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Guido The most in-demand, trendsetting runway hairstylist, Guido was responsible for the hair at 26 shows this season, including Oscar de la Renta and Dior. He talks spring trends in “Backstage Beauty.” Do you have any fashion week habits? “I wake up two hours before I have to be anywhere. When I was younger, I could dash out of the house. Now I have my tea, my shower, my wardrobe the night before. I can’t be rushed.” What do you do after a show? “I really need to be on my own. My idea of heaven is going back to the hotel and watching some BBC cooking show or Gardeners’ World, having a salad, and being quiet.” How has runway beauty changed over the years? “It’s a great time for…

What it is: A NSFW texturizing and smoothing hair balm What it does: Roughs up dry hair but also tames frizz when you use it on damp hair How it looks/feels/smells: It’s phallic, and not even subtly (check out the name). It smells like blue-raspberry cotton candy. The clear gel formula is thick (kind of like a face primer) but transforms into an almost weightless dry powder when rubbed between your fingers. Why we like it: It’s a one-size-fits-all product. If your hair is at all thick, you can use a few dollops before blow-drying for a smooth, shiny, and tangle-free result. On short or fine hair, a dime-size drop on dry ends gives a cool, piecey look. —IRMA ELEZOVIC Irma Elezovic Beauty assistant Hair: Long, straight, and thick. “Texturizing sprays…

We’re used to seeing Tina Fey in glasses and Amy Poehler in a Leslie Knope pantsuit. But for their new film, Sisters, in which the two play siblings planning a rager at their childhood house, they took on a rock and roll look. “Tina and I started a secret Pinterest board to brainstorm ideas for her character, a feisty Florida hairdresser,” says makeup artist Jenn Jorge Nelson. On the board? Pictures of Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss. “When I saw the bustier Tina wears to the party, I knew the eyes had to be overthe-top,” Nelson says. So she smudged shimmery black and gold shadows around Fey’s eyes and added two rows of lashes. Poehler plays the sensible sister, who comes out of her shell after a makeover involving pounds…

If you leave your guests to their own devices, your party will be a dud. It’s not really meant to be easy for the host—it’s work to stir things up and make sure everyone is having a great night. Get together. I like cramming people into a small space. No one can sneak off and talk to the one person they know. (I once had a birthday party where we were packed in like sardines, and at one point, Clint Eastwood was nose-to-nose with my yoga instructor.) I also ask one or two friends to come early and help other guests get their first drink. It draws everyone in. Start strong. If you hit people with a stiff drink when they arrive, they loosen up from the beginning. I usually…

1 Lipstick Queen lipstick in Hot Piano 2 and 7 Essie nail polish in Rock at the Top 3 CoverGirl Queen Collection Eyeshadow Pot in Dazzle 4 Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Lip Potion in Savage Garden 5 Medusa’s Make-Up Neon Warrior Pigment face and body paint in purple and orange 6 Dior Diorshow Eyeshadow in Blazing 8 M.A.C. Liquid Lipcolour in Oh, Lady STAR DUST There’s dainty, Tinker Bell glitter—and then there’s chunky, rock-star glitter. Kendal used tweezers and eyelash glue to place two rows of gold paillettes across each lid, then smudged an arc of maroon shadow in the crease. Makeup colors: Infallible Eye Shadow in Glistening Garnet, Visible Lift Color Lift Blush in Coral Lift, and Le Matte Lip Colour in Game, Set & Matte by L’Oréal…

FUR TRIM Rubberized-tweed-and-mink-fur dress and palladium-and-pearl earrings by Balenciaga. Fox-fur muffler by Pologeorgis. Mask by Tanith Harvey-Smith at Masque Boutique. Pop Lip Colour + Primer in Cola Pop by Clinique. Details, see Shopping Guide. SILVER SEQUINS Left, on Tess Hellfeuer: Sequined angora coat with Swarovski crystals by Aquilano Rimondi. Shoes by Casadei. Earrings by Oscar de la Renta. Ring by Basile & Pape. Center: Viscose-blend top, sequined polyester-and-leather skirt, shoes, leather bag, and belt by Louis Vuitton. Right: Sequined polyester silk top and skirt by Nina Ricci. Shoes by Casadei. Swarovski-crystal-and-pearl ring by Miriam Haskell. Headband and hair clip by Lulu Frost. Brooch (worn in hair) by Sequin. Swarovski-crystal hairpins by Jennifer Behr. Makeup colors: Rouge Dior Lipstick in 999 (left), Dior Addict Lipstick in Gotha (center), and Dior Addict…

