Allure articles from June 2005

Allure archives from June 2005

Mail.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Mail Brit Invasion I am an enthusiastic Britney Spears fan who purchased your April issue because of her. [Britneyis Next ActI by Rebecca Mead] was one of the most positive articles I have read on Britney. She came across as a kind...

Beauty By Numbers.
June 1, 2005... Beauty By Numbers Paradox or denial? Seventy percent of women know that UV exposure increases the risk of skin cancer, and the exact same percentage still think they look better with a tan. Some numbers that might shed some light: ...

Cover Look.
June 1, 2005... Cover Look When Nicolette Sheridan recently revealed that she cleans her house in the nude, the shock value lay more in her lack of domestic help than her absence of clothing. For all the public brouhaha over exposed flesh, most of us...

Letter from the Editor: June '05.
June 1, 2005... Natural Wonders M y friend Lisa called me first thing in the morning, eager to relay a compliment from her husband. George said that last night at dinner, he thought you were almost sexy.I We both laughed. Almost! I remember...

Beauty Reporter.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter look now Red-rimmed eyes are often the result of a rough night. But on the fall runways, pink lids had ?a brightening effect. A light ?pink shadow can look fresh and vibrant,I says makeup artist Gucci Westman, who used...

Beauty Reporter.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter Editor's Favorites Editorsi?favorites The smoothest shaver, a feel-good sunscreen, and shampoo for the wimpiest strands. Beauty Reporter Editor's Favorites Redken Body Full Shampoo. ?This...

Beauty Reporter.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter Fast Fix Fresh Powder T he slopes may have closed, but our search for fresh powder is just beginning. New formulas promise not to feel heavy (or make our face as white as the driven snow). Estee Lauder...

Beauty Reporter.(Ciara)(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter allureis face Ciara 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 say Ciara. The 19-year-old singer ?of oGoodiesI and o1, 2 ?StepI has recorded...

Beauty Reporter.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter Personal Shopper The Makeup Shop When New York City TV makeup artist Tobi Britton opened the Makeup Shop in Chelsea 14 years ago, it was a ?makeup school next to a brothel. Like the neighborhood, her business has...

Beauty Reporter.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter smell this Dion Lights Club Given her sold-out shows, itis clear that Celine Dion belongs in Vegas; with her third fragrance, sheis just trying to belong to the moment.I We took the red pepper berries, cotton...

Beauty Reporter.
June 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter The Scoop Color Correction Color Correction WHAT IT IS: LiOreal Tone Refiner Balancing Toning Gloss. WHAT IT DOES: Brightens dull highlights and colorI for blondes, tones down brassinessI for brunettes, and...

Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101.(using self-tanners)
June 1, 2005... beauty101 Summer Hair Safeguard color and ?shine in three easy steps. By Catherine Piercy Spray Tan Quick lessons for a streak-free, believable bronze. By Catherine Piercy Remember when the only preparation you made for a...

Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101 Card.
June 1, 2005... Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101 Card Cheat Sheet 1 Shampoo and condition daily with formulas that ?contain UV protection. A lightweight product ?wonit weigh down fine hair; a pearly moisturizing one keeps thick hair supple. 2 Once a...

Fashion Bulletin.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Fashion Bulletin Straw Bags i The Best Aviators i Beach Style 101 All That Glitters Jeweled cardigans and big brooches may be buried in the fashion graveyard, but that doesnit mean sparkle should rest in peace. Since I love...

Fashion Scoop.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Fashion Scoop personal shopper Fashion Director NAME: Stacy Vale. JOB: Director of personal shopping at Scoop NYC in Manhattan. MISSION: ?To guide customers through the ultimate closet,I Vale says. Weire a one-stop shop, but not...

Style 101 Opener.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Style 101 Take Cover So long, sarong. The new beach cover-ups ?mix practicality and sex appeal. By Jenny Bailly If summer at the sea is about revealing more skin than usual, cover-ups seem ?like a wet blanket. But far from baggy...

Style 101 Card.
June 1, 2005... Fashion Scoop personal shopper Coach Class How to Wear Them Anyone who has ever felt her sarong slip at an inopportune moment will appreciate the security of a knotless tunic. But even though a Boy Scoutis ?expertise isnit...

Insider Guide.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... How to soothe ?a sunburn By Angie Pontani Pontani, a burlesque performer with the World Famous Pontani Sisters, has a new DVD, Go-Go Robics II. Women always tell me that they donit have the courageoor the bodyoto do what I do. But...

Insider Guide.
June 1, 2005... Insider's Guide Travel How to learn a foreign language By Barry Farber Farber, president of the New York Language Club and author of How to Learn Any Language (Kensington), speaks 26 languages. The key to becoming familiar...

