ALLURE

22 of 46 people (48%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: all about beauty and skin care

Allure is the best beauty expert magazine for women. Keep up the good work Allure!

• Gender: Female
• Age: 18-34
• Magazines: 6+

51 of 96 people (53%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Provides beauty with class information for any and all budgets.
• Cons: Not for the average male - Unless gift shopping!

This is the one that offers something for everylass and every class. Sure there are lots of stars, face it they lead the pack and most of them are fascinating people. The photogaphy in this one is much more real with lots of "candid" shots that don't make you squint to find the subject. LOVE the samples included. I've never been able to spend $50+ each to try on perfume and seldom get to the department stores. ALLURE is the answer. My last issue had over 8 test strips and though I can't tell which in this review, one was perfect for me. Other samples include lipgloss, hair creams, moisture products, and more. One ALLURE FEATURE that is interesting and usefull contains tearout hints and tricks of style. They include "cheat sheets" for clever hints and shortcuts for makeup, skin care, tools (including brushes), clothing (from office to The Ritz), plus accessorizing with ideas that work. My collection is about an inch thick and organized by ALLURE's titles, "Beauty 101" "Style 101."

• Gender: Female
• Age: 55+
• Magazines: 4-5

29 of 57 people (51%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Beauty Tips
• Cons: None

Love this magazine. Have been subscribing for years and just renewed for another 5 years directly through Allure.

• Gender: Female
• Age: 35-54
• Magazines: 4-5

48 of 91 people (53%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: in syle make-up tips, tricks and styles
• Cons: a little boring

• Gender: Female
• Age: 0-17
• Magazines: 4-5

58 of 103 people (56%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Covers Beauty Industry very well
• Cons: Too Celebrity-oriented, Too Plastic Surgery oriented

I've subscribed to Allure since its inception. It has changed dramatically over the years. It is now very celebrity topic driven and the quality of the writing and length of the articles have gone downhill. It does a good job of interviewing beauty industry experts and sometimes the products are affordable to the average woman. More likely than not, they want you to buy a $25 mascara and to listen to lots of nonsense about plastic surgery and facial injection "improvements". It has a modest amount about fashion. A good instructional monthly insert about makeup, skin care, etc. and a yearly "best of" issue. It also features a vapid celebrity on the cover with a vapid celebrity interview. It used to be a much better, more relevant magazine for woman of all ages who were interested in makeup, skincare, haircare and cosmetics without the push for "Britney" articles and surgery.

• Gender: Female
• Age: 35-54
• Parent: Yes
• Magazines: 4-5