Allure's annual Free Stuff issue hits newsstands today,
and we're giving away some major loot—as in 32,358 full-size
anti-aging creams, mascaras, shampoos, lip glosses, fragrances, and
more—including Chanel's hot new fall nail polish, a Calvin
Klein clutch worth $850, and a Dyanne Belle necklace that sells for
$3,100!!!
It gets better: Throughout the month of August, we're giving away as many as 3,000 products a day, and making it easier ...
When we saw this surfer-meets-rocker-chick hair color on Rachel
Bilson, we needed to find out exactly how to get it—right
away. So we asked colorist
Marie Robinson, owner of the Marie Robinson Salon in New York
City, how to copy the look. "Ask your colorist to keep the hair
dark on top and through the mid-shaft of the hair—almost a
chocolate brown&m...
Hugh Hefner has been associated with the idea of nude women for so
long, it makes sense that the first question in a recent New
York Post interview with him was, "Have you become
desensitized to seeing women naked?" His answer? "I guess I got
used to it over the years, yes." Another logical question was about
implants. When asked if he thought
augmented breasts were going out of style,...
As part of their expansive special report "The Beauty Advantage,"
Newsweek polled managers about hiring practices and found
(surprise, surprise) that "it pays to be
good-looking."
Newsweek details that "57 p...
We wish the only things that broke out over the past few weeks were
our summer dresses. But the recent brutal hot and humid weather has
also made our skin way more breakout prone. Here are the best ways
to treat zits in the summer.
Keep it clean. The most important thing is to keep your pores clean by washing your face twice a day with a cleanser that contains between 0.5 and 2 percent salicylic acid. We recommend
Tyra Collette was the ultimate blonde bombshell on Friday Night Lights. So when Adrianne Palicki,
the actress who played her, visited the Allure office last
week, we were surprised to see her with long, auburn
locks—and even more surprised that we weren't jonesing for
her to go back to blonde. The girl couldn't go wrong even if she
had blue hair; aft...
Did you know that your body temperature automatically goes up after
you eat too many calories? It's the body's way of trying to burn
off the sudden influx of energy. Of course, if it were a perfect
system—burning the extras off entirely—there would be
no such thing as dieting. But a recent study at UT Southwestern
Medical Center suggests that scientists may be able to
target the enzy...
Eat,
Pray, Love made me want to eat the food (OK, I only made
it through the Italy section) more than smell the scenery. But
hearing about Fresh introducing
three new fragrances tied to the movie Eat, Pray, Love got me
thinking. ("Eat" is sweet, for Italy; "Pray" is spicy, for India;
"Lov...
The season four premiere of Mad Men is this
Sunday! 
And just as we're getting psyched for the return of the show (and
its retro looks),
Christina Hendricks and Elizabeth Moss looked completely modern
at the season premiere: they kept their makeup light and natural.
Here's how to get the look:
E...
A well-placed swipe of blush can give a girlish flush—or
appear a little more risqué. Case in point: Makeup artist
Dick Page says that the ideal application should make you look as
if you've just "had good sex." Here are just some of our tips for
faking the perfect glow. (For even more tips, check out "Blush
Hour" in the August issue of Allure.)
If you have fair skin, a light pink or mauve tone will look the most natural. We love
As beauty confessions go, this one isn't all that shocking: I use
an electric razor. Still, whenever I reveal this fact to people,
they look a little disgusted, as if I just told them I'm thinking
about just letting the hair jungle on my legs grow in so I can
braid it. Yes, I shave my legs and underarms with an electric
razor—and I love it. When I first started shaving, I used to
cut myself with alarming frequency and my mother gently suggested
that I try her plug...
For most of us, the months of May through September are spent
maintaining the perfect bronze tan (from the bottle, of course)
that we'd been dreaming about all winter long. But this
vampire-filled summer, with both Twilight and True
Blood returning to fans, has us wondering if more women will
aim to be as pasty white as possible. And we're not just talking
about the Twi-hards and vampire groupies. The fashion world is
embracing pale skin, t...
Like the little black dress, black eyeliner is one of those things
that will never go out of style, as Vanessa Hudgens showed us at
the premier of Charlie St. Cloud last night. Her heavily
rimmed eyes looked smoldering paired with bronze shadow, and really
stood out against her barely-there blush and glossy lips. Looking
for more tricks to do with your liner? Here are few from the fall
runways, courtesy of makeup artist Pat McGrath, that make the
...
The new season of Mad Men premieres
Sunday, which gave us the perfect excuse to chat with Alison Brie,
a.k.a. Trudy Campbell, wife of the wonderfully slimey Pete. The
exuberant actress, who also stars on Community—last
season she'd sometimes be on both sets in the same day—is
also currently filming Scr...
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Coming from both co-ed schools, my husband and I preferred a co-ed big school for our son. We have noted, however, that most of the co-ed schools listed in the pamphlet are international schools, which means they’re way too expensive!
Last Friday after dropping my son off ...
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Because Justin’s dad had a routine blood test scheduled last Saturday at Makati Medical Center, we took advantage of this opportunity to pass by Greenbelt Park. It’s been a while since we last visited this place, and it was refreshing to be back there again.
There were only a handful of people at Greenbelt Park at that time because it was still early. The place usually comes alive in the afternoon or at night when mall goers s...
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