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Face
The Best Makeup Brushes for Every Part of Your Routine
Streaky makeup? Never heard of it.
By Jennifer Hussein and Deanna Pai
MAKEUP ARTISTRY
16 Best Makeup Brushes on Amazon for Flawless Application
Blend and buff your way to perfection.
By AnaMaria Glavan and Sarah Madaus
BUFF & BLEND
14 Foundation Brushes for a Streak-Free Application
Your secret to a flawless finish.
By Iman Balagam and Sarah Madaus
ALL I SEE IS DOLLA SIGNS
Fenty Beauty's Fam Sale Is Back and Better Than Ever
25 percent off all Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin products? Yes, please.
By Angela Trakoshis, Sarah Han, and Jennifer Hussein
Best of Beauty
Best of Beauty Awards 2023: Best Tools
Blow-dryers, makeup brushes, and more.
By Liana Schaffner
Best of Beauty
Best of Beauty Awards 2023: Breakthroughs
Meet the year's biggest beauty innovations.
By Maura Lynch and Dianna Singh
How Two Laruce Brushes Improved My Makeup Application
I have hundreds of makeup tools but these stand out.
By Gabi Thorne
SHARP & CHISELED
11 Best Contour Brushes for Flawlessly Sculpted Cheekbones and Jawlines
Your jawline and cheekbones will be snatched like never before.
By Jennifer Hussein
ELEVATED MINIMALISM
This New-ish Makeup Brand Already Has 3 Allure Best of Beauty Awards
None of the brand's makeup essentials cost a dime over $30.
By Jennifer Hussein
Brush with Greatness
Carlucce's Brush Set is Travel Friendly and So Chic
Plus the bristles are so soft, they're like a big hug for your face.
By Angela Trakoshis
Blend It
The Best Makeup Sponges for Blending Foundation and Contouring
No brushes necessary.
By Angela Trakoshis
ask the beauty expert
Makeup Brushes Are Great, But You Really Don't Need That Many of Them
In this installment of Ask the Beauty Expert, news editor Nicola Dall'Asen pares endless makeup brush options down to 10 bare necessities.
By Nicola Dall'Asen
Skin
The Best Bridal Shower Gifts for Every Kind of Bride
Show your favorite affianced friend how happy you are for her with one of these perfect presents.
By Marci Robin
UNIVERSAL DESIGN
Selma Blair's New Ability-Inclusive Beauty Products Have Changed My Entire Routine
As an above-elbow amputee, I often struggle to wrangle makeup. These universally-designed brushes and eye shadows are making my life easier.
By Chloé Valentine Toscano
EYE CANDY
HipDot's Girl Scouts Collection Is the Sweet Treat We Needed Today
It's the brand's yummiest collab yet.
By Jennifer Hussein
Squeaky Clean
How to Clean Makeup Brushes and Makeup Sponges the Right Way
And how to do it so they last as long as possible.
By Kate Sullivan, Kristi Kellogg, and Stephanie Saltzman
MAJOR KEYS
Alicia Keys Is Finally Launching Makeup
Keys Soulcare adds color cosmetics to the collection today.
By Jihan Forbes
Colorful Collab
JoJo Siwa and HipDot Just Launched the Most Joyful Makeup Collection
This collaboration has all of the color and sparkles you'd expect from one of the most effervescent entertainers in the world.
By Marci Robin
CHILDHOOD NOSTALGIA
The Massive Care Bears x Wet n Wild Collection Is Coming to Drugstores
My six-year-old self's dreams of a Care Bears collab are finally coming true.
By Sara Miranda