Design by Paula Balondo/AllureSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story I loveeeee reading, but there's no doubt that over the last couple of years, I've taken my passion for the hobby to the next level. I doubled my book count, discovered the magic of audiobooks, and officially joined the BookTok community—and…

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Collage: Paula Balondo; Source images: Courtesy of editorsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story You don't have to sit front row at Paris Fashion Week to recognize the best Chanel beauty products. The iconic intertwining C's can be spotted from across the room—a selling point for many, to be sure,…

Photo: Adobe StockSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story If you're familiar with the sunscreen world—and you should be, considering we should all be wearing SPF every single day—you know that America is way behind in sunscreen innovation. This is in part because in the US, sunscreen is regulated as…

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Source images: Courtesy of brandsSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story By day, I’m Allure’s senior beauty editor, writing and editing stories on the latest developments in the beauty industry. By night—or sometimes early the next morning—I’m working out. Exercising is one way I prioritize and invest in myself. Whether…

Sean Sime / Briana RengifoSave StorySave this storySave StorySave this story Behind the doors of an unassuming winter vestibule, a thriller-obsessed audience gathered at the Metrograph theater in New York City’s Lower East Side. Outside, temperatures were in the 30s; inside, the crowd’s white-hot anticipation surged. On Wednesday, December 3,…