Innehållsförteckning för September 2017 från Allure

Tish and Snooky Bellomo dyed their hair blue (and green, and also magenta) before you did. In fact, they embraced the rainbow-hair trend before you were probably even a zygote. The Manic Panic founders opened their first boutique in 1977 in New York City’s East Village. By then, they had already performed with Blondie and brushed elbows with David Bowie. After 40 years in business and countless dye jobs, they know beauty trends. So naturally we asked how to cover grays in the most badass way possible. To see what Tish and Snooky have to say about aging, head to allure.com/grown-woman…

Makeup Tilbury used an illuminating foundation on Mirren before sculpting her cheekbones with contouring powder and dusting on a pink blush. For Mirren’s eyes, Tilbury blended a shimmery champagne eye shadow across the lids and copper in the creases. The finale: matte ruby-red lipstick. “It’s a screen-siren red,” said Tilbury. Hair “We wanted there to be a strength to the hair,” said hairstylist Luke Hersheson. How he got there: mixing Kiehl’s Creme With Silk Groom (for hold), Phyto Phytoplage oil (for slickness), and John Frieda Frizz Ease Original Serum (for shine) and spreading the cocktail through Mirren’s silver bob. After that, Hersheson used a comb to pull the sides of her hair back and cr eate height at her roots.…

CA. 3000 B.C. Earliest recorded use of lip adornment. Mesopotamian women are said to have covered their lips with crushed insects and gemstones. 28,430 The number of people who received lipenhancement surgery in 2016 (an increase of more than 50 percent since 2000). 6.5 Carats of diamonds (worth $26,500) used in a lip-art collaboration between makeup artist Vlada Haggerty and Smashbox Cosmetics. $20 Cost of one tube of F*ck Trump, a matte pink lipstick by Lipslut that went on sale after the 2016 election and was described as being “50% towards charity, 100% against tyranny, and, of course, 100% cruelty-free” on its website. $1,250 Average cost of lip injections in the United States. 2 Approximate number of syringes of the hyaluronic acid filler Juvéderm used for a natural-looking lip enhancement.…

Secret Service Seventy offices in 35 countries, employing nearly 100 perfumers with access to thousands of notes: A company called International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has a lot of control over your sense of smell. It’s behind scents like Calvin Klein Euphoria, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb, and possibly Tide and Cool Ranch Doritos—though it can’t officially confirm or deny. Now it’s handing over the reins (or at least some of them). The digital service Waft gives you access to 40 notes from IFF’s legendary scents. For $99, you get to blend them any way you like. We clicked through the options (sage, leather, muguet), chose a name, and unboxed our perfume just three days later. Editor in chief Michelle Lee crafted a graceful citrus-and-green-tea blend. My roseand- vanilla try smelled…

(More) British Are Coming Raucous color, lots of sparkle, boyishly handsome British musicians. No, this is not the scene at a Shoreditch nightclub. (Though, yes, it could be that, too.) We’re talking the high-street British makeup lines new to our shores. East London–based Sleek Makeup, long a favorite of insiders like makeup artist Lisa Eldridge and beauty vlogger Habiba Da Silva, specializes in highlighter palettes of the megashimmer, mega-statement variety. Models Own and Lottie London aren’t short on shock value either, with metallic lip colors, Crayola-box-bright palettes, and face-glitter kits. Oh, and the cute musicians? Lottie London’s Crush blushes are named after former members of the British boy band One Direction (Zayn, Harry). We predict they, too, could be transatlantic crossover hits. —JESSICA CHIA Discover more of our favorite beauty…

Something very odd was going on. Women in Saudi Arabia were getting the kinds of dark spots on their cheeks that are normally caused by the sun—only that should have been impossible. “They were wearing niqabs, which are traditional Muslim face coverings, so their skin was hardly ever exposed,” says Zoe Diana Draelos, a consulting professor of dermatology at Duke University, who researches hyperpigmentation. “Discoloration never should have been an issue for them.” “Spin instructors were getting more discoloration and persistent redness than other patients.” A world away, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, another bizarre phenomenon: “Spin instructors and women who were taking hot yoga upwards of five times a week were getting more discoloration and persistent redness than other patients,” says Doris Day, a clinical associate professor…

