Monday, November 28, 2016
Sienna Miller Has a Twinning Hair Moment With Her Mini-Me
Harper Beckham may have turned sun-bleached waves (and an apparent refusal to get trims) into an envy-inducing signature just like North West has the market cornered on frothy topknots, but Sienna Miller’s mini-me, Marlowe Sturridge, takes her hair cues straight from her mother. Spotted strolling through Manhattan yesterday, the duo topped off their impeccably wind-styled waves with cozy knit hats. Hairbrush shunners, rejoice: the Brit-girl blowout is already gripping the next generation.
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Turns Out, Supermodel Karen Elson Is a Master of Custom Cosmetics
Perched on the edge of a marble tub at The Bowery Hotel, Karen Elson is slowly pouring a bottle of oil, letting the scent of red roses drift up from warm water. “It lingers on the skin,” she says, explaining why the aromatic bath remains a treasured part of her pre–night out ritual—a rather meticulous routine she’s here to dissect. “You smell really nice.”
As it turns out, the British supermodel is a master of makeup in her own right, having carefully honed her skills for years. “I was definitely more of a goth as a teen, so I played heavily with it then,” Elson recalls. Of course, there’s her long and close friendship with legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath, from whom she learned a thing or two. “It was the height of mad creativity,” she says of her iconic work with McGrath and photographer Steven Meisel in the ’90s. “I mean, I had no eyebrows—shaved off my eyebrows, thanks to Pat—a crazy-mad haircut, and we’d play around with makeup all the time.”
From McGrath, she learned to rely on her palms and fingers to craft the softer, lived-in look she loves. “A little more punk, like you could wake up and it would still look relatively okay,” she says, smudging a touch of emerald green MAC pencil into the waterline to demonstrate. Then there’s her madcap method of stirring and fusing products together to customize them completely—a few drops of Rodin oil splashed into Crème de la Mer to thin out the texture, for one. “I mix everything,” she says, “and I layer things to make it my own sort of personal blend.”
Take Nuxe’s shimmering bronze oil. The deep copper tone is too dark for Elson’s fair skin, yet when added to Jo Malone Red Roses body cream and pale By Terry foundation, it lends a barely there glow to the arms and décolleté. “A few drops of foundation makes it lighter, and then the body lotion makes it less oily, as well,” she explains. “It becomes more personal.” Here, Elson reveals the rest of her expert party prep routine and a few of the tried-and-true essentials in her current roster. There’s plenty of makeup magic to go around.
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Adriana Lima’s 5 Moves to a Victoria’s Secret Runway-Ready Body
Adriana Lima is no stranger to earning her wings. This December marks the Brazilian stunner’s fifteenth pass down the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway, a storied career marked by performances from the likes of Ricky Martin, Destiny’s Child, and Rihanna; three different Fantasy Bras; two post-baby body reveals; and one well-honed fitness routine. It’s a targeted workout she’s been fine-tuning with longtime trainer Michael Olajide, Jr. of Manhattan’s Aerospace to stay in peak shape all year round.
Whether Lima has hours to sweat or wakes up with minutes to spare, she and Olajide have distilled her routine into an efficient lineup of five moves for a full-body tune-up wherever she is—something we could all benefit from this holiday season. A warm-up of in-your-face jabs redefines Angelic behavior via bold boxing, while squats engage her lower body for a head-to-toe blood-pumping session. Abs as defined as Lima’s get ideal enhancement by way of core twists and side-reaching oblique raises. And as a final power move, she always stretches it out. After all, a true Angel’s physique is nothing if not long and lithe.
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Sunday, November 27, 2016
The 10 Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Lady Gaga, Gisele Bündchen, and More
Holiday glamour made its first official showing on our Instagram feeds this week, and this year, the only real rule is to do it your way. Model Didi-Stone Olomidé channeled the rich hues associated with November’s falling foliage with a mane of coppery baby braids interspersed with notes of deep purple, while Zaga Grau’s denim-blue gaze was enhanced by her impossibly cool, recently shorn lengths—or lack thereof. Ruby Aldridge shared a glimpse into her primp-and-prep routine, winding portions of her glossy brunette lengths into oversize rollers—a look primed for a bathroom selfie when paired with a set of cat-eye shades.
If you were wondering what the height of luxury looks like, Constance Jablonski’s temporary diamond bob instantly renders all other options less-than, offering a New Year’s–ready look for beauty adventurers. In contrast, Karlie Kloss’s power ponytail would make for a polished flip in nearly any seasonal locale, from dance floors to dinner tables. And while upon first glance Lady Gaga’s silvery wrap looks like another avant-garde ensemble, the pop star’s sauna shot was actually offered as a suggestion for anyone experiencing chronic pain. After all, at this hectic time of year, self-care is a gift that keeps on giving.
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Candice Swanepoel Celebrates One Month of Motherhood With a Post-Baby-Body Selfie
Candice Swanepoel doesn’t let a little thing like giving birth mess with her trademark physique. The Victoria’s Secret Angel took to Instagram on Tuesday to celebrate a major fitness accomplishment for a mother of just more than a month: Swanepoel is back in her Daisy Dukes. With a feed flooded by sweet shots of newborn son Anacã—her first child with fiancé Hermann Nicoli—it’s safe to say the model has been reveling in her new role as a mother, but you can’t keep a VS model out of her flattering ensembles for long. The self-proclaimed “shameless” snap, which also showcased a cascading blonde mane, is, if nothing more, proof that anything is possible in the world of an Angel.
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The 10 Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Lady Gaga, Gisele Bündchen, and More
Holiday glamour made its first official showing on our Instagram feeds this week, and this year, the only real rule is to do it your way. Model Didi-Stone Olomidé channeled the rich hues associated with November’s falling foliage with a mane of coppery baby braids interspersed with notes of deep purple, while Zaga Grau’s denim-blue gaze was enhanced by her impossibly cool, recently shorn lengths—or lack thereof. Ruby Aldridge shared a glimpse into her primp-and-prep routine, winding portions of her glossy brunette lengths into oversize rollers—a look primed for a bathroom selfie when paired with a set of cat-eye shades.
If you were wondering what the height of luxury looks like, Constance Jablonski’s temporary diamond bob instantly renders all other options less-than, offering a New Year’s–ready look for beauty adventurers. In contrast, Karlie Kloss’s power ponytail would make for a polished flip in nearly any seasonal locale, from dance floors to dinner tables. And while upon first glance Lady Gaga’s silvery wrap looks like another avant-garde ensemble, the pop star’s sauna shot was actually offered as a suggestion for anyone experiencing chronic pain. After all, at this hectic time of year, self-care is a gift that keeps on giving.
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Saturday, November 26, 2016
Tina Turner Turns 77! Celebrating Her Knockout Stems—And More of the Best Legs by Decade
Tina “The Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll” Turner turns 77 today, and though the iconic artist is best known for her powerhouse vocals, her perfectly toned legs deserve their own place in the history books. Back in the ’70s, Turner helped spark a collective yearning for strong stems by letting hers peek out from thigh-skimming skirts and boy shorts in photographs from that era, a stark contrast to waifish ’60s limbs. As we marveled at the pictures, we began thinking about the shifting cultural ideals surrounding a slender calf, willowy ankle, or sculpted thigh over the past 100 years.
