Allure articles from August 2005

Allure archives from August 2005

Mail.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2005... Mail The Last Laugh At first, I questioned the choice of Ellen DeGeneres for the June cover of Allure ["Ellen Moves On" by Kevin Sessums]. She has never placed an emphasis on beauty. Then I read the article and thought about her...

Beauty By Numbers.
August 1, 2005... Beauty By Numbers Washing our hair is a date-ditching excuse for some, an exercise in good hygiene for many, and on the small South Asian island of Gaungse Kyun (also known as Shampoo Island), a royal ceremony. We dish ?the dirt on...

Cover Look.(Scarlett Johansson)
August 1, 2005... Cover Look Who? Scarlett Johansson. What? The August cover of Allure, shot by Michael Thompson. Where? At Drive In Studios in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. When? May 23-just hours after flying in from Bulgaria, where she was...

Letter from the Editor: August '05.
August 1, 2005... Higher Consciousness When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher abandoned all pretense of grammatical enlightenment and decided to raise our consciousness instead. It was the i70s, and the hippie movement came late to the Kelly green...

Beauty Reporter.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter Pretty Pink Lipstick i A Gentle Home Peel i Hair Creams to the Rescue look now Brown Shadow The range of brown shadows on the fall runways was enough to make your mouth water-makeup artists enhanced ?the...

Beauty Reporter.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter body trend gold stars MARGARET LEE Beauty Reporter Color of the Moment Blue and Brown We love the combination of blue and brown eye shadows in summer. "Brown keeps blue ?from looking too...

Beauty Reporter.(actor Isla Fisher)(Brief Article)(Interview)
August 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter allure's face Isla Fisher Take a drop of Ashanti, add a dash of Beyonce, and top it all off with a twist of Missy. What do you get? Some would sayLikeLike Foster's beer, Isla Fisher hopes to turn Australian acclaim...

Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101.(shaving)
August 1, 2005... beauty101 Close Shave The secrets to smooth, stubble-free legs and underarms. By Catherine Piercy In the Stone Age, man may have used rocks to scrape away unwanted body hair. Armed with a bar of soap and a dull blade, most...

Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101 Card.
August 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101 Card Cheat Sheet 1 Allow warm water to soften the hair for at least three minutes before starting to shave. 2 For the closest shave, smooth a half dollar-size blob ?of shaving cream or gel (a thick body...

Fashion Bulletin.(Embellished Bags )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Fashion Bulletin Embellished Bags i Amanda Peet i Mod Love Peasantville Why should Sienna Miller and Mary-Kate Olsen be the only ones who get to work the peasant look this season? ?As Bohos strutted down the fall runways as if...

Insider Guide.(foot care)
August 1, 2005... HOW TO LOOK GOOD WITH BARE FEET By Ji Baek Baek is the owner of New York City's Rescue Beauty Lounge spas. Bare feet look sexy in bed, padding around your apartment, and walking on the beach. But before you kick off your sandals,...

Insider Guide.(How to meditate)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... How to meditate How to meditate By Jon Kabat-Zinn Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, is the author of Coming to Our Senses (Hyperion) and Wherever You Go, There...

Insider Guide.
August 1, 2005... Insider's Guide Travel How to get vip service at a hotel

Insider Guide.
August 1, 2005... Insider's Guide Travel How to make a big entrance

Insider Guide: Beautiful People.(Carolina Herrera)(Interview)
August 1, 2005... Insider's Guide: Beautiful People Fashion Scents Carolina Herrera: Designer By Kari Molvar G rowing up in Venezuela, Carolina Herrera's earliest memories are of scent. "Every night, the lush, intoxicating smell of jasmine...

Insider Guide.
August 1, 2005... Insider's Guide Travel Arresting Style By Chris McMillan

Total Makeover.
August 1, 2005... Insiders' Guide Total MAkeover Freeze Frame By Meirav Devash P lateaus are lovely to reach but not to be stuck on. Mikale Lichota, April Joy Varner, and Kate Schmidt have hit the gym and counted calories, but they still had...