SEBASTIAN KIM Photographer, “Woman of Steel” and “Night Light” When did you first hear of Claire Danes? “Oh, definitely with My So-Called Life. My wife loves Romeo + Juliet. She made me watch it.” The “Night Light” shoot looked like an actual party. Was it fun? “Yes, we wanted it to look like the morning after the party—people are still partying. But the best thing about it was they had so much swanky food on set. I got to eat king crab.” What do you do when you’re not taking pictures? “Chase after two toddlers. Working is the easy part. Photography is basically my hobby.” TERRY TSIOLIS Photographer, “Glam Rock” What was the biggest challenge of capturing glam-rock beauty? “Paul [Cavaco, Allure’s creative director] and I discussed not making it…

300: Approximate number of new dresses Marie Antoinette ordered each year for her social engagements. 25: Age of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, a socialite living in Paris, when she posed for painter John Singer Sargent. She hennaed her hair and reportedly ate arsenic wafers to make her skin more translucent. 1884: Year Portrait of Madame X was unveiled at a Paris salon; it featured Gautreau with one of her dress’s jeweled straps hanging off her shoulder as if she were undressing. Critics called it indecent, and Sargent later painted the strap back on her shoulder. 17: Age of Alice Roosevelt when she began smoking cigarettes on the White House roof. Roosevelt also gambled, stowed small whiskey bottles in her gloves at dry dinner parties, and carried a snake in her…

THE BEAUTY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW She’s an actress and a musician, a fearless fashion and beauty chameleon, and a member of the elite first-name-only celebrity circle. And she just graduated from high school. Zendaya is taking her teenage rebellion to the red carpet. “It’s a big dress-up party for her,” says her makeup artist, Allan Avendaño. The one constant: her unflappable confidence. “Sometimes she doesn’t even look in the mirror,” says Avendaño. “Because if she’s feeling it, she’s feeling it.”…

What it is: A pair of gloves lined with serum What it does: Moisturizes your hands just like a sheet mask How it looks/feels/smells: There’s a cloth layer inside that’s saturated with a brightening serum. The gloves also have a sticker that keeps them snug at the wrists. The scent is like flowers mixed with clean laundry. Why we like it: When you peel off these crazy-looking gloves, your skin and cuticles look refreshed, even dewy, but your hands don’t feel the least bit slick. The best part? You can use your iPhone while wearing them. Rorna Richards Dinnoo Editorial business manager “The scent was a little strong, but when I took them off, it looked like I had just gotten a manicure. I even made my husband try them.” Jenna…

I have always been a romantic,” says Marchesa codesigner Georgina Chapman (who’s not counting the goth phase in her early teens). For Marchesa, which she launched with her designschool friend Keren Craig, Chapman creates dresses that are feminine and richly embellished—and perform beautifully on the red carpet. For the fall collection, which includes slinky black gowns wreathed with gigantic silk poppies and cocktail dresses with tiers of beaded fringe, she says she was inspired by “a decadent girl who’s a little disheveled at a 1920s party.” Chapman’s muse may change, but her fondness for glamour does not. “I love the idea of dressing a woman who’s willing to make a statement,” she says. 1. Marchesa Notte dress. “It’s fun, with a playful edge, but it still has the opulence of…

First it was television. Well, really, first it was music, and then it was television. Fashion, food, you name it—we’re spoiled for choice in virtually every aspect of our lives, and fragrance is no exception. In the last decade, choosing a perfume has joined the long list of cultural experiences that have become atomized and reinvigorated. This proliferation of different fragrances—their different notes, their different nuances—has made scenting the inside of our wrists more personal than ever. And along with this new intimacy has emerged a new kind of perfume guru: the fragrance disruptors. The married couple conjuring up edgy, sophisticated scents in a Brooklyn studio. The trio of partners in a Paris boutique bringing about a high-tech, high-quality new paradigm. The nose for hire whom everyone wants for the…

Seeing the pages in Allure with Julia Roberts and her captivating smile and beautiful laugh lines around her eyes is breathtaking! To see the genuine joy on her face is incredible. It made me realize I need to start laughing and smiling more—it’s a testament to your joie de vivre! Thank you again for inspiring real beauty! Nia Cooper via email @Allure_magazine Julia Roberts has never looked better! :) @PalacinkaBeauty via Twitter Listening to the tunes of My Best Friend’s Wedding after being inspired by Julia’s flawless @Allure_magazine cover. <3 @StephRoseDoan via Twitter This is a photo of a very real, happy woman of her age. I love it! Good job, Allure. Maggi Byrnes via email The Bible has landed. @thirstysarah via Instagram Does anyone else read the Best of Beauty…

