Allure articles from May 2004

Allure archives from May 2004

Fashion Scoop.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Cult Object Real Charmers Has Miuccia Prada been hanging around the playground? The designer's latest accessories are key chains inspired by the jangling toys on fourth graders' backpacks -- with a few notable differences: Instead of...

Mail.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Mail Under Their Skin Thank you for bringing up an issue that I have never read about in any other magazine. I know exactly what Strawberry Saroyan ["A Distorted Mirror," March] is talking about. I am a recent college graduate and have...

Mail.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Mail to place such an emphasis on "How to Look Good While Working Out" [Insiders' Guide, March]. We need to exercise to be healthy and feel good about ourselves, but we also need to realize that a little sweat is harmless; rosy cheeks and...

Cover Look.(Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen clothing)
May 1, 2004... Cover Look Lovely and Amazing Who? Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. What? The May cover of Allure. Where? At Smashbox Studios, in their hometown, Los Angeles. When? January 29, just two weeks before they left for France and Germany to...

Editor's Letter.(fashion editors interaction in society)
May 1, 2004... Dressed To Kill colleague once told me that whenever she happened to share an office elevator with a particularly impeccable fashion editor, her confidence would start to unravel. On the ground floor, she looked shiny and smart, but as the...

Beauty Reporter.(eye makeup trends)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Beauty Reporter Crease-Free Concealers * A Perfect Travel Kit * The Sheerest Shadows The Scoop A new top-secret retinol formula promises to erase Spa visits in the U.S. have grown by more than 70 percent in the past three years. ...

Beauty Reporter.(Shiseido Suncare Ultimate Cleansing Oil)(BeneFit The Gloss apricot scent)(melon polish)
May 1, 2004... Fast Fix Easy off As if remembering to apply your SPF 30 diligently each morning weren't enough of a burden, there's the added task of having to scrub it off each night -- and simple soap and water don't always do the trick....

Beauty Reporter.(stylist Rose Byrne )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Allure's Face Troy Story Rose Byrne knows how to pick her costars: case in point, Ewan McGregor (in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones) and Josh Hartnett (in Wicker Park). In this month's Troy, she plays the cousin of Paris...

Beauty Reporter.(personal care products and cosmetics)
May 1, 2004... Secret Weapons Case Study as much as a bowling ball. But those mini products in the drugstore bins don't always make you feel like your usual delicious self. Allure assembled the perfect answer to jet lag (a.k.a. jet lug). ...

Beauty Reporter.(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2004... Beauty Reporter Editor's Favorites Extra-lengthening mascara, a gentle face cleanser, and a light hair spray for summer. Beauty Reporter Editor's Favorites Erno Laszlo pHormula No. 3-9. Chock-full of antioxidants, marine...

Beauty Reporter.(Colonics for flat structure)
May 1, 2004... Word of mouth Party Poopers It used to be just hair and makeup. Then came pre-party teeth whitening and spray-tanning. Now, believe it or not, the latest de rigueur treatment before Hollywood events is a colonic. Actresses and...

Beauty Reporter.(curly hair maintenance)(skin protection from sunburn)(Dior Girly makeup palette)
May 1, 2004... Curl Friends Like a good bra, successful curl-enhancing products lift and separate to buoy one's natural assets. Now, some hair-care companies contest that women with curls need to start that process in the shower. Naturally curly hair,...

Beauty Reporter.
May 1, 2004... A Trend In Itself Easy on the Eyes Maybe spring really is about renewal: Cosmetics companies are actually determined to breathe a little fresh air into the season's usual crop of pastel eye shadows. The frothy Estee Lauder Pure Color...

Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101.(foot care)
May 1, 2004... Soft Feet Three easy steps to smooth, supple soles. Forget May flowers. Manicurist Ji Baek knows it's spring when dry, neglected feet come out of Uggs hibernation and into her Rescue Beauty Lounges in New York City. "Women get frantic...

Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101 Card.(nail care)
May 1, 2004... Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101 Card Cheat Sheet 1 With a nonacetone remover, clean polish from nails. 2 File nails in one direction until they are flush with the tips of the toes. Gently round them at the corners. 3 Soak feet up to the...

Insider Guide.(purchasing cosmetics for good makeup)
May 1, 2004... Insider's Guide How to sound smarter, appear on a reality-TV show, break up with a friend, and more. How to get a great makeup application Now the resident makeup artist at Henri Bendel in New York City, Jessup was 19 years old...

Insider Guide.
May 1, 2004... Insider's Guide Organization How TO hire an assistant MacGeachy is the co-owner of Mint Lifestyle, which provides assistants to celebrities and Hollywood insiders, among others, in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and London. More...

Insider Guide.
May 1, 2004... Insider's Guide Communications How to sound more intelligent By Ita M. Olsen Olsen is the director of Oslic Consultants, which specializes in speech pathology in New York City. Sometimes even the smartest people don't sound that way,...

Insider Guide.
May 1, 2004... Insider's Guide Entertainment How to get on a top reality show Spillman is the casting director for Survivor and works with Mark Burnett (executive producer of Survivor, The Apprentice, and The Restaurant). We're looking for driven,...

Insider Guide.
May 1, 2004... Insider's Guide Social Life How to break up with a friend By Jan Yager Yager, a sociologist, wrote When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal With Friends Who Betray, Abandon, or Wound You (Simon & Schuster). Maybe you are in a friendship that...

Insiders' Guide: The Hair Guy.(hairstylist Chris McMillan)(Interview)
May 1, 2004... Best of Friends I first met Jennifer Aniston when she was shooting the pilot for Friends. Her manager brought her to the salon and said, "Chris, I've got this great girl, but she needs a little help with her hair." I wanted to get rid of...

Beautiful People.(Makeup Artist Val Garland)(Interview)
May 1, 2004... Drama Coach Val Garland: Makeup Artis Val Garland thrives under pressure. "I love the stress of the runway, of making the impossible possible," says the London makeup artist. "Before one show for [Alexander] McQueen, a fire broke...

Total Makeover.
May 1, 2004... Thinking Thin Five months into their yearlong makeovers, Sasha Charnin Morrison and Abigail Einstein are starting to see results. But the novelty has worn off, and the reality of the long road ahead has set in. "I'm glad to be eating...

Total makeover.
May 1, 2004... Fighting Temptation Dr. Gullo's tips for escaping food cravings 1. Avoid eye contact Just looking at food produces a neurochemical change in your brain that makes you hungry for it. Don't sit near the buffet; don't look at the bread...

Directory.(Directory)
May 1, 2004... Bare and Bronzed Get ready for summer, in the best spas from SoHo to San Francisco. NEW YORK Glo Spa Rosangela Slomski 796 Lexington Ave. 212-317-0430 Prima donnas would sneer at this spa, housed in a no-frills apartment building....

Directory.(Directory)
May 1, 2004... Bare and Bronzed Get ready for summer, in the best spas from SoHo to San Francisco. Like commitment-phobic men, self-tanners come on strong, only to disappear quickly. Our desire for a steadier tan led us to Bella Sante, where the...

Directory.(Directory)
May 1, 2004... Bare and Bronzed Get ready for summer, in the best spas from SoHo to San Francisco. MIAMI Myra & Company Spa/Salon 7313 S.W. 59th Ct. 305-661-2381 In Miami, trying to differentiate between fake and real is a local pastime. Lately, Myra...

Directory.(trends in new services from salons and health clubs)(Directory)
May 1, 2004... Bare and Bronzed Get ready for summer, in the best spas from SoHo to San Francisco. humor and quicker-picker-upper technique. She even offered to treat the skin above our belts: When she noticed a blemish on our chest, she gave us a...

Fashion Bulletin.(shoe trends)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Fashion Bulletin Side Cleavage * Charlize's Style * The New Flats Dancing Queen I am tired of all the little black dresses and curveless flapper frocks. If these hips could talk, they would scream, "Give us a hot, slinky dress...

