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Leave it to Keke Palmer to bring back one of the biggest go-to hairstyling trends from my middle school years: pinned-back bangs! Palmer was one of the star speakers at the Teen Vogue Summit in Los Angeles on November 12, discussing her acting process alongside Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Versha Sharma, with whom she talked about how she implements improvisation into her characters and roles. 

The actor hit the stage in a black and white printed maxi dress and cropped black tuxedo jacket, wearing minimal makeup save for some glowy bronze shadow on her lids and a pop of peach blush. Palmer wore her hair in a shoulder-length, curled blowout with her bangs pulled up and secured with a black clip for a cute, casual style that was absolutely the pinnacle of chic in the mid-2000s — not to mention functional when you’re growing out your bangs or just want to keep your hair out of your face. While the pinned-back bangs may have been a major look for fourth-period algebra or after-school cheer practice, they’re also a simple way to change up your look day to day and equally versatile when you’re long past the days of lockers and lunch rooms.

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Megan Thee Stallion‘s latest hair and makeup look are literally good enough to eat. The rapper, who has been living the redhead life throughout the fall, took her luscious cherry curls to the next level and paired them with an equally delicious makeup look featuring a tiny but striking detail: cherry-shaped face gems. Megan showed off the teeny gems in a series of selfies shared on her Instagram Stories, and I definitely need to copy this sweet beauty treat.

Megan applied the fruity gemstones atop one cheekbone, right underneath her warm golden peach eye makeup look with defined creases and a pop of shimmery beige at her inner corners. She lined both her top and bottom lash lines all the way up to her waterline and applied a strip of fluttery lashes to enhance her signature cat eye. Underneath the cherry gems, Megan wore a subtle rosy pink blush with a hint of contour to sculpt her cheeks and finished off the glamorous look with lined lips topped with a shiny gloss; it’s a classic Megan Thee Stallion makeup look with a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cheeky detail.

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In an ideal world, budgets wouldn’t exist when it comes to holiday gifting. If there weren’t serious financial ramifications involved in spending our entire net worth showering our family and friends with presents for all of December, we would all do it in a heartbeat. But alas, we live in the real world where money doesn’t grow on trees, so a little bit of discretion when it comes to holiday shopping is necessary. Luckily, some of our favorite e-retailers came stocked and ready with fantastic beauty gifts under $25 that anybody would love.

To make sifting through the plethora of affordable gift options out there a little easier, we’ve compiled a list of the best limited-edition holiday sets, travel-sized products, and palettes that we think are the cream of the cost-effective crop. You can snag some Best of Beauty-winning products from Laneige and Nyx Professional Makeup, sample some Boy Smells scents, or gift someone in your life a whole new hair-care regimen for less than the price of a late-night Uber home. 

Keep reading to see our picks for the 15 best under $25 beauty gifts that’ll make the recipient feel like a million bucks.

Skin-Care Gifts Under $25

Laneige Midnight Minis Lip Sleeping Mask Set

The Inkey List Winter Skin 101 Set

Cosrx All About Snail Kit

If you’re in need of a gift for someone who has emptied out more lip balm containers than you can count, the Laneige Midnight Minis Lip Sleeping Mask Set is the perfect present. This set comes with five miniature jars of the rich, vitamin C-packed lip hydrator, which has won Best of Beauty and Readers’ Choice Awards. You can also give one flavor — Berry, Gummy Bear, Mango, Vanilla, and Mint Choco — to different people and check five stocking stuffers off your holiday list at once.

Buffs and amateurs alike will appreciate a well-rounded skin care set like The Inkey List’s Winter Skin 101 Set. This kit comes with four of the brand’s bestsellers including the luxe Oat Cleansing Balm, which won a Best of Beauty Award in 2020.

Give dry and dull winter skin a boost with the moisture-retaining power of snail mucin. The Cosrx All About Snail Kit comes with a snail mucin-infused cleanser, essence, moisturizer, and eye cream that work together to replenish the skin and fight dehydration. The recipient of this gift might even think of you when they notice that they’re using their humidifier less this winter. 

Makeup Gifts Under $25

Tower 28 Dreamy Gleamy Holiday Lip Gloss Duo Set

Charlotte Tilbury Mini Pillow Talk Lipstick & Liner Set

Flower Beauty E.T. Eyeshadow Palette

The Allure staff loves Tower 28 lip glosses, but you don’t need to be a lip connoisseur to understand just how good these shiny-but-not-sticky glosses are. The Tower 28 Dreamy Gleamy Holiday Lip Gloss Duo Set comes with two shades of the brand’s moisturizing Lip Jelly, Coconut (a rosy pink) and the holiday-exclusive shade Dream, a shimmery rose gold.

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Villalobos also used wigs to create the blonde bouffants for Kerry Washington in The School for Good and Evil. “The wig took six weeks to make, and part of that is the [blonde] color, which took an additional week,” she said, noting that she chose that particular style to reflect the storyline of the character. “I wanted [Professor] Dovey to be lighter and fun because she’s from the good school, not the evil school. I also wanted to show texture in her hair.”

The film was shot in Ireland, and Villalobos remarked on how diverse the hair and makeup crew was: “When Kerry and I got to Ireland and I saw the beautiful styles and diverse nationalities. I was so happy to be part of this.” Villalobos, who has worked with Washington on multiple projects over the years, expressed how actors and producers are key to helping create a diverse team behind the scenes. “Kerry and Marlon [Wayans], those two actors are also producers and they advocate for diverse sets.”

When the film credits are all locked, an actor must tour the film with red carpet events around the world. That’s where makeup artists like Jessica Smalls come in. She works with Janelle Monae, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Lashana Lynch to create looks for the red carpet, another type of specialized skill. “I never try a new product on the red carpet,” she said. “I know how everything reacts to weather and light. I don’t use liquid lipstick. I use lip liner as a base, then lipstick. It’s key to having long-lasting makeup on the red carpet.”

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