Drumsticks, gams, pins, pillars, uprights, getaway sticks—the sheer number of American colloquialisms for women’s longest limbs are an indication of their power. Legs, of course, are more than a means of support and locomotion. They’re the symbol of women’s freedom. Despite the Victorians’ attempts to conceal them under crinolines and cages, the turn of the century found them kicking free and giving birth to what Vogue referred to in 1957 as “beautiful American leg legend” (which the likes of Cindy Crawford and Karlie Kloss continue to perpetuate today).
Legs certainly haven’t remained static since coming out of hiding: Not only does each decade have its own fashions, but its own ideal leg proportions—often best embodied by the celebrated stems of a cultural icon. The long, solid limbs of Mistinguett—once the highest paid actress in the world—were insured for about half a million francs in 1919. While flapper fashion only revealed the leg to the knee, the long, form-following looks of the ’30s required a few extra inches of skin to realize the line of the fashion. Who better to stand for that decade of glamour than Ginger Rogers, who seemed to float on air with Fred Astaire? Marilyn Monroe represents the fuller ’50s leg, which supported the curvy, hourglass shape, an ideal that was shattered by Twiggy’s seemingly endless, and childlike toothpick limbs. The late ’70s/early ’80s fitness craze idealized the athletic aerobicized leg (cue Cindy Crawford in her Pepsi commercial, or, shown here, posing on the beach for Vogue). These days, we have the 6’2” Karlie Kloss, whose “stilts” combine sinewy strength with a dancer’s fragile extenuation.
All of the women in our slideshow have enviable legs, but they stand tall in our collective memory for reasons beyond genetic luck. As ZZ Top put it, they knew how to use them.
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Emily Ratajkowski’s One-Step Makeup Upgrade Is Your New Holiday Party Trick
Thanksgiving weekend may be the athleisure-and-bedhead extravaganza we’ve all been waiting for, but between delicious naps on the couch and midnight seconds, there’s always the chance that a last-minute get-together with a high school friend or flame might call for a quick makeup upgrade.
Here to show that a simple five-minute face can be ushered into evening territory without a skilled flick of an eye pencil? Emily Ratajkowski, who upgraded her warm neutral makeup with a swipe of copper lipstick. The light-catching shade plays nicely with a couple coats of mascara and a swirl of bronzer, and can be relied on to lend your look some after-dark impact in less time than it takes to make your excuses and hightail it to the next bar.
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Friday, November 25, 2016
9 Mother-Daughter Duos Who Prove That “It Girl” Beauty Runs in the Family
Today, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore return to our lives after a nearly decade-long absence, bringing with them a like-mother-like-daughter sensibility that fits comfortably within the company of generational doppelgängers currently dominating the style scene. When it comes to the Gilmore Girls, it’s the pair’s shared idiosyncrasies—accelerated quips, enviable manes, pop-culture prowess—that hold the viewer’s gaze, reminding us that the most memorable mother-daughter duos mirror each other’s best traits. Think Georgia May Jagger, who carries herself with the bohemian grace of mother Jerry Hall, or Tali Lennox, who embraces mother Annie’s characteristic quirk with a glossing of contemporary polish.
The term It girl is relatively nondescript, implying a certain elusive style and charisma that you either have . . . or you don’t. But there’s a specific through-line to the latest crop of fresh faces dominating our Instagram feeds. These genre-straddling beauties—who seem as comfortable on the big screen as they do in front of the camera, thanks to strong roots in Hollywood and fashion—have “It” in their DNA.
Likewise, model Anna Cleveland’s breakout fall season recalls her supermodel mother Pat Cleveland’s own ’70s catwalk supremacy; you can’t look at Kaia Gerber without seeing mom Cindy Crawford’s face at the beginning of her own career; and YSL Beauty muse Zoë Kravitz has mom Lisa Bonet’s cool cred and insane bone structure in equal measure. These nine mother-daughter duos prove that je ne sais quoi is all in the family.
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10 Beauty Staples That Give New Meaning to the Phrase Black Friday
The post-Thanksgiving sales will soon be in full swing, but for a certain kind of woman—one who embraces a diffused rimming of kohl eyeliner or jet-colored manicure on a regular basis—it’s always Black Friday. That’s why this weekend, we suggest inventing your own appropriately themed ritual by shopping for noir-inspired products that capture the moody vibe of winter—without actually requiring you to set foot outdoors. To help you get started, we’ve done the legwork, scoping out ten dark beauty staples worth using all year long.
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6 Genius Braid Ideas to Take You Through the Long Weekend
No matter for whom you cast your ballot—ha, who are we kidding?—Thanksgiving this year promises to be the kind of merlot-fueled battleground that can only be navigated with a string of strategic time-outs best spent turning your thoughts to all things unpolitical.
Might we suggest spending these sporadic five-minute breaks fussing with your hair? Perhaps with a tugged-apart braid in the vein of Emily DiDonato or Marion Cotillard, one that’s practically begging to be fidgeted with at the dinner table? Or maybe Tasya van Ree’s slick twin plaits radiate a no-nonsense put-togetherness that’s just what the zeitgeist ordered? Either way, Zoë Kravitz’s super-bleached unraveling braids or Iman Perez’s neat cornrows might inspire a trip to the salon next week when all of this is over. Or, for that matter, Constance Jablonski’s deceptively slapdash French braid that could test the limits of a nimble-fingered bathroom retreater (you know who you are).
Just in time for the holiday weekend, here are six ways to turn a powder-room time-out into a thing of beauty.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Pie-Inspired Beauty Products For An Extra Sweet Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is upon us, and for those with a sweet tooth, that means just one thing: pie. Turkey, stuffing, and gravy aside, pie is the culinary glue that holds this all-American holiday together, so why not embrace the indulgence in more ways than one? The baked treat’s classic flavors have infiltrated the beauty scene—making it possible to put together an entire pie-theme routine.
Reach for Juice Beauty’s Green Apple Cleansing Bar for an early-a.m. aromatic splash—augmented by extra-virgin olive oil, coconut oil, and aloe juices—followed by a pressing of skin-strengthening serum infused with blueberry or strawberry rhubarb. Daubs of peach-flavored lip balm will help to satiate any pre-meal cravings—just make sure to keep the realistic-looking stone fruit–inspired pot out of the hands of overzealous chefs. And paying homage to that seasonal mainstay, pumpkin pie, is an after-dinner affair: Smear on a thin layer of Peter Thomas Roth’s Pumpkin Enzyme Mask, soothe limbs with a Pumpkin Body Lotion by Arcona, and ready yourself for a second helping tomorrow. Here, a curated collection of pie-theme products for the dessert-obsessed.
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The Nutrition Hacks to Live By This Holiday Season
Even Michelle Obama—who has worked for the past eight years to transform the American food landscape—indulges in cheat meals. Indeed, that term is sure to get lots of mileage this week. The edible holiday landscape is littered with delectable carbohydrates, but most of us don’t realize just how much sugar we’re consuming as we treat ourselves.
But diabetics, who measure blood sugar multiple times a day, have a much better sense of the science behind the way meals break down. Holistic nutritionist Kelly LeVeque, who works with Jessica Alba, says that one key to better health is an awareness of sugar’s role in digestion. She recommends learning some basic diabetic calculations, developing a pre-cheating strategy, and incorporating a few key blood sugar–lowering tricks into every meal and snack this holiday season, explained here.
