Allure articles from July 2008

Allure archives from July 2008

The Mail.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... The Right Duff Hilary Duff is just beautiful in that exquisite pose ["Good to the Bone," May]. She does look like a modern-day Faye Dunaway from Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie Baker Via email In the Pink Kudos to Pink for having...

Sirens.
July 1, 2008... Byline: --SARAH VAN BOVEN True sirens are a bewitching lot, causing men to go to war and give up their thrones (and certainly relinquish their dignity). Everyone's heard of the thousand ships launched by Helen of Troy's face; here's a look...

Heroes Worship.(Ali Larter)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --HANNAH MORRILL Who? Ali Larter. What? The July cover of allure , shot by Michael Thompson. When? April 14. Where? Lux Studio in New York City. Why? This fall, the actress continues her role as a superstrong woman with multiple...

The Crying Game.(Editorial)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Linda Wells, Editor in Chief I ran into a friend at the movies, a writer I'd worked with years ago. We were in line at the concession stand at one of those theaters that sells carrot cake rather than microwave nachos. "Here's the...

Soft Pink Shimmer.(cosmetics)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --VICTORIA KIRBY Pink shimmer may look a little hokey at any time but Valentine's Day, but when makeup artists used it to highlight the face at fall shows, it provided an elegant touch. "It gives just a light flush of shimmer,"...

Editors' Favorites.(skin care products and cosmetics)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2008... Skin essentials to go, a grown-up bubble bath, and one nifty flip-top lipstick. Get more daily favorites on allure.com. L'Occitane Citrus Verbena Fizzy Bath Salts. A handful fills the tub with tiny bubbles--and your bathroom with the crisp...

Leona Lewis.(Interview)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --DAVID DENICOLO Since her win on The X-Factor , the British equivalent of American Idol (also judged by Simon Cowell), 23-year-old Leona Lewis has become the first British female artist to debut her album and single at number one...

Crystal Lights.(Pantene Pro-V Expressions Shampoo)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --HANNAH MORRILL WHAT IT IS: Pantene Pro-V Expressions Shampoo in Brunette, Red, Blonde, or Highlighting. WHAT IT DOES: Restores shine and softness to color-treated hair and protects it from further damage. WHAT'S IN IT: Provitamin...

Leg Warmers.(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --LIANA SCHAFFNER Maintaining a summer glow can feel like a full-time job, but new products give legs instant sheen without the overtime. "Unlike self-tanners, these add just a little pigment, and they wash off easily," says makeup...

Shear Madness.('Shear Genius')(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --VICTORIA KIRBY Any good TV show is full of twists and highlights. But on Bravo's reality series Shear Genius, they're a bit more literal. In the show's second season, 12 new contestants snip and tease their way through challenges...

Free Stuff.
July 1, 2008... Byline: --JENNIFER KASS These products aren't available in stores until next month, but the first 500 allure readers to sign up at noon EDT on the dates below will get one free. Log on to allure.com/freestuff for details. JULY 1 White...

Fuchsia Tints.(lipsticks)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --ALEXANDRA JORDAN Like the silent guy from your poetry class who snagged a Fulbright, the latest fuchsia lipsticks possess a quiet brilliance. They look intense in the tube, yet the sheer textures make them "a fun, easy way to...

For Your Eyes Only.(Eyes by Design)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --ALEXANDRA JORDAN When we were kids, paint-by-numbers kits made us feel like Monet--or at least Bob Ross. Now, a new eyes-only line called Eyes by Design, available on the Home Shopping Network, is making shadow application just...

Meltproof Makeup.(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Brooke Le Poer Trench Hot-weather tricks that help prevent fading. When heat rises, makeup falls--it's that simple. Fortunately, there's an easy fix for all the slipping and sliding that happens at this time of year. Swapping...

Peek Season.(trench coats)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Michael Carl Illicit lovers ( Casablanca ), private investigators ( The Maltese Falcon ), and press-shy celebrities (Garbo) wear trench coats for a reason: They repel unwanted attention as effectively as they do sudden downpours....

Charlize Theron.
July 1, 2008... Byline: --KATE SULLIVAN Charlize Theron has answered 10 million interviewers' questions about how she transformed herself into an unattractive woman for Monster . But no one's asked about her experiments with her appearance in real life....