Total Makeover.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Insiders' Guide Total MAkeover Kate Schmidt, 25, interior-design coordinator schmidt's plateau: "I haven't really hit a plateau yet, probably because I have a lot more weight to lose than the other girls." expert advice: Physician...

The 25 Best Hairstyles of All Time...and the 10 Worst.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... the 25 Best hairstyles The most influential styles didn't just flatter the women who made ?them famous-they defined them. By Theresa O'Rourke S ome theorists and historians have noted that hair, owing to its placement on the head,...

The French Connection.("high-hair" appreciated)
August 1, 2005... high and Mighty Remarkable women all have larger-than-life hair. By Wayne Koestenbaum * igh hair excites me. In its presence, I bow, I titter, I praise. What is high hair? An updo: horizontal, aspiring. The category includes...

Boozy Saloons.(beauty salons offering customers alcoholic beverages)
August 1, 2005... Beauty Saloons Cappuccino? Please. New rollicking salons are serving up cocktails. A look at what happens when clients (and cutters) hit the bottle. By Theresa O'Rourke S everal months ago, a woman ambled into a Madison Avenue...

Health: Body News.(Smoking and Dieting)
August 1, 2005... BODY news Smoking and Dieting Smoking and Dieting Smokers trying to quit are often afraid of gaining weight. But dieting may increase the urge to smoke, according to David Gorelick, a researcher with the National Institute on Drug...

Health: Mood News.
August 1, 2005... MOOD news Love and Laughter Love and Laughter Both men and women say they want a mate with a good ?sense of humor-but their definition of that apparently differs. In a study of 150 people led by psychology researcher Eric Bressler...

Health: Food News.
August 1, 2005... Food News Milky Skin Milk may contribute to acne, at least in teenage girls. Clement A. Adebamowo of Harvard University analyzed food records for 47,355 women dating back to adolescence. Those who drank more than three servings of any...

Directory.(Directory)
August 1, 2005... directory Winning Streaks The best colorists to book now from Miami Beach to Beverly Hills. new york Avon Salon & Spa Brad Johns 725 Fifth Ave. 212-755-2866 We measure our sex appeal by the shade of blonde on our...

The Haircut Challenge.
August 1, 2005... The Haircut Challenge As the price of a haircut reaches the stratosphere, it's impossible not to ask, "Is it worth it?" We examine whether ?you get what you pay for. By Jenny Bailly As the price of a haircut reaches the stratosphere,...

Silky Hair.
August 1, 2005... The Silk Route The fastest way to get from frazzled hair to rich, baby-soft strands? Lightweight products and a few styling tricks. By Catherine Piercy W omen go to great lengths to make their skin as soft and supple as it was in...

Hair Care Confidential.
August 1, 2005... Hair-Care Confidential The top stylists and colorists are forever telling us what to do with our hair. But what do they really depend on to take care of their own? By Liesa Goins Staff

Burlesque.
August 1, 2005... Retro Sexual It may be hard to tell pop stars from strippers these days, but the new burlesque dancers have a style all their own. By Alexandra Jacobs Staff

Coming Attractions.
August 1, 2005... Coming Attractions The fall collections are full of sweeping gestures-blanket-size collars, voluminous sleeves, bell-ringer skirts, and delectable bags. Fur-Hooded Coat Gray wool-and-mohair coat ?with black mink-lined hood by...

The Shape of Things.(dresses)
August 1, 2005... The Shape Of Things Slip into something more comfortable-the new ?crop of dresses are easy on the eyes and the body. Silk chiffon dress, corduroy newsboy cap, cashmere silk ?scarf with silk chiffon trim, and eel-skin boots by Burberry...

Bright Young Thing.(Scarlett Johansson)(Interview)
August 1, 2005... Bright You ng Thing Scarlett Johansson can evade the paparazzi-but the 20-year-old actress doesn't dodge questions about some personal rumors, being a child actor, and trying to get Ewan McGregor naked. By Deanna Kizis O f...

private eye.
August 1, 2005... private eye What are you going to slip into later tonight? By Jeffrey Slonim What are you going to slip into later tonight? By Jeffrey Slonim S tars wisely enlist stylists to dress them before they face an audience or a...