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The sun was blazing, the dog was panting, and Amanda Seyfried wanted to get something off her chest: “I cut my own bangs,” she said, almost apologetically, of her long, sideswept layers. “But they look good, right?” We were in Stone Ridge, New York, at a private estate to photograph the actress for her third Allure cover. “They’re good,” said hairstylist Rutger, then added gently, “but I’m going to need to even them out a bit.” While in the makeup chair, Seyfried tossed blueberries into the air to Finn, her Australian shepherd (and Instagram costar). It was lively on set that day, and Seyfried was in the mood to confess things. “I hate it,” she said of her Pure Barre workout. “But it has moved my butt—it’s higher now.” Layers…
Hair “I wanted the hair to match Amanda’s personality: very easy, not too overdone,” said Rutger. He created loose waves by wrapping small sections of Seyfried’s hair around a oneinch curling iron, leaving the ends out. Then he misted on dry shampoo to roughen up the texture and combed through it with his fingers. As for those bangs: Rutger blended them in with Seyfried’s waves—and told the actress not to quit her day job. Makeup Makeup artist Maud Laceppe dusted bronzer all over Seyfried’s face to give her a “warm, outdoorsy glow.” She also mixed the golden powder with a pearly gloss before dabbing it on the actress’s lips with a small brush. Laceppe then lined and smudged Seyfried’s eyes with brown and black pencils and coated her lashes with…
Like many of you, I’ve spent a lot of time marveling at this monster-truck rally of an election year. The hubbub over Hillary Clinton’s $12,495 Armani jacket got me thinking about how often the conversation has circled back to candidates’ appearance. Let’s replay some highlights (or, er, lowlights?): • Donald Trump talks smack about Carly Fiorina: “Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that?” • He mocks Marco Rubio’s heeled boots. • Rubio swings back at Trump’s “small hands” and spray tan. • Jeb Bush calls out Trump’s expensive wardrobe. • Trump stirs the crowd at a rally: “Do I look like a president? How handsome am I, right? How handsome?... Does Hillary look presidential?” I could go on and on about the negative tone of the election, but…
1992 YEAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ran the headline “Hillary: ‘I’m Standing Up for Headbands’ ” after the potential First Lady was blasted for her go-to hair accessory. $17.75 PRICE OF A “Vote Hillary Clinton for President” headband on zazzle.com. 500 APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF headbands costume designer Eric Daman outfitted Leighton Meester’s character in throughout Gossip Girl’s six-season run. 8.98 WEIGHT IN CARATS OF the diamonds on Lupita Nyong’o’s headband at the 2014 Oscars. 26.5 PERCENTAGE ABOVE league average that LeBron James shot in his first full game of the 2014– 2015 season without his signature—and some say “magical”—headband. 32 LENGTH IN INCHES OF THE original bra-strap headband, which debuted on the Moschino runway in 1998. 2016 YEAR RODARTE DESIGNERS Kate and Laura Mulleavy created headbands of cast-metal orchids woven together…
