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Left, on Emily Strayer: Zimmermann blouse. Makeup colors: TattooStudio Sharpenable Gel Pencil eyeliner in Deep Onyx, The Falsies Lash Lift mascara in Very Black, and SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick in Laugh Louder by Maybelline New York. Center, on Natalie Maines: Rodarte blouse. Makeup colors: HyperEasy Liquid Pen Eyeliner in Pitch Black, The Falsies Lash Lift mascara in Very Black, and SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick in Trust Your Gut by Maybelline New York. Right, on Martie Maguire: Zimmermann blouse. Makeup colors: HyperEasy Liquid Pen Eyeliner in Pitch Black, The Falsies Lash Lift mascara in Very Black, and SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick in Laugh Louder by Maybelline New York. Details, see allure.com/credits. Photographed by Liz Collins. Fashion stylist: Patti Wilson. Hair: Kevin Ryan. Makeup: Yumi Lee. Manicure: Ashlie Johnson. Production: JN Production.…
1. DR. BRANDT MICRODERMABRASION BODY. Like the brand’s popular facial exfoliator, this body scrub uses aluminum oxide crystals to slough off dead skin cells, leaving skin polished and soft. $44. 2. CHANEL LA CRÈME MAIN. This keeps hands moisturized with rose flower wax and shea butter. Plus, the egg looks so chic in a handbag. $50. 3. OLAY CLEANSING & FIRMING BODY WASH. Ingredients that we’ve long used on our faces, such as vitamin B3 and collagen, are making their way into our showers. $7.97. 4. BEAUTYCOUNTER BODY OIL. I love to mix this citrus- and rosemary-scented oil in my hands with an unscented lotion for a full-body glow. $75. 5. HARRY’S THE WINSTON RAZOR. Give me heavy, polished chrome any day. Believe me, a good razor makes shaving so…
As I’m writing this, I’m weeks away from giving birth to my third child. Pregnancy certainly hasn’t been all sunshine and roses, but it’s helped me look on the bright side in a lot of cases. All-day dry heaving instead of just “morning” sickness? Research shows that it’s very normal. My belly stretching to uncomfortable, swallowed-a-basketball proportions? The baby, despite my initial fears, is now officially big enough to make it safely in the outside world. So I love that I can surround myself with even more positive vibes as we put the finishing touches on this, the Good Issue. It’s all too easy to give in to the negative these days. But I’ve been more committed to seeking out the positive. Part of that starts with practicing more kindness…to…
Should you be considering a ramble in the woods this season, Dior’s spring runway suggests the look at left. (Should you not, we personally will be wearing it to the produce section at Whole Foods and Instagramming like it’s the Amazon.) The whole picture is simply striking (the flick of matte black liner), flawlessly executed (the glossiest of braids), and masterfully accessorized (just-frayed-enough, face-framing straw). Our respect also goes to what we saw on the edges of this particular runway. Though fashion shows are certainly not known for doing the environment any favors, this one made a small but graceful effort to help right some past wrongs: After the lights went down, the 164 trees that made up the set were planted in community gardens around Paris. A nice reminder…
When you see Laverne Cox acting onscreen, that’s only half of her job. (Her new film, Promising Young Woman, premieres April 17.) Off-camera, she’s making sure no one forgets all the ways LGBTQ+ people are in danger of losing their rights. When we spoke with her, the Supreme Court was deliberating a Title VII case that could legalize discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in the workplace. “Because I’m a black trans woman,” she says, “I’m at the center of a culture war.” Cox has been instrumental in that battle. Sometimes she’s standing on the steps of the Supreme Court; other times she’s behind-the-scenes. Earlier this year, she executive-produced a documentary, Disclosure, that chronicles the representation of transgender people in media. “We are at an unprecedented moment of trans visibility,” she says,…
1. Lush Charity Pot. Spread some love on your body (cocoa butter and rosewood oil nourish dry skin) and to organizations advocating for human rights, animal protection, and the environment (100 percent of the price of the pot, minus taxes, is donated). 2. Thistle Farms Exfoliating Body Scrub. Not an actual farm, this Nashville nonprofit provides survivors of trafficking, addiction, and prostitution with housing and job training, like how to handcraft this jojoba oil salt scrub. 3. Thrive Causemetics Cosmo Power Blush. A little blush (shown in Rosie) goes a long way—especially in this case: For each one sold, the brand donates a blush to one of Thrive’s partner nonprofits that help women in need. 4. Beautiful Rights United Shade of America Universal Brow Pencil. A stroke of genius, this…
