Innehållsförteckning för November 2016 från Allure

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…

HOW TO MAKE PURPLE WINGS 1 The softness of the edges makes this vibrant purple feel sophisticated, so create the shape with a powder shadow, not a liner. Dip a flat, square brush in the powder and press the tip into the base of your upper lashes. When you reach the outer corner, position the brush at a 45-degree angle to create the triangle. 2 Trace over the upper lash line with a purple pencil—but first warm the pencil by running the tip over the back of your hand. 3 To give the wing just enough definition (and clean up any mistakes), run a small concealer brush dipped in foundation against the bottom edge. Leave the top edge soft and smudgy. HIGH TECH What is this odd tape dispenser–tweezer hybrid…

PRODUCT REVIEW Curaprox Toothpaste What it is: A charcoal-based whitening toothpaste Key ingredients: Activated charcoal (lifts stains); mica, titanium dioxide, and tin oxide (brighten teeth); ethyl menthane carboxamide (freshens breath) How it looks/feels: It’s a photo negative of your everyday toothpaste: jet black with blue flecks. Mid-brushing, the gel could pass for any other paste—nongritty and foamy with a mild minty flavor—until you eye the unnerving tar-covered appearance of your teeth and gums in the mirror. Why we like it: Rather than bleaching (and potentially sensitizing) teeth, charcoal absorbs surface stains to return teeth to the shade they were approximately 5,185 coffee runs ago, says dentist Joseph Banker. It’ll take a week or more before stains start to lift, but a mineral-based blue pigment subtly tints teeth so they look…

i have a problem with white jeans. Not for what they are—which is bleached cotton cut into a pair of tubes and sewn together—but for what they represent. Because white jeans tend to be unforgiving. It takes a woman with healthy self-esteem to pull them off. Historically speaking, I have not been a woman with healthy self-esteem. Therefore, I have not been a woman who wears white jeans. And until recently, I felt a pang of spite every time I passed a woman who wore white jeans and looked great in them. The aversion is like a self-inflicted allergy: irritating, unpredictable in its emergence, and entirely my own fault. It may also be universal. Every woman I know has a similar irrational intolerance for a particular item of clothing. Rompers,…

NEWS, TREATMENTS, AND OUR LATEST OBSESSIONS FROM ABROAD Sisu first came into my life when I was at a café with a friend: “It’s the grit and determination that we Finns have,” said Tiina, who is from Turku, a city in the south of Finland. “Our strength in the face of adversity.” I imagined sisu as the force that allows Finns to survive bone-chilling Nordic winters, when the country is cloaked in moonlight (24-hour nights here actually have a name— they’re called kaamos) and there is so much snow that locals can ski through city centers. It never occurred to me that I’d also need sisu to partake in one of Finland’s oldest and most beloved traditions. I was on my way to my first Finnish sauna. It all sounded…

Consider shoulder pads. In the 1980s, women tried to extend their professional clout by forging a masculine silhouette. Double-breasted suits obscured actual breasts, while pinstripes were like natural camouflage, allowing the wearer to blend seamlessly into the red-blooded environs of the boardroom. Well, not quite seamlessly. That’s because a woman trying to dress the way a man would dress if he were a woman was a confusing (and condescending) proposition on its own. And when hair and makeup came into play, it actually backfired. In the name of “power dressing,” women began piling their hair into scaffold-like updos, practically giving it a head start up the corporate ladder. They may not have gone to a barber, but a stripe of blush revealed cheekbones as sharp as a razor’s edge, and…

On the one hand, Chloë Grace Moretz is like many girls her age: She stresses over acne, works out to Missy and Britney, and occasionally sleeps until noon. On the other, she couldn’t be more different: She’s had a makeup artist since she started acting at age six, she gets advice from Hillary Clinton, and she has 55 movies under her belt. The 19-year-old actress and face of Coach the Fragrance shares the lessons she’s learned growing up in the spotlight. On her biggest beauty challenge: “I dealt with really bad cystic acne growing up. I tried changing my diet and my beauty products before going on Accutane. [Having acne problems] was a long, hard, emotional process.” On an unorthodox skin-cleansing regimen: “I wash my face with olive oil. I…

