Allure articles from May 2012

Allure archives from May 2012

Sisters
May 1, 2012... Byline: KATE SULLIVAN Sisters Closest friends or greatest rivals? Sisters have a complex relationship, as the facts below demonstrate. 3: Number of the Graeae, sisters in Greek myth who were born gray-haired and share one eye and tooth....

Heidi Klum
May 1, 2012... Byline: CATHERINE Q. O'NEILL Heidi Klum Klum had worked with almost everyone in the businessexcept Norman Jean Roy. He photographed her for her first allure cover at Milk Studios in Los Angeles. Baggage Claim: Klum, who was shooting a...

Beauty Call
May 1, 2012... Byline: JUDITH NEWMAN Beauty Call The bombshell model gives away her secrets. Makeup: "There are so many nuances to makeup and foundation. Like, people tend to wear foundations that are too pink, so you look like Miss Piggy. I've been...

Strip Club
May 1, 2012... Byline: Linda Wells, Editor in Chief Strip Club I wear a paper thong, a plastic shower cap, and a little lotion when Anna aims her spray-tan gun my way. If you were blindfolded (and I'd prefer you were) and listening in on our...

Look Now: Red Alert
May 1, 2012... Byline: SOPHIA PANYCH Look Now Red Alert You can't get more classic than redworn on lips, it's the cosmetic equivalent of a Greek column. Now makeup artists are adding a futuristic twist: Pat McGrath topped moody black cherry lipstick...

Editors' Favorites
May 1, 2012... Editors' Favorites A great-looking peach lipstick, a truly comfortable foundation, and a spray that gives as much volume as a blowout. Get more daily favorites at allure.com. GIORGIO ARMANI ROUGE D'ARMANI SHEERS IN 300. This looks like...

Allure's Face: Chloe Grace Moretz
May 1, 2012... Byline: KATE SULLIVAN allure's Face ChloA' Grace Moretz Moretz is 15, with youthful enthusiasm for a grown-up job. She's played a vampire (Let Me In) and a vigilante (Kick-Ass), and now she's in the goth Dark Shadows. We caught the...

Message in A Bottle
May 1, 2012... Byline: ALEXANDRA OWENS Message in A Bottle Swarovski's first fragrance, Aura, is a sexy floral with lychee, tuberose, and pink pepper. We asked a few of New York City's top sommeliers to analyze what makes it sparkle. "It has an exotic...

Lip Lock
May 1, 2012... Byline: DANIELLE PERGAMENT LIP LOCK Saying that Yves Saint Laurent's new lip colors (shown below in 15) are really nice lip glosses is sort of like saying the White House is really nice temporary housing. First, they're not glosses so much...

The Scoop: See Spots Run
May 1, 2012... Byline: CATHERINE GAMBRELL The Scoop See Spots Run THE NEWS: DermaDoctor is supplementing its powerhouse treatment cream for keratosis pilaris (a.k.a. "chicken skin") with KP Duty Intensive Priming Serum. HOW IT WORKS: DermaDoctor's...

Hold the Phone
May 1, 2012... Byline: ALEXANDRA OWENS Hold the Phone New iPhones and laptops make video chatting so easy, it's hard to find an excuse not to do it. Except for how horrifying you can look onscreen. "Being shown in high definition is like being under a...

One for All?
May 1, 2012... Byline: DANIELLE PERGAMENT ONE FOR ALL? When CK One launched in 1994, it called itself the world's first unisex fragrancetelegraphed by a screw-top bottle and grungy, androgynous models, led by Kate Moss. You wouldn't think the fragrance...

Fashion Tips
May 1, 2012... Byline: ELIZABETH SIEGEL FASHION TIPS The audacious colors of Thakoon Panichgul's spring collection inspired his new nail polishes for Nars. "I saw these great colors coming out of India; I think nail polish should be as bold," he says....

Need A Lift?
May 1, 2012... Byline: AYREN JACKSON-CANNADY Need a Lift? Unlike a soufflA[c] gone wrong, skin doesn't droop in an instant. The natural loss of collagen and elastin is a slow process that begins in our 30s. We asked dermatologist Jeannette Graf to...

Foreign Exchange
May 1, 2012... Byline: SOPHIA PANYCH Foreign Exchange When most people travel, they bring home T-shirtsbut makeup artists aren't most people. Their favorite souvenirs come from makeup counters in Japan, where the beauty products are known for their...

