The December Allure Beauty Box Is the Ultimate Beauty Lover’s Gift
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There are things I love about winter, like making fires and taking my kids outside to play in the snow, and then there are the things I could do without, like coming back in from the snow with chapped skin and scarf-knotted hair. So the products in your December box are all geared toward keeping your hair and skin—including your lips and hands—healthier and more radiant this season. You’ll find the prettiest moisturizing lipstick from Tarte for fresh- faced color; a skin-care routine that hydrates and brightens; a salve for winter-weary hands; and a light-yet- moisturizing hair oil. You can spend more time enjoying what you love about winter and less time brushing out those knots. — Elizabeth Siegel
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New Member BONUS GIFTS: KVD Beauty Full Sleeve Long + Defined Tubing Mascara and Eyeko London Eyelash Curler (full-size)
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Why you’ll love it: With this duo, you don’t need a surgeon’s steady hand to get lifted, curled lashes. Unlike traditional mascaras—with pigments that can smudge, flake, and take some elbow grease to remove—tubing mascaras contain polymers that coat lashes without smudging and come off easily in warm water. KVD’s version gives lashes tons of drama, lasts all day and night. Plus, the gentle arc and cushy pad of this eyelash curler make it easy to use (no accidental pinching here!) and the handle rests comfortably on your cheek to make curling a breeze.
How you’ll use it: Curl your lashes by the base and apply one or two coats of mascara. To avoid clumps, KVD recommends first wiping the wand against the rim of the tube to remove excess formula and building up coats quickly while your lashes are still wet.
Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Crème in Mauve, Peachy Pink, Cranberry, or Peppermint (full-size)
Why you’ll love it: This month, CHOOSE your shade of Tarte. Inside this slim bullet you’ll find a hybrid softening balm and satiny lipstick for moisturizing color with a very pretty sheen. That makes it great for dry winter days, when lips are more prone to cracking, but you still want a glossy pop of color. The slender shape of the bullet makes for extra-precise application, and you got to pick the shade you wanted to receive in your box. “It’s a glossy pop of color that’s perfect for winter,” says Allure’s Paige Stables .
How you’ll use it: Swipe on this formula for lips that look hydrated and healthy with great color payoff.
Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Day Cream (full-size)
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Why you’ll love it: It sinks in quickly so it’s easy to blend over your skin, and doesn’t leave a tacky or sticky finish. It’s so elegant, you’d barely know it was on—except that it leaves skin softer and more hydrated, thanks to ingredients like grape seed and jojoba seed oils. “It seeps in quickly, and the tube looks so chic in my vanity or on my bathroom counter,” says Allure’s Sarah Kinonen.
How you’ll use it: Smooth a little over skin each morning. It layers well— perhaps over the Sephora serum that’s also in the box—and leaves complexions more moisturized all on its own.
Paume Renewing Hand Serum (full-size)
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Why you’ll love it: Proof that a hand treatment doesn’t have to be utilitarian, this formula is packed with the kind of skin-loving ingredients you’d normally find in a good face serum. There’s vitamin C, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid, to name a few, that help even out skin tone—fading brown spots on your hands—as they hydrate. Tons of oils (safflower, jojoba seed, lavender, rosemary, and more) make the blend extra moisturizing. “It’s an elegant hand treatment with face cream-worthy ingredients,” says Allure’s Elizabeth Siegel.
How you’ll use it: Keep the tube in your purse, or next to your sink, where it will sit pretty, so you can treat your hands after washing them.
Sephora Collection Super Glow Serum with Vitamin C + E
Why you’ll love it: It’s the time of year when skin needs a little more help in the hydration and radiance departments and that’s where this vitamin C and E serum comes in. The antioxidant duo is brilliant—literally, it helps brighten skin—and also coddles, protecting against free radicals while moisturizing. The namesake ingredient vitamin C is known for its ability to even out skin tone and create a glow and vitamin E is a unique antioxidant that also hydrates. “It’s lightweight, and layers well in your morning routine,” says Allure’s Annie Blay.
How you’ll use it: Smooth on the serum morning and/or night underneath a moisturizer, like the one from Grown Alchemist that’s also in the box. Both formulas layer beautifully for an effectively dewy, brightening routine.
Innisfree Daily UV Defense Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 45
Why you’ll love it: Even in winter, you need sunscreen daily—and this mineral option is a pleasure to wear. It protects against UV rays without leaving a white cast on skin. The soft green tint is undetectable and helps even out redness. “I appreciate how it protects against harmful UV rays without leaving a visible white cast,” says Blay.
How you’ll use it: Apply this sunscreen each morning as the last step in your skin-care routine.
Maria Nila True Soft Argan Oil
Why you’ll love it: The antidote to dull, static-y winter hair is this easy-to-spread formula, with argan and rapeseed oils, that’s light yet moisturizing. It forms a superfine frizz-protective coating with dimethiconol for hair that’s smoother and shinier all day long. As a nice bonus, you can use after washing your hair and also as a finisher on dry hair when you need a little somethin’ somethin’.
How you’ll use it: Smooth a small amount onto damp or dry hair from the mid-lengths to ends, then style us usual.
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