In this issue

Ashley Graham Embraces Her Power.

Is Clean Beauty Only for the Rich?

Tattoo Nation - We're Inking Differently and more...

Chiara Ferragni

In 2009, a 22-year-old Milanese law student started a blog called The Blonde Salad, a visual potpourri of her style and travels. By 2017, Forbes had named Ferragni (then CEO of her own fashion line) one of the world’s most influential people. That same year, a little beauty company named Lancôme asked the alpha blogger if she might lend her taste (and wide blue eyes) to limited-edition makeup. The results are finally in—and it’s clear nothing got lost in translation:

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Numbers

A LOOK BEHIND THE CROWNS, SASHES, SWIMSUITS, AND VENEERS (LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE) OF THE WORLD’S STILL-THRIVING BEAUTY PAGEANT INDUSTRY

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6 New Ways To Wear Color

SUMMER’S BEST MAKEUP COMES IN ALL SHADES OF THE RAINBOW.

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Body Language

TATTOOS ARE THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY MARK—ONE YOU CHOOSE TO WEAR. FOREVER. AS OF RIGHT NOW, ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY MADE THAT CHOICE. (ALMOST HALF FOR SOME COHORTS: MILLENNIALS, PLUS—WHO KNEW— PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN AT HOME.) AND WE’LL BET THAT MANY MORE ARE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING IT. SO WE TALKED TO THE PEOPLE ON BOTH ENDS OF THE NEEDLE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT EVERYONE’S INKING ABOUT.

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The Gateway Tattoo

There are shoulder blade Sanskrit characters.

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The Mane Event

WHEN THE BRONNER BROTHERS BEAUTY SHOW DEBUTED IN 1947, THERE WERE 300 ATTENDEES. THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 20,000. JIHAN FORBES REPORTS— AND MEETS SOME NEW FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY.

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With Shay Mitchell

SHE HAS 24 MILLION INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS, ALMOST 4 MILLION YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS, AND ANOTHER 3 MILLION OR SO TWITTER FANS. BUT SOMETIMES SHAY MITCHELL JUST WANTS A BREAK. WITH AN UPCOMING ROLE IN HULU’S DOLLFACE, THE FORMER PRETTY LITTLE LIARS STAR (AND MEGA BEAUTY INFLUENCER) SHARES HOW SHE STAYS BALANCED AND PURSUES HER DREAMS.

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You Are Getting...Healthier

MAYBE STRONGER. PERHAPS EVEN RICHER? THAT’S WHAT SOME PROPONENTS OF HYPNOTHERAPY SUGGEST, AND EMERGING RESEARCH SAYS IT’S NOT ALL BUNK. EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT “GOING UNDER” BUT WERE TOO AFRAID OF TRANCES TO ASK.

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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. See the newest hair trends, skin-care advances, and makeup blobs you love from our print issue—looking brighter and juicier than ever.