ALIQUE Photographer, “The Power and the Glory” ...taking the bad out of a bad day: “Turn the music up loud and dance like crazy.” RIAWNA CAPRI AND NIKKI LEE Los Angeles hairstylists, “Extra, Extra” ...sitting in traffic for 118 hours: “Call your grandmother.” JESSICA CHIA Editor, Beauty Reporter, and aromatherapist ...not getting sad and tired at 3 p.m.: “Breathe in some sweet orange essential oil—it’ll wake you up faster than a matcha latte.” INGRID K. WILLIAMS Writer, “Getting Steamy,” and Ligurian local ...ordering pasta like an Italian: “Never mix cheese and seafood.”…

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…

Before nail artist Madeline Poole became a backstage regular at Stella McCartney and DKNY shows, she was an art-school graduate working in a Baltimore posterrestoration shop, repairing vintage Barnum & Bailey circus signs and navy recruitment bulletins. “I spent my days fixing artifacts with teeny, tiny paintbrushes and realized I loved small-scale painting,” Poole says. But it wasn’t until she moved to Hollywood and watched a manicurist at work on the set of a fashion shoot that she scrapped her plans to become a painter and enrolled in beauty school. “It just clicked for me that I’d rather do miniature paintings on a live hand than on a lone, sad canvas,” says Poole, 30. Two nail-art books, a crazy-popular Instagram feed (@mpnails, if you don’t already follow her), and a…

1 AMBUSH SILVER NECKLACE. “This pendant reminds me of a class ring.” $463 (ambushdesign.com). 2 MIU MIU DENIM DRESS. “I would layer this over jeans—I love the lace accent.” Details, see Shopping Guide. 3 ALXVNDRA JEANS. “Two old pairs of jeans sewn together? That’s my kind of recycling.” $375 (alxvndra.com). 4 CHANEL BAG. “The ultimate denim accessory.” $3,500, at Chanel stores. 5 DIOR DIORSHOW MASCARA IN PRO NAVY. “Blue mascara makes my eyes sparkle.” $28.50 (dior.com). 6 DEREK LAM LEATHER BOOTS. “The clean silhouette elevates any denim look.” $950, at Derek Lam, N.Y.C. (212-493-4454).…

1 PAIR OF PANTS, 3 WAYS The very red, very oversize pants on this page didn’t faze Jordan Rebello, a model and co-owner of Trouble in Paradise, a vintage-clothing store in Los Angeles. “I bring quirkiness to my outfits,” says the self-described eccentric. “I feel at home in the big pants—they’re flattering if you get the proportions right.” Woolblend pants with belt by Adam Lippes, $1,250 for similar styles, at Hudson’s Bay, Toronto (416-861-9111). “ This is my idea of an office look: the pants with a button-down. The lips on the collar add a nice little touch.” “ The burgundy on the wool coat pops, and the striped sweater tones the look down—a bit.” “ I love how the pants peek out under this dress. You may question, Is…

They’re not ordering chocolate lava cake. “Sugar, salt, and caffeine make the veins on the backs of your hands look plump,” says Ellen Sirot, whose hands you may recognize from Dawn ads. (Extreme? Maybe. But also effective, according to dermatologists.) If you’re a fan of smooth skin and ice cream, raise your hand. Seriously. Do it. Lifting your arms over your head for a minute gets your blood flowing away from your hands, so your veins look less obvious in pictures. They’re spendthrifts. Nail files get used once, and then into the trash they go, says Christina Ambers, the owner of the hands of Sally Hansen–box fame. “Using a fresh emery board prevents cracks in your nails when they start to grow out,” she says. In general, use your file…

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…

As of right now, we’re swearing off: salad dressing, coffee mugs, and possibly speaking with our mouth. This look is that striking— and that worth it. For Atelier Versace’s fall show, makeup artist Pat McGrath painted models’ lips with matte red lipstick and pressed loose red glitter on top. (For a higher-shine finish, stir M.A.C.’s loose red glitter into its Lipmix Gloss, as we did at left.) Either way, it’s a look that’s bold and stunning and maybe says all there is to say.…