Grecian Formula.(women's clothing and accessories)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Goddess gowns and bright gold make an epic impression. LUST BOTTEGA VENETA oxidized-gold-and-silver bracelet, $1,800 (bottegaveneta.com). MUST KENNETH JAY LANE gold-plated bracelet with Swarovski crystals, $115 (intermix-ny.com). ...

Roman Holiday.(women's clothing, sandals and accessories)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Gladiator sandals get a historic remake with beads and buckles. MATT BERNSON leather-and-metal sandals, $169 (mattbernson.com). DOLCE & GABBANA crocodile sandals, $1,895 (dolcegabbana.it). SIGERSON MORRISON leather sandals, $475, at...

How To Find The Perfect Bikini.(Valerie Delafosse)(Interview)
July 1, 2008... Byline: INTERVIEWS BY BROOKE LE POER TRENCH, DANIELLE PERGAMENT, AND SARAH VAN BOVEN Expert advice on taking great vacation photos, booking the ideal hotel, and more. An Interview With Valerie Delafosse A Paris-based designer,...

How To Take Vacation Photos.(Interview)
July 1, 2008... Byline: INTERVIEWS BY BROOKE LE POER TRENCH, DANIELLE PERGAMENT, AND SARAH VAN BOVEN Expert advice on taking great vacation photos, booking the ideal hotel, and more. An Interview With Michael Thompson Thompson is a New...

Words Of Advice.(Cathy Alter)(Interview)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --HANNAH MORRILL Henry David Thoreau went to Walden Pond; Elizabeth Gilbert went to India; and Cathy Alter, author of Up for Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over (Atria Books), went to the newsstand....

How To Book A Great Hotel.(Melissa Biggs Bradley)(Interview)
July 1, 2008... Byline: INTERVIEWS BY BROOKE LE POER TRENCH, DANIELLE PERGAMENT, AND SARAH VAN BOVEN Expert advice on taking great vacation photos, booking the ideal hotel, and more. An Interview With Melissa Biggs Bradley Biggs Bradley is the...

Ask allure.(hair care products)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Hairstylist Garren Q: Do products designed to protect hair from the sun really help? --Caroline, New York City GARREN'S RESPONSE: If you have color-treated hair, the answer is yes. Ultraviolet rays can penetrate the cuticle of...

Social Studies.(beauty make-overs)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Cara Litke Eat, drink, and be merry is great in theory, except the more you eat and drink, the less merry you'll feel about your weight. Kathleen McNary, Heather Allison, and Deidre Sully have come too far to let their good habits...

Hearing Voices.(on marriage and being a wife)(Essay)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Cheryl Strayed No matter how honest we are with ourselves, or how uninhibited we may seem, there are some truths that remain almost unspeakable. I got married because I didn't listen, though that's not it precisely. I listened...

Food News.
July 1, 2008... Byline: Christine M. Palumbo Chocolate Attraction C hocolate cravings seem to be related to bacteria living in the digestive tract, say scientists at the Nestle Research Center in Switzerland. They found that men who desire chocolate...

Scalpel News.(plastic surgery)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Joan Kron 445% more tummy tucks were performed in 2007 than in 1997 . --The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery The Next Breast Thing W omen who have saline breast implants may find that when they lie down or...

Bronze Medals.(tanning salons)(Product/service evaluation)
July 1, 2008... The top self-tanning treatments from Broadway to the Bay Area. NEW YORK Beach Bum Tanning Beata Stelwach 25 W. 14th St. 212-645-8261 Our last spray tan left us looking like a well-basted turkey, so we didn't exactly run to our...

Man Alive.(People magazine's sexiest men alive)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Kate Sullivan Twenty-three years ago, People magazine did something revolutionary: It objectified men. Since then, the Sexiest Man Alive issue has become an institution. Each year's modest--or is it mortified?--heartthrob...

The Laws Of Attraction.
July 1, 2008... Byline: Meghan Daum PHOTOGRAPHED BY TOM MUNRO Feeling sexy seems elusive and unpredictable, but experts say there are ways to make desirability attainable and down-to-earth. Sexiness, like love or nostalgia or sinus congestion on a...

Welcome Gestures.(body language)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --HANNAH MORRILL You don't need to initiate strip poker to be the sexiest girl in the room. Body language is a simple way to convey sexiness. "Self-assurance is the key to projecting attractiveness," says Beverly B. Palmer,...

Hot-Headed.(women's hairstyles)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --LINDSY VAN GELDER "The big, teased hyper-Barbie thing just isn't sexy anymore," says hairstylist Orlando Pita, owner of the Orlo Salon in New York City, "and we're breaking away from all the extensions." Naturally long hair that...

