birthday notes
— Raisa Flowers, makeup artist
“I used to work at a supermarket that sold magazines. So, I bought Allure a lot. I remember, I always [had it] at the edge of my register, so when I would wait for a customer, I would look at Allure. I'd be like, "One day, I'll be in this magazine." And look, now I'm here. It's a big deal as a black makeup artist, being highlighted in the magazine. That's important to me. I feel some type of way when I talk about it, because then I always go back to those times and I was working at the supermarket.”
— John Demsey, executive group president
at the Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
"I remember [when Allure was founded] like it was yesterday. Linda [Wells] was actually one of the first people who showed loved for MAC. Allure has always had a special part in the Estée Lauder companies and MAC's story."
— Pat McGrath,
founder of Pat McGrath Labs
“I still remember seeing that first issue of Allure on the newsstand — that close-up shot of Stephanie Seymour, with those major lashes. It became our beauty bible, and it still is.”
— Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown
Cosmetics and Jones Road Beauty
“When Allure first came out, it was incredibly inspiring to me as a young makeup artist — these sharp, crisp images of makeup and nails. I wanted so much to be in Allure. Keyvn Aucoin's aesthetic couldn't have been more different than what I do, but what he did in Allure changed the face of beauty, as did Francois Nars and all of these amazing stars that I admired. Allure's images were always beyond beautiful and then there were all those little secrets — you felt you were looking into people's little black beauty books. And Allure is still the number one go-to beauty source after all these years.”
— Jessica Alba, actor and founder of Honest Beauty
“In Hollywood, I always felt like an imposter. And I remember with my first Allure cover, the way that you guys made me look and the way that the story was told just made me feel validated, like I actually belong and I'm allowed to be here. There just weren't a lot of girls that came from my background that looked like me on the covers of magazines at that time, especially, or anytime really. And I was a fan, a reader. So it was that much cooler.”
— Holly Thaggard, Supergoop Founder + CEO
“When I started Supergoop 15 years ago, it was nearly impossible to secure a press mention for a sunscreen product outside the months of May and June. I remember our first inclusion in Allure's Best of Beauty seven years ago, which always runs in Allure's October issue. It was one of the most gratifying moments of my career, and meant so much to me to see SPF represented outside of the summer months. Allure was one of the first magazines to truly embrace our brand and highlight sunscreen as a key part of a daily beauty routine.”
Will Davidson
Max Burkhalter
Richard Burbridge
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Justin French
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Mike Rosenthal
“I credit Allure with helping me land my first job in an L.A. salon. At 19, I moved from Utah with my best friend. We didn’t know anyone and had to use a Thomas
Guide to get around (Google it). I wanted to eventually become a stylist, but we didn’t have any connections.
So I called all of the salons in Allure’s beauty directory until someone finally returned my call, and [then] I started working as a receptionist at Estilo Salon in Beverly Hills. The rest is history. Thanks, Allure!”
