Lucky - May 2015

THE MAGAZINE ABOUT SHOPPING

Fashion’s Favorite Muse

Joan Smalls

15 All-Star

Accessories You Need This Season

MAY 2015

Sexy Summer Hair!

Gorgeous, easy styles for day and night

Flawless Skin!

Genius tricks and amazing products

Red Lips!

How to find your perfect shade

THE BEAUTY ISSUE

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OPENER: GARDEN PARTY This season delivers a fresh bouquet of bright, oversize florals on structured silhouettes.

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EDITOR’S PICKS Maura Lynch welcomes sunny days; Amanda Keiser takes cues from her favorite tastemakers.

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SAY “YES” TO THE DRESS Ten weddings.

One dress. Writer Lauren Sherman tells all.

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NET WORTH Sporty and sophisticated, the woven fabric is everywhere.

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CITY GUIDE: TORONTO Actress Hannah Simone has nothing but love for her former college town.

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HOW TO WEAR IT: SPRING ACCENTS Get an edge with the latest standout accessories.

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ON THE WEB BEHIND THE SCENES CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR’S LETTER STYLE Q&A

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STYLE RULES: HANNE GABY ODIELE The model shares the secrets of her carefree-quirky look.

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LINE WE LOVE: A.W.A.K.E. Japanese comics and retro cuts play into this London label’s idiosyncratic vibe.

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LUXURY MARKET Datura.com is our new go-to for wear-forever staples.

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GET THE LOOK: MINIMALISM Less really is more.

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THE PERFECT: MAKEUP BAG Leave it to Prada to create an enduring classic.

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JOAN’S WORLD The era of the supermodel is back— and Joan Smalls has a whole lot to do with it.

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SPRING FLING Casual, colorful looks are here just in time for warmer weather.

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WHITE NOISE Nothing is more striking than the absence of color.

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FASHION ADDICT Model Hilary Rhoda’s statement necklaces.

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SPRING FLING

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Coat, $2,995, Michael Kors, 866-709-5677 for locations.

Sweater, $650, pants, $1,390, dereklam.com

FRESH DIRECT

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Clockwise from top left: Stella McCartney Stella, $87, luckyshops .com/sephora.

Burberry Brit Rhythm Floral for Women, $90, luckyshops.com/ sephora. Elie Saab Resort Collection Le Parfum, $98, neimanmarcus.com.

Acqua di Parma Acqua Nobile Rosa, $176, nordstrom .com. Chanel Misia Les Exclusifs de Chanel, $280, chanel.com

ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHED BY MIGUEL REVERIEGO FASHION BY: Samantha Traina.

HAIR: Jennifer Yepez for René

Furterer at The Wall Group.

MAKEUP: Sir John at Streeters.

MANICURE: Tracylee for Dior Vernis at Tim Howard Management.

PRODUCED BY: Hen’s Tooth Productions.

Dress, $695, Derek Lam 10 Crosby, 646-747-4647. “Infinite Tusk” earring, $370 for pair, gabrielaartigas.com. Stud earring, $2,530 for pair, Melissa Kaye, melissakayejewelry.com

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LUCKY’S SPRING HAIR GUIDE From sleek to tousled, these styles are modern and gorgeous day or night.

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THE FLAMING LIPS The sexiest red lipstick shades that are actually flattering on everyone.

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FRESH DIRECT Refreshing and crisp, these scents are absolutely perfect.

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BEAUTY RULES: LILY ALDRIDGE The model’s body-slimming, silky skin and radiant haircolor secrets.

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SUN SCARE Megan O’Neill was the biggest sun-worshipper on the planet, until a freckle changed everything.

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SELF-TANNER: THE NEXT GENERATION Getting a natural-looking tan is now easier than ever.

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Get this Thomas Paul pouch—for less!

BERRY NAILS The color of the season is both feminine and serious enough for work.

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DETOX PARADISES These two wellness studios will leave you amazingly clear-headed.

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THE BEAUTY CLOSET Editor Jean Godfrey-June embraces astrology and finds the ultimate shower indulgence.

30% off luxe skincare, fragrances and more.

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JEAN SCENE

Sandals, $270, K.Jacques, luckyshops.com

TenOverTen Nail Polish in Lucky Red, $18, luckyshops.com

LuckyShops Exclusives A new month means a new batch of our must-haves—like the deliciously rich red polish made especially for us by the nail geniuses at NYC’s TenOverTen salon and these effortlessly chic K.Jacques sandals. Get them all before they’re gone at luckyshops.com.

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ABOVE: ZACKERY MICHAEL. RIGHT: THE COVETEUR/TRUNK ARCHIVE. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

Paige Denim has created four pairs of jeans just for Lucky, each named after (and inspired by) one of our editors. Check out luckyshops.com/paige to snag your own pair of Evas, Noelles, Megans or Verenas—and see how to style them too.