The Science of Sweets
In general, our bodies seek homeostasis, but the balance gets thrown during sweets season, when so many meal stalwarts are carbohydrates. A vicious cycle forms as blood sugar is continually elevated, insulin levels also grow, and the hormone causes us to continually crave carbs to keep blood sugar up. LeVeque says you can stop the cycle by quickly calculating net carbs, a trick diabetics use to avoid unhealthy blood sugar levels. Look at the total carbohydrate number listed for a food and subtract the fiber. “That’s the cheapest, easiest way to figure out what’s turning into sugar from your meal,” says LeVeque. The equation doesn’t account for fructose, but it gives us a sense of the concentration of glucose in our blood, something diabetics measure with a glucometer. The trick is to stay between 75 and 100 net carbs a day (runners and triathletes may need 150 or even 200).
The Role of Fiber
The bottom line of all that math? Simply adding fiber to dishes can rebalance carb calculations. Even cranberry sauce can be saved. LeVeque calls it “pure sugar” and advises anyone who doesn’t really love the taste to skip it. But if you can’t keep the tried-and-true condiment off the Thanksgiving table, add chia seeds to create a gelatinous sauce without all the added sugar, and sweeten it with coconut sugar or stevia. Other fiber tricks: Cut mashed potatoes with cauliflower, bake pies with almond flour, and add flax seeds to baked goods. An added bonus: Fiber makes you feel full sooner, a natural counterbalance to overindulgence.
Fair Trades
“I’m a big fan of the turkey trot,” says LaVeque, explaining that a workout prior to a carb-heavy meal also helps even out sugar spikes. “Sugar in muscles is stored as glycogen, but, if you burn it, your body has a place to store more.” And there are other ways to have your cake and eat it, too, if you develop a pre-cheat meal game plan. Diabetics rely on sugar alcohols—often with fewer carbohydrates and calories—to flavor foods; LaVeque often uses them in place of sugar. She also swaps dried fruit (often laden with high fructose corn syrup) for fresh varieties to get more fiber and less sugar, adds plenty of green options with phytonutrients (green beans, Brussels sprouts) to the table, and packs her stuffing with veggies (fennel, celery, onion, parsnips) to cut carbs. Another obvious but nevertheless useful trick is to fill your plate with what LeVeque calls the fab four: protein, fat, fiber, and greens, and intentionally leave scant room for carbs. “Nourish the body first,” she says, “then celebrate.”
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How to Deal With Post-Pregnancy Hair Loss: The Experts Weigh In
Among the many physical changes that take place during the nine-plus months of pregnancy, differences in hair volume and texture are among the most celebrated. “Estrogen levels rise and are at an all-time high, and that has a positive impact on skin and hair,” says New York City–based hair-restoration surgeon Dr. Carlos Wesley, whose own wife, Anna Kaiser, is pregnant and currently experiencing this firsthand. “Estrogen binds to little estrogen receptors at the base of follicles, and it holds the hair for a longer period of time in the growth phase. The caliber of your hair is higher as well, and if you increase the caliber of every hair on your head, you increase the overall volume by about 38 percent.”
But, unfortunately, the lustrous lengths women enjoy during the pre-natal period tend not to last long beyond birth. The subsequent decline in estrogen levels and rise of the stress hormone cortisol causes hair to move from the anagen cycle (growth) to the telogen phase (shedding), Wesley describes. “About nine weeks after birth, you lose 30 percent of your hair,” he says. “It does come back, but it comes back thinner, finer.”
As for what that actually looks like, stylist Joey Silvestera, who tends to the downtown set at his Tribeca Blackstones salon in the Roxy Hotel, offers a firsthand observation: “You shed all that hair that you didn’t lose during the pregnancy,” he says, citing the appearance of “baby bangs” as a typical result. “It is the common loss and regrowth around the hairline and temples that is most noticeable.”
There are, however, a few styling tricks that can help minimize the awkwardness, according to both experts. “You shouldn’t wear it back as much, no ponytails and top knots for a while, and wear it forward by creating these curtains that cover the hairline,” Silvestera says. He suggests asking your stylist for “deeper layers,” more face-framing pieces, or even a full set of fringe to avoid the appearance of a seemingly receding hairline. (He also points out that the thinning can even be a welcome reprieve for those women who may have unruly or unmanageable hair to begin with.) Wesley also recommends washing the hair with gentle pressure two to three times a week. “That massaging helps reduce the stress to the scalp and hair,” he explains.
However, if you’re onto your second or third baby and hair shows no sign of rebounding, Wesley suggests platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatments, which have been used for Alopecia patients. It involves drawing blood, spinning it in a centrifuge to isolate the platelet concentrate, and then injecting that back into the scalp. “This may seem extreme, but that’s one of the things that people can do preemptively, a way of getting the hair to come back sooner, and it can sometimes really minimize the percentage of your hair that’s in the telogen phase,” he says. Two treatments spaced three months apart are suggested, as studies have proven that doing only one has the same efficacy as a saline injection, according to Wesley. “Supplements like biotin can also help, and an increase in soy in the diet,” he adds. For those women suffering from iron deficiency, an uptick in protein-rich foods like red meat and kale is encouraged.
For his part, Wesley has already advised his wife to start with diet, but she has informed him that “these aren’t the foods she is craving,” he laughs. “Women might be afraid of all these changes, especially with a newborn, but at the end of it—hair loss or not—you’ll have a beautiful baby.”
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5 Hawaiian Beauty Products to Bring Out Your Inner Moana
Disney has steadily been rounding out its princess empire with more action-packed roles for female heroines (see Elena of Avalor, Frozen’s Elsa). The latest CG-animated lead to root for: Moana, the teenage daughter of a Pacific Islands chieftain who sets out on an oceanic journey to track down lost members of her tribe. Breakout Hawaiian actress Auli’i Cravalho voices the title character and composer-lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda (of Hamilton fame) wrote the songs for the movie, which is already getting advance praise and includes enough epic scenery to inspire landlubbers to rig the sails on a canoe and head for Polynesian climes. To stoke your inner wayfarer, here are five island beauty finds infused with healing botanicals.
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3 Healthy Vegan Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes From By Chloe’s Chloe Coscarelli
Saving room for dessert? Overindulgence is par for the course on Thanksgiving, but a decadent finale doesn’t have to mean a wholesale tilt into gluttony. “Thanksgiving is about gratitude, so let’s show a little love to ourselves too,” says Chloe Coscarelli, chef of Manhattan’s buzzy vegan restaurant By Chloe. Coscarelli suggests satisfying post-feast sweet tooths with healthful—yet delicious—desserts that forgo milk and butter in favor of plant-based ingredients like coconut milk and vegan margarine. Here, she shares recipes for three baked treats, traditional in name if not in formulation, sure to complement any holiday spread—post-meal regret not included.
Sweet Potato Pie
“This pie takes the cake. If you love sweet potatoes as much as I do, you will love this easy, delicious pie.”
Makes one 9-inch pie.
Ingredients:
1 (15-ounce) can mashed sweet potato
1 1/4 cups canned coconut milk, mixed well before measuring
1 cup sugar
6 T cornstarch
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 store-bought pie crust (buy a second one if you’d like to make decorative leaves)
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie pan.
2. In a blender, combine sweet potato, coconut milk, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Process until smooth.
3. Remove the single pie crust dough from the refrigerator. If the dough is difficult to roll, let it soften at room temperature until it is easier to work with. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough until it is about 1/8-inch thick. Carefully lift the dough and fit it into the prepared pan. Trim overhanging dough using scissors or a sharp knife and reserve scraps for decorative leaves.
4. Fill the pie shell with the sweet-potato mixture until it almost reaches the top. Bake for 60 minutes, keeping in mind that the center will not be completely set when done. If the pie crust edges brown too quickly, loosely wrap a piece of foil (about 25 inches long) around the rim.
