Allure is coming out with its second podcast, co-hosted by editor in chief Michelle Lee and executive beauty director Jenny Bailly. Allure's “The Science of Beauty” will debut on October 15, and ...

In an era of continuous redefinition of beauty, the cosmetics industry is evolving from visual aesthetics to embracing cultural narratives and life philosophies. Leveraging scientific, cultural and ...

What if the reason you find some images pleasing and others uncomfortable has less to do with personal taste and more to do with biology? A study from the University of Toronto reveals that aesthetic ...

Beauty is not a myth. According to scientist and psychologist Nancy Etcoff, the pursuit of beauty is neither a cultural construction, an invention of Madison Avenue, nor a backlash against feminism.

For centuries, the phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" has dominated discussions of aesthetics. This adage suggests that beauty is entirely subjective—what one person finds attractive, ...