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ALEXI LUBOMIRSKI Photographer, “Mood Elevators” What was the craziest part of the shoot? “We had an acrobat doing backflips, jumping off of scaffolding, and hanging upside down.” What do you do when you’re not taking pictures? “I wrote a book last year called Princely Advice for a Happy Life [Andrews McMeel Publishing]. It’s a modern twist on the idea of a prince’s characteristics.” You’re an actual Polish prince. What does that mean? “My mother said that if I want to be a prince in today’s world, I have to be a prince in my heart and my actions.” @alexilubomirskiphoto ELIZABETH SIEGEL Beauty features editor, “The Pursuit of Happiness” What surprised you about researching happiness? “I would have guessed most people are happiest when they’re young, but it’s just the opposite.…
I’ve been in love with Jessica Alba since P.U.N.K.S. and Dark Angel. What an intelligent woman. To go from actress to bona fide businesswoman is not a small accomplishment. Truly an inspiration to me and so many others! @black_lio_n via Instagram Seeing @jessicaalba a.k.a. my girl crush on the cover of @Allure_magazine is making me sooo excited for the launch of @Honest_Beauty @ArdenisPerez_ via Twitter @Allure_magazine Happy Friday! So happy I subscribed to the Allure Beauty Box—fab products to try each month! Keep shining bright! @trendygurl29 via Twitter The perfection of @Allure_magazine’s Snapchat. @JennChirps via Twitter Love this view on fashion and how people look at it differently between men and women! @chichappens5 via Twitter Can we stop with the “antiaging” mantra and celebrate the beauty, wisdom, and respect the…
8th: Century B.C. Homer wrote about Melampus, an Argonaut healer in Greek mythology who treated religious virgins for a type of madness. He blamed their troubles on a lack of orgasms and encouraged sex with strong young men. The women were quickly cured. 1653: Year a Dutch medical book instructed midwives to treat any hysterical patient using oils to “massage the genitalia with one finger inside…in this way the afflicted woman can be aroused to the paroxysm.” 216: Years later that American doctor George Taylor invented the Manipulator, a steam-powered vibrator with a mechanism that took up an entire room. 1900: Estimated year the first manual vibrator was sold in the U.S. Users had to hand-crank it like an eggbeater. 2: Types of female orgasms according to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.…
Hair Lesson No brushes were involved in this shoot. To encourage messy, textured waves, hairstylist Odile Gilbert used only her fingers to rough-dry the actress’s hair, lifting sections along her crown and hairline and blasting the roots with a blow-dryer for volume. 1 Hudson always radiates a joyfulness that could be described as sunny, so it’s fitting that her third Allure cover, photographed by Tom Munro, was shot on a bright London day when the temperature hit 95 degrees. The actress walked from the car to the studio with a towel turban on her damp hair and, once inside, stripped down to her bra and shorts before heading to hair and makeup. 2 Hudson blasted music from her phone in the dressing room, singing and whipping her hair headbangerstyle to…
When I was in college, my friends and I did our best to look unhappy. We moped around in thrift-shop threads and lank hair, proclaiming our love for Sylvia Plath and Rainer Werner Fassbinder—not entirely aware that neither was the ideal romantic hero. We played Joni Mitchell and cried. This wasn’t depression of the DSM variety; it was an affectation. Happiness seemed facile while we wanted to be dark and deep. Well, so much for that. I’ve become a diligent student of joy, with my Flipboard set to articles about happiness. I can’t go a week without finding a new study that reveals exactly what to do to boost your spirits: make your bed, eat more vegetables, take a walk, write a thankyou note, pet your dog, chat in an…