What it is: An anti-aging cream with a mix-in serum What it does: Boosts collagen; smooths and brightens skin How it looks/feels/smells: It comes with a packet of pink beads filled with iris extract. Before you use the cream for the first time, pour in the beads, then blend with the spatula. The faint floral scent fades quickly. Why we like it: Retinol creams are effective but often cause irritation. This one is less likely to cause redness because it has a retinoid enclosed in a special microcapsule that helps the skin absorb the ingredient, which is gradually released over time. And the beads keep the brightening iris extract potent until you use it. Jenny Bailly Beauty director “Every time I try a new retinol cream, I brace myself for irritation.…

#GrannyHair Women of all ages (including three Allure editors) color their hair gray after Zosia Mamet, Rihanna, and Amandla Stenberg experiment with the shade. #FreeYourPits Miley Cyrus defies convention (again) by dyeing her armpit hair. The #FreeYourPits movement blows up, complete with an obligatory New York Times trend piece. #MyVanityFairCover Olympic champion Bruce Jenner introduces herself as Caitlyn on the July cover of Vanity Fair, and transgender men and women around the world post their own “Call me...” versions. #GirlYouDontNeedMakeup Comedian Amy Schumer’s catchy video and tune “Girl, You Don’t Need Makeup” lampoons the hypocritical message of “natural beauty” standards—and goes on to win an Emmy. The video prompts thousands of women to share makeup-free selfies. #KylieJennerLipChallenge In an attempt to re-create Jenner’s newly plump lips, teens begin sucking on…

Anything that sparkles invokes a sense of joy, and wearing something shiny, especially during the day, always makes me feel more confident. Look for starter sparkle. Venture into this trend with a shirt, skirt, or jacket that’s partially shiny. I have an army jacket with sequined sleeves that’s perfect. For day, I wouldn’t do more than two (maybe two and a half) sparkly items—a skirt with a sequined panel and a sparkly necklace, but not much more than that. Keep it grounded. Glitter and sequins are inherently girlie, so I like to pair them with something masculine. A sparkly T-shirt looks amazing with a heavy tweed jacket or trousers. I also love a brocade jacket with gold threading paired with a crisp white shirt. Stay in one color family. For…

For a long time, many of my clients were wearing bobs, but as happens with short haircuts, the trend that follows is about growing it out. And the coolest way to grow out a bob is to get a shag. This is low-maintenance hair, and anyone can pull it off. Just remember to keep your layers long (you should be able to tuck them behind your ears) and your texture natural—I promise you’ll dig this cut. If you have fine hair, ask your stylist to use scissors to cut a ton of layers and shaggy bangs that fall around the bridge of your nose. Razors and fine hair don’t mix because the hair tends to look fried if you slice the ends. The old way of thinking is that you…

Is everybody contouring without me? Call me nuts, but the more I lurk on Instagram or fall down YouTube rabbit holes, the more I’m convinced that at least every third person under 30 in the world has turned into a master of makeup subterfuge overnight. As with any trend of any kind right now, the usual suspects can of course be fingered: “I call it the Kardashian effect,” says Amy Chance, a Los Angeles–based makeup artist who works with the likes of Lily Allen, Sky Ferreira, and Chloë Sevigny. “You can’t flip open a magazine, log on to the Internet, or turn on your TV without seeing a Kardashian doing normal things, like shopping, carrying a baby, or walking out of the gym, with a fully contoured face of makeup,…

Cover: Lanvin silk dress, $4,995. Neiman Marcus, N.Y.C. 212-840-1200. Cover Look, page 38: Lanvin satin crepe dress with sequins, $4,995. Bergdorf Goodman, N.Y.C. 800-558-1855. Rochas polyester dress, $2,975. Albright Fashion Library, N.Y.C. 212-977-7350. Fashion Bulletin, page 59: Céline silk-and-viscose-crepe dress, $8,000; leather pumps, $1,350; and earrings, $425. Céline, N.Y.C. 212-535-3703. Fashion Cravings, page 60: Fendi wool coat, wool dress, and leather-and-calf-hair boots, prices available upon request for similar styles. Fendi, N.Y.C. 212-897-2244. Glam Rock, page 106: Fendi fox-fur coat, $19,500. Fendi, N.Y.C. 212-897-2244. Page 109: Emilio Pucci embroidered silk dress, price available upon request for similar styles, and beaded choker, $730. Select Emilio Pucci stores. Night Light, page 120: Lanvin sequined silk dress, $4,750. Lanvin, N.Y.C. 646-439-0380. Paul Andrew suede shoes with Swarovski crystals, $1,895. Elyse Walker, Pacific Palisades, California.…