Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2017 i Allure

She has the pillowy lips and mind-boggling proportions on lock, but Emily Ratajkowski saw one major obstacle to her transformation into Sophia Loren: “People always think I’m Italian or Mediterranean,” said our August cover star, “but I’m actually Polish.” Ancestry be damned. With a flick of eyeliner, a lusty laugh, and a rack of dresses made for evenings on the Riviera, the model and actress morphed into the Italian screen goddess—and our cameras captured every second. Watch it at allure.com/emily-video.…

A SHARP FOCUS To take model Arselajda Buraku’s bangs from simple and straightforward to a look, Quintero trimmed away all the soft edges and created blunt lines out of her tousled layers. The effect is precise and smooth (especially after getting a flatiron involved). Quintero left very little hair on the floor, but the impact is substantial. A SOFT TOUCH You have curly hair, so you won’t cut bangs? What are you, 1986? Those days are over. Models like Mica Argañaraz and Alanna Arrington— and, now, Ines Lopez (right)—have demonstrated that curly bangs can be cool, sexy, even easy. The key is to keep it simple. Quintero pulled just a few curls from Lopez’s hairline and snipped each individually. “After I wet her hair, I pulled those pieces down to…

Fluff Pieces New sunscreens are taking cues from Cool Whip, and we like it. Supergoop Super Power Sunscreen Mousse Broad Spectrum SPF 50 comes out as light and airy as whipped cream but melts into a thin, fast-absorbing liquid layer as soon as you start rubbing it in. Coppertone Clearly Sheer Whipped Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 is a little thicker and creamier (more like shaving cream) and spreads like a rich moisturizer. A little goes a long way—one dollop is enough for an entire limb. Whichever you favor, we’ll say this: They’re more fun to squirt out than a traditional lotion and will give you more-reliable coverage on a windy beach day than a spray. —JESSICA CHIA PRODUCT REVIEW Aquaphor Advanced Therapy Ointment Body Spray It’s a... Spray-on ointment.…

GEORGIE GREVILLE A tracksuit paired with strappy pastel stilettos may sound... eccentric. But when you’re Georgie Greville, the creative director behind the cult-y, eclectic line Milk Makeup, you’re not afraid of challenging a few norms. We gave the 38-year-old racks of warm-up clothes and a mandate: Show us how chic workout clothes can be. “THIS IS MY STYLE TAKEN UP A NOTCH: SPORTY CHIC.” Favorite Things JEWELRY: “Sophie Buhai python necklace.” accessory: “Creatures of Comfort bucket bag.” footwear: “Maryam Nassir Zadeh.” designer: “Phoebe Philo.” denim: “Amo.” fragrance: “Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil.” makeup: “Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint [left] and Holographic Stick in Mars. It’s made with real meteorite powder.” instagram account: “@saintrecords.” book: “Anything by Rebecca Solnit.” food: “Mediterranean beach food.” film: “Patti Cake$ by Geremy Jasper.” vacation:…

trend: pastels Cotton-candy pink, rose gold, dusty lilac. Meet the gateway shades of the new hair-color spectrum. “They’re soft, they’re feminine, and they’ll fade to a nice beige,” says Guy Tang, a colorist at Salon Republic in West Hollywood. Until recently, salon colorists had to custom-create pastel shades. A technique often used at the Bleach London salon in London: mixing a vivid dye with a colordepositing conditioner to create more of a stained effect on the hair. But as demand has grown, so has innovation. New semipermanent dyes from L’Oréal, Redken, and Pravana deliver chalky shades right out of the tube, making the looks more fade-resistant and allowing colorists to get really, really creative with pastels. Case in point: opal balayage, holographic fades, and, well, you name it. A CREATIVE…

that’s how I came to meet Andrea Miranda. Owner of Surf Pacífico surf school. Angie. My surf coach. My Yoda on the journey to cool. Angie taught me to shuffle my feet as I walked into the surf (stingrays, you see), to paddle out like I knew what I was doing, and that there is no shame in being called “goofy footed.” While Angie and I waded into shallow water, my kids were having their own surf lessons, with Tiina and Laura—two blonde, chiseled coaches with skin the color of mahogany and bathing suits the size of a leaf. But I suppose when you’re six, you don’t care if your surf coach is a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. You just want to be sure that she’ll break to build a…

