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13 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Got My Mommy Makeover
Ask five women what it’s like to get a “mommy makeover,” and you’ll get five different answers. “The lipo is a walk in the park compared to the tummy tuck.” “It was worth the pain.” “I couldn't get up from the sofa on my own. I felt helpless.” “Recovery was much easier than I was anticipating.” “My back pain is gone.
13 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Got My Mommy Makeover
All products featured on Allure are independently selected by Allure editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Huy Luong Ask five women what it’s like to get a “mommy makeover,” and you’ll get five different answers. “The lipo is a walk in the park compared to the tummy tuck.” “It was worth the pain.” “I couldn't get up from the sofa on my own.
4 Surprising Truths I Learned Testing Dozens of Mascaras
The best mascaras plump your lashes and let you forget about them completely. The worst mascaras flake, itch, and annoy all day. I should know: I spent months researching mascara and talking with product development specialists and cosmetic chemists, then I spent several more wearing dozens of different formulas. I found many favorites—you can read about our picks in our guide to mascara—and I also learned four surprising truths that helped me be a more savvy shopper.
17 People Get Real About Their Mommy Makeovers Original
One of my most active group chats is my “Baby Club,” composed of myself and three former coworkers who all had babies around the same time. (My son was born in January 2021.) What started as a place to share questions about doctor’s appointments and labor plans has yielded deep, true friendships and become a place where nothing is TMI. And that includes body talk—namely, commiserating about how much our boobs, stomachs, and hips have changed since giving birth.
16 People Get Real About Their Mommy Makeovers
Now In an appropriately chic sequence of events for the model, actress and entrepreneur Poppy Delevingne, it was during London Fashion Week that she found out she was pregnant with her first child. Realising during her second fitting for Burberry’s SS25 show that her look felt a bit tighter than the …
13 People Get Real About Their Facelifts
I’m low-key obsessed with facelifts right now, which is to say I’m a 46-year-old woman who’s confused by the person looking back at her in recent photos. And y’all, I know my angles. It’s not my imagination. Even my long-term partner asks, “What’s wrong?” more frequently. Nothing’s wrong. I’m aging. It’s the subtle shifts in my face that make me appear a little less fresh. A smidge more tired. Frankly, a little bit bitchier. I’ve been pretty chill about getting older until now.
13 People Get Real About Their Facelifts
Wolfhard Koeppe / Gallery Stock I’m low-key obsessed with facelifts right now, which is to say I’m a 46-year-old woman who’s confused by the person looking back at her in recent photos. And y’all, I know my angles. It’s not my imagination. Even my long-term partner asks, “What’s wrong?” more frequently. Nothing’s wrong. I’m aging. It’s the subtle shifts in my face that make me appear a little less fresh. A smidge more tired. Frankly, a little bit bitchier.
25 Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep
New year, new-and-improved you? Not so fast. In a recent survey from Forbes Health/OnePoll, just 20 percent of respondents said they keep themselves accountable when it comes to sticking to their resolutions. If you can relate, we assert that the problem isn’t you but the impossible resolutions you’re making. Odds are you’ve got good intentions, but you’re either leaping too far outside your comfort zone or getting too hung up on perfection.
25 Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep
New year, new-and-improved you? Not so fast. In a recent survey from Forbes Health/OnePoll, just 20 percent of respondents said they keep themselves accountable when it comes to sticking to their resolutions. If you can relate, we assert that the problem isn’t you but the impossible resolutions you’re making. Odds are you’ve got good intentions, but you’re either leaping too far outside your comfort zone or getting too hung up on perfection.
Top Beauty Products That Give Back to Mental Health Causes
Rodolfo Clix/Pexels Do good by looking good? Yes. Yes, you can. We’re all looking for new ways to boost our moods, but not in a mindless-shopping or consumption-just-because kind of way. According to a report from Havas Group, 64 percent of us prefer buying from brands that care about purpose along with profit, and 77 percent expect companies to support them.