Allure Blogger Contest: Vote Now!
May 1, 2012... Byline: JILLIAN MACKENZIE allure BLOGGER CONTEST Vote Now! Imagine Top Chef with makeup rather than food, and you'll get allure' s Beauty Blogger Awards contest. Beauty bloggers are completing challenges online, and you can vote for...

This Fragrance Costs: $575
May 1, 2012... Byline: KRISTA BENNETT DEMAIO THIS FRAGRANCE COSTS $575 Here's Why: Guerlain's latest version of Muguet Eau de Toilette costs more than $2 a spritz. What's behind the dollarsand scents: NOTES: Lily of the valley, the main scent, is...

Allure.com: Beauty Review
May 1, 2012... Byline: CATHERINE GAMBRELL allure.com BEAUTY REVIEW TresemmA[c] Split Remedy collection WHAT THEY ARE: Products that temporarily mend split ends KEY INGREDIENTS: Polyquaternium-28 and PVM/MA copolymer (polymers that seal split...

Free Stuff
May 1, 2012... Byline: RENEE TRILIVAS FREE STUFF These products aren't available until next month, but they can be yours nowfor nothing. The first 500 allure readers to sign up at noon EDT on the dates below will get one free. Log on to...

Radiant Skin
May 1, 2012... Byline: BROOKE LE POER TRENCH Radiant Skin Luminous skin accompanies life's happiest momentsa marriage proposal, a baby on the way, mind-blowing sex. But what about every other day? "As we age, the natural turnover of skin cells slows...

Pinup Girls
May 1, 2012... Byline: Treena Lombardo Pinup Girls Suggestive but never smutty, pinup style is about the art of the tease. So when retro midriff-baring tops and high-waisted shorts shimmied down the runways, we were smitten. Jason Wu mixed midcentury...

Instant Sunshine
May 1, 2012... Instant Sunshine Add some zest to spring basics with this vivid yellow shade. LUST MARNI silk cotton dress, $1,370, at Marni stores. MUST BLACK HALO stretch gabardine dress, $325 (blackhalo.com). LUST DEREK LAM ...

Dream Weavers
May 1, 2012... Dream Weavers Leather touches and top handles smarten up new woven bags. DOLCE & GABBANA plastic bag, $2,695, at select Dolce & Gabbana stores. EMILIO PUCCI raffia-and-leather bag, $2,490, at Emilio Pucci, N.Y.C....

Kit Cat
May 1, 2012... Kit Cat The favorite look of flirty, fresh coquettes returns with streamlined cat-eye sunglasses. PRADA sunglasses, $390 (prada.com). C. WONDER sunglasses, $68 (cwonder.com). KATE SPADE NEW YORK sunglasses, $128...

10 Things Every Woman Should Have
May 1, 2012... Byline: FRANCES LITTLE 10 Things Every Woman Should Have It was nearly 20 years ago that Christian Louboutin, in a moment of inspiration, brushed red nail polish on the bottoms of a pair of pumps and rewrote (shoe) history. Since then, the...

User's Guide to Style
May 1, 2012... Byline: Elizabeth Siegel User's Guide To Style The season's sexiest skirt is vibrant, leather, and surprisingly versatile. Here's how six fashionable women styled it. Spring runways got a jolt of color from an unexpected source:...

How to Choose A Massage
May 1, 2012... Byline: INTERVIEW BY THERESA O'ROURKE How to Choose a Massage Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. An Interview With Melinda Minton Minton is the executive...

Confessions of A Bra Fitter
May 1, 2012... Byline: INTERVIEW BY EMILY HSIEH Confessions of a Bra Fitter Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. An Interview With Rebecca Apsan Apsan is the owner of the...

Power Dressing
May 1, 2012... Byline: ELIZABETH JENKINS Power Dressing Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. Female politicians are inevitably scrutinized for their fashion choices. As the...

On-Air Talent
May 1, 2012... Byline: CATHERINE Q. O'NEILL On-Air Talent Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. Makeup artist Mally Roncal has her 15 minutesevery hour, on the hour. Here's how...

5: Ways to Psych Yourself Up for A Diet
May 1, 2012... Byline: INTERVIEW BY COURTNEY BALESTIER 5 Ways to Psych Yourself Up for a Diet Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. An Interview With Stephen Gullo A...

