Beauty Products
See the Winners of the 2020?Allure?Best of Beauty Awards
Yes, this year has had its lows. But now it’s time to focus on some incredible highs. These are the 353 mascaras, serums, tools, and more that rose above the rest, after many (so many) months of Allure editor testing.
By Allure Staff
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Hair
Every shampoo, conditioner, and curl definer we're awarding a Best of Beauty seal this year.
By Allure Editors
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Lips
We mouthed off for months to find these flawless finishes and perfect pigments.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Camila Falquez
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Nails
Eighteen excellent reasons to up your hand-talking game.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Camila Falquez
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Base
All the best ways to build a solid foundation (and highlight, and contour).
By Allure Editors
Photography by Camila Falquez
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Body
We're over the moon for these formulas that coddle, smooth, and protect every last inch of our skin.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Camila Falquez
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Clean
Natural and organic hair, skin, and makeup wonders as loved for what's in them as for what's not.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Camila Falquez
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Eyes
These are officially the most visionary shadows, liners, mascaras, and brow products.
By Allure Editors
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Skin
Brighter, smoother, and more radiant: Meet the bottled superstars that will get your complexion there.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Camila Falquez
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Best Steals
What costs less than $10 and will revolutionize your beauty routine? These guys.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Camila Falquez
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Tools
An artist is only as good as their tools. Have at it, Frida Kahlo.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Bobby Doherty
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Top Splurges
These high-end Best of Beauty winners are simply the treasures we've found joy in over and over, long after testing has finished.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Martin Vallin
Best of Beauty Awards 2020: Scent?
Take a deep breath: We're about to share the most sublime fragrances ever to waft into our lives.
By Allure Editors
Photography by Camila Falquez
The Most Innovative Beauty Products of 2020
We questioned. We tried. We tried again. And we were completely blown away.
By Jessica Chia
Photography by Bobby Doherty
The Winners of Our Best of Beauty Awards 2018
These are Allure's favorite brands and products of the year, chosen by our beauty editors.
By Katie Becker and Alexis Rhiannon
Photography by Dan Forbes
The Winners of Our Best of Beauty Awards 2017
These are Allure's favorite brands and products of the year, chosen by our beauty editors.
By Katie Becker
Photography by Dan Forbes
Allure’s Best of Beauty Virtual Celebration Was Exactly What We Needed Right Now
Actress Taraji P. Henson, hairstylist Lacy Redway, makeup artist Hung Vanngo, and more shared product recommendations, tips, and laughs with beauty lovers around the globe.
By Elizabeth Siegel
YSL Tatouage Couture Velvet Cream Liquid Lipstick
The color payoff is chef’s kiss.
By Sarah Han
SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic Is the Best Product I've Tried for Fading Acne Discoloration
It's worth the $166 price tag.
By Sarah Han
The Drugstore Dry Shampoo That Gave My ‘Fro a Boost of Volume
Just a little of this 2019 Best of Beauty winner did the trick.
By Jihan Forbes
This Exfoliating Scalp Scrub Is a Game-Changer for Sensitive Scalps
It buffs away dead skin and build-up AND soothes at the same time.
By Kaleigh Fasanella
Farmacy Freshen Up All-Natural Deodorant Stick
An all-natural deodorant that fights sweat without irritation.
By Nicola Dall'Asen
Every Step of Allure's Best of Beauty Testing Process Explained
In case you’ve ever seen that little red seal and thought, What does this mean, anyway? To us, it means eight months, thousands of products, several dozen testers, a whole lot of wet wipes, and an immense sense of pride (and relief) come September.
By Allure Staff
Presenting the Winners of Allure's Best of Beauty Awards for 2019
See all 306 of the year's most amazing products and brands in every category.
By Jenny Bailly
These Are Allure Editors' Favorite New Beauty Products
See what our editors can't get enough of this week.
By Allure Editors
These Are Allure Editors' Favorite New Beauty Products
See what our editors couldn't get enough of this month.
By Allure Editors
The Em Cosmetics Daydream Cushion Was My Favorite Foundation Launch of 2020
This weightless base feels like nothing on the skin — and it contains SPF 50.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
These Are Allure Editors' Favorite New Beauty Products for November 2020
See what our editors can't get enough of this month.
By Allure Editors
These Are Allure Editors' Favorite New Beauty Products for October 2020
See what our editors couldn't get enough of.