Thinking of Doing Day of the Dead Makeup? Here's What to Know First
When someone books Mexican-American face-painter Judith Bautista (a.k.a. Kahlovera) to do traditional Catrina ("skull") makeup for Halloween, she doesn’t get offended. "Most people just want to look like cool skulls for the night, and I take the opportunity to share a bit of my culture with them.
Thinking of Doing Day of the Dead Makeup? Here's What to Know First
When someone books Mexican-American face-painter Judith Bautista (a.k.a. Kahlovera) to do traditional Catrina ("skull") makeup for Halloween, she doesn’t get offended. "Most people just want to look like cool skulls for the night, and I take the opportunity to share a bit of my culture with them.
Snow Mushroom Might Be a Better Hydrator Than Hyaluronic Acid
Add this to your skin-care vocabulary: Tremella fuciformis, also known as snow mushroom. It sounds like something you'd stumble upon in a mystical forest, and yes, it is a fungus, but it looks more like a white gelatinous flower than a mushroom. It's commonly used in traditional sweet Chinese foods (like snow fungus soup) and has also been a staple ingredient in Asian medicine and skin care for thousands of years.
Top Beauty Products That Give Back to Mental Health Causes
The only thing we love more than shouting out our favorite beauty products? Shouting out our favorite beauty products that support mental health. Especially in these times (and oh, are they times), we’re all looking for new ways to hike our moods—but not in a mindless-shopping or consumption-just-because kind of way.
Drew Barrymore’s Style Secrets
By Meirav Devash We feel like we've known Drew Barrymore our whole lives, as her style evolved from little-girl pigtails and ruffled frocks to grunge-era baddie to boho earth mama. Now, on her daytime talk show, she keeps the ’70s vibes going while cranking up the elegance. “Drew dresses very casually in her personal life,” says her longtime stylist Lee Harris (@_leeharris_ on Instagram).
The Pill Diaries: Pristiq + Lithobid + Vyvanse
In the mental health world, a debate persists: to pill or not to pill? For some, prescription meds can be lifesaving; for others, they’re not a preferred treatment method. In “The Pill Diaries,” we’ll be telling your stories in your own words. The goal: End pill shaming, bust stigmas, and promote understanding. After all, each person’s journey to better mental health is uniquely their own.
11 Best Products for Thinning Hair
Losing your hair sucks. Especially for women, who—unlike guys—aren’t “expected” to recede or thin out with age. Hair loss (officially called alopecia areata) can be triggered by a zillion things—genetics, frequent heat styling, hormonal changes, childbirth, nutrition, autoimmune disease, chemo or radiation treatment, or the hair-pulling disorder trichotillomania—including significant emotional stress. No surprise then that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an uptick in angst-induced hair loss.
The 5 Best Mascaras
Best everyday mascara: Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara Connie Park/NYT Wirecutter Connie Park/NYT Wirecutter Connie Park/NYT Wirecutter True to its name, Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara is the rare mascara that lengthens and volumizes equally well, and it does so without running or crumbling as time passes. The thick mascara has a firm texture, and with each stroke, the bushy brush deposits a lot of product — the key to creating volume.
How To Find A Partner Who’s “Perfect Enough”
Voltaire was onto something when he said, “Perfect is the enemy of good,” and he never even tried to match with someone on Tinder. When looking for a partner, we’re fully aware that perfection is unattainable, yet research proves we’ve got a sneaking suspicion that something better is always just around the corner. Our relentless pursuit of optimization has crept into our courtships, and many of us carry invisible checklists with us on every date.
Lost Weight and Found Wrinkles? You’re Not Alone
As someone who gained and lost 30 pounds, then gained and lost 50 pounds, and finally, gained and lost 100 pounds, I appreciate how unexpected and annoying weight-loss-related skin changes can be. I’ve yo-yo dieted—or as they call it today, weight cycled—my entire adult life. I’ve had loose skin on my arms and stomach as a result. After all, the longer your skin is stretched out around your body, the more damage endured by your collagen and elastin, the fibers that keep skin plump.
