If you love sweating your way through a good cycling class, then giving up the studio and getting into a home workout groove over the past year has likely been a challenge. When it comes to investing in an exercise bike to use at home, you not only have to consider the price, but also how much space it'll take […]
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Have you been baking up a storm these last few months? You’re not alone. In fact, thanks to Martha Stewart’s recent Instagram activity, our baked goods-game has been going pretty strong. We started off with the prettiest bundt cake we’ve ever seen, followed by Stewart’s Soft-Serve Peanut Butter Cupcakes and moved on to her tasty Valentine’s Day-approved doughnuts recipe. But […]
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For almost two years, a jumbo-sized Diptyque candle sat on a bookshelf in my living room completely untouched. I insisted I was "saving it for a special occasion." This, of course, was ridiculous. Life is a special occasion. (And it's nothing if not unpredictable: I finally burned that candle during a days-long power outage.) Several months into stay-at-home orders, I […]
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Exciting news: Allure just debuted a brand-new video series called Beauty Drill, and for the premiere episode, we got Pharrell and his dermatologist of 20 years, Elena Jones, to debunk skin-care myths and answer common questions about how to care for one's complexion. Together, the duo cover topics like the difference between physical and chemical exfoliation, the temperature your water […]
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Megan Thee Stallion's 2021 is surely off to a good start: She had a performance on New Year's Rockin' Eve, a feature on the remix of Ariana Grande's "34 + 35" song, and she kicked off the year looking stunning while soaking up the sun on a beach in a lavender bikini. In-between beginning a new workout challenge and keeping […]
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Loving life! It’s been a wild ride for Chip and Joanna Gaines after meeting in 2001 in Waco, Texas, and setting out to make a life together. The Kansas native and New Mexico-born carpenter tied the knot in 2003, and share five children, Drake, Ella, Duke, Emmie Kay and Crew. Shortly after getting married, the pair began building their life […]
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Many genetic mutations have been found to be associated with a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Yet for most of these variants, the mechanism through which they act remains unclear. Now a new study in Nature led by a team from the University of Pennsylvania has revealed how two different variations—one that increases disease risk and leads to more […]
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After getting through 2020, many of us may still feel like we’re in survival mode. The idea of self-improvement in the new year may feel quaintly pre-pandemic; we’re still in the midst of a global health crisis, after all, and political and economic upheaval is our everyday reality. But rather than merely enduring the current circumstances, what if we focused […]
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(HealthDay)—Nearly half of all Americans want to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they can, a new poll suggests. That percentage is even higher among those who know someone who has already been vaccinated. “Perhaps more important than any message is the impact of seeing a neighbor, friend or family member get their shots without any adverse effects,” said […]
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When you’re crunched for time (which is like, always, I get it), it’s pretty easy to throw in the towel on squeezing in a workout—whether because you’re not sure what to do or because you think a 15-minute workout can’t possibly be all that effective. Well, I’m a firm believer that even just 10 or 15 minutes of movement is […]
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