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more about #allure more comments → BetteD: She's a beautiful (and very, very, very egotistical) woman, but why does she have to put eleven pounds of shiny gold stuff all over her face and body?... more » fridaphile: Does anyone else think this cover is really poorly laid out? more » jerseyntokio: what's with all the hateration? So, she's not a great singer, she acknowledges that in her quote. I am disappointed in her recent songs (a song dedic... more » Tchotchke: To be honest, I don't really care if she has a decent voice or not. The music she makes is disposable pop music that is meant to be catchy, but doesn'... more » morninggloria: She's mistaken. I was temporarily duped into thinking that she wasn't Jenny from the block anymore, and my reaction was one of confusion over whether... more » EarlyGrey: Ugh. I hate the idea that anyone can achieve success in the music industry. Musical/Vocal talent is not something you can "work at" if you don't natur... more » avec_accent: So is this what Marc does? Sings? Seriously, not even joking. I have no idea of what this man's profession if. I could google, but I feel in this case... more » DutchessOfDork: Diva. You are not. Ella Fitzgerald. Diva. Aretha Franklin. Diva. Bette Midler. Diva. You know what they have? Talent. Voice. Admiration? You know what... more » cinematheques: My friend worked as an assistant stylist on the set of her music video and also came to her house to do her make-up before the American Music Awards t... more » Questioning Everything: People do respond to you in a certain way. The problem is, it's probably not the way that you think. more » Pickard.AL: I have responded by deciding she is not a talented vocalist. more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: When you achieve it Jennifer, let me know. more » EndangeredRed: You know, I laugh at the obviousness of some of these articles, but quite honestly, as someone whose mother was just not prepared, willing or able to ... more » BlondeGoddess: I just read the 'How To Take A Shower' post. I don't know how I could have missed that one, but I'm glad to have it in my life at last. more » Rare Affinity: Based on the taglines alone, would anyone other than a Kirsten Dunst fan be inspired to buy the magazine? Any magazine promising EASY tips to weight-l... more » -
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"It Wasn't Like It Was With Marc, Who Opened His Mouth At Age three And Was Blessed With A Voice From God"
"That wasn't me. I had to work at it, but I knew that once I had achieved it, people would respond to me in a certain way." — Jennifer Lopez on her singing, to Allure. [The Life Files] -
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December Allure: For The Martian On Your Holiday Shopping List
If you've got a green-skinned friend with limited understanding of earthling manners, a copy of December's Allure may be just the gift for her.
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"Allure" Confesses: "I Think I Have Body Dysmorphia Disorder"
In Fashion Week Daily's imagined interview with Allure, the mag reveals she'd "love to do more stories on religious cults and Sudan," but must keep using the word "sexiest" on the cover lest the tabloids outsell her. [FWD via Fashionista] -
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Allure: This November, Try A Diet Of Vinegar And Air
The November Allure has hit newsstands, and as usual, it's full of obvious instructions and beauty advice. But as a bonus, it also includes "information" on the season's most ill-conceived and inadvisable diets.
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Allure Fights Natural Aging Process, Prefers "Nice, Naive" Girls
Allure's editors have made a shocking discovery: Whether you're slim or overweight, at some point, your face will start looking older. This month, they tried to recapture their youth by giving a Disney star and self-proclaimed "nice girl" the cover.
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Women's Magazines Make Even Stephen Colbert Hate Himself
A Glamour poll about the most "totes hot" guys on late night TV sent Stephen into a Ben & Jerry's-fueled shame spiral yesterday evening. More » -
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Allure Editor Defends Pushing Beauty Products That Don't Work
The documentary Youth Knows No Pain, which premiered on HBO last night, featured Allure editor-in-chief Linda Wells, who says it's OK that anti-aging creams don't do what they claim, since they make women feel better about losing their looks. More » -
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Allure: Mom's Nagging, Now Available In Convenient Magazine Format
Do you feel like your mother just doesn't critique your appearance enough? The September issue of Allure provides a rundown of her classic beauty nags so you can enrage yourself between her visits and phone calls.
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Allure: Michael Jackson Did Not Have Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Today on Today, an Allure editor discussed an article in the September issue that makes the argument that Michael Jackson didn't have body dysmorphia, but instead altered his appearance because of fallout from treatments of his various medical problems. More » -
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Breaking: Michael's Face Changed Over The Years
The New York Times is reporting that the September Allure "includes a timeline of Mr. Jackson's evolving images printed over two pages." Verdict: Probably similar to the timeline most news outlets featured when MJ died two months ago! [N.Y. Times] -
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Allure: The People Whose Hairstyles Control The Economy
Hopefully, President Obama reads Allure, because this month the mag presented shocking new economic data: since 1992 the Dow Jones Industrial Average has mirrored the ups and down of David and Victoria Beckham's hairstyles.
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September Glossies: Same Sh*t, Different Year
The September issues are typically the biggest for the fashion and ladymags, and this year, expect some familiar, safe faces on the covers: More » -
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July Allure: Sexy Has Never Been So Complicated
Reading this month's Allure will only make it harder to feel confident in a bikini, unless like Fergie, you're planning on standing in front of a hip-obscuring beam of light at all times.
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June Allure: Save Money With Retin-A, Perlane, Radiesse, And GABA
We know we shouldn't expect a beauty mag to advocate the "natural" look, but couldn't Allure's tips for saving money on one's skin regimen be a little less ridiculous?
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Jessica Biel: Too Pretty To Work
Biel adds that her good looks often are a drawback when it comes to casting. "It really is a problem," she says. Please. Tell it to Charlize, Penelope or Halle. [People] -
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May Allure: Get A Greatly Distorted Body Image By Summer!
The month the editors at Allure tried to make us more beautiful, but our naturally disgusting bodies fought them every step of the way.
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Chelsea Handler Cracks Jokes About Michael & Kirk Douglas' Sex Lives
Chelsea Handler was on Leno last night, where she complained about being bumped by that "attention whore" Barack Obama, then distributed uncensored photos from her nude Allure shoot to Leno and Michael Douglas. More » -
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Pretty Woman: Allure Instructs Readers How To Act Like Adults
In the March issue of Allure Julia Roberts tells a lengthy tale about separating her eyelashes with a pin. But that's not the part that makes us want to poke our eyes out.
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Ugly Beauty
Which "fashion market editor" at a beauty mag says she felt "bad" for the models (left) at Brian Reyes, who, she adds, were an "ugly batch"? One possibility (stress on "possibility"): Allure's Tanama Castillo. [Jossip] More »