Y&R Fashion Rule 1: No Repeat Outfits
By Meirav Devash And we thought picking out something to wear was challenging. At 250 episodes per season, CBS's The Young and the Restless costume designer David Zyla is responsible for dressing a huge, beloved cast of characters—approximately 2,000 outfits a year. Every character has their own color palette, their clothes are tailored for a custom fit, and they never—ever—repeat outfits. Watch The Young and the Restless weekdays on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
The New Food Festivals
Skip to content Destinations Nourish Your Soul Be Mindful & Present Be Nourished Be Together Family Weddings JWM Magazine Far from the bacchanalian bonanzas they used to be, today’s open-air eating events are a great way to sample top culinary movements. Here are a few trends you’ll want to sink your teeth into.
Burt's Bees Lipstick
HOW IT LOOKS/FEELS: Offered in 18 shades, the creamy lip bullet glides on smoothly, imparts color as it moisturizes lips, and has a pretty, satin finish. The packaging is made from 60 percent recycled plastic. WHY WE LIKE IT: Considering how often we mindlessly lick our lips during the day, we imagine we’ve accidentally ingested several hundred pounds of lipstick by now.
Depression Symptoms, Warning Signs, and Sub-Types
Everyone lives in The Dumps on occasion. But some experience sadness, and other issues, that go far beyond. Not sure where your feelings fall? We've got the doctor-vetted details to help you figure out if you have clinical depression. by Meirav Devash Wellness Writer Figuring out if you have depression isn't as easy as walking into a doctor’s office for a blood test, cheek swab, or X-ray. That's because the symptoms themselves are the diagnostic criteria.
9 Skin-Care Products That Make Menopause a Little Easier
No matter how amazing your attitude is about menopause, the symptoms are real. And real annoying. But first, the technicalities: To be menopausal, you need to miss your period for a full year in the absence of other causes. The average age is 51, but the years before menopause are where the action begins. This is where the super-fun symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, and irregular periods, come into play, as they're all signs that your ovaries are sputtering out less estrogen.
9 Skin-Care Products That Make Menopause a Little Easier
PopSugar Sephora Has All the Skin Care We're Searching For in 2020 Self-care, for us, means paying attention to our complexion with the best skincare products. We've only got one face and we want it to look as radiant as possible. Plus, shopping for skin care is a blast! We love trying new products, and switching it up is important so your skin doesn't get too used to certain formulas.
10 Ways to Spend Your Time Instead of Dealing With Psoriasis
If you have psoriasis, you know that it’s not just a skin thing. The immune disorder shows up with lesions that range from tiny red bumps to thick, silvery scales. It’s itchy. It’s unsightly. It’s painful. Most of all, it’s annoying. You weigh nearly every decision against the chance of causing a flare. (Will I regret this coffee? Should I risk sleeping on my date’s mystery sheets?) It’s also a time-suck.
Best of Beauty 2011: Nails
Suspended beads of vitamin E make Sally Hansen VitaSurge Cuticle Gel look like something out of molecular gastronomy, but the nongreasy formula is arguably more nourishing.
What to Do During the Coronavirus at Home
Congratulations! You’ve survived the first week of COVID-19 social distancing, or self-quarantine, or shelter-in-place, or whatever we’re calling this new normal where you work from home with one officemate, a.k.a. your cat. Cabin fever is, unsurprisingly, on the rise. Since we don’t want you to turn into Jack Torrance from The Shining, we’ve rounded up the best ways to make isolation as awesome as possible. Read on. Actually, wash your hands first. 1. Learn something new every day.
Medication, Therapy, and More
On this page:BasicsMedicationPsychotherapyLight TherapyBrain StimulationMindfulnessYoga and BreathAcupuncture No two cases of depression are alike, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the treatments aren’t cut and dried either. You’ll need a bit of patience to find the right solution for your depression type and severity. If the first one you try doesn’t do the trick, keep tweaking until you find a better one.