Fashion: Style 101.(shoe trends)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Down to Earth Stop the presses! Flats are gaining ground among the fashionable. Even when hobbled by an injured toe, director Sofia Coppola stays half a step ahead of the trends. At the Golden Globe Awards, she wore flats with an...

Fashion: Style 101 Card.(trends)
May 1, 2004... Fashion: Style 101 Card Evening Plenty of flat shoes glide with ease across lawn parties and subway grates, but few can hold their own with a cocktail dress. To do so, the shoes have to be delicate, slightly bare, and nothing at all...

Health: Body News.
May 1, 2004... Degrees of Smoking For smokers attempting to quit, cutting back on the number of cigarettes smoked doesn't substantially reduce the intake of cancer-causing chemicals, a new study suggests. The reason may be that smokers compensate for the...

Health: Mood News.
May 1, 2004... Active, Attractive People assume that regular exercisers are sexy and confident, research has shown. Now it turns out that this positive image extends to women who are simply active in general -- the type who take the stairs instead of the...

Health: Scalpel News.
May 1, 2004... Botox for Breasts Besides injecting Botox into forehead wrinkles, doctors have used it to smooth smile lines, arch eyebrows, narrow noses, and prevent underarm sweating. The latest novel use is in the breasts. When injected into chest...

Health: Indecent Exposure.(sunscreen)
May 1, 2004... indecent exposure Some people don't use it enough; others rely on it too much. What scientists now know -- and many people don't -- about sunscreen. Sunscreens induce nearly as much guilt as charitable donations and thank-you notes:...

Health: Indecent Exposure.(sunscreen)
May 1, 2004... indecent exposure Some people don't use it enough; others rely on it too much. What scientists now know -- and many people don't -- about sunscreen. fibers, causing sagging and wrinkling; and suppressing the skin's immune system....

Health: Indecent Exposure.(protecting skin from ultraviolet radiation through sunscreens)
May 1, 2004... indecent exposure Some people don't use it enough; others rely on it too much. What scientists now know -- and many people don't -- about sunscreen. ingredients can be found individually in many sunscreens.) "The bottom line," says...

Health: Indecent Exposure.(sunscreen)
May 1, 2004... indecent exposure Some people don't use it enough; others rely on it too much. What scientists now know -- and many people don't -- about sunscreen. more strongly regulated or enforced." In fact, the FDA prohibited use of the word...

Essay: A Woman Of Valor.
May 1, 2004... A Woman Of Valor Strong, vigilant, resourceful, and submissive to no one -- the author's ideal woman first appeared to him in a comic book. 1. When I was nine years old, I fell in love with a superheroine whose unlikely name -- a name...

Essay: A Woman Of Valor.(Wonder Woman)
May 1, 2004... A Woman Of Valor Strong, vigilant, resourceful, and submissive to no one -- the author's ideal woman first appeared to him in a comic book. But at the age of nine I didn't get what that was all about. I still don't, come to think of...

Essay: A Woman Of Valor.(Sheena the Queen of the Jungle)
May 1, 2004... A Woman Of Valor Strong, vigilant, resourceful, and submissive to no one -- the author's ideal woman first appeared to him in a comic book. Sheena the Queen of the Jungle popped up: tough and strong but, more importantly, beholden to...

Essay: A Woman Of Valor.(description of Big Barda )
May 1, 2004... A Woman Of Valor Strong, vigilant, resourceful, and submissive to no one -- the author's ideal woman first appeared to him in a comic book. is company, in rare moments of quiet, she doffed her armor, laid down her Mega-Rod, and made...

BACKSTAGE BEAUTY.(cosmetics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Hit List Ten of the prettiest looks to come down the Paris, Milan, and New York runways. Grow up. That's what all of the designers, hairstylists, and makeup artists seemed to be saying with their collections for fall. Absent were...