5. Let the finished pie cool completely, then chill in the refrigerator for six hours or overnight before serving.
Chloe’s Tip: Decorative Pie Crust Leaves
To make decorative leaves, roll out extra dough scraps and cut out leaves with a small knife. Bake on a baking sheet for 10 to 15 minutes until golden, and let cool. Arrange the leaves on top of the pie.
Cinnamon Snowball Cookies
“I call these snowball cookies because they are little domes of shortbread goodness, studded with chocolate chips and dusted in powdered sugar.”
Makes about 30 cookies
Ingredients:
3/4 cup vegan margarine
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus extra for dusting
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (dairy-free)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 or 3 large baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpats.
2. Using a stand or hand mixer, beat the margarine until fluffy. Add flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon, and beat until incorporated. Add chocolate chips.
3. Scoop about 1 rounded tablespoon of dough at a time onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between each scoop. Bake for about 12 minutes until lightly golden around the edges.
4. Remove from oven and sift powdered sugar over hot cookies. Let cool and dust with powdered sugar again before serving.
Pear Pie
“Run to the farmers’ market, grab some pears, and make this sweet pear pie. So delicious, and much more memorable than apple pie.”
Makes one 9-inch pie.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
2 T all-purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
5 or 6 pears, peeled and thinly sliced
1 double pie crust (see sweet-potato pie recipe) or 2 store-bought pie crusts
Soy, almond, or rice milk for brushing
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie pan.
2. Whisk together 1/2 cup sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add pears and mix with a large spoon until pears are evenly coated.
3. Remove the double pie crust dough from the refrigerator. If the dough is difficult to roll, let it soften at room temperature until it is easier to work with. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disc of dough until it is about 1/8 inch thick. Carefully lift the dough and fit it into the prepared pan, letting about 1 inch hang over the sides. Fill the pie shell with the pear filling.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the second disc of dough until it is about 1/8 inch thick. Lay it over the top of the pears and tuck excess and overhanging dough into the pie shell. Crimp the dough between your two index fingers to make a decorative border. Cut slits in the top layer of dough.
5. Brush the top and edges of the pie crust with nondairy milk and sprinkle with sugar for an extra-sweet and crisp top. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until the crust is nicely browned.
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5 Laid-Back Travel Looks for When You Need to Preserve all Your Energy for Dinner Discussions
Right when a prize should be in order for heeding the call of a pre-dawn alarm clock and mobilizing the family in time to catch a holiday flight, there’s always that fellow traveler who seemingly defies the laws of time and space with an unfathomably put-together look. You know, the one with the swingy blowout, glowing skin, and the kind of maddeningly elegant ensemble that toes the line between camera-ready and comfortable.
Recalibrating the airport beauty equation into a lived-in look we can all get behind? The frequent-flier set, who have turned a good hair situation and sunglasses into a time-pressed traveler’s last line of defense. Take Gwyneth Paltrow, who found the time to flat-iron her hair but slipped on shades instead of makeup recently, while Dakota Johnson and Vanessa Paradis paired a slept-in blowout with flash-proof black frames. Bella Hadid twisted her damp hair into a tight topknot, and Cara Delevingne upgraded her waves with a slim side plait that promised to transition seamlessly from the tarmac to the dinner table.
Just in time for the mass Thanksgiving exodus to the airport, here are five travel-friendly hairstyles cool enough to wear with sunglasses at night.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
5 Easy Hair Solutions So You Can Focus on What Really Matters This Thanksgiving
If you’ve just felt the post-election fog lift, brace yourself for what just might be the most contentious Thanksgiving in recent memory. Really, who has time for a holiday beauty routine when the mother of all political discussions awaits us turkey-side?
Not the international Insta set, who have taken summer’s laissez-faire styles into the chilly season with styled-in-the-breeze waves that suggest a lucky air-dry is all you need to get a good hair situation sorted this week. Take Frederikke Winther and Elsa Hosk, whose wind-whipped waves were the stuff of low-key hair dreams, while Frederikke Sofie let her natural curls run wild. Baylee Soles also rocked surfer waves this week, right as Dree Hemingway showed that the best part of lopping off several inches of hair is the product-free litmus test.
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The Revolutionary Bleach That Will Take You Blonde Without the Breakage
Can the revolutionary bleach behind spring’s buzzed-about blonde moment deliver brighter color without the breakage?
Like a scene out of The Endless Summer, a lithe-limbed, shag-haired crew piled into a van and set off to catch the next wave. But on this mid-September afternoon, the crew comprised eighteen willowy models, and the wave was a hyperspecific pitch of Southern California blonde doled out by colorist Victoria Hunter and orchestrated by Alexander Wang. The designer’s spring 2017 inspiration photos were taped up inside Hunter’s Whittemore House salon in New York—a collage of bronzed, bleached, sun-sprayed surfers that looked like a teenage girl’s bedroom wall, circa 1987.
“The whole thing was like a party,” the model Katie Moore recalls of the casting-turned-carpooling adventure that culminated at the West Village studio, where just last season Hunter memorably reinvented the nineteen-year-old Texas native as a radioactive redhead. It ignited Moore’s career, but the cycle of bleaching and Manic Panic that was required to maintain the shade all but destroyed her hair. Taking the model from a faded summer color Moore describes as “highlighter orange” straight to skate-punk flaxen would have been near impossible were it not for Hair Paint, a new bleaching powder that Hunter has spent two years working on with Larry Raspanti, her Whittemore House cofounder. Infused with botanically derived ingredients, the product gently lifts color while simultaneously strengthening hair’s inner cortex and invisibly encapsulating it like a protective raincoat. Just released, it’s poised to be a breakthrough in an industry that has a love-hate relationship with peroxide.
Going blonde has always come with a certain degree of risk on account of the harsh chemicals required to blast through natural pigment. That hasn’t stopped legions of women from seeking sunnier pastures: New towheads, like Emily Blunt, Karlie Kloss, a platinum-again Michelle Williams, and House Stark’s Sophie Turner, have littered front rows and red carpets of late, a testament to the fact that what you endure in blonde-induced breakage, you make up for with a firestorm of attention.
For decades, in-salon lighteners have often been combined with bonding treatments intended to repair molecular damage that occurs during the bleaching process. (As a devoted bottle blonde since 1993, I have the split ends to prove it.) Such fixers “actually dilute the formula considerably,” though, says Hunter, which translates to more muted, meh shades. But by tempering high levels of peroxide with a blend of kaolin clay and a nourishing derivative of sugarcane, Hair Paint still gets “insane” lift, she continues even from Moore’s headful of Manic Panic, which was removed in just two applications. Plus, the novel powder formula can be brushed directly onto strands—no need for foils and other time-consuming modes of application. Coupled with a new crop of kinder, gentler shade-shifters and color-maintaining cleansers—including Color.Me by Kevin.Murphy’s scalp-soothing, clay-based Freestyle.Lightener and the hibiscus-infused Colour Protect Shampoo from Grown Alchemist—now’s the time to “be the blonde you want to be,” encourages Guido Palau, the backstage hairstyling force who frequently collaborates with Hunter on the runways’ most directional looks.
Moore, pausing between spring shows to run her hands through her sandy, streaked strands, agrees. “It feels amazing, not at all dry,” she offers, and after a year of full-throttle coloring, she would know. “It’s a reminder of who I am and where I started,” the model explains of the self-confidence that she’s gained by returning to her lighter roots, although there’s no telling where she’ll end up. “I can work any color now,” she says, her eyes brightening. “Just like Linda Evangelista.”