By Allure Editors
These Are Allure Editors' Favorite New Beauty Products for September 2020
See what our editors can't get enough of this month.
By Allure Editors
These Are Allure Editors' Favorite New Beauty Products for August 2020
See what our editors couldn't get enough of in August.
By Allure Editors
This Creamy Bronzing Stick Gives My Skin a Serious Glow With Zero Effort
It's quickly become one of my favorite multi-use products, ever.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
7 Splurge-Worthy Beauty Products That Won an Allure 2020 Readers' Choice Award
Sometimes you just have to treat yourself.
By Marci Robin
The Best Drugstore Beauty Products That Won 2020 Readers' Choice Awards
You love an affordable beauty buy.
By Marci Robin
9 Hair-Care Product Winners From the 2020 Readers' Choice Awards
Find your new favorite volumizing spray, curl definer, and at-home hair color right here.
By Allure Staff
14 Makeup Product Winners from the 2020 Readers' Choice Awards
The lipsticks, shadows, and liners Allure readers can't get enough of.
By Allure Staff
16 Natural Beauty Product Winners From Our 2020 Readers' Choice Awards
The green-beauty lovers have spoken.
By Allure Staff
The Most Innovative New Beauty Products, According to Allure Readers
The game-changers you voted for were more than innovations — they were revolutions.
By Allure Staff
8 Bath and Body-Care Winners From the 2020 Readers' Choice Awards
Sunscreen, teeth whiteners, fragrances, and more.
By Allure Staff
8 Skin-Care Product Winners From the 2020 Readers' Choice Awards
See what other Allure readers couldn't get enough of this year when it came to creams, serums, and cleansers.
By Allure Staff
This Clean Concealer Is So Good, I Don't Even Need Foundation
It blurs out uneven texture like magic and leaves me glowing.
By Sarah Han
This Probiotic-Spiked Moisturizer Makes My Skin Glow
It gives foundation a boost of dewiness, too.
By Sarah Han
The Best Sales on Beauty Products This Week
Some weekly sales to make you feel better about your beauty budget.
By Kaleigh Fasanella
Our 11 Favorite Drunk Elephant Skin-Care Products
With several Allure Best of Beauty honors under its belt, Drunk Elephant is undeniably beloved by our editors. Whether we're reaching for its famous Babyfacial exfoliating mask at night or applying its chemical-free sunscreen at the beach, the fan-favorite brand has every complexion necessity covered.
By Lauren Dana
Our Favorite Times Pat McGrath Previewed Her Products on the Runway
Did you know that the iconic Pat McGrath showcased her products at shows prior to them being on shelves? Here, Allure editors share their favorite products from her brand and the shows they debuted at.
By Angela Trakoshis
This Is the Most Hydrating Lipstick I've Ever Tried
My perpetually dry lips have finally met their makeup match.?
By Kara McGrath
ManiMe’s Stick-On Manicure Designs Gave Me Salon-Level Nail Game
An accessible alternative to an appointment, all in the comfort of your own home
By Talia Gutierrez
Is It Possible to Be an Ethical Beauty Consumer?
How to use your money to make sure power drifts into the right hands.
By Brennan Kilbane
The 9 Cutest Press-On Nail Kits to Buy on Amazon
Need a pro-looking mani, stat? These press-ons ship quick — and apply even quicker.
By Sarah Han
The Most Exciting New Skin-Care Products Arriving in January
2021 is finally here. What a better time to start a new skin-care routine? Check out all of the newness coming this month.
By Angela Trakoshis
?Rachel Brosnahan Revealed Her Best Tip for Filling in Brows
Along with her go-to eyebrow pencil.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
This Gel Cleanser Is the Best Face Wash I've Ever Tried
I'll buy it forever, folks, and I'm here to tell you why.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
This K-Beauty Peel Gel Is the Gentle Exfoliator of My Dreams
So this is what “baby-soft” skin feels like.
By Sarah Han
I Tried Everything From Sephora's New Korean Skin-Care Brand
My dry winter skin looks glowier than ever.
By Sarah Han
Ulta Beauty's Love Your Skin Event Is Here and the Deals Are So Good
The skin-care sale has?officially?kicked off, which means you can expect to save major money on brands such as Clinique, Zitsticka, Philosophy, and more.
