Tabla de contenidos para January 2017 en Glamour

M ichelle Obama is a hugger. We at Glamour learned this back in 2007, when we first met her on the campaign trail for her husband, then senator Barack Obama. She extended her arms along with a smile. In the 10 years that have followed, Mrs. Obama has sat down with Glamour five more times—most recently on the International Day of the Girl this past fall. (Girls worldwide joined via Skype and asked FLOTUS, whom one called “the First Lady of the World,” their questions about confidence, her Let Girls Learn initiative, and her favorite novel.) By her words and example, she’s taught women and girls everywhere to be proud of their intelligence, to speak their minds, and to advocate for themselves and others. (She also nails the fashion thing;…

1 Mermaid Eyes The mesmerizingly pretty looks on the fashion runway at Marc Jacobs, Rachel Comey, and, here, Jill Stuart are a brighter, dreamier take on the dark and smoky standard. Here’s how I’m pulling it off: Apply shimmery purple on the inner halves of lids, blue on the outer halves, green just below the eyes, and gold at the inner corners. (Eye primer helps.) Blend with a fluffy shadow brush; liner and mascara optional. (Watch a full how-to at lipstick com/ makeup.) —Jennifer Mulrow, @jen_mulrow 2 Bangs, Baby I have yet to venture into bangs territory—at least in my adult life. But with celebs like Selena Gomez and Georgia May Jagger making the chop (and looking this good), I’m calling my stylist this very moment. These are a few…

…After I Lost My Job natasha Nyanin, 31, worked as a health scientist in Atlanta— until July 9, 2015, when she got a call: “Your contract is terminated.” The lady on the other end of the phone said, “Don’t come in tomorrow.” I asked her to repeat herself I was so shocked. Later I cried, out of fear, frustration, worry, abandonment. I had worked there for seven years and was surprised at how dispensable I was, even if I had suspected I might be dismissed—people had been let go over the years. At the beginning I had days when I felt deep down that everything would work out; then I had moments when my soul felt as though it had been injected with lead, and I could not get out…

JILLIAN RICCIARDI : This photo was taken in the bedroom of our first apartment together, in Savannah, Georgia, two years into our relationship. We met during orientation at college.… DYLAN GLUCK: I saw her and just waved across the quad without realizing how dorky I looked—it was an instinct. JR: He stood out; he has a smile that will melt anyone’s heart. We got Bae, our dog, after only four months of dating, which is symbolic of everything we do. We just dive in. DG: We didn’t even have a collar. JR: Since then we’ve lived together in Hong Kong to study abroad, in Connecticut with his parents to save money, and in a 200-square-foot apartment in New York City. So when I say we can live in a box…

It’s quite fitting (subversive, even?) that this is the year we finally get a serious political film with a female lead. All the President’s Men, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington—we’re used to seeing all-male casts, but in Miss Sloane, Jessica Chastain breaks the mold playing lobbyist Elizabeth Sloane, who puts her career in jeopardy by fighting for stronger gun laws in the United States. (The ending features the mic drop of the year; I haven’t seen a twist like this since The Sixth Sense.) Just before the election results were tallied, I talked to Chastain and her costars Canadian Alison Pill and Brit Gugu Mbatha-Raw about power and passion. “I spent a lot of the last five years on a set.… Now I just want to do what I feel…

Picture this: You’re walking down the street, wearing nothing but a slept-in blowout, your favorite house shoes, and a loosely belted bathrobe. A dream for some, a nightmare for others, and now a very silky reality. After Burberry sent models down its fall 2016 catwalk in layered “dressing coats,” style stars like, at right, Kim Kardashian West (at the Givenchy spring-summer 2017 presentation in Paris), Lily James, and Jourdan Dunn quickly adopted the boudoir in-broad- daylight look. Perhaps it’s because bathleisure, as we’re officially calling it, is all about using fabrics (the softest) and silhouettes (the sexiest) to celebrate femininity and romance with just a touch of over-the-top luxury. “There’s no denying the comfort,” says Glamour deputy art director Victoria Ravest, here, who slipped into Burberry’s fresh-off-the-runway outfit for cocktails…

U.S. adults make almost 2 million resolutions each year— and nearly 30 percent give up within two weeks. dear New Year’s resolutions: It’s over. For thousands of years (truly—going all the way back to the Roman era, when people made promises to the god Janus) we’ve endured your vicious circle, listing our perceived shortcomings, trying to improve for a few weeks, then giving up and feeling bad all over again. Consider this our breakup notice. Turns out you don’t really help anyway: “The rah-rah excitement about a resolution works for only a week or two,” says John Norcross, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania and author of Changeology. (He studies the stickability of New Year’s resolutions for a living, so trust.) And as much…

I’ve been making things out of clay since my parents enrolled me in a ceramics class in first grade. I made everything from tiny animals to mugs and bowls. I kept at it through high school and college, and eventually taught myself new techniques by reading and watching YouTube videos. After I graduated I had a series of part-time gigs in New York City—waitressing, working as a photo assistant—and was making pieces on the side. Then I met fashion designer Steven Alan at an event in 2013. He liked my colorful tumblers, simple off-white teacups, and terra-cotta planters, and placed an order for his new home-goods store. That was huge for me. I put all my energy into my business, and soon I was making plates for a Manhattan sushi…

i grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, a preppy, traditional military community a few minutes from the Naval Academy. I felt, at times, super different. I was young. Gay. Eccentric. A little guy. Those things made me feel insecure sometimes, but they also made me feel connected to other people who are different, who break conventions. I wasn’t interested in the “popular girl.” I was interested in the “cool girl” with tattoos or unique clothes. I worked in a hair salon, where I made friends with these two really individualistic girls. One had colorful hair; the other wore six-inch stilettos every day. They were so different, but they were proudly themselves. I was that way too: People were probably like, “Why is this little kid so confident?” I would need that…

The new @glamourmag has some *amazing* articles. Brava @AnnaKendrick47 @ddlovato #RachelBloom for speaking their truths —@keara_maureen, via Twitter Picked up @ddlovato’s @glamourmag issue. Because queen. #slay #inlove —@BreCorgan, via Twitter Just read @ddlovato’s @glamourmag interview. She is so raw and real. A true role model for your kids!!! —@trevorok_, via Twitter Demi Lovato’s interview was the most honest and moving celebrity interview I’ve ever read. I suffer from an eating disorder and drug abuse, both of which I’m sure are very much connected, and her strength and candidness has inspired me to seek help. Thank you for featuring such a strong woman. —Kerry, Denver Thank you for publishing an article that accurately shows what working in law enforcement is all about [“This Is My Job,” about police officer Kimber Gist].…

y ou’ve probably heard these workplace adages: Don’t leave before your boss or curse at the office, and def initely don’t get drunk at the holiday party. We’re not saying those rules don’t apply anymore—let’s be real, it’s never kosher to knock down multiple cosmos in the same room as the person who determines your salary—but things have changed. You’re more likely to hear people drop an F-bomb while on the clock (research shows it can actually bring employees closer), and a younger workforce is blurring hierarchical lines. So how should you behave now? Heed this advice! Don’t wait to do great work. Stuck at a job you don’t love? Yep, been there. Young people now are more likely to be underemployed than past generations. But the biggest mistake you…

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