Indholdsfortegnelse for August 2019 i Allure

For much of my life, I had a deep-seated fear of public speaking. The anxiety tiptoed in during middle school, then dug in deep by my early 20s. In college, I was set to give a presentation in a journalism class. Right before I started, my professor had walked out of the room to take a call. When I put my note cards on the podium, a large wooden piece fell from the top of it and crashed to the ground. There was something about the shock of the loud sound and the sudden flush of embarrassment that broke me. Nerves all along my scalp fired. I felt strangely, irreparably damaged. I gathered my notes and sat back down without speaking a word. The class sat in awkward silence for…

My editor handed me a small box that weighed about as much as a penny and was inscribed with the words “floral tisane.” “Thank you!” I said. “Also, what is a floral tisane?” Turns out it is expensive dried flowers ($40 for a pack of nine) that will transform any mug into a cauldron of magic when you place one of the blooms in steaming water. As the flower steeps, its stress-relieving, immune-boosting nectar is released. No, these statements have not been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. But it is impossible to care because as soon as you drop the sad, shriveled flower into its bath, it starts to flourish again. A tiny botanical resurrection. It is so beautiful to watch that I begin to think maybe that’s…

Carly Rae Jepsen is a candy-coated pinball bouncing off the walls at a ballistic pace in a Chinatown beauty store, making 1,000 observations a minute. The store is the size of a college dorm room, stocked mostly with colorful bottles imported from Japan and Korea: Every inch of space that is not occupied by a human body is teeming with product, including men’s “rubber” hair pastes, J-pop idol eyelashes, and a set of night girdles that promises to reduce cellulite. “I feel like we’re in Tokyo,” Jepsen says. Her eyes, manga-size, scan a row of sheet masks printed with animal faces. Will you be a dog, the packaging asks, or will you be a cat? Jepsen considers her options for half a millisecond before moving on to her next quest:…

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SILVER LINING Reimagining graphic eyeliner in a shiny foil finish reflects the sun and makes eyes sparkle (try silver for fair skin, gold for medium to dark complexions). Here, makeup artist Molly Warkentin went big with a capital B (and I and G) on the shape for maximum shine. She combined powder shadow with a translucent gel for the most intense and crease-resistant color (we like Maybelline New York Expert Wear Eye Shadow in NY Silver and MAC Mixing Medium). SHINING EXAMPLE The light play on metallic lipstick creates a 3-D effect, says Warkentin, and that makes lips look plumper. Give your favorite shade this new brand of shine by dabbing metallic glitter or eye shadow onto painted lips with a fingertip (try L’Oréal Paris Infallible Paints Metallics Eye Shadow…

We haven’t seen lip shellacs this sheer, this patent-shiny, this glitter-flecked since the early aughts. Just don’t call it a comeback—it’s a glow-up. Gone are the sticky, flyaway-hairtrapping ways of their forebears. In their place: smooth, ungloppy formulas and specks of sparkle that are at the perfect midpoint between full-on glitter and shimmer. Apply alone for an “I’ve just eaten from the Garden of Eden and have remnants of enchanted nectar on my face” vibe or swipe atop a favorite lipstick shade for a little Rocketman magic—not to mention slightly fuller-looking lips.…

When I was young and having problems with my teeth, very, very skinny, not feeling pretty, and being bullied at school, I would never have thought that L’Oréal Paris would one day ask me, at 51 years old, to become an ambassador. It’s a miracle. Singing was a way for me to express myself, to feel supported and not judged. Over the last couple of years, I feel like I’ve grown strong and happy through dance, through friendship, through motherhood. It’s inside out. But the things we put on ourselves: the cream, the hair color, the conditioner, the nails, the makeup, a good outfit—it changes my demeanor. I’ve never felt as beautiful, or so in charge. When you do feel in charge, it gives you an extra voice. Even though…