Tom Ford Soleil Eye and Cheek Palette, shown here in Warm (also available in Cool), $155.…

1 J. W. ANDERSON COAT. “Like Granny’s, but even better.” $4,600, at Dover Street Market New York, N.Y.C. (646-837-7750). 2 SAINT LAURENT VELVET BAG. “The beading is to die for. It already looks like an heirloom.” $3,450, at Saint Laurent, N.Y.C. (212-980-2970). 3 BYREDO MOJAVE GHOST. “My signature scent: Bright, subtle, and mysterious.” $230 (byredo.com). 4 LEVI’S JEANS. “Rugged, all-American jeans—my wardrobe staple.” $148 (levi.com). 5 DRIES VAN NOTEN VELOUR SHOES. “These are decadent in the best way.” $660, at Bergdorf Goodman, N.Y.C. (800-558-1855). 6 MARA CARRIZO SCALISE GOLD NECKLACE. “It’s reminiscent of an antique watch chain.” $1,045 (maramcs.com). 7 ROBERTO CAVALLI SILK TOP. “Loud and unapologetic.” Price available upon request, at Roberto Cavalli stores.…

Smoothing Lines. Many dermatologists don’t inject hyaluronic acid fillers in the superficial lines under the eyes because they can create a blue cast (it’s called the Tyndall effect, and it happens when the hyaluronic acid gel shows through skin). But a new injectable collagen called Cellifique can fill those tiny lines in a natural-looking way. “It integrates into the tissue without causing that discoloration,” says Joel L. Cohen, a dermatologist in Colorado, who’s seen data from companysponsored clinical trials on the new filler. So far, it’s also promising for plumping sunken tear troughs and lines around the lips. Results last around nine months. Cellifique is debuting in Europe this spring and could make its way to the U.S. in about four years. So if you’re lucky, you won’t get crow’s-feet…

 Two hours north of Manhattan and two worlds away, there’s a quiet hamlet in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains called Stone Ridge. The names of the country roads—Sawkill, Cottekill, Shivertown—seem to be lifted right out of a Washington Irving story. In fact, the writer’s most famous character, Rip Van Winkle, set off on his mysterious day trip not far from this spot. When you hear thunder in the distance, it’s hard not to think of it being, as Irving imagined, made by the ghosts of Henry Hudson and his loyal men, those poor lost souls playing ninepins in the mountains. M. Night Shyamalan would be comfortable here; it’s a landscape of supernatural legends. Today, the deep green hills and sleepy hollows are dotted with aboveground pools, tractor-tire flower planters,…

Dick Page doesn’t believe in words like “age-appropriate,” “trendy,” or “seasonal.” In fact, the British-born makeup artist doesn’t believe in beauty rules period. “Makeup should be fun, not a chore,” he says. That devil-may-care approach—plus a sharp eye for color and detail—has led to a nearly twodecade stint as the artistic director of Shiseido and countless runway collaborations with designers like Narciso Rodriguez and Michael Kors. Page doesn’t just paint lips and sculpt cheeks; he helps the designers home in on the makeup looks that eventually become their signature. But most important, it’s led to a rich and beautiful life. We asked Page for the non-rules he lives by TAKE NOTES FROM YOUR FRIENDS— ALL OF THEM. “Michael Kors is about trying new things and not saying no automatically. Maria…

BOTOX An injectable neurotoxin used to temporarily paralyze facial muscles and smooth wrinkles The Patient Report: “I get it every four to six months to erase the etched lines on my forehead. Most doctors numb the area first with ice. I dislike that more than the needle—it’s like a brain freeze. Each injection is quick; usually I don’t feel a thing. But the area just underneath the eyebrows really hurts. Like a bee sting. The pain goes away immediately, though. Sometimes I get bruises that last a few days, but I can cover them with concealer. After a week or so, my brow feels a little heavy, like when your hand falls asleep. That’s right around the time people start telling me I look really relaxed, as if I was…