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So Slick: These Hair Gels Are the Perfect Last Step to Our Styling Routines

The BFFs to a slicked-back bun, sleek curls, flyaways, and baby hairs.

The Best Long-Lasting Eyeliner Should Only Come Off When You Say So

A long-wearing liquid liner is hard to find—but these unicorns exist.

The Melanin Edit: Beauty Across the Black Diaspora

In The Melanin Edit, Allure explores every facet of a melanin-rich life, from treatments for hyperpigmentation and how to spot melanoma on dark skin to the social and emotional realities — all while spreading Black pride.

The ‘90s Bixie—a Hybrid of the Bob and Pixie—Is the Short Hairstyle of the Summer

Hairstylists weigh in on how they'd update the nostalgic look for 2025.

Two Black Women Get Candid About Their Experiences on Accutane

Plus, why it's harder for non-white patients to access the drug.

Why Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia Is So Often Misdiagnosed in Black Women

Why CCCA, a common form of hair loss in Black women, is so often misdiagnosed.

Your Favorite Protective Style Might Actually Be Causing Your Hair Loss

Tips for wearing those trendy braids without losing your edges.