By Angela Trakoshis
The January 2021 Allure Beauty Box
To assist with your at-home beauty routine, this month's box is packed with a refining peel and nail stickers.
By Elizabeth Siegel
These Caffeine-Spiked Eye Patches Soften My Fine Lines in 15 Minutes Flat
I'll always keep them in my skin-care collection.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
The Best Facial Cleansers of All Time
This elite breed of face washes makes cleansing a treat.
By Lindsay Colameo and Marci Robin
The 11 Best Matte Foundations for a Smooth, Shine-Free Finish
Pick one of these formulas for a matte — never flat — base.
By Angela Trakoshis
This $8 Drugstore Hair Mask Has Been Saving My Dry, Brittle Strands This Winter
It also happens to smell out of this world.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
This Sold-Out Paula's Choice Exfoliant Is Back — With a Waiting List of More Than 11,000
The limited-edition 25% AHA and 2% BHA Exfoliant Peel is permanently joining the line.
By Kaleigh Fasanella
19 Body Scrubs That Give You Soft, Smooth Skin in No Time
Time to start sloughing.
By Sophie Wirt
This Is the Only Lipstick That's Graced My Lips This Year — Here's Why?
For starters, it's the perfect your-lips-but-better nude shade.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
The 27 Best Hair-Care Products for Curls
All the hair oils, shampoos, conditioners, and curl creams to keep your natural texture in great shape.?
By Chloe Metzger and Sharlyn Pierre
KraveBeauty's Great Barrier Relief Serum Calms My Skin Without Getting Rid of Its Rosy Glow
It's easily one of my favorite skin-care finds of 2020.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
Nordstrom Is Having a Massive Post-Christmas Beauty Sale
Your favorite makeup, hair, and skin-care brands are all marked WAY down.?
By Sarah Han and Kaleigh Fasanella
23 Post-Christmas Beauty Sales to Shop Before the End of the Year
Squeeze a few last deals from Sephora, Glow Recipe, and more in 2020.
By Angela Trakoshis
The 23 Best Hair-Dryers That Make At-Home Blowouts Fast & Easy
These pro-approved picks will blow you away.
By Wendy Sy and Sarah Han
Our Editors' Favorite Beauty Products of the Year
We try everything, so you know the new launches we still can't stop talking about are truly amazing.
By Allure Staff
Sephora Just Announced Its 2021 Birthday Offerings for All Members
Insider, Rouge, and VIB members will choose free gifts from Laneige, Nars, and more brands in the upcoming year.
By Angela Trakoshis
Eucerin's Eczema Relief Cream Body Wash Is Easily One of My Favorite Launches of 2020
It soothes my red, itchy skin like nothing else.?
By Kaleigh Fasanella
The December 2020 Allure Beauty Box
To assist with your at-home beauty routine, this month's box is packed with a hydrating serum and liquid liner.
By Jessica Cruel
These Black-Owned Fashion and Beauty Businesses Are Making Holiday Gifting More Magical
Support your favorite BIPOC-owned businesses this holiday season with an assortment of beauty and fashion finds, including Pat McGrath lipsticks and a cozy floor-length cardigan.
By Karen Lopez
The Best Facial Mists to Keep Your Skin Hydrated All Day
Featuring editor favorites from Mario Badescu, Olay, Biossance, and more.
By Sarah Kinonen, Sophie Wirt, Angela Trakoshis, and Sarah Han
39 Makeup and Skin-Care Gifts on Amazon to Buy Your Favorite Beauty Lover
Breeze through your list without ever leaving the house.
By Nykia Spradley
You Can Now Virtually Try-on Your Favorite Beauty Products Before You Buy, Thanks to Google
Google Shopping just launched a virtual try-on feature in collaboration with YouCam and ModiFace.
By Angela Trakoshis
17 Deodorants That Make You Smell Amazing All Day Long
Don't your underarms deserve the very best?
By Karina Hoshikawa and Sarah Han
La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum
A lightweight retinol serum formulated with soothing niacinamide.
By Dianna Mazzone
The Best Japanese Skin-Care Products You Can Buy in the U.S.
You don't have to fly to Tokyo to try these beloved sunscreens and more.
By Sophie Wirt and Devon Abelman
The Best New Skin-Care Products Coming in December
Step into fall with a whole new skin-care routine.
By Angela Trakoshis