Skincare Encyclopedia Don’t know the difference between AHA and BHA? Does your complexion need charcoal—or clay? Feel like an expert with our in-depth guide to the ingredients that really work at luckyshops.com/atoz.

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SPRING CLEANING!

It’s that time again: For dozens of tips, plenty of Pinterest fodder and the insanely easy Japanese closet organizing method that will change your life, go to luckyshops.com/clean.

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Behind the Scenes

1. The peonies Smalls carries on our cover. 2. An outtake of our cover girl on Morton Street in New York City’s West Village. 3. Classic sneakers to go with the athleisure vibe.

4. Apple crates and sandbags at Industria photo studio (home base for the day). 5. Makeup artist Sir John made an early afternoon fry run to Five Guys.

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HER LOOK Clockwise from left: Estée Lauder Pure Color Lip Gloss in Opulant Opal, $24, macys.com.

Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil in Onyx 1, $23, Pure Color Blush in Sensuous Rose 11, $32, Sumptuous Infinite Daring Length + Volume Mascara in Black, $26, and Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup Foundation in Rich Chestnut, $37, all at esteelauder.com

KATIA KUETHE (5). STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

PICTURE PERFECT

Model Joan Smalls braved the cold—and rush-hour traffic—during our NYC cover shoot.

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he outcome of every big photo shoot depends on a long list of variables: Is the weather cooperating? Is the team on time? How’s the catering? But on this sunny, albeit chilly, spring day the stars aligned. This month’s cover shoot in New York City’s West Village went off without a hitch.

Taking advantage of the neighborhood, the team captured supermodel Joan Smalls wearing the season’s relaxed, athletic-inspired pieces in one charming downtown setting after another. See the results on page 86.

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Contributors

Taea Thale, photographer, “Lucky’s Spring Hair Guide,” page 57 Do you remember the first beauty item you ever purchased?

“Embarrassingly, it was blue eyeshadow. It was the ’80s! I begged my mom to allow me to wear it to school; looking back, I’m grateful she didn’t.”

What’s one thing people get wrong about Canada?

“People say we’re really nice, we have great food, we have great mountains … actually, most people get it pretty right about Canada!”

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SIMONE: DONATO SARDELLA/GETTY IMAGES FOR TORY BURCH. THALE: COURTESY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER. O’NEILL: COURTESY OF THE WRITER. PRIME: BRENDAN BURKE. NACHMANI: TRENDYCREW.COM. REVERIEGO: BENJAMIN BEAGENT.

Hannah Simone, actress, “City Guide: Toronto,” page 37

Megan O’Neill, senior associate beauty editor, “Sun Scare,” page 70 Give us your number one travel destination.

“Tulum, Mexico, because you can live in your bikini all day and eat nothing but the ripest, juiciest fruit—and if it gets all over you, you just go rinse off in the ocean.”

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Caryn Prime, managing editor Can you tell us the secret to your glowy skin?

“I try to drink as much water as my body will allow me to, every single day. And I always exfoliate! Right now I’m using the blueberry scrub mask by Protective Nourishment.”

Miguel Reveriego, photographer, “Joan’s World,” page 86 What was it like shooting Joan Smalls?

“Joan is very inspiring, smart and approachable. And she’s Latina, so we get to practice Spanish when we work together!

Ella es la más linda!”

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Danielle Nachmani, stylist, “Finishing Touches,” page 38 Name the last accessory you bought.

“Smoke x Mirrors Driver’s Seat sunglasses. I love their timeless quality, and they’re more or less weightless on your face, which is ideal as the temperature heats up.”

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Editor’s Letter

RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT CHRISTIE BRINKLEY FOLLOWS

me on Instagram. I promise this is not a humblebrag and I am going somewhere with this. Bear with me. When I was growing up in the ’80s, Christie and a cohort of blondes like Claudia Schiffer were the definition of beauty to me. Probably (subconsciously) because they were my polar opposite. I was neither blond (most of my adolescence I had stringy Snape-like hair) nor tall (“runt” would b e a ge n e r o u s This photo word. I finally had was taken in one my growth spurt of my favorite spots in NYC— sometime during TenOverTen nail freshman year of salon in Soho. college. I suspect Sweater, $495, toryburch.com. the fact that a Taco Culottes, $90, Bell opened in my topshop.com.

Eva’s own jewelry. dorm probably had something to do with that). And I was not curvaceous (and still am not, alas).

But growing up, I was relatively content with my physical lot in life, never really comparing myself to others and certainly not to celebrities, models or the ilk. They felt as removed from my day-to-day as life-forms