Cover: Ellery silk bra top, $795. Ellery.com. Dior beret, price available upon request. 800-929-DIOR. Table of Contents, page 6: Marc Jacobs lace dress, price available upon request. Marc Jacobs stores. Stephen Jones for Marc Jacobs hat, price available upon request. Marc Jacobs stores. Page 10, left: Joseph cotton dress, $1,195. Joseph- fashion.com. Nettie Kent hairpin, $88. Nettie kent.com. Allure.com, page 12: Moschino silk twill dress, $3,150. Moschino Boutique stores. Cover Look, page 18: Agent Provocateur knit bodysuit, $325. Agent provocateur.com. Page 20: Ellery silk bra top, $795. Ellery.com. Dior beret, price available upon request. 800-929-DIOR. Talking Beauty With Jessica Williams, page 26: Diane von Furstenberg rayon wool dress, $468. Dvf.com. Opening Ceremony silk top, $250. Openingceremony.com. Preen Line viscose georgette skirt, $375 for similar styles. Preen by thorntonbregazzi.com. Anndra Neen…

Get a glimpse inside Jessica Williams’s makeup bag at allure.com/jessica-williams. I have never been a “hair person.” Growing up, my mom and my sister, who loved to get their hair done, would always give me a hard time about not getting mine done. But I don’t like hurting. And a lot of the time, to get my hair done, I would have to get it hot-combed and pressed—and that involves having a really hot metal comb running through your hair. I was six; I hated that. I ended up living in braids. It was the ’90s—thin braids were very popular—and my mom took me to a lady’s kitchen. I got it done, and I’ve never stopped. Now my natural hair is who I am. I have lots of braids, and…

It was my first communion, and I wanted to look special. I’d never been to a hair salon, but after much begging, my mom took me to one in our small Canadian hippie town. I didn’t really know what I wanted. I was just happy to be there. The stylist kept feeling my hair, not saying much. She washed it and started brushing. My mom always brushed my hair with conditioner, and I didn’t know why, but I knew that whatever this lady was doing hurt. Then she pulled out every device in the place. It seemed like seven different machines went through my hair. Two hours later, we were finished. I wasn’t an image-conscious child, but I knew my hair looked bad. It was straight but puffy, a mix…

ROYAL TREATMENT Headband, tiara... it’s a fine line. Feel free to cross it. You don’t need a fairy godmother or a prince or a single drop of royal blood to wear a diadem. You just need a little moxie. Pair one with a gown or a sundress, a sleek chignon or wild curls. Scepter optional. (Actually, a scepter would just look silly.) The headband-cum-crown (usually paired with lush red lipstick) made several appearances on Dolce & Gabbana’s fall runway. Top: The glass “stones” on this Stephen Jones Millinery tiara form delicate flowers that practically float just behind the hairline. Details, see Shopping Guide. TENNIS LESSON Mix one part Wes Anderson with two parts Serena Williams; shake. Finish with a classic Gucci stripe or a groovy floral print. The result? A…

there are three things to do in Nosara in the rainy season,” Monica Ramos Tapia says, looking me square in the eye. “Meditate, practice yoga—and make love.” She raises an eyebrow. You see, dear reader, August is the rainy season. And in a place that hovers around 85 degrees, you might like the daily respite of rain. Or if Ramos Tapia is to be believed, you might really like it. There is, in fact, a fourth thing to do here: surf. This is the place for surfing. It’s also the place for green smoothies, blazing sunsets, monkeys, mangroves, yoga—oh, my God, so much yoga—and, to my gringo eyes at least, nothing else. For a good chunk of the day, you’ll be on a surfboard. Or at least I was. Or…

Newer silicones stick BETTER to hair during RINSING, so they can FORM a more effective SHIELD against humidity. If you’re dealing with... frizz Go easy. “Frizzy hair is typically dry,” says Neil Sadick, a dermatologist in New York City who specializes in hair health. “Stick to sulfate-free shampoos, since sulfates are heavyduty detergents that can dry out hair.” The gentlest shampoos pair mild detergents (decylglucoside, sodium cocoyl isethionate) with moisturizers (such as oils or polyquaternium-7 and -10). Try Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Defrizzing Shampoo. Coddle curls. Co-washes and cleansing conditioners—conditioners with mild cleansing agents—add moisture to very dry hair, says Melissa Piliang, a dermatologist in Cleveland. And that’s key for smoothing curls. Since your scalp’s own oils don’t travel all the way down spirals, curls need extra hydration. We like…

