Table of contents for December 2018-January 2019 in Allure

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HOT TIP: THE CARRY-ON CHEAT LISA PRICE, FOUNDER, CAROL’S DAUGHTER “At the airport, I use a very lightweight Samsonite hard-shell carry-on suitcase that can hold a lot of clothing, and I bring a tote, too. Then I pack a clutch, cross-body, or belt bag with essentials, like my ID and wallet. I wear that on my body until I board: That’s when that small bag drops into the tote so I don’t get yelled at by the cabin crew for having too many personal items. Plus, when I get to where I’m going, I have bag options.”…

THREE CREW MEMBERS GREET ME WITH WHAT CAN ONLY BE CALLED CHORUS-LINE SMILES. Seven miles over the Java Sea, en route from Singapore to Sydney, there is an emergency. My glass of vintage 2006 Dom Perignon is getting perilously low. Before I can register my internal panic, the door to my cabin slides open and an angel (earthly name: Kelly) appears. In one seamless gesture, Kelly refills my champagne flute, places a fresh, starched linen napkin on my lap (I spilled some caviar), and scans the room for anything out of place—all while smiling at me as if I had just said something very droll (I hadn’t). Meet the Singapore Girl. She is a paragon of Asian hospitality, and the most enduring brand ambassador of an international airline with a…

I will bet you a lot of dollars that you can’t guess where Botox comes from. A crystal-encrusted vat wreathed in liquid nitrogen and buried underneath the Hollywood Hills? Nice try! But no. A concrete bunker in the Arizona desert encircled by barbed wire and tumbleweed? I see where you’re going, but not even close. I have been to the place that produces the entire planet’s supply of the wrinkle-smoothing, brow-raising drug, and here is how I got there: by flying into Dublin (the one in Ireland) and driving 156 miles, clear across the country, to a village nestled in a craggy, wind-lashed coastline. Westport, Ireland (or Cathair na Mart for our Irish-speaking readers, both of you), has a population of about 5,000. It sits in the shadow of an…

I had a butt once. For three years, to be exact. During that time, I lifted weights competitively (squatting a couple hundred pounds was a normal Saturday morning activity). My butt was round, firm, and, though I didn’t know it then, perfect. In the decade-plus since, I lost it. It has returned to its genetically programmed state: undersized, a slight slope emerging apologetically from my thigh. I know it’s not hopeless, but I also know I’m not going to find it between the couch cushions (I have tried) of my Manhattan apartment. I can think of no better place to search than in Brazil—a land so legendary for its butts that the pairing has become a brand in itself. There are Brazilian butt workouts and Brazilian butt lifts (more on…

About six months ago, I told our staff to get lost, and I meant it. Allure editors jetted off—to Dublin, Dubai, San Antonio, Rio de Janeiro, and all the way to Tokyo—to produce this, our first-ever Out of Office issue, dedicated to travel and beauty around the globe. We’re a culture that loves travel and new experiences. And the world is getting smaller. This issue was born out of the idea that technology is shrinking the distance between us. The mysteries of the French pharmacy have been unlocked for a global audience. A teenager in Wisconsin can watch a live Instagram Story about a new snail essence sliding through Seoul. And as the nature of work becomes less tethered to a physical location and shifts to the cloud, hitting the…

THE NETHERLANDS SHOP WHERE THE LOCALS DO: “We have a little street called De Negen Straatjes with vintage stores that’s really popular here, but you won’t find it in a guidebook. Backstage is an under-the-radar gem in the city—they’ve got wigs and prosthetics and beautiful, creative makeup.” BUY JEWELRY. AND THEN BUY MORE: “Dutch girls wear a hundred mixed-metal necklaces and stack the most random earrings. It’s total chaos, but it looks so good that I’m always inspired to get another ear piercing, and another. I have, hmmm, let me count—1, 2, 3…10. I like to stack Maria Tash hoops and statement pieces.” TRY A MAKE-UNDER: “The first beauty product most Dutchies get is Max Factor mascara. But a lot of people here still only buy mascara and a little…

“My only fear is that I’ll read the whole thing quickly and feel sad when it’s done.” HOT TIP: THE MODEL HACK CINDY CRAWFORD, MODEL AND MEANINGFUL BEAUTY FOUNDER “Usually, I loosely pin up my hair for overnight flights. When I wake up and take it down, my hair still has some body. Also necessary: sunglasses and a little lip color for when I walk through the airport.” HOT TIP: THE SNACK PACK ANGELA DIMAYUGA, CHEF “I always get freaked about being hungry on long flights, so I bring a stocked snack bag. Typically a Honeycrisp apple, dried mango, or cold pizza from the night before. Plus a CBD tincture so I can chill out.”…

