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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