Until I was 28, my skin was a checkerboard of super oily and super dry patches, united by Whac-A-Mole acne: As soon as a pimple would go away, it seemed to reappear on the opposite side of my face. I imagined my hormones running frantically from one side of my body to the other, as though aboard a severely unbalanced boat. But at last, thanks to several dramatic life changes—namely, leaving a stressful job and discovering retinol—I now have good skin. But “good skin” means something different for me than it does for my friend and enemy Emma, who has glowy, poreless skin that stays glowy and poreless no matter what she puts on it. I live in constant fear of upsetting my fussy face. Among many other things (including…

here are two basic truths about Americans. First, in medicine we trust, whether it’s antidepressants (use of which soared 64 percent between 1999 and 2014), antibiotics at the first tickle of a sore throat (drug-resistant superbugs, activate!), or blind faith in dietary supplements (54 percent of women cop to taking them regularly). And second, many of us distrust food, thinking it can make us sick, fat, morally weak. So why not combine those two inclinations into one tidy philosophy: Treat food as medicine. The latest support for that idea appeared earlier this year, in a study from the University of Leeds and the University of York, both in the U.K., titled “Lettuce Be Happy.” (Nice pun, scientists!) Researchers connected higher scores of well-being to both quantity and frequency of eating…

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Naomi Osaka serves a tennis ball at a speed of 125 miles per hour. I do not need to tell you that this is nuts fast: 125 miles per hour is almost twice the maximum speed of an adult cheetah as it bounds across the savanna toward the jugular of a gazelle; 125 miles per hour is as fast as a Bugatti Veyron coming at you at 125 miles per hour from across a tennis court. It is another day of practice for one of the greatest tennis players in the world. The California sun is the brightest it has ever been, and my forehead glistens with an upsetting amount of moisture. Osaka’s terra-cotta skin beams with the noble glaze of heroes. Her curls bounce around her head like a…

Instagram helped turn “body positivity” into a movement, but it might have had a negative consequence. “There can be something destructive—and unfair—about telling women that they need to love their bodies all the time,” says Renee Engeln, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University and the author of Beautysick. “The more someone tells you that, the more you’re thinking about how you look. It’s not a prerequisite to love your body in order to show it respect.” And that approach can be harmful for those with body-image struggles, which can be treated by thinking of our outer shell less. If the platform is making you feel worse, Engeln says to unfollow accounts that focus on looks. As for your own behavior, post fewer pictures of yourself, especially when celebrating triumphs…

Our hearts beat to a data-driven drum, with apps ready to monitor our every move. And while wearables can help you become proactive about your health, trying to quantify—how good was last night’s sleep, how many calories were burned?—also raises questions, says Manos Tsakiris, a professor of psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he leads the Lab of Action & Body. “Do I exercise because it makes me feel good or because I need to hit the next target? Do I objectify my body rather than feeling how it moves, sleeps, eats?” That time could be better spent in meditative movement. There’s promising buzz around practices such as Tension and Trauma Release Exercises, where you’ll literally learn to shake off anxiety. I asked David Berceli, the creator of…

Actor Zendaya Coleman is a true beauty girl—she’s worn every hairstyle imaginable (“My style is not to have one”) and sometimes does her own makeup for red-carpet events. The new face of Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge Ruby—a collection of lipsticks in almost every variation on vermilion (plus a few lighter shades)—reflects on how beauty has shaped her life. On evocative scents: “A certain smell can bring you back. Insect repellent reminds me of when I went on my mom’s outdoor science camps every year. She was an inner-city school teacher and would raise money to take her kids. Students come back and say thank you—[education] is the gift you can never take away from somebody.” On being zen: “For me, [applying] makeup eases my mind. It’s therapeutic; it calms me down.”…

Smoothing the baby hairs that halo my tight coils in hot, sticky summer weather? Mission impossible. But Pantene Pro-V Gold Series Edge Tamer is up—make that down—for the challenge. The pomade is arganrich (to slicken flyaways) and clear (no white flakes) and provides subtle shine. (So many edge tamers unnecessarily amp up the wattage. I want to flatten my hairline, not blind the masses.) The only finishing touch needed? A stiff edge brush to give my hair the swooping silhouette I like best—and it stays put, no humid plot twists.…