ORIBE The master of bombshell hair worked his magic on Emily Ratajkowski for our cover. Oribe has called some of the sexiest women in the world— Sophia Loren, Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Lopez—clients. So when the hairstylist describes Allure cover girl Ratajkowski as “the ultimate bombshell,” they’re not words to be taken lightly. “I thought she was the sexiest girl I’ve seen since Jennifer Lopez,” he says. He tousled her hair and put her in wigs, but “at the end of the day,” he says, “what’s sexy is the confidence that comes with the hair.” JAWARA The man behind Solange’s hair is as much sculptor as stylist—and uses his work in Allure to telegraph a beautiful message. “I imagined a society of people that adorn their hair with jewels. They’re regal…

5CENTURIES SINCE LEONARDO DA VINCI made observations about hair that partially inspired the Rapunzel number, a formula that predicts the shape of any ponytail. $ 8THE COST OF AN INVISIBOBBLE, a ponytail holder that looks like the cord of an old-fashioned telephone and leaves no creases or kinks on hair. $ 20,000 PRICE THAT MADONNA’S Blond Ambition tour clip-on ponytail sold for at auction. 1954 YEAR PABLO PICASSO approached 19-year-old Sylvette David and began his “ponytail period,” during which he painted dozens of portraits of her with her blonde hair pulled up in the hairstyle. 2010YEAR THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT banned ponytails on men as a way of ridding the country of “decadent” Western hairstyles (also forbidden: mullets). 41 YEARS KARL LAGERFELD has been wearing his signature ponytail.…

LOOK WE LOVE high profile Streamlined, aerodynamic, a work of art...maybe we’re talking about an Aston Martin Valkyrie. Or maybe it’s something that happens when hairstylist Jen Atkin has her way with you. Lily Collins’s upswept, tied-down, slickedback, pulled-high pony...thing (well, what would you call it?) is more than a hairstyle—it’s a lesson in physics. Paired with strong brows, well-placed gold accents, and a bold stamp of lipstick, it’s a gorgeous feat of engineering.…

i’ve reported on hair loss as the bearer of thick, bouncy hair and as the bearer of a scalp that was so threadbare in places that I wanted to cry (and occasionally did). For me as a reporter, though, thinning hair had an upside. Because now I know what to do. First, find a dermatologist who specializes in hair loss. Then start testing. Blood work will reveal if your diet (a lack of protein, zinc, or vitamin D) or hormones (an over- or underactive thyroid or an ovary pumping out too much testosterone) are to blame. If those tests don’t yield clues, a scalp biopsy can determine whether genetic hair loss, telogen effluvium (a condition in which hair falls out from stress or rapid weight gain), or a disease (such…

Behind an inconspicuous door on London’s Old Bond Street, up a narrow flight of royal-blue-carpeted stairs, you will find a small, unremarkable office. There is nothing to indicate that you have arrived at the nerve center of an icon. Mason Pearson, the company that made, and kept, a name for itself with a boar-bristle brush, has been run by the same family for four generations. The brush’s design has changed little since the original was created in 1885. It still features a soft rubber pad (thought to be easier on the hair), which might not seem like the biggest deal but was pretty much hair-care heresy in the late 1800s. If you’ve drunk the Mason Pearson Kool-Aid, you would say that the rubber pad allows the bristles to more gently…

my family and I had come to this dusty little surfer town on the Nicoya Peninsula. Our home for the next seven days would be the Harmony Hotel—a 24-room hotel comprised of bungalows with happy periwinkle doors, a palm-tree-lined pool, a juice bar, a spa, a farm-to-table-ish restaurant, and an impressive dearth of douchebags. For low-key types who aren’t so low-key that they can’t enjoy ceviche poolside, it might just be the perfect hotel. The plan was to (temporarily) adopt the lifestyle I had written about—and pined for—for many years. Costa Rica would transform me into that fit, vaguely tomboyish, totally sexy surfer chick—if only for a week. We are talking about a country with 900 miles of coastline and more than 150 surf schools. If Costa Rica couldn’t turn…

You can try Atkin’s Ouai Finishing Crème and five of our other picks in Allure’s August Beauty Box for $10. Sign up at allure.com/beauty-box.…