Read What Happens
May 1, 2012... Byline: ALEXANDRA OWENS Read What Happens Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. There's more to Andy Cohen than his harem of Real Housewives, as he reveals in...

How to Give A Compliment
May 1, 2012... Byline: INTERVIEW BY EMILY L. FOLEY How to Give a Compliment Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. An Interview With LisaMarie Luccioni Luccioni is a professor...

Eat His Words
May 1, 2012... Byline: THERESA O'ROURKE Eat His Words Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. Anthony Bourdain exposed the underbelly of restaurants in Kitchen Confidential . Now...

Ask Allure
May 1, 2012... Byline: Garren Ask allure Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. Q: What's the best way to tousle your hair for that sexy, messy look? On clean, towel-dried...

How to Make A Proper Exit
May 1, 2012... Byline: INTERVIEW BY RACHEL STURTZ How to Make A Proper Exit Advice from the experts on how to psych yourself up for a diet, get a bra fitting, give a compliment, and more. An Interview With Philip Galanes Galanes writes Social Q's,...

Dancing Kings and Queens
May 1, 2012... Byline: ALEXANDRA OWENS Dancing Kings and Queens Just the word "prom" evokes memories of misguided loveand fashion choices. For her new book, Prom (Getty), award-winning documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark spent four years capturing...

Raw Power
May 1, 2012... Byline: FrA[c]dA[c]ric Malle Raw Power Inside every perfumery, there's a mysterious underworld dedicated to finding and isolating new molecules that give modern fragrances depth and complexity. Discovering one is like adding a new color to...

In Full Bloom
May 1, 2012... Byline: Julia Alvarez In Full Bloom As her youth began to fade, the author assumed her beauty would follow suit. But with age came a revelation. I remember when 62 meant matronly housedresses, little black pumps, hair up in a tight bun,...

Golden Girl
May 1, 2012... Byline: Kate Sullivan Golden Girl Joanne Dusseau's journey from 1960s model to military contract negotiator to healer had a detour: One very famous ad. "Because I'm worth it!" shouted a smiling Joanne Dusseau, a blonde, bubbly...

Seeing Scars
May 1, 2012... Byline: Rory Evans Seeing Scars Many women have signs of skin injury they would rather live without. Dermatologists and makeup artists share their best scar tactics. Some beauty challenges come and go (that case of hives on the eve of...

Scar Smoothers
May 1, 2012... Byline: SADIE VAN GELDER Scar Smoothers Scars are by nature intractable, but that doesn't mean they're untreatable. We asked James Spencer, a clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, to evaluate the newest scar...

Covering Up
May 1, 2012... Byline: ELIZABETH SIEGEL Covering Up In The Hunger Games , Katniss Everdeen's scars get magically erased with futuristic technology. In real life, well-applied makeup is the next best thing. "A lot of it is about manipulating light," says...

Sugar & Skin
May 1, 2012... Byline: Kristin Sainani Sugar & Skin Having low blood-sugar levels is linked with looking younger. High blood-sugar levels contribute to health problems such as weight gain, but a new study suggests that they can also accelerate...

High and Mighty
May 1, 2012... Byline: Lois B. Morris High and Mighty Feeling powerful can change our sense of our own height. Power and height are strongly linked in people's minds. For a study by psychologists at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and...

Place in the Sun
May 1, 2012... Byline: Rory Evans Place In the Sun Here comes the sun. The latest news on sunscreen, skin care, vitamin Dand a tale to keep you out of the tanning salon forever. 4 (Unexpected) Places to Look For Moles You may not think to look...

Body Beautiful
May 1, 2012... Byline: RENEE TRILIVAS Body Beautiful Feeling more pale, dry, and flabby than taut, tan, and glow-y? These products help ease the transition into swimsuit season. Espa Skin Brush ($29). Sweep the cactus-fiber bristles over your legs,...

Maximize Your Glutes
May 1, 2012... Maximize Your Glutes To really make that booty pop, you'll have to mix up your exercise routine. "The biggest mistake people make is not working this complex muscle group from enough angles," says Gunnar Peterson, who trains Minka Kelly and...

I See Naked People
May 1, 2012... Byline: Patrick Rogers I See Naked People You take it off. They go to work. Ever wonder what waxers, spray tanners, and the like are thinking? These are their stories. All of us have been there. The spray tanner (or waxer, or massage...