The ink that’s been spilled telling women how to look younger and defy aging could fill an Olympic-size pool. Or 20. But then you look at Diane Keaton. Or Angela Bassett. Or the gorgeous glittery-eyed model on that last page. And you have to ask yourself: Just what are we trying to “defy”? It’s impossible to quantify every great thing that comes with age—but here’s a solid start. 1. YOUR DOUBLE CHIN DISAPPEARS. When twenty- and thirtysomethings say they want to get rid of fat under the chin, dermatologists may tell them to sleep on it...for a decade. The issue often has as much to do with youth as it does with diet and exercise or genetics—which means that some double chins correct themselves: “As we mature, the fat pads…

iarrive 15 minutes early at the Standard Hotel, but there appears to be some confusion. A guy at the front desk, a lanky twentysomething who looks like his other business card says “Williamsburg barber,” is helping me track down the events staffer I’m supposed to meet. “What are you here for?” I look around and whisper, “I’m here to interview...Helen Mirren.” “Oh, my God,” he enunciates quietly. “You just made me so excited. She’s like the most beautiful woman...” he stutters, “...woman...woman of a certain age.” In just two minutes, the mere mention of Dame Helen Mirren, the 72-year-old badass and Oscar-winning feminist icon, has reduced this man to mush. After a few panicked text messages, I realize I’m at the wrong Standard and race across town in an Uber,…

Shining, gleaming, streaming hair is the stuff fairy tales (and musicals) are written about. And there’s good reason for that: Long hair, especially really long hair, tells a story. It might be a story about romance. Or resistance. Or mysticism. Or Crystal Gayle. But whatever it’s saying, the point is that it’s saying something. Now, mind you, we’re not talking about the kind of long hair that swings between your shoulder blades, safe and uncontroversial. We’re talking about ends that graze your rib cage... your waist...your ass. That long hair is not just pretty; it’s powerful. And though it feels totally organic and untouched, it requires a little cultivating. Cut off a quarter inch every couple of months (your hair grows faster than that, so you won’t lose any real…

Dura Chi Handshot Hair Dryer I’m a chronic air-dryer...mostly because I have wimpy arms. But with the handle-free Dura Chi (you grip the bulbous end of the dryer), I was able to rough-dry my hair without contorting into any weird angles—or getting any bicep cramps. Revlon Salon 360 Surround AC Dryer There was something counterintuitive (OK, terrifying) about sticking my hair inside this dryer to try its “360 Vertical Mode,” in which the nozzle twists to create a vertical tunnel of air jets. But once I did, I got my airiest, glossiest at-home blowout to date. It took a while, though—it can process only a small section of hair at a time. Drybar Wrap Party Wand This inverted curling wand looks odd, but after I flipped it upside down (as…

there are the clothes that you put on your body to stay warm, to not be naked, to maybe ward off a mosquito or two. And there are the clothes you wear to convey status or maybe look sparkly on a red carpet. But then there are the clothes of Maria Kazakova, a Siberia-raised, New York City–based artist whose medium just happens to be fashion. Her line is called Jahnkoy, a word that means “new spirit village” in Crimean Tatar. She uses recycled and found materials: used clothing, flags, beads, pigeon feathers, soda cans, or anything else Kazakova might find on the street or at her local bodega. Naturally, no two pieces are alike, and everything is made to order. This is design driven by no two pieces are alike,…

In 1921, Coco Chanel placed her name on a perfume bottle and transformed the world of fragrance. Chanel No. 5 was the first scent to bear the name of a fashion house, not a perfumery. And it introduced the concept that fragrance can represent a look or a style. (It also paved the way for dozens of other Chanel fragrances, including the brand-new Gabrielle Chanel.) Now, almost a century later, nearly every major designer aims to translate his or her aesthetic through fragrance. For a perfumer, it’s a creative process that can assume any shape. Some designers I’ve worked with want to capture a mood, while others offer specific direction. When I collaborated on Narciso Rodriguez For Her, the inspiration was a piece of pale-pink satin. But the goal is…

SUSTAINABLE FASHION HAS MADE SAVING THE WORLD ONE THING IT NEVER WAS: GLAMOROUS. You hail a green cab to Brooklyn. By sheer power of waste vegetable oil, you arrive at a warehouse— scratch that. You arrive at a reclaimed textile mill. The roof is tiled in solar panels. You’re greeted by the scent of biodynamic basil and aeroponic tomatoes. A waiter offers you a house-made kombucha in a martini glass. To your right: Leonardo DiCaprio cracking jokes with Elon Musk. Marion Cotillard floats by in a floral Reformation wrap gown that practically has a French accent all its own. Across the roof: Gisele in a ruffly Viktor & Rolf upcycled couture number, absorbed in conversation with Jane Goodall, who is gesticulating excitedly, vegan tempura in hand. Meanwhile, Emma Watson stands…

