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17 Nov

Meet the Latina Entrepreneur Behind the Go-To Nail Salon

On October 6, 2014, Andréa Vieira was 39, freshly relocated to Washington, D.C., and standing outside the doors of her soon-to-be-opened nail salon. Vieira knew nothing concerning the beauty business, but with $3 to her name, this thing just needed to work.The journalist-turned-speechwriter was residing in Seattle when a poor nail salon experience spurred a business idea — and a complete life change. “I quit my job — this shouldn't be an exaggeration — the subsequent day,” Vieira tells Allure. “I used to be like, guys, I’ve got to go open up a nail salon. And other people were like, ‘Wait, you’re going to do what?’” Vieira was still wearing the red polish from that manicure when she moved across...

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27 Oct

Meet the Artistic Beauty Brand Queen Musia

by Beautifaire101

Beauty, Featured

Among the many hundreds of lipsticks featured on social media, one mystic spiral-shaped object can’t help but stand out. Queen Musia originally launched the lipstick in its DTC program supported by the brand’s namesake social media darling (a cat who gained social media fame with several viral videos on TikTok and Instagram). Although Queen Musia never actually wore makeup, she became known on the Web as “the cat that wears makeup,” inspiring a line of fresh beauty. Unsurprisingly, given the brand’s intriguing aesthetic, the co-founders of Queen Musia, Valentin and Thomas Roxwicke, share a background in tremendous art and a deep understanding of color and shape, which they credit to the success of their currently sold out Matte Crème Lipstick. The brand...

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24 Oct

Meet LALAIS: The First Luxury Skincare Brand For Oily

by Beauty Tips

Makeup, Featured

Photo: Courtesy of LALAIS. From steroids and laser treatments to Accutane, Lita Cunningham, like lots of us, couldn't stop the “vicious cycle” of excess oil, breakouts, and hyperpigmentation. “I actually desired to learn why– whether it was five dollars or 500 dollars– nothing was really working,” she tells ESSENCE. “I used to be trying to seek out products that were potent yet gentle to treat temperamental skin types.” For this reason market gap, Cunningham launched LALAIS yesterday. Exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman and lalais.com, LALAIS is the primary luxury skincare and wellness brand geared towards oily and combination skin types specifically. “Bergdorf Goodman partnered with us because we’re making a latest category,” Cunningham explains of the rare opportunity. The launch is kicking off...

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22 Sep

Meet the 2023 Skin-Care Winners of Allure’s Better of

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Beauty, Hair, Makeup

Meet the 2023 Skin-Care Winners of Allure’s Better of

Lava lamps. Jelly sandals. Charcuterie boards. In a world filled with fleeting fads and passing trends, it is a comfort to know that soft, supple, glowing skin will at all times be in style. But trying to realize it has never been a simple proposition. Too often we're distracted by buzzy ingredients and internet-famous products that quantity to little greater than a flash within the pan. Like a scene from Great Expectations, our drugs cabinet is crammed with half-empty jars and abandoned bottles that seduced us with guarantees, but in the long run, failed to provide meaningful results. All that changes with the Skin Care category's winners of the 2023 Allure Better of Beauty Awards.That is why Allure editors spend...

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