BACKSTAGE BEAUTY.(lipstick)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Hit List Rich Lips Dark lipstick was the most graceful trend of the season and was often paired with flawlessly powdered skin. "I love rich lips in the fall," said makeup artist Val Garland. "The dark colors seem so appropriate...

BACKSTAGE BEAUTY.(cosmetics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Hit List Dark Eyes Makeup artists abandoned the traditional charcoal gray of smoky eyes for warmer, richer colors, like caramel, mahogany, and even copper. * For the mildest effect, makeup artists at Calvin Klein and Stella...

BACKSTAGE BEAUTY.(hairdressing tips)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Hit List Loose Waves Ironed-straight hair took a backseat to waves this season. The best-looking versions were soft and loose. * To add a slight bend, Calvin Klein hairstylist Guido Palau set the whole head in pin curls for about...

BACKSTAGE BEAUTY.(highlighters in makeup)(hairstyle trends)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Hit List Highlighted Skin Silver and white highlighter were the makeup artists' secret weapons at the fall shows. They credit the glimmering stuff with brighter-looking eyes and healthier-looking skin. When used with little...

BACKSTAGE BEAUTY.(eyelashes makeup tips)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Hit List Lush Lashes Dark lashes, whether neat or clumpy, added a little seductive power to the subtler versions of makeup for fall. * To create the "sexy, smudged eyes" at Stella McCartney, Pat McGrath coated the top and bottom...

BACKSTAGE BEAUTY.(trends)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Hit List Shiny Eyes Highly reflective eye gloss was an appealing addition to smoldering eyes. Makeup artists used it alone on the lids or over layers of shadow. * To make the eyes glisten at Jil Sander, makeup artist Diane Kendal...

BACKSTAGE BEAUTY.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Hit List Rosy Cheeks In a fairy-tale winter, cheeks are rosy, not chapped. That fantasy fueled the blush brushes of a number of makeup artists. * To give cheeks a wintry flush at Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez, and Marni, makeup...

Naked Truth.(various actors on perfoming nude)
May 1, 2004... Naked Truth When it comes to taking it all off in front of strangers, six brave actresses prove that their courage and humor are a hell of a lot more important than crash diets and self-tanner. It's a year that kicked off with Janet...

Bikini Countdown.
May 1, 2004... Bikini Countdown You can practically hear the theme from Jeopardy winding down the weeks -- or days -- until you put on a bathing suit. There is, however, a shortcut to perfection. For all the drawbacks to winter weather, its puffy...

Bronze Star.(bronzers)
May 1, 2004... Bronze Star Avoid the sun, give the self-tanner a rest and still look gorgeous and glowing. The new bronzers are more golden, less Tropicana. We all live in a tan warp. In our heads we know that a suntan is a beauty and health...

Scents Of Style.(perfumes)
May 1, 2004... Scents Of Style Choosing the perfect fragrance involves more than just aimless spritzing and sniffing. The real perfume pros reveal how to hit all the right notes. Coco Chanel liked to say, "A woman without perfume has no future."...

Front & Center.(hair trends)
May 1, 2004... Front & Center Extreme lefts and far rights suit the political pundits just fine. When it comes to hair, the middle way is an enlightened choice. For a somewhat schlocky movie, Love Story was surprisingly influential, especially on...

Double or Nothing.(Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen)(Interview)
May 1, 2004... Double or Nothing Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have starred in 28 movies, recorded two platinum albums, and launched a multimillion-dollar clothing company -- all before they could vote. What will they do when they turn 18? Across the...

Allure Best of Beauty Contest.(makeup trends)
May 1, 2004... Allure Best of Beauty Contest 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. 2. How to enter: Fill out the questionnaire, and print your name, full address, phone number, and email address. Entries may be submitted by mail or Internet. By mail: Send to Allure,...

Private Eye.(celebrities dressing for comfort tonight)
May 1, 2004... Private Eye Did you dress for comfort tonight? In the celebrity world of four-inch stilettos, the notion of dressing for comfort seems a bit quaint. At the Golden Globe Awards, the Clive Davis Grammy party, and several fall fashion...