14 Best Menopause Skin-Care Products of 2024, According to Dermatologists
No matter how much you don't want it to, menopause, and the skin changes that come with it, will happen. Thankfully, the best menopause skin-care products will make your perimenopausal era a much smoother cruise (well, for your complexion, at least). If you've hit your post-period mark and would like to rev up your skin-care routine to suit your concerns like skin aging, hyperpigmentation, and dryness, you've come to the right place.
What Is Depression? Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, and Getting Help
How are you feeling today? If you’ve found yourself reading this, probably less than awesome. Maybe you’ve been feeling listless and down for a lot longer than you expected, and it’s making you worry that you might have depression. Maybe you’ve just received a diagnosis of clinical depression and you’re looking for answers. We get it. So many contributors to HealthCentral have felt just like you do now. But we won’t let depression swallow you up.
John Frieda Colour Refreshing Gloss
Best of Beauty 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 TL;DR: A color- and shine-boosting hair treatment that deposits just enough pigment to revive fading hair color, along with smoothing ingredients to leave it glossy John Frieda Colour Refreshing Gloss Review All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links we may earn an affiliate commission.
Natural Mascaras Are SO Much Better Than They Used To Be
We're living in the golden age of green beauty. But if you were to draw a Venn diagram of mascara enthusiasts (almost 90 percent of makeup wearers) and clean-beauty devotees, it would show almost no overlap. People just do not love natural mascaras. First-gen natural mascaras (est.
Easy Ways to Be Sustainable at Work and Home
Each time we see a turtle wearing a six-pack ring as a statement necklace or a hermit crab living in a plastic bottle cap, we're reminded of how much our wastefulness impacts the environment. There are a zillion ways to go greener—and just as many zero-waste influencers to make you feel guilty about your choices—but being more sustainable isn't about being perfect. It's about building new habits that reduce harm. Sustainability is contagious.
You Can Buy CBD Skincare at Sephora
When it comes to skincare, Sephora doesn’t play. Ever since hemp-derived CBD (cannabidiol) took over as the hottest beauty and wellness ingredient, we’ve seen it infused into all kinds of lotions, potions, and serums. But the beauty giantwould never add a new categorywithout doing its homework. That's precisely why Sephora’s CBD selection is hyper-curated. “We tested hundreds of CBD products,” says Cindy Deily, Sephora VP of Skincare Merchandising.
Laws, Research, and a Patient Story
“I actually don't remember what it was like not to be in pain,” says Bridget Seritt, who has dealt with chronic illness since she was a small girl. “I have both types of arthritis—rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. I have Sjogren's syndrome.
Eva Mendes Posted a Makeup-Free Selfie, Even Though She HATES Selfies
Despite the opprobrium they've attracted in the smartphone era, there's nothing inherently wrong with selfies. (Allure digital beauty editor Sable Yong did a top-notch job explaining why.) But even if you're quick to double-tap other people's selfies in your Instagram feed, some of us can't help but feel totally awkward taking and posting our own — and Eva Mendes is one of those people.
Everything You Need to Know About CBD Oil in Beauty Products
We are living in the marijuanaissance. Thanks to CBD, cannabis is getting its glow-up, trading in the stoner image for a new one as a luxury wellness and beauty ingredient. Loosening of cannabis laws and the enthusiasm around emerging science has legitimized the medicinal claims surrounding CBD, but it’s the boutiquification of cannabis that has made everyone want to be seen with it.
This $13 Shower Drain Hair Catcher Has Saved Me Hundreds on Plumbing Bills
"Your hair/it's everywhere"—Dashboard Confessional; “Screaming Infidelities”, 2001. Who remembers this little screamo ditty from the early aughts? (The video included clips of baby, pre-Breaking Bad Aaron Paul from an MTV movie called Wasted.) Whenever the song comes on, my husband claims it was written for me because my hair is indeed everywhere. It’s pretty thick to begin with, and since I have a hair-pulling disorder, I’m also usually wearing some type of hairpiece or extensions.