Dame Helen Mirren knows how to command a room. (And yes, we realize that may be as obvious as telling you that she enjoys a strong cup of tea.) Her first cover shoot for Allure started off as most cover shoots do: a studio, a catering table (with a little more Earl Grey than usual), and a gaggle of photo assistants setting up cameras and lights. Mirren settled into Charlotte Tilbury’s chair for glam—and some chat. “We talked about both having curvaceous figures and making the most of our assets,” says the makeup artist. Once those very famous “assets” were draped in Esteban Cortazar and Haider Ackermann, the actress was off to photographer Scott Trindle’s set—and that’s when things got interesting. Mirren pointed at one of the photographer’s assistants and…

It’s a classic love story: me and my hair. I have loved my hair. I have betrayed my hair. My hair and I have gone through this long, gut-wrenching relationship. Growing up, I had really big hair. Giant hair. As I got older, the goal was to make it smaller—I wanted to look like everyone else. So I got a weave. I would manipulate my hair and try to make it straight. Wool-blend top and dress by No. 21. Earrings by Charlotte Chesnais and Eddie Borgo. Rings by Eddie Borgo and Arme de l’Amour. Makeup colors: Healthy Skin Blends Powder in Clean and Revitalizing Lip Balm in Fresh Plum by Neutrogena. Details, see Shopping Guide. These pages: Fashion stylist, Sean Knight. Hair: Nikki Providence. Makeup: Samuel Paul. Manicure: Nettie Davis.…

look we love chrome nails Picture, for a second, the lining of an oyster shell—its opalescence, its sheen, its painterly swirl of blues and grays and...a bunch of shades you can’t totally identify. Up the concentration of rich navies and violets, render it near-reflective, and you get a stunning, kind-of-indescribable manicure. Shades from Sally Hansen’s Salon Chrome nail kit, available this month only, let you create the groovy, oil-slick finish that only professionals have had the tools to pull off until now, says manicurist Madeline Poole. To get the effect you see here, buff the purplish-blue Mermaid powder over an intensifying black polish. You can also top a paler polish with the silvery Holographic powder for a rainbow-beam pastel. These colors “just don’t exist in a polish bottle,” says Poole (without…

My private life is so valuable—I don’t want to sell it,” says Jessica Chastain. We’re in a swanky hotel room in Manhattan, and Chastain, the screen siren–iest movie star you know and the face of Ralph Lauren’s new fragrance, isn’t saying she won’t open up. What she’s saying is: She won’t open up unless we were to ask her about, say... Trumpcare: “I grew up in a low-income family. I was raised by a single mother. My grandmother had a child when she was a teenager—she was taught abstinence, the least effective form of birth control. When you take away health care from women, you’re keeping women out of the workforce because you’re eliminating their choice of when to start a family. I’m the first person in my family to…

Shani Crowe can braid. No, like, she can really braid. One look at the intricate and bejeweled styles on these pages and you can see that the 28-year-old Chicago native is more artist than hairstylist. “I look at what I do as working with a living, moving canvas,” says Crowe, who approaches her craft with a mix of improvisation, imagination, and, most of all, patience. Case in point: The crown braid you see to the right was a five-hour undertaking. For Crowe, braiding is a cultural tradition that she learned from her aunts and cousins as a child. “The way black women speak about braiding, the techniques—it’s our own language and a way of tying us to our African roots,” she says. That deep appreciation for the history of hair…

“POLE DANCING IS THE HARDEST EXERCISE I’VE EVER DONE.” Watch the “Wicked Game” video on YouTube. No, seriously. Before you read another word on this page, pore over these photos, or scroll Instagram to see what @helenachristensen ate for breakfast today, please take four minutes and four seconds to…OK, you’re back. Thank you. It’s been nearly three decades since that Peruvian-Danish supermodel wrapped her tan, coltish limbs around Chris Isaak on that beach in Hawaii. Now look at her. Still hot as hell. It goes without saying that we all want to know exactly what she’s been up to for the last 28 years. Because it’s not a frozen-in-time face or a joyless chiseled body on display here. No, what Christensen has at 48 is far more beautiful. And far…

GENERATION WELLNESS Their mission: Always feel and look awesome Tuesday, 8 p.m., at a bar in SoHo on a warm presummer day. I had plans to meet a colleague for drinks after work. After-work drinks, in my experience, are a circumscribed ritual: Each person orders one cocktail over the course of a polite hour, or maybe two glasses of wine—just enough alcohol to make conversation slightly more fun but not enough for either party to say or do anything remotely compromising. The colleague, whom I’ll call Emma, arrived already sipping from a bottle of moss-colored celery-kale juice with the price sticker ($10.99) still attached. “Are you on a cleanse?” I asked, because the whole point of toting around a bottle of green juice is for people to ask whether you…