There is a galaxy within me. When I was born, the planet Mars was in the house of Scorpio, along with Pluto. The sun was there, too, according to astrologer Monte Farber, who is both alarmed and threatened by this information. “If I saw this chart and someone said, ‘Yeah, she’s a hit man for the mob,’ I would be like, ‘Oh, OK, I get it,’” he says with a laugh, in shock. Farber is linebacker-size; I am jockey-size. And yet, he says, if he wasn’t brave, he’d be afraid of me. Luckily for him, aesthetics-oriented Venus is at the top of my chart, and I ended up becoming a beauty editor. It’s all very interesting. And sort of scary. And timeless. See, before we could understand body and mind…

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For the record, I didn’t want to write this story. When my editor asked if I’d be interested in researching the link between “pushy” behavior and personal well-being for Allure, my internal response was: I don’t know the first thing about being pushy. Avoiding confrontation is my life’s work. My blood type is basically Jell-O positive. But all of these doubts, lodged firmly in the limbic system of my brain’s subcortex (where fear and emotion camp out), underwent a complete transformation the second I opened my mouth. Like a ventriloquist’s sidekick, I gave an inexplicably upbeat performance and pounced on the assignment. The thing is, saying no fills me with anxiety. Also, I hate to seem pushy. That’s why I’m spending this bright and sunshiny afternoon interrogating my earliest memories,…

What’s your best beauty tip? Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen! OK, what’s the best sunscreen? Anessa Perfect UV. It’s what I use on the court. (Osaka is a brand ambassador for Shiseido, which owns Anessa and BareMinerals.) Beauty look you’re dying to try next? If I ever figure out how to do a cat eye, that would be it. Last product you finished? BareMinerals One Fine Line Micro Precision Eyeliner in Black. Like I said, I keep trying the cat eye. Greatest beauty extravagance? Shiseido Eudermine Revitalizing Essence. Favorite way to consume 800 calories? Cheeseburger and French fries. Current beauty obsession: BareMinerals BarePro Performance Wear Liquid Foundation. It has a perfect matte finish. Last thing you do before falling asleep? Scroll through my phone. The best exercise is? Running intervals on the treadmill. Favorite…

Do you have butt amnesia? (Also known as “dead butt.”) This very real condition happens to good, butt-having people all the time—point a finger at our sitting culture. Your gluteal muscles forget how to fire and they die. That can lead to droopy cheeks, hip pain, even full-body inflammation. It’s sad, but it’s science. I am proud to be the bearer of a butt that is very much alive. One reason why? My posterior and I take showers. If I’m going to sit on my tuchus all day at work, then cushion it some more while I sleep for a solid seven hours, the last thing I want to do is subject my lazy behind to a bath. It’s cruel and unusual punishment to marinate in my own filth while…

More 20- and 30-somethings are having less of it than they have in previous generations, according to one recent study. Why, why, and—no, really—why? Maybe we’re just saying no to bad sex, suggests Debby Herbenick, a professor of public health and human sexuality at Indiana University and past president of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. “When there’s greater gender equality, there tends to be lessfrequent intercourse because more people are having sex only when they want to, which might affect the numbers,” she explains. And while people may report getting horizontal with a partner fewer times, orgasms are hardly at risk of extinction. We are, after all, living in the golden age of the vibrator, thanks in no small part to the sexual femtech revolution. Female…

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Whisper porn. Braingasms. Tingleheads. Such phrases have been used to describe Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), a relaxing feeling associated with tingling in the head that can move down the spine. According to the New York Times Magazine, 500 ASMR videos (everything from a woman tapping her nails along a desk to the sound of a brush sweeping through a thick head of hair) are uploaded to YouTube per day. While some people who watch them report that they relieve anxiety, Craig Richard, who studies ASMR, says the phenomenon has shown the most promise in one crucial area. “It seems to be an effective way for a significant amount of people worldwide to fall asleep more easily,” he says.…