The Truth About The Beauty Industry's Animal-Testing Problem
We don’t talk about it much, but the specter of animal-testing in cosmetics haunts every makeup lover. It’s the 900-pound captive gorilla in the room; the circus elephant in the comments section. Every time we read a lipstick review online, some well-meaning Debbie Downer is there to chime in with a comment like, “Wow, I’d love to try it but did you know they test on animals?” We’ve all seen the horrific pictures of doomed laboratory rabbits with red, crusty eyes.
Women Are Getting Skin-Lightening IV Treatments With Dangerous Side Effects
Seemal Desai, a dermatologist in Plano, Texas, has noticed more dark-skinned clients requesting the "service" over the last couple of years. And time and time again, he has turned them away. The black-market ask? IV drips of glutathione, a powerhouse antioxidant naturally found in our bodies. Its most notable side effect, however, is lightening the skin by deactivating the enzyme tyrosinase, which helps produce melanin.
Mercury May Be Going Retrograde, But Now There's a Lip Balm For That
Mercury, the Hermione of planets (rational, detail-oriented, good communicator) will go retrograde from March 5 to 28, which means you should prepare for everything you believe in to disintegrate into a pile of glitter. That’s because this particular Mercury retrograde will take place in Pisces (imaginative, compassionate, spiritual). Clearly, the two couldn’t be more different.
A Brief Explainer of Why the MakeupAddiction Subreddit Temporarily Shut Down
If you love makeup and Reddit, there's a good chance you've heard of the subreddit MakeupAddiction; perhaps you're even one of its more than one million members. But just in case you didn't stop in for a visit this week, you might have missed some major drama — including a temporary shutdown — stemming from a leadership crisis that rivals the White House.
BTS Just Made It Even Easier to Try Their Glass Skin Routines
Back in 2017, K-pop group BTS launched its own cartoon avatars called BT21. Now, you can find Tata, Van, RJ, Chimmy, Cooky, Shooky, Mang, and Koya on basically anything your heart desires, including, but not limited to, slippers, T-shirts, keychains, and skin-care products specifically for those with sensitive and acne-prone skin types. The latter just launched, and honestly, it's the most unexpected-yet-necessary addition to the BT21 merch world.
Fenty Beauty Debuts Unlocked, a New Hot-Pink Stunna Lip Paint Shade
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Rihanna, in her all-knowing benevolence, has blessed Fenty Beauty fans with a brand new shade of Stunna Lip Paint. It's called Unlocked, and it's the vivid pink color of Barbie's convertible if she was using it as the getaway car in the Bitch Better Have My Money video. For the uninitiated, Stunna Lip Paint is Rihanna's take on a longwear liquid lipstick.
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The Ultimate Guide to Makeup Primer and How to Use It
Even though beauty brands have been putting out makeup primers for what feels like forever, it still remains one of the more mysterious and puzzling base products on the market. There's such a vast array of different primer options available — hydrating, mattifying, blurring, luminizing, and more — it can be very confusing to figure out which type of primer will work for you. Oh yeah, and then there's the application factor. Yes, apparently there is a wrong way to apply primer.
How to Use Makeup Primer Like a Professional Makeup Artist
Here's the lowdown on how to subscribe to Allure's print edition for more beauty routines, recommendations, and features. Even though beauty brands have been putting out makeup primers for what feels like forever, it still remains one of the more mysterious and puzzling base products on the market. There's such a vast array of different primer options available — hydrating, mattifying, blurring, luminizing, and more — it can be very confusing to figure out which type of primer will work for you.
The Best Foundations for Very Pale Skin Tones, According to Makeup Artists
Finding the right foundation shade can feel like an exercise in frustration, especially if you’re on the lightest or darkest ends of the color spectrum. Here, we're focusing on the latter category: “Those with pale complexions may have a lot of options on the market, but the struggle to find the right undertone and texture is real,” says makeup artist Katey Denno, who knows that mismatching your undertone can give your face a mask-like look.
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