Fashion Editor: Jorden Bickham
Hair: Shingo Shibata; Makeup: Jen Myles
Manicure: Candice Idehen
Special Thanks: Broderson Backdrops
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Monday, November 21, 2016
Everything’s Coming Up Rose Gold: 8 Ways to Get the Manicure of the Season
While a coat of bordeaux polish is a perennial fall favorite, as the holidays approach, our nails are craving something a tad more festive. And it’s no wonder we’re thinking pink—the hue made a major comeback on the recent Paris runways, spotted on models at Céline, Valentino, and Balenciaga. As party season kicks off, consider a manicure that combines a subtle glow with the shade of the moment.
For a frosty jolt of color, try a coat of Essie’s Oh Behave!, a peachy shade that enhances virtually any skin tone, or Deborah Lippmann’s cotton candy–inspired creation, pretty enough to brighten up a blustery day. The young at heart will enjoy Floss Gloss’s coppery Keys to the Mansion, designed with chunky pieces of glitter, or OPI’s cheekily named Princesses Rule. Whichever you choose, each will provide a subtle hint of shimmer to take any holiday outfit up a notch. Here, eight ways to turn on the shine.
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12 Chic Women Weigh In on the Best Beauty Gifts for the Thanksgiving Host
For a Thanksgiving host, the effort—and it’s tremendous—is not always laid bare on the table. There are the heavy hauls from the farmers’ market and wine shop, the making of centerpieces and piecrusts, and the wrangling of the turkey—not to mention the anxiety, even among practiced chefs, that all might not go according to plan. A warm gesture of thanks goes a long way. Sometimes that’s best expressed with a homemade tarte Tatin or an already chilled bottle of sparkling wine (trust that the fridge is already full). Other times—particularly when your host says brightly, “Just bring yourself!”—it’s an opportunity to get creative and think about something that will resonate long after dessert.
With that in mind, we turned to a dozen creative women, consummate hosts all, for suggestions for outside-the-box beauty gifts that they would be happy to receive—a diverse lot that includes a locally made floral face mist, a boxing class for jump-starting the post-feast workout, Italian burning papers to clear the air, and a donation to a worthwhile cause. After all, generosity begets generosity, never more so than on Thanksgiving.
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Everything’s Coming Up Rose Gold: 8 Ways to Get the Manicure of the Season
While a coat of bordeaux polish is a perennial fall favorite, as the holidays approach, our nails are craving something a tad more festive. And it’s no wonder we’re thinking pink—the hue made a major comeback on the recent Paris runways, spotted on models at Céline, Valentino, and Balenciaga. As party season kicks off, consider a manicure that combines a subtle glow with the shade of the moment.
For a frosty jolt of color, try a coat of Essie’s Oh Behave!, a peachy shade that enhances virtually any skin tone, or Deborah Lippmann’s cotton candy–inspired creation, pretty enough to brighten up a blustery day. The young at heart will enjoy Floss Gloss’s coppery Keys to the Mansion, designed with chunky pieces of glitter, or OPI’s cheekily named Princesses Rule. Whichever you choose, each will provide a subtle hint of shimmer to take any holiday outfit up a notch. Here, eight ways to turn on the shine.
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The Diet Trick That Will Keep Jet Lag at Bay This Thanksgiving
If you want to cross time zones happily, forget about sidling up to the terminal sushi bar or accepting the cute in-flight peanut bags. Scientists suspect that fasting for 16 hours before your plane touches down can reset your body clock better than any ritual to do with arnica, Ambien, or Evian.
Jet lag can manifest as a headache, grumpiness, decreased alertness, and the inability to sleep—or, more likely, it manifests as all of the above. The condition is the result of misalignment between the external environment and internal body clock, a cluster of 20,000 neurons located in our brain near our optic nerves. Our master body clock is busy coordinating body functions including temperature, blood pressure, and hormone production over a 24-hour cycle, and can withstand about one hour’s displacement a day.
The most influential cue on the body clock is light, yet scientists have discovered that a second master clock in the brain responds to the time we eat (and don’t eat). A brief bout of self-deprivation effectively puts the clock on hold, and it comes back to life with the reintroduction of food. Scientists believe our bodies suspend their biological clocks when we are hungry as a leftover from the prehistoric ages when hungry people needed to stay awake in order to forage. Their body clocks returned to regular programming once they had obtained the food they needed.
Abstaining from food and then indulging in a big meal at the moment we want our body to believe it’s morning is a hack that has been used by everybody from jet-setting race car drivers to Ronald Reagan.
The first scientist to come out with this jet-lag strategy, chronobiologist Charles Ehret, suggested that a traveler alternate days of fasting with days of very light eating (a high protein lunch, and carb-based dinner) a full week before her flight. She could then eat a little bit in the air, and indulge in a big breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in her new time zone. A streamlined version comes to us courtesy of a research team from Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston that located the second biological clock. “This all came out of a paper we published on how the brains of mice readjusted when they were only fed once a day,” says Clifford B. Saper, M.D., Ph.D., head of Beth Israel’s department of neurology. “I simply made a conjecture that fasting and then eating again probably works as a way to reset the biological clock on humans as well.” Saper has yet to run a clinical trial on humans, yet he has found fasting for 16 hours before deplaning to be a successful way to prevent jet lag when he travels, and he has received a dozen letters from people who have found the technique to be successful.
A word of caution to those who wish to try out the fast: A traveler must stay hydrated—“Water doesn’t cause the clock to readjust, calories do,” explains Saper. Just pray for really good in-flight movies, and think about all the treats that you are duty-bound to devour once you clear customs.
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The Latest on Zika: Why Its Global Health Emergency Status Changed—And How It Affects Holiday Travel
Whole regions in the Southern Hemisphere have declared war on mosquitoes. Health warnings to pregnant women living and traveling throughout the Americas, and now Southeast Asia, have become commonplace. And yet, after a year of watching two species of mosquitoes spread the Zika virus—a frightening disease with dire and heartbreaking health consequences for babies in the womb—suddenly, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an end to its status as a global health emergency. What are we to make of last week’s announcement and what does it mean for women in Zika-filled regions and places the virus is just starting to reach? Here, UCLA clinical professor of medicine in infectious diseases Dr. Peter Katona explains the virus’s new status and the precautions we should continue to take.
What the Warning Meant
“The World Health Organization has only issued emergency warnings three or four times, ever,” says Katona, explaining that the WHO reserves such alerts for diseases that are “catching fire and getting worse.” Essentially, the initial declaration signified the dire threat Zika posed, and was issued as an alert to countries where the virus was spreading rapidly, as a call to action. Now that virus transmission has reached a more predictable rate, Zika joins other vector-borne illnesses like tuberculosis and malaria, Katona says.
“Zika is at a different level now; there’s been a reshuffling of concerns. With Zika, most people don’t get sick,” Katona explains. “There is the horrible complication of microcephaly [babies are born with a smaller head and potentially brain development complications] that affects pregnant women in 1 in every 100 cases, and Guillain-Barré syndrome [in which the immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system that can result from the virus].” But, tuberculosis, he points out, causes more than 1 million deaths a year, and malaria—another vector-borne disease—causes major long-term complications. Many affected by Zika are asymptomatic or get mild fever, rashes, and headaches.
