TIME.

HELP HEAL YOUR SKIN FROM WITHIN

lit match • NO MORE CONSULTING THE COLOR WHEEL. INFINITE OPTIONS ARE MERCIFULLY ELIMINATED. NOT ONLY IS IT A STATEMENT TO MATCH YOUR MAKEUP TO THE EXACT SHADE OF WHATEVER YOU’RE WEARING, IT’S ALMOST TOO EASY.

Archival Totes • SUBSCRIBE TO A YEAR OF VOGUE FOR $20 AND SELECT ONE OF TWO COLLECTIBLE TOTES FEATURING AN ICONIC VINTAGE VOGUE COVER.

LAUREN SINGER • The zero-waste advocate chronicles her no-trash journey on trashisfortossers.com and runs the sustainable e-retailer Package Free Shop. Along the way, she’s fine-tuned her eco-friendly beauty regimen without sacrificing solid performance—or a little glamour. By Kathleen Suico

the buyers’ club • THINK OF THE FANCIEST MASK YOU DISCOVERED ON NET-A-PORTER OR THE CHERRY-RED LIPSTICK YOU PICKED UP IN THE CHECKOUT LANE AT ULTA. NOW MEET THE PERSON WHO PUT IT THERE: THE BEAUTY BUYER WHO DECIDES WHICH PRODUCTS YOU’LL BRING INTO YOUR LIFE, AKA THE ULTIMATE INFLUENCER. BY COTTON CODINHA

PUT THE BEST TO THE TEST • 7 Allure editor favorites

HOW TO NAIL A JOB INTERVIEW WITH A BEAUTY EDITOR

BLOOM TOWN • DO YOU SEE WHAT WE SEE? FLOWERS, FLOWERS EVERYWHERE. ON RUNWAYS, IN CREAMS, WOVEN INTO OUR HAIR, STOLID IN VASES, AND HEAVILY ON OUR MINDS.

FLORALS FOR FALL • (GROUNDBREAKING!)

THE LIGHT BULB MOMENT • AT A TULIP FARM IN THE NETHERLANDS, ONE BEAUTY ENTREPRENEUR HAD AN IDEA—AND SHE THINKS THE ROSE BETTER WATCH ITS BACK.

THE PETALS WITH METTLE • TULIPS ARE JOINING A GARDEN OF FLOWERS THAT HAVE BEEN WHIPPED INTO SERUMS, MASKS, AND CREAMS. BUT CAN THESE BLOOMS REALLY SMOOTH, FADE, OR PLUMP? WE RAN OUR PICKS BY A COSMETIC CHEMIST FOR HER TAKE.

THE FASHION FLORIST • FOR JOSEPH FREE, FASHION DESIGN SCHOOL GAVE WAY TO A DEPARTMENT STORE JOB THAT BECAME FLOWER STORE JOBS THAT BECAME RUNWAY COMMISSIONS.

The Eternal Roses • (OR AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET)

how to speak cbd • IT’S IN COFFEE, FACE CREAMS, EVEN LUBE. IT’S CANNABIDIOL, BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS IT, AND WHAT TO MAKE OF THE CLAIMS? BY COTTON CODINHA

A SPECIAL BEST OF BEAUTY BOX • The September Beauty Box is packed with six of our all-time favorite...