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.
Travel Guide ICYMI, Mexico City is having a major moment. Explore the vibrant fashion scene and the trendiest places to wine, dine, and shop at allure.com/mexico-fashion. The Mother Lode Celebrate your mom with Allure editor– approved gifts that say “thank you (and really sorry about that thing with the car).” Head to allure.com/mothers-day for ideas. WEAR MAKEUP. BE A FEMINIST. So you believe in gender equality and love to rock bold red lipstick? No biggie. Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explains why a makeup-loving feminist is not a contradiction in terms. Read more at allure.com/feminist-beauty.…
David Bowie, Marilyn Monroe, Pierrot: Everyone showed up for Sienna Miller’s first Allure cover shoot with photographer Daniel Jackson, where the British actress took on the roles—and beauty looks—of some truly iconic and eclectic personalities. But Miller started off the day in a less theatrical role: mom. After packing up a Hello Kitty backpack and dropping off her four-year-old daughter at school, she texted the crew that she was on her way. “Sienna is always up for dress-up, so she became my doll for the day, which of course I love,” said her makeup artist and longtime friend Wendy Rowe. “She trusts me and knows that we’re going to come up with amazing things.” And they did. Tracks by Portishead and Iggy Pop hummed in the air while Miller and…
Hair Between shots with yellow wigs, red wigs, and black headbands, hairstylist Esther Langham left Miller’s natural sandy-blonde hair down for one of the cover shots. “She always looks good with it off her face, when you can see her cheekbones and jawline,” says Langham, who worked styling cream into the actress’s hair before combing it back. Makeup After bleaching Miller’s brows, Rowe shaped them with tinted brow gel, swept mascara on the lashes, and filled in the lips with bright red matte lipstick. Miller’s look (above) can be re-created with the following (clockwise from top): Color Sensational lipstick in Dynamite Red, The Colossal Big Shot Mascara, Brow Precise Fiber Volumizer in Blonde, and Dream Cushion Foundation in Classic Ivory by Maybelline New York.…
Burberry Face Contour pen “I can sculpt someone’s face quite undetectably to create naturallooking definition. I use it on the eyes, nose, cheeks, chin; it depends what each person needs. And I use it on everybody—Sienna [Miller, below left], Victoria [Beckham], myself. If I didn’t have it, I would go mad.” Decléor Aurabsolu Refreshing Mist “It’s great for revitalizing skin. It creates a superglow—a real, hydrated glisten. Sometimes waters actually dry your skin out, but this has essentials, like jasmine and rosemary, to hydrate and purify.” Glitter, sequins, feathers “I carry lots of unusual and interesting bits and pieces for whenever there’s an opportunity to be creative on set. I have butterflies, jewels, stars, all sorts of things. I get them from Rite Aid or M & J Trimming. I…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been wobbling on an emotional edge lately, sucked in by the negative news cycle and the unrelenting shitstorm that is Twitter. My natural inclination is to power through things without taking time for myself. But it’s a slippery slope. My bottledup stress eventually finds an escape, finally seeping out of my pores (damn you, cystic acne) and turning my Resting Bitch Face into an All-the-Time Bitch Face. We hear a lot about self-care these days, and I’m leaning way in. At the height of my stress, I booked a trip to bask in rum-soaked paradise at St. Lucia’s Sugar Beach for six days. Number of fresh coconut waters consumed: 5. Hours spent staring at the ocean: 20. Minutes spent toggling between Twitter and…
before there were 5 a.m. call times with the Kardashians and clipping in extensions at 35,000 feet, there was a pack of plastic razors. “In high school, I cut my hair and my friends’ hair with shaving razors. It would take hours,” says hairstylist Jen Atkin, who is known for the beautiful waves she does for Jessica Alba, Chrissy Teigen, Lorde, and the Kardashians. “I grew up in Hawaii, so I’ve always loved that beachy look. It makes everyone look younger, which no one ever argues with.” No kidding. Atkin’s styles have inspired millions of loose waves, including our own. We probably would have trusted her with a Lady Bic, too. On the cool-girl cut of the moment: “I’m all about a really good modern lob that’s A-line or straight…
