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.
MUSIC-FESTIVAL BEAUTY Music festivals are about the music, yes, but along with that often come scorching temperatures, high humidity, and a boatload of dust or mud. That’s not exactly a recipe for looking your best. We’ve pulled together a complete music-festival survival kit, including the coolest braids and the best beauty products to slip into your fringed bag. For more tips on expressing yourself at a festival, go to allure.com/festival. LOOK BETTER IN YOUR SKIN Unless you spent your winter doing thousands of burpees (kudos!), you might not be ecstatic about slipping into a bathing suit this summer. But who says taking off your cover-up has to be anxiety-inducing? To find dozens of tips on how to look—and feel— your best when it’s time to strip down, head to allure.com/summer.…
MARIO TESTINO “I was trying to capture the essence of a woman after motherhood, a beauty that needs no decoration,” Testino says of photographing Blake Lively for “A New Life.” Instead of dressing the fashion-minded actress in designer clothes, he and Allure’s creative director, Paul Cavaco, chose a buttondown shirt. “I’ve shot Blake many times, so there is a certain intimacy between us that makes it very easy to work together.” Testino’s favorite image wasn’t for the magazine, however. “I took a portrait of Blake and her family after the shoot. It’s a privilege to have documented this stage of their life together.” NORMAN JEAN ROY Roy has photographed nudes for decades, and he’s honed his approach to the delicate situation. “I always create a comfortable space where people can…
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Jeffrey Dover When he’s not seeing patients, Dover is an associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine. He addresses hair removal and scar improvement in “Get a Better Body.” Did you plan to go into dermatology? “The first day of medical school, I told the dean, ‘I’m never going to do dermatology. I don’t want to squeeze pimples all day.’ ” What do most patients want? “Women don’t want anybody to know they’ve had anti-aging procedures. My last three patients had done some fillers, Botox, and laser, but if you met them, you’d just say, ‘This woman ages so gracefully.’ ” What bizarre dermatology questions are you asked? “ ‘How long does it take to become an aesthetician?’ and I say, ‘Well, I’m a dermatologist.’ They say,…
5,000: Number of years ago that Minoan women wore a cupless corset-like garment made of fabric bands that supported breasts while exposing them entirely. 15th: Century in which aristocratic European women wore clothes with low necklines as a status symbol. A firm chest indicated that a woman was rich enough not to breast-feed her children. 1809: Year Dolley Madison’s low-cut gowns—including a velvet one she wore to the inauguration of her husband, President James Madison— stirred controversy; critics called her style too regal. Madison was raised a Quaker and made to dress modestly, and when she left the faith, she embraced flimsy, revealing clothes, according to her nieces. 27: Years’ worth of diaries (from 1789 to 1816) of Gouverneur Morris, the author of the Constitution’s “We the People” preamble, that…
Beyond the Cover Lively stars in the film The Age of Adaline. Hair Lesson “Pregnancy made her hair so luscious that we didn’t need to do much,” says hairstylist Orlando Pita. He started with dry shampoo to give it texture and then wrapped it in hot rollers. Once the hair was cool, he simply raked his fingers through the curls. Makeup Lesson Makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury applied an illuminating primer to Lively’s skin before swirling bronzer on her cheekbones and temples. Tilbury brushed brown shadow across the lids, lined the lower lashes with a white-beige pencil, and dabbed clear gloss over nude lip liner. 1 Lively arrived at her fourth Allure shoot—this one photographed by Mario Testino at Canoe Studios in New York City—wearing a Stella McCartney top, a pleated…