Insider Guide.
June 1, 2005... Insidersi Guide Entertaining How to eat better while traveling By Jackie Keller Keller, a Los Angelesnbased nutritionist and chef, works with celebrities such as Uma Thurman, Angelina Jolie, and Charlize Theron. Eating...

Insider Guide.
June 1, 2005... Insider's Guide Body HOW TO CLEAN UP BEFORE A PARTY By Tava Smiley Smiley, a frequent party giver, is the host of Clean Sweep, a home makeover show on the Learning Channel. When you spontaneously invite everyone over and need...

Insiders' Guide- the hair guy.
June 1, 2005... Insidersi Guide The make-up Guy The Essentials By Dick Page i tis easy to get overwhelmed with all the blushes, lipsticks, eye shadows, mascaras, and tools out there. But after countless seasons doing runway shows and...

Insiders' Guide- Beautiful People.(Cindy Barshop: Hair-Removal Pro)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... nsidersi Guide Beautiful People Cindy Barshop: Hair-Removal Pro Smooth Operator T o become the reigning queen of the bikini line is not your average career aspiration. Just ask Cindy Barshop, the owner of New Yorkis...

Total Makeover.
June 1, 2005... Insidersi Guide Total MAkeover Mind Over Fatter By Meirav Devash T he physical makeover is only half the battle. Now itis time for Mikale Lichota, April Joy Varner, and Kate Schmidt to tackle the psychological obstacles to...

Total Makeover.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Insidersi Guide Total MAkeover Kate Schmidt, 24, interior-design coordinator STATUS REPORT: Losing weight takes an incredible amount of focus,I Schmidt says. Sometimes itis a battle. Iim an emotional eater, and I reward myself with...

Phenomenon.(dumped women find looking good the best revenge)
June 1, 2005... REVENGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL Note to dumped, broken-hearted women everywhere: Take a helpful tip from the likes of Uma and Nicole. Donit get mad. Get gorgeous. By Judy Bachrach M any, many years have passed since I was engaged to the...

Health: Body News.
June 1, 2005... BODY news Sleeping Soundly Listening to soft, relaxing music at bedtime can make people rest easier. ?Hui-Ling Lai, a professor of nursing from Taiwan doing research at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, recruited 60 people...

Health: Mood News.
June 1, 2005... MOOD news Lavender Relief Lavender Relief O il of lavender can diminish the perception of pain-oeven though a dental-school study has determined it actually does nothing to alleviate the physical suffering of it. On different...

Health: Food News.
June 1, 2005... Food News Taste and Weight Women who dislike the bitter taste of foods such as Brussels sprouts tend to be thinner than women whose taste buds donit register these flavors as strongly. In tests by Beverly Tepper at Rutgers University...

Fitness News.
June 1, 2005... directory Exercise High W orking out may decrease symptoms of depression, according to a study in ?the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Among mildly to moderately depressed people who werenit receiving treatment, two...

Directory.(Directory)
June 1, 2005... directory The sexiest safe tans to book now, from Boston to the Bay Area. NEW YORK Ajune Day Spa 1294 Third Ave. 212-628-0044 The folks at Ajune take their sunless tanning seriouslyoso please donit call it fake....

Summer Prime.
June 1, 2005... Summer Prime With a smudge of liner and the easiest updo, your toughest beauty decision just might be choosing the mixed drink to match your bikini. By Jenny Bailly Tall and tan and young and lovely.I The girl from Ipanema had it...

Underneath It All.
June 1, 2005... The Allure state of beauty Survey Beauty, said Oscar Wilde, is a form of genius that needs no explanation. We say show us the numbers. To get to the truth, we grilled women and men about weight, age, cosmetic surgeryonothing was...

Light Brights.
June 1, 2005... Look Better Naked Look Better Naked Staff

Cheap Thrills.
June 1, 2005... Cheap Thrills Everyone loves a bargainoexcept when itis dry, cracked, or rancid. ?We rolled up our sleeves to find the true beauty treasures in those ?dollar- and discount-store bins. By Amy Keller and Sarah Bernard Staff

Mother Nature.(Ellen DeGeneres)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Ellen Moves On Ellen DeGeneres stands still long enough to talk about her love life and career successoand doesnit dance around a very painful past. By Kevin Sessums A sweet frenzy is sweeping through the diverse audience at...

private eye.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... private eye What are you wearing underneath? By Jeffrey Slonim Whose closet would you like to raid? By Jeffrey Slonim i t seems Hollywood stylists should exchange phone numbers. We interrogated red-carpet walkers at the...