Next Steps
Winter is coming to the Northern Hemisphere, and that’ll slow Zika’s spread, says Katona, explaining that mosquitoes aren’t likely to cause as much damage in the coming colder months. “What we do with the larvae that persist for seven to nine months and can thrive in something as small as a bottle cap of water will determine how things look in the spring,” he adds. While cases in South America aren’t spiking, those in Miami and Singapore are growing. “This is the very beginning of Zika,” says Katona. “We’ve had TB for centuries; we know how it spreads.” Much more research must be done to track the disease and prevent it, and the new WHO designation of Zika won’t change funding for those programs, says Katona, though he notes, “the new administration could change that.”
Where to Travel Now
“If you’re pregnant or going to get pregnant, be careful going to a Zika area,” says Katona. He favors the chemical repellent DEET as a good option to ward off bugs. “Use it at a 40 percent concentration; after that it’s more toxic but not more effective.” Now you can get tested for Zika, but results from the complicated series of blood tests still take a few weeks to arrive.
Meanwhile, mosquito spraying and other eradication methods are ongoing projects across the Americas. “Pay attention to what happens in the spring; we’ll get a better idea if the programs we’ve initiated have worked,” says Katona. He points out that the insects that carry the virus are everywhere in the U.S. “Draw a line across the middle of the U.S., and south of that are the states that are affected.” The Southeast and Southwest will certainly be places to watch as the weather heats up again.
Meanwhile, Katona says Zika is still a major concern for holiday travelers. “I’m planning a vacation for my family next year,” says Katona, “and the difference between the Caribbean and Hawaii is Zika.” As of today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports zero locally acquired cases in Hawaii, while its travel notice to the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and more of the Caribbean remains in effect.
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Is It Time for an Autumn Hair Refresh? 5 Fall Color Ideas, Fresh From Instagram
Now that the cozy season—when blonde mania gives way to yearning for a richer, warmer hair color—has arrived, there’s no source of inspiration quite like the forest-bathing beauties of Instagram. Against the autumnal Central Park backdrop that has practically inspired its own film genre, Ellie Bamber displayed a fiery auburn that seemed to take its cue from a vermilion maple leaf, while Janice Alida’s buttery brunette showcased the last remnants of a summer spent in the sun. Elsewhere, a meditating Josie Maran and a pensive Halle Berry proved that a skillfully painted ombré carries over into the colder months. As for platinum blondes? One look at Aline Weber’s gilded palest blonde is all that’s needed to give violet shampoo a rest.
Above, five pitch-perfect fall dye jobs primed for a seasonal test-drive.
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Alessandra Ambrosio’s Ultimate Guide to Bombshell Beach Beauty
“There are so many amazing beaches!” says Alessandra Ambrosio, the Victoria’s Secret Angel who can often be found on sun-drenched sand somewhere. “Whenever I’m in Los Angeles, I like to go to Malibu—I’ll get together with my friends and play volleyball.” More recently, the Brazilian stunner flew out to the Maldives to shoot the campaign for her latest ále by Alessandra collection (some of which is available today), employing her carefully honed arsenal of seaside hair-and-makeup secrets on set. Here, Ambrosio reveals those expert tricks and tips: From the perfect dewy skin moisturizer to a de-bloating herbal tea, the keys to bombshell beach beauty lie straight ahead.
On her beach-day beauty prep
“When going to the beach, I like to keep it simple and natural. I usually use Beautycounter’s Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer—it gives me that natural glow and is very light—along with some lip balm. Since I am very active, I always apply plenty of SPF before leaving the house. Thankfully I don’t feel bloated that often, but I usually make a ginger tea with some lemon, which helps.”
On her beach-bag essentials
“I always bring coconut water, nuts, and kale chips. For my kids, it’s sunblock, sunblock, and sunblock. They go in and out of the water the whole day, so I make sure to reapply SPF 50 as much as possible.”
On taking her look from beach to dinner
“Make sure to moisturize and hydrate while you’re at the beach, so when you are ready to go to dinner, you can just add some tinted moisturizer. I usually take that Beautycounter moisturizer, a little mascara, and some lip color instead of balm—and you are all set. I love the natural wave look that I get after the day at the beach, but if I am going out, I like to use L’Oréal Professionnel dry shampoo to add more volume.”
On staying fit and feeling good year-round
“It is all about nutrition, so I make sure to eat healthy all year long and have small meals throughout the day. I don’t restrict myself from any foods, but when I’m getting pizza, I make sure to pick the healthiest option. If you have some time, do a yoga class—it is relaxing and a great way to tone your body. Lately, I have been doing Tracy Anderson. It is my favorite type of class to do since it doesn’t really feel like exercise, but you get amazing results.”
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Why Selena Gomez Doesn’t Want to See Your Body on Instagram
After taking a three-month break from showbiz to focus on treating her depression and anxiety, Selena Gomez stepped back into the spotlight at the American Music Awards to deliver a powerful message to her fans.
“I had to stop because I had everything and I was absolutely broken inside,” the 24-year-old, who recently completed a rehab program outside Nashville, said in a heartfelt speech that also suggested that her social media hiatus was part of her recovery.
She’s not the only Instagram superstar to go offline in the name of mental health. Kim Kardashian West has kept a low profile since the infamous robbery in Paris, and Kendall Jenner recently went on a seven-day Insta detox of her own. While Gomez has yet to update her page, something tells us she’ll be back to turn a new leaf on social media as well: “I don’t want to see your bodies on Instagram. I want to see what’s in here,” she added, holding her chest. Here’s to moving forward.
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
The Best Beauty Looks at the 2016 American Music Awards
A rare instance of rain in Los Angeles wasn’t enough to dampen spirits—or coifs—outside the 2016 American Music Awards. Hair was a main event on the red carpet, from Gigi Hadid’s of-the-moment brushed-back style—a technique echoed in bob form by breakout beauty Teyana Taylor—to Chrissy Teigen’s flat-ironed lengths and Halsey’s statement-making buzz cut. New mom Behati Prinsloo brought out her signature tousled waves, while Ciara debuted long, face-framing bangs to accompany her own baby bump.
And though music awards shows tend to bring out the beauty risks, the evening’s makeup was relatively subdued: Selena Gomez made a triumphant return to the spotlight in soft nude shades that emphasized her glowing good health, while Karlie Kloss set off her slick ponytail with a generous dose of highlighter, a heavy coat of mascara, and little else. Here, the night’s best beauty looks.
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Behati Prinsloo Raises the Bar on Post-Baby Beauty at the AMAs
Behati Prinsloo’s Instagram practically turned her first pregnancy into an art form, from bump-cam beach shots to full-on goddess portraits. Is it any wonder the Victoria’s Secret Angel would raise the bar on post-baby beauty?
Two months after welcoming daughter Dusty Rose Levine, Prinsloo stepped onto the red carpet at the American Music Awards in true supermodel fashion, pairing her signature beachy waves with softly shimmering nude makeup—an ethereal, fuss-free look that let her luminous skin, newfound curves, and well-moisturized limbs take center stage. Who says that motherhood glow only has to last nine months?
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Gigi Hadid Takes No-Part Hair to the Next Level on the AMAs Red Carpet
The Spring 2017 runways in London and Paris heralded the arrival of no-part hair—lengths slicked back to create a smooth, futuristic style that frames the face and puts the center-versus-side-part debate to rest for the time being. Leave it to Gigi Hadid to not only be an early adopter, but also to take the look to the next level. The supermodel and American Music Awards host walked the red carpet just before her big night sporting a high-volume take on the trend, her signature blonde lengths teased tall and sprayed at the crown rather than gelled down as seen at the shows. The brushed-back style was held in place with a handful of strategically deployed bobby pins and cascaded down her back in thick, soft curls. The result felt at once romantic and futuristic—much like her off-the-shoulder Roberto Cavalli white lace dress. Consider the bar for holiday-party hair raised.
