Allure, the first and only magazine devoted to beauty, is an insider's guide to a woman's total image. Allure investigates and celebrates beauty and fashion with objectivity and candor, and places appearance in a larger cultural context.
ALLURE.COM Warming Trends The new spring makeup is vibrant, daring, and full of beautiful shades we never saw coming. See all the gorgeous compacts at allure.com/ spring-palettes. #IAirDriedLikeThis Frizz-free curls, soft volume, ropy waves—we’ve mastered sexy, air-dried hair for every texture. Discover our techniques at allure.com/air-drying-hair-tips.…
agazine cover shoots take a team of professionals, a world-class photographer, and occasionally even a field trip. The idea for Allison Williams’s second Allure cover: transform the lifelong brunette into a beachy blonde. “We were thinking about vintage movie stars, like Brigitte Bardot,” said colorist Aura Friedman, who took Williams to the Hair Shop to try on wigs and determine the most flattering shade of blonde. “That helped her feel better about the transformation.” M A fresh hair color wasn’t the only new look Williams embraced. On set, stylist Patrick Mackie had racks of retro-inspired clothes from Miu Miu, Prada, and Sonia Rykiel—a deviation from the Girls actress’s typical ladylike gowns. “When she was trying everything on, she was like, ‘I wouldn’t’ but then: ‘Oh, I like it,’ ” said…
’ve never been on the paraben police task force. And I don’t believe that all-natural is always all-better. But recently, after fielding some reader requests, I spent a few weeks fully immersed in a wild natural-beauty adventure. I swapped most of my products—shampoo, serum, eye shadow, lipstick, even deodorant—for greener counterparts. I admit I cheated a little when it came to my beloved Maybelline New York The Falsies Mascara. (My morning routine revolves around a good lash curl. Droopy lash, droopy day. I make no apologies.) At the end of it all, many of my good old standbys returned, but some of the natural products stuck around in regular rotation. Here’s a little of what I learned: Body oil plus lotion is dreamy. I had been using S. W. Basics’…
lear mascara is the beauty equivalent of meh: It’s innocuous; it’s unremarkable; it’s made to go unnoticed. It’s the opposite of Misty Copeland, the American Ballet Theatre principal who’s all muscle, determination, and legs (good God, have you seen her legs?). But for Copeland, before there were solos, pointe shoes, and fans at Lincoln Center, there was the safety of clear mascara. “I was shy and introverted as a kid, [and more] makeup would have drawn attention to me,” says Copeland. C The 34-year-old is now the ABT’s first black principal dancer. And that’s a grand jet� for “a field where diversity is not really there or celebrated,” she says. She hasn’t shrugged off all of her shyness (“When I’m not on stage, I just want to fit in with…
NUMBER OF TIMES A DAY 7 first-century Roman empress Poppaea Sabina is said to have washed her face with a mixture of honey and milk. 265 FEET ABOVE PARK Avenue that six beehives produce the honey used at the Waldorf Astoria Guerlain Spa. $ 80COST OF THE spa’s Milk Haute Honey Pedicure. 30 AVERAGE PERCENTAGE of the honeybee population lost each year to parasites, pesticides, and malnutrition. billion NUMBER 1 NUMBER OF WILDFLOWER seeds planted by Burt’s Bees as part of the brand’s Bring Back the Bees initiative. $33,840 STARTING SALARY of a beekeeper. PRICE OF THE 2,945 $ Alexander McQueen “beekeeper hat” on 1stdibs.com 2016 YEAR THAT MANUKA DOCTOR spokeswoman Kourtney Kardashian said, “Put honey all over your body.... It’s like an old witchcraft thing that attracts a man.”…
Itty-Bitty Microminis OK, Bettie Page, we see you with your little fringe. Only this time around, it’s called #babybangs. And while the edge is still as sharp as a paper cut, the glossy convexity is gone. What makes this generation of supershort bangs more punk than pinup is texture. Katie Moore’s rough bob, Julia Ratner’s easy waves, Nova Orchid’s lived-in bends—as long as the length is imperfect, the fringe is flat, and there isn’t a roller set in sight, this micro look isn’t remotely girl next door. Unless the girl next door is a total badass. The Long Stretch When was the last time you read a haircut story that didn’t include the words “face-framing layers”? Sure, they’re flattering. And reliable. And expected. Which may be why hairstylists at the…
