The magazines focus is on beauty though you will also find some fashion pieces.
What I like most is the magazines unusual look at beauty. For example past issues have included a peek inside at the items in some bathroom cabinets belonging to well knowed women.What strippers at Scores use to take care of their bodies. An article on the man who inspired the movie Shampoo.
And there are many traditional articles on beauty. Allure excells at being on the cutting edge of new technology that will make you even prettier. On these pages you will find out about botox, laser surgery, high tech hair and more.
Allure is refreshing in that it does not have a diet article every month. In fact several years ago Allure made a point to state that it did not want to offer up a diet of the month. But Allure does share tidbits of diet information like the latest on sweeteners or water weight. It will also occasionally run true life stories on dealing with the emotional side of eating problems. And recently has tracked two women and their weight loss efforts over several months.
Fashion articles are limited to a few pages and usually include pictorials on new trends, staking out the look of a star and the latest scoop on accessories.
Definately Allure is the magazine to buy to learn how to keep your look fresh and fun!
Allure is responsible for the rise of MAC cosmetics, which then led to all the other makeup artist brands. They talked nonstop about these brands and put them on the map. Most other beauty mags don't even mention different brands.
At least once a year they have a survey of beauty products. They tell you their favorite products and readers favorite products. I've learned about a lot of great products from them.
They also write frankly about plastic surgery. They show before and after pictures as well as the risks and failures.
In the March issue, for example, they had a revealing article on doctors who sell addictive drugs to celebrities. It's eye opening when other magazines don't even consider covering that.
