Allure articles from April 2006

Allure archives from April 2006

Beauty By Numbers.
April 1, 2006... Beauty By Numbers Despite the euphemism, "laugh lines" are not so funny to most women. The desire to erase them drove Ponce de Leon on his search for the fountain of youth in the sixteenth century and turned injections into a lunchtime...

Cover Look.
April 1, 2006... Cover Look Who? Eva Longoria. What? The April cover of Allure, photographed by Michael Thompson. When? January 9. Where? At Lux Studio, in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Why? The Desperate Housewives star hits the big screen in two...

Letter from the Editor: April '06.
April 1, 2006... Line in the Sand P lease don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them." Anna Magnani, the Italian actress, said this to a photographer in the late 1950s, instructing him to show her face as it truly was. Onscreen...

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter free stuff! See pages 82 and 90. look now Navy Eyeliner T he marching band and silver confetti at the Marc Jacobs spring show resembled a pep rally at fashion's high school gym-but there was...

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter Editor's Favorites Becker.Eshaya Be eau de parfum. Pink peony, lily of the valley, and rose are layered with mandarin and musk in a roll-on. $45; beckereshaya.com. Beauty Reporter Editor's Favorites Jemma...

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter power tools Wand Ambition Wand Ambition P erformance enhancers are illegal in baseball-but they could help us bat a thousand in the lash arena. New mascaras aim to deliver cleaner, longer-looking lashes...

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter Color Safe Color Safe We agree that change can be good, but it doesn't always have to be major. L'Oreal Paris Natural Match Color-Calibrated Creme gives hair color a subtle, believable boost. When selecting a...

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter a trend in itself Beauty Sleep Exaggerated claims are common in the bedroom. But the latest ones concern a different kind of performance. Breathe at Night Body Cream rebuilds skin's moisture barrier with niacyl (a...

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter In the News smarter Sunscreen smarter Sunscreen Sunscreen-the very thing designed to protect us from UV rays-needs its own protection, too. Avobenzone, the sunscreen also known as Parsol 1789, begins to lose...

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter allure's face Jennifer Finnigan As an assistant district attorney on CBS's Close to Home, Jennifer Finnigan puts away criminals as easily as she put away three Daytime Emmys in real life-all while wearing Dolce &...

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter Better Hair Impeach Fuzz Impeach Fuzz L ike trying to drop those last five pounds, taming frizz is a never-ending struggle. The latest weapons aim to defeat fuzz by preventing the dryness that causes it....

Beauty Reporter.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Reporter word of mouth SUPER SPAS As day spas attempt to out-expand each other, we wondered, is bigger always better? "These beauty multiplexes are more equipped to handle the 4 to 7 p.m. crunch," says spa consultant Sylvia...

Beauty 101.
April 1, 2006... beauty101 Full Hair Hot rollers add drama-not just curls. By Patricia Tortolani Pageant contestants and their tortured, tendriled hairdos have given hot rollers a bad name. But stylists are rediscovering their merits as a way to...

Fashion Bulletin.
April 1, 2006... Fashion Bulletin Canvas Bags * Cocktail Rings * Underpinnings 101 Shirt Tales By Sasha Charnin Morrison Sometimes even fashion divas like me just want to be comfortable. That's why shirtdresses are the bomb this season. Whether...

Fashion Scoop.
April 1, 2006... personal shopper Fresh Squeezed NAMES: Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor. JOB: Cofounders and codesigners of Juicy Couture and their new collection Couture Couture. MISSION: To create clothes that are comfortable and...

Insider Guide.
April 1, 2006... HOW TO FIND AN EVENING DRESS An Interview With Inge Fonteyne Fonteyne is a fashion stylist whose clients include Gwyneth Paltrow, Demi Moore, and Cameron Diaz. A great evening dress has to be unique, comfortable, and most of all,...

Total Makeover.
April 1, 2006... Insiders' Guide Total MAkeover Dinner Date By Liesa Goins E ating in a restaurant is a social activity, but being the only dieter at the table can feel like solitary confinement. The desire to indulge can be overwhelming for...

Beauty Ballot.
April 1, 2006... Beauty Ballot Tell us what your favorite beauty products are, and you could win a makeover weekend in New York City. A dmit it: When you go to a cocktail party, you can't help but peek into the hostess' medicine cabinet to see if...

Counter Intelligence.
April 1, 2006... Counter Intelligence The saleswomen at old-school beauty boutiques will tell you what they really think about your lipstick, hair, and the bags under your eyes. By Judith Newman T here is a certain kind of store, as quirky as...

french paradox.(Mireille Guiliano, author of book 'French Women Don't Get Fat' )(Interview)
April 1, 2006... french paradox Everything in France improves with age-the wine, the perfume, even the women. A quintessential Frenchwoman reveals the reasons. By Kari Molvar F renchwomen are maddening and captivating in equal measure. They drink...

Health: Mood News.
April 1, 2006... MOOD news Tender Loving Cure When healing physically, people might want to reduce stress-especially in their relationships. Twice in a three-month period, Ohio State University psychologist Janice Kiecolt-Glaser and her colleagues...

Health: Fitness News.
April 1, 2006... Food news Yoga and Body Image F ans have a new reason to preach what they practice: A recent study found that women who do yoga are more pleased with their bodies than women who do aerobics. As reported in Psychology of Women...

Health: scalpel News.(breast implants)
April 1, 2006... scalpel News Soft Implants F or women who undergo breast augmentation, the most common complication is a painful and distorting hardening of the shell around the implant. Capsular contraction, as it's known, affects up to 10...

Time Bomb.(aging)
April 1, 2006... Time Bomb Optimists associate aging with wisdom. The rest of us associate it with wrinkles. Andrew Weil, Deepak Chopra, and five other leading experts offer their wisdom on erasing lines, staying sexy, and looking your best at every age....

Chris Mac.(Column)
April 1, 2006... Under Her skin When one woman tried to pretend that her life was in order after a terrible tragedy, her raw, red skin revealed the mess she really was. By Diana Evans S o it had come to this. In the middle of the night in the...

Hot Summer.(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Heat Wave Concealing Tan Lines An Interview with Ann Marie Cilmi, director of education and development for Bliss Spas: OThoroughly exfoliate the area to remove any buildup of dead cells.O OPick a self-tanner thatOs tinted....

Hot Summer.(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Heat Wave Sitting Pretty (Even in the Teeniest String Bikini) A bikini can reveal insecurities as well as skin. Danica Lo, author of How Not to Look Fat (HarperCollins), gives a few pointers on feeling more comfortable when youOre...