Shop Right
May 1, 2012... Byline: Jolene Edgar PHOTOGRAPHED BY NORMAN JEAN ROY Shop Right Like traveling to foreign lands, shopping for skin care can be disorienting. The landscape is strange. The people are pushy. And you don't speak the language (hyaluronawha?)....

Hot Wax
May 1, 2012... Hot Wax Our guide to the quickest (and kindest) waxers from New York to Los Angeles. Get more salon and spa recommendations nationwide at allure.com/salon-spa-reviews. OUR STAR RATINGS: Poor aaaaa Fair aaaaa Good aaaaa Great...

10 Top Runway Trends
May 1, 2012... Byline: Sophia Panych 10 Top Runway Trends Here's a name you don't hear backstage a lot: Stieg Larsson. OK, fine, maybe we didn't hear his actual name, but if one more person had said the words "girl," "dragon," or "tattoo" at the fall...

Talking Heads
May 1, 2012... Byline: Kate Sullivan Talking Heads No one cares that your sister compulsively studies her split ends. But when celebrities play with their hair, the world wants to know why. We asked body-language expert Dan Hill, author of About Face...

Body Images
May 1, 2012... Byline: Kate Sullivan PHOTOGRAPHED BY PATRICK DEMARCHELIER Body Images Nudity has the power to shock, to enlighten, to elevate. Five stars stripped down to do all of the aboveand more. In an ornate mirrored elevator at the Plaza Hotel...

Victoria's Secret Hair
May 1, 2012... Byline: DANIELLE PERGAMENT PHOTOGRAPHED BY NICOLAS MOORE Victoria's Secret Hair Sure, there's the diamond-studded lingerie and the "my bedroom is this way" gaze. But Victoria's Secret's brand of sexy is also defined by major bodyfrom the...

Finishing Touches
May 1, 2012... Byline: ELIZABETH SIEGEL Finishing Touches After the blowout comes the fun part. Finish the look with come-hither waves, worn up or down. Soft Curls A soft bend is sexy; defined coils aren't. Wrap thick sections around a large-barrel...

Beyond the Face
May 1, 2012... Byline: Cara Birnbaum PHOTOGRAPHED BY REGAN CAMERON BEYOND The Face Body-baring times call for body-baring measures. The lowdown on high-tech treatments. The face gets all the love. Or at least the serums, lasers, and injectables that...

Double Vision
May 1, 2012... Byline: Sophia Panych PHOTOGRAPHED BY GREG KADEL DOUBLE VISION Time to let go of your separation anxiety. The new way to wear two shades of eye shadow is distinct, precise, and not the slightest bit blended. "The color blocking so popular...

The Descendants
May 1, 2012... Byline: Judy Bachrach PHOTOGRAPHED BY HORACIO SALINAS The Descendants When you grow up in a family of perfumers, just about every memory evokes a symphony of scents. I come from a long line of perfumersmy grandfather, my father, an...

All in the Family
May 1, 2012... Byline: ANNE-MARIE GUARNIERI All in the Family The concept of fragrance "dynasties" can be extended to scents themselves. Successful perfumes often beget "flankers" (the industry's rather militaristic-sounding term for spin-offs). Flankers...

Great Whites
May 1, 2012... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED BY REGAN CAMERON Great Whites Summer's coolest whites: Cheeky shorts, splashy dresses, and a gown as sleek as a cigarette boat. CAPTION(S): PEPLUM PANTS Cotton jacket and pants and leather-and-cotton sandals...

A Fresh Start
May 1, 2012... Byline: Judith Newman PHOTOGRAPHED BY NORMAN JEAN ROY A Fresh Start The body. The brains. The perfect family. Heidi Klum lives life brightly, even in the face of trouble. Heidi Klum, a keen student of fashion and an even keener student...

Shopping Guide
May 1, 2012... Shopping Guide Cover: HervA[c] Van der Straeten brass necklace, a[logical not]1,320. Galerie Van der Straeten, Paris. 011-33-1-42-78-99-99. Cover Look, Page 44: HervA[c] Van der Straeten brass necklace, a[logical not]1,320. Galerie Van der...

Any Surprises in Your Bag?
May 1, 2012... Byline: Jeffrey Slonim Photographed by Patrick McMullan Any surprises in your bag? STACY KEIBLER "I have a broken brush in here. I broke off the end so it fits in my purse." Aquick peek into a woman's handbag provides an unexpected...