AS AN EXPERIMENT, SUSANNE D’ALOIA, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AT LUFTHANSA, ONCE SLICED AN APPLE AND LEFT IT IN THE KITCHEN FOR A FLIGHT FROM FRANKFURT TO L.A. “AFTER 10 HOURS IT WAS SHRIVELED LIKE DRIED FRUIT,” SHE SAYS. PRECISELY WHY SHE AND HER PEERS RELY ON THESE PRODUCTS: The one-pot wonder: “I always have a little tub of Nivea Creme on board. I use it on my face, my arms, my legs, everywhere that gets so, so dry. On the really long flights, which can be 13 hours, I do a quick spray of Nuxe Brume Hydratante Fraîcheur facial mist over my foundation so it doesn’t start looking crackly.” —DEBORAH STOVELL, AIR FRANCE The souvenir-slash-skin savior: “I go through face masks quickly—I use one prior to every flight, and again…

{ NEW YORK CITY } AN INTRICATE-BRAID FACTORY Guingui. For neat, winding plaits that stay (and stay), head to Guingui’s chair. As her gentle fingers deftly weave hair into ornate patterns (stars, swirls, Rorschach-like symmetrical designs), or crisp boxer braids, Guingui’s attentive and calming manner makes time pass quickly—and distracts from any discomfort caused by tight styles. The toughest part? Getting on Guingui’s schedule. “You have to jump on it when she’s free,” says one Allure editor. Go to your appointment with a photo of the braids you want and she’ll re-create the look, or she’ll work with you to create a freestyle look of her own invention. Freestyle braids, $45 and up. 66 Rivington St., Manhattan, and 63 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx. Guingui@strandaddict.com. { LOS ANGELES } A CRYSTAL-INFUSED…

12 Percentage of people who dream only in black and white. According to a 2008 study, the unnamed phenomenon is linked to how much black-and-white media you consume. In 1940, this figure was more than six times higher. 20 Approximate number of minutes Princess Aurora was actually sleeping in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. 5 Estimated number of minutes it takes for us to forget 95 percent of the details of our dreams upon waking. $239 Cost of one 60-minute phone or Skype session with a particular Australian dream-interpretation specialist. $8.95 Price on eBay for one ounce of Calea zacatechichi, or “Mexican dream herb”—a hallucinogenic herb that has been known to induce lucid dreaming and was originally used by indigenous Americans. It’s not a controlled substance in the United States, but it…

ISRAEL dead sea There is romance in seeking refuge in the Dead Sea—this is, after all, where Cleopatra came to bathe in its mystical powers (or so the legend goes). The Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth, and one of the saltiest: Swimmers float like buoys here, propelled to the surface by the water’s incredibly high salinity. (The Dead Sea has 10 times more salt than an ocean, and technically it’s not even a sea—it’s a lake.) On its shores, visitors cake themselves in mud with anti-bacterial properties. This has made the Dead Sea a place of pilgrimage for those with skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, and acne. Others come to relieve asthma and arthritis, since the water’s magnesium bromide content is said to calm inflammation. The…

HOT TIP: THE TETRIS FOLD ERICA FIRPO, TRAVEL WRITER “My folding style is a bit like origami, puzzles, and chess rolled into one. Underwear and bras can easily be folded into slim triangles and placed in corners—those gaps where people usually shove socks. Then I take a look at everything I’m packing and fold it all into super smooth squares or long rectangles, and I start placing them like I’m putting together a puzzle. Here’s where the chess comes in—there are some things that should definitely go vertical (flat sandals) and some things that should never be on top (silks). I get very strategic with the placement.”…

There are very few lipsticks you can wear while playing the trumpet. “Tarteist Creamy Matte Lip Paint works, but you have to exfoliate. If you have any dead skin, it comes off,” says Bobbie Sue Garcia. She’s made a study of long-wearing lip colors (for the record, layering ChapStick under lip pencil works, too) as the trumpeter for Mariachi Las Alteñas, a mariachi group in San Antonio. They’ve got violinists and ornately embroidered charro vests like any other mariachi group, but the Alteñas stand out for one simple but glaring difference: All 10 members are women. “When mariachi music originated in the 19th century in Jalisco, Mexico, it was only men singing on ranches and in cantinas,” says Angela Campos, Las Alteñas’ musical director and the owner of the San…