Sensual Scents.(perfumes)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --LINDSY VAN GELDER Fragrances appeal to our most primitive, irrational sense--but some are sexier than others, says Kilian Hennessy, the perfumer behind by Kilian. Obsession for Women by Calvin Klein: "For me, it's the...

Underneath It All.(underwear)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --CARA LITKE We never thought we'd say this, but the season's sexiest lingerie now takes its cues from the men's department. "There is a huge demand for sexy knickers" that are cut like men's briefs but fitted for a woman's body,...

What Is Sexy?
July 1, 2008... Byline: Brooke Le Poer Trench We asked four experts from wildly diverging fields what the word "sexy" means to them. THE ANTHROPOLOGIST Birds do it, bees do it--and anthropologists explain why we do it. Lionel Tiger, the Charles...

His & Hers.(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --DANIELLE PERGAMENT Sexy is in the eye of the beholder. After all, women say "tomato"; men say "that black, lacy thing with the clasps." HAIR She likes: A loose, undone knot at the nape of her neck with a few stray...

Adult Entertainment.
July 1, 2008... Byline: --LINDSY VAN GELDER The sexiest party falls somewhere between Henry Miller's orgies and Edith Wharton's finger bowls. Here are the elements: DENSITY: "I cram everyone in," says Los Angeles florist Eric Buterbaugh, who is known...

"The Goal Is For People's Bodies To Rub Up Against Each Other A Little Bit.".(cosmetics)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Byline: --LINDSY VAN GELDER Bedroom Eyes "People respond to eyes that sparkle with energy," says Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at Rutgers University. To enhance the effect, make sure that the whites of the eyes are their whitest by...

Pale Force.(summer make-up)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Victoria Kirby PHOTOGRAPHED BY NORMAN JEAN ROY Piling on bronzer is no longer the only--or the best--way to enhance fair skin. This summer, there are less expected ways to glow. I n the category of summer makeup, the...

Sweet & Low.(hairstyles)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Cara Litke PHOTOGRAPHED BY GREG KADEL A little texture and some unexpected twists take the classic low ponytail to entirely new heights. We can't keep up with the constant reinvention of the iPod, but the newest versions of the...

The Sexiest Peep Show Ever.(The Box nightclub)(Nightclub review)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Rebecca Mead PHOTOGRAPHED BY FRANZ WALDERDORFF No fake breasts, no crumpled dollar bills, and not a stripper's pole in sight. The performers at New York City's sexiest nightclub, the Box, show as much skin as they can without baring...

Skin Magicians.(skin care methods)
July 1, 2008... Byline: Jessica Matlin PHOTOGRAPHED BY WAYNE MASER Behind the scenes of every skin-care ad, there's an expert who's fine-tuning the model's every pore. Here, the pros' best tricks. Three little words in the English language make...

Jet Blue.(denim clothing and cosmetics)
July 1, 2008... Byline: FRANCES LITTLE PHOTOGRAPHED BY CARLYNE CERF de DUDZEELE You'll be swimming in denim this summer, thanks to inky rinses and girlie shapes. Our favorite cheeky shorts, swaggering jeans, and more. Dark-rinse denim worn with even...

Wonder Woman.(Ali Larter)(Interview)
July 1, 2008... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED BY MICHAEL THOMPSON By Brooke Hauser No one knows better than Heroes star Ali Larter that good genes can take you far. Pushing her career to the next level is all up to her. Some people are just genetically gifted....

Horoscope.
July 1, 2008... Byline: BY CHRISTOPHER RENSTROM The combination of planets in water and earth signs on the 6th, 14th, and 26th shows that this is the time to get your life in order. Whether it's making peace with loved ones, consolidating debts, or...

Fashion Credits.(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2008... Cover: Calvin Klein Collection silk dress, $6,750. Calvin Klein, N.Y.C. 212-292-9000. Cover Look, Page 28: Calvin Klein Collection silk dress, $6,750. Calvin Klein, N.Y.C. 212-292-9000. allure's Face, Page 40: Donna Karan New York Cupro...

What's Your Backup Career?
July 1, 2008... Byline: Jeffrey Slonim PHOTOGRAPHED BY PATRICK McMULLAN Doctors, lawyers, and accountants don't worry much about fallback careers, but even the most ambitious actors and rock stars consider other options. At a Gotham magazine lunch in Los...