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Sunday Beauty Project: Why Bleached Brows Have Never Sounded Better
If the past couple of weeks have left you in the kind of rebellious mood that sparks drastic dye jobs or ungodly amounts of eyeliner, the Insta set is with you down to its eyebrows. How do you do one better than a set of sooty power arches? Easy: Bleach them.
To be fair, blonde eyebrows already popped up on the Givenchy and Marc Jacobs runway months ago—albeit during an already divided cultural climate—but let’s put politics aside and take a moment to revel in the haunting, jolie-laide magic of what happens when you put a dose of mustache-lightening Jolen bleach to better use.
Take Charlotte Carey or Lili Sumner, who calibrated their eyebrows to their masterfully cool-toned platinum hair to ethereal effect, or fellow model Adwoa Aboah, whose more subtle take on the trend resonates with her trademark sunny freckles. Even true blondes like Hanne Gaby Odiele and Toni Garrn got in on the game, the latter recently taking things a step further with what looked like a dab of concealer all but obliterating her naturally pale set.
Above, seven ways to reinvent your look when a glossy manicure or fresh set of highlights won’t cut it.
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The 10 Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Emma Roberts, Donatella Versace, and More
Forget holiday indulgences: This week’s best beauty Instagrams served as a welcome reminder that fitness and self-care are year-round commitments. Just ask Emma Roberts, who struck a yoga pose alongside stylist and BFF Brit Smith—her peroxide lengths pulled back into a high ponytail, her posture practiced, her caption reminding followers to breathe. Elsewhere, models Cindy Bruna and Maria Borges prepped for the forthcoming Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show with a gym-centric series of exercise and dance duets that looked even better when set to a beat. Model Evgenia Fedoseeva took her workout—and all-natural beauty signatures—outdoors for a hike up Palanzone Mountain, an idea echoed by Lily Donaldson, who ditched the gym in favor of a day of wave chasing at Rockaway Beach.
If you must treat yourself as the days darken, a dose of pampering will allow you to luxuriate and reap beauty benefits. A few ideas from the feed: Make like the girls of Say Lou Lou, who donned twinning terrycloth robes and pore strips for a day of grooming in London; channel Donatella Versace with a blanched chop and heavy black eyeliner (glam squad not included); or go full method with a bubble bath replete with candles, an Adele soundtrack, and a post-soak snooze in the spirit of Samson the Goldendoodle. Whatever your beauty extravagance, the after-effects are sure to enhance your seasonal sparkle.
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
Pre-Gaming for Cyber Monday: 5 Beauty Buyers on What’s Worth the Investment
Cyber Monday is approaching, it’s almost December, and it’s officially the holiday season. Translation: Today is a perfect day to browse the Web in search of beauty gifts for everyone on your list—including yourself! But, since the Internet can feel infinite and overwhelming (with e-commerce stores for just about everything), we asked a handful of our favorite online boutiques to point us toward their most exceptional beauty, health, and wellness items this season. The resulting collections—curated by the buyers at Aedes de Venustas’s cult perfumery, the wellness-minded pros at Goop, and more—are sure to inspire your holiday-shopping spirit. There’s a luxurious oil to protect your skin from frigid winds, and a gold-tinted “rubber” mask for a dazzling at-home spa session. Get the gilded incense burner for a beloved hostess, and Beauty Chef’s delicious powder for your jet-setting cousin. With most of the shopping legwork done for you, there’s little left to do but sit back on your couch and start clicking.
Vanessa Traina, The Line
Blair Lawson, Goop
Robert Gerstner, Aedes de Venustas
Leilani Bishop, Botanica Bazaar
Alicia Yoon, Peach and Lily
Desiree Verdejo, Vivrant
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Friday, November 18, 2016
7 Big-Screen Bathing Moments in GIFs—Plus the Tub Essentials to Set the Scene
Hollywood loves a bathtub, and so do I. There’s something about sliding into a frothy tub, the weight of the world slipping away, that makes you want to crank up the Walkman and do your best version of Prince’s “Kiss,” like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. A canister of Morton’s table salt is enough for Daryl Hannah’s mermaid in Splash to regain her sense of self, along with her unfurled fins. And as the inimitable Brigitte Bardot proves in Contempt, maybe all a cinephile needs is a book on director Fritz Lang and a few thick coats of waterproof mascara.
These days, with impending winter (meteorological and metaphorical), a long, hot soak is as close to an everyday cure-all as we can hope for. It’s a chance to rebalance the body (via, say, the French gray sea salt, wild-harvested seaweed, and spirulina in Pursoma’s Minerals De Mer); to steep in a vat of rose-perfumed water (think: the petal-strewn fantasy bath in American Beauty); or to plot a shift in power, as Al Pacino’s Cuban drug dealer does in a bubble-filled Jacuzzi, cigar in hand (leave it to Cire Trudon’s tobacco-scented matches to conjure the scene).
And so there is no better time to comb through the film canon for some bathing inspiration, including one cheeky moment of censorship from Buster Keaton’s 1920 comedy, One Week. With each GIF, we’ve paired our favorite bath products—from moody black soap and eye coal worthy of Margot Tenenbaum to Chanel bubbles and a sumptuous hair mask fit for a Prince-singing princess at the Beverly Wilshire hotel.
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A Guide to Black Friday Beauty: 8 Cultish Products to Buy in Bulk
The chaotic connotations of Black Friday are enough to make anyone want to skip the fray in favor of a prolonged, relaxing beauty indulgence, be it masking, an unusual wellness treatment, or a long, hot bath. But with many stores holding sales, why not use the day as an opportunity to upgrade your vanity with a stockpile of cultish products? Plushy piles of cleanse-enhancing Chanel Le Coton seem less extravagant and more essential when available for a one-day-only discount, offering an elevated take on a traditional face washing that is only furthered by a pressing of Sk-II Facial Treatment Essence. Hair will look its best for the holiday season with a slathering of Oribe Signature Shampoo and Conditioner—purchased in liter size in honor of the cut-rate occasion—while a spritz of Bumble and Bumble Surf Infusion will provide a sensory reminder of summer’s lazy days. Strike a match to your new collection of Diptyque Figuier Candles, which—if you’re lucky, swift, and tenacious—will perfume your home with pockets of woodsy fragrance all winter long. As for La Mer’s The Lip Balm ? One for your bag, one for the bedside, and one for good measure. Here, a collection of sought-after beauty products to buy in bulk come Black Friday.
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Karlie Kloss’s Split-Second Hair Upgrade Belongs in Your Holiday Party Playbook
It’s no secret that a simple ponytail has remarkable black-tie appeal, but with the day-to-night marathon of holiday party season just around the corner, a little something extra is in order.
Thanks to Karlie Kloss, your first split-second hair strategy is sorted. For the Guggenheim International Gala in New York City last night, the supermodel upgraded a swingy, high ponytail with a simple black ribbon tied into a neat bow. Paired with an immaculately painted matte crimson mouth and polka-dot dress, the look flirted with the ’50s, while her high-sheen, unpowdered skin and slim choker added a thoroughly of-the-minute twist. How’s that for a festive, last-minute upgrade?
