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READ OUR LIPS
The Best Lip Balms to Soothe Dry Lips All Year Round
These formulas help draw in and retain moisture for soft, smooth lips.
By Christa Joanna Lee
Makeup
We’re In a Sparkle Revival
The clean girls are getting glittery. Here's the new playbook.
By Annie Blay-Tettey
Makeup
Fantasy-Lip Art Has Taken Over Feeds in 2026
The internet is craving more artistry.
By Jessica Fields
WANT A LIFT?
The Risks of Lip Lifts That You Don’t See on Instagram
One surgeon says it’s the procedure he says “no” to most often.
By Jolene Edgar
THE GOOD KIND OF STAIN
6 Best Drugstore Lip Stains That Outlast Your Morning Coffee
All-day color without the mid-afternoon meltdown.
By Lily Wohlner
Makeup
Winter’s Biggest Makeup Trends Are High-Impact With Minimal Effort
From quick strokes of chrome eyeliner to moody lipstick hues, these looks leave more time for celebrating this season.
By Sophia Panych
Makeup
There’s a Reason Makeup’s Feeling a Bit Goth Right Now
Understanding the subculture's origins might help explain why.
By Sophia Panych
MIX IT UP
These Are the Lip Combos Allure Editors Actually Wear Every Day
The shades we mix, match, and repurchase endlessly.
By Lily Wohlner
Best of Beauty
Best of Beauty 2025: Lips
Read our lips—and our list of the best lip products of the year.
By Sophia Panych
Makeup
24 Easy Halloween Makeup Ideas for When You Want to Skip the Head-to-Toe Costume
All you need are the right tools and a steady hand to create these incredible, makeup-only costumes at home.
By Marci Robin
Makeup
Fall’s Makeup Trends Are All About Raging Against the Machine
From tightlined eyes to oxblood-red lips, this season’s most popular makeup looks are taking cues from history’s biggest subculture movements.
By Sophia Panych
PLUMP IT UP
8 Best Lip Plumpers to Add Extra Oomph to Your Pout
Luscious lips, minus the needles.
By Angela Trakoshis, Annie Blackman, and Jessica Kasparian
Readers' Choice Awards 2025
Readers' Choice Awards 2025: Makeup
Your fellow readers rely on these much-loved makeup products to put their best features forward.
By Sophia Panych
Glossy Boss
The Best Lip Glosses Are Shockingly Elegant
Plus, they plump!
By Annie Blay-Tettey and Jessica Kasparian
I CHOOSE NUDE
5 Best Nude Lip Liners to Naturally Round Out Your Pout
Formulas and hues for a "your lips but better" look.
By Annie Blackman
Skin
10 Best Lip Treatments to Nourish and Plump
They keep your pout soft, hydrated, and plump.
By Annie Blackman
Makeup
How to Choose Your Wedding Makeup
Say “I do” to a trial, plus other essential glam prep ahead of the big day.
By Sophia Panych
FUTURE NOSTALGIA
The Fall Makeup Trends of 2024 Are as Futuristic as They Are Moody
Times have changed and so have your quintessential fall makeup looks.
By Sophia Panych
BEAUTY BUZZ
Clinique Black Honey Has Evolved Into a Lip and Cheek Oil—and a Mascara
It’s the same black-to-rosy color that's been around for over 50 years, now in two new formulas.
By Paige Stables
Readers' Choice Awards 2024
Readers' Choice Awards 2024: Makeup
No matter your beauty budget, your fellow readers are ready to guide you to the lipstick, foundation, and nail products that will meet your makeup needs.
By Marci Robin