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
13 of the Best-Selling Red Lipsticks of All Time
A bold red lipstick is the ultimate piece of beauty iconography—sharp and gleaming in bullet form, universally flattering on the mouth. Finding the perfect red may seem the impossible task, yet a lineup of flawless options does exist, formulas that fly off the shelves year after year.
Around the world, four high-impact tubes of MAC Ruby Woo are bought every minute, while Laura Mercier moves more than 100 of its Velour Lovers sticks in Temptation every week. From the moment the first Dior models strode down the runway in 1947 sporting crimson pouts, the house’s iconic shade has been in high demand, and is now sold three times every hour in the U.S. In fact, many extraordinary reds first found their footing in decades past: Revlon’s velvet-soft Love That Red in 1951, YSL’s piercing Le Rouge in 1978. To craft Giorgio Armani’s signature lacquer, the Italian designer visited the cosmetic lab 96 times, to precisely match the inner petals of a rose—proof that perfection is attainable, after all. Above, 13 of the best-selling red lipsticks of all time, worth dipping into again and again.
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Hopper Penn, Brooklyn Beckham, and More Ridiculously Good Looking Models Who Were Already Famous
Today it was announced that Wilhelmina signed it’s latest sure-to-be-superstar male model: Hopper Penn. The bleach-blonde Californian is, of course, the son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright, making him a genuine celebrity scion—and one in a growing number of good-looking male models who have been famous from birth.
There’s Brooklyn Beckham who, at the ripe age of 17, has fronted a number of international editorials with that trademark Beckham pout, and even stepped behind the lens to shoot Burberry Brit’s fragrance campaign this summer. Jaden Smith, too, has become an oft-photographed figure, following his scene-stealing appearance in Louis Vuitton’s Spring 2016 campaign, where his glowing skin held its own alongside top models like Rianne Van Rompaey. Elsewhere, Presley Gerber’s chiseled cheekbones recall those of his supermodel mother, Cindy Crawford, while Dylan Jagger Lee’s delicate doll-like features are all Pamela Anderson, as dreamily captured by Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent. Here, nine head-turning male models on the rise—handsome enough you’ll forget the last name.
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Cupping Works Even Better on Your Face
In this era of smartphone-fueled anxiety, it’s comforting to be reminded that sometimes the best things in life are tech-free. Cupping—an ancient healing practice in which heated or suction-pumped glass domes are used to pull up and stimulate the body tissue beneath—made headlines earlier this year when Michael Phelps displayed the treatment’s telltale round bruises on his back at the Rio Olympic Summer Games. That Phelps went on to win five gold medals there and become the most decorated Olympian in history reinforced what practitioners have been saying all along: that it does a body good. Believers claim the lo-fi treatment, by stimulating blood and lymph flow and stretching fascia, relieves everything from muscle pain to poor circulation. I’m one of them. I tried it once, after a long transatlantic flight, and felt a palpable lifting of my jet lag and bodily tension as I sank into blissful sleep.
So when, during a recent routine appointment to treat my own smartphone-induced anxiety acupuncturist Shellie Goldstein told me she wanted to try cupping on my face—and that doing so was all the rage among the wellness avant-garde—only one qualm arose: But would it bruise? When Goldstein assured me it wouldn’t—and showed me a group of finger-size glass beakers with rubber suction bulbs on the ends, which looked about as harmless as Baoding balls—I acquiesced.
The process of gently, manually sucking up sections of the face “improves skin circulation, encourages lymph drainage, tones tissue that is flaccid, and relaxes tightness,” Goldstein explained. “It increases the diffusion and receptivity of skin cell nutrients, stimulates collagen and elastin, and restores new skin tissue.” And though she recommends a series of six to 12 weekly sessions for results to really stick, “it’s a great thing to do before a big event,” she noted. “It gives you that lifted, sculpted look.” Because the devices are so simple and affordable (well-reviewed kits can be found online starting at around $24), some people have even taken up the practice at home, though Goldstein, who combines her treatment with a series of nutrient-rich skin serums, discourages this: “A skilled practitioner understands facial anatomy and the pathways of the lymph system,” she said. “Deep relaxation is also hard to achieve when you’re doing it to yourself.”
Point taken, I closed my eyes. The first thing I noticed was a soft pfffht sound, followed by what felt like a particularly ardent, albeit dry, French kiss sliding up and down the contours of my neck. I burst out laughing: “You’re not giving me hickeys, are you?” Shaking her head no, Goldstein gently squeezed the pump and slid the tube along my jawline, under my cheekbones, across my forehead, into my TMJ-prone jaw muscles. The sensation might best be described as a cross between being massaged and being Hoovered; it was pleasantly stimulating, and when it ended after what felt like only a few minutes, I felt a twinge of disappointment.
Not disappointing, however, was the result in the mirror. My skin was tighter, pinker, plumper; my jawline lifted. The irksome fine lines on my forehead had taken leave, and my eyebrows even appeared slightly higher. I’d been skeptical, but it was as if I’d just awakened from a five-year nap. “Look at those cheekbones,” Goldstein said admiringly. Having barely sacrificed any extra time (her sessions, with their added skin-treatment component, run 30 minutes), I returned triumphantly to the office, where a colleague complimented me on my unusually rested appearance. Later that night, I told my boyfriend what had happened. He narrowed his eyes. “You know, maybe your face does look a bit thinner and more angular,” he surmised. Two days later, apropos of nothing, he revised his opinion. “I don’t know why,” he said, “but you look more beautiful this week than you ever have.” Score one for the Luddites.
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The 10 Best Beauty Gifts for Your Thanksgiving Host
Your mother was right: Showing up empty-handed to Thanksgiving dinner is entirely unacceptable. And yet, the expected flower arrangement can leave something to be desired. This year, why not spring for the kind of thoughtful gift your hostess never knew she needed—and soon won’t be able to live without?
We can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t swoon after opening Diptyque’s larger-than-life candle or Susanne Kaufmann’s 24-day herbal advent calendar, filled with small luxuries like a calming whey bath, rose oil, and anti-aging tea. Akarina’s next-level plant-grow light packs enough power to turn any small-space dweller into a green thumb in no time—giving her the tools to grow greens or flowers without any sunlight.
For the host who has everything, on the other hand, Ex Nihilo’s personalized perfume experience—redeemable at Bergdorf Goodman, where a skilled scent expert will walk her through the creation of her own custom signature fragrance—can’t be beat.
From Frédéric Malle’s linen spray (you’re going to want to pick up a second for yourself) to Wary Meyers’s charming graphic striped soaps, here are 10 hostess gifts that will make a lasting impression.
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Good, Clean Fun! 4 Reasons to Take a Bubble Bath Like It’s Already Sunday
If last Wednesday felt like the mother of all Mondays, perhaps this whole week has felt like a premature Friday—with many dashing out of the office as soon as humanly possible to sink into the couch, curl up in bed, or take the kind of long, lazy soak that’s usually reserved for weekends.
You know, the kind of wet-hair-don’t-care spa night that doesn’t end until your fingers have turned to prunes, and occupying the bathroom for even another minute will likely lead to a household revolt. Take a cue from the Insta set, like Imaan Hammam, Constance Jablonski, or Adwoa Aboah, who dove into their tubs with the exuberance of children, while Josephine Skriver’s bathtime selfie was as pensive as one can get without a book. Here’s to the good, clean fun of lighting some candles, pouring in decadent amounts of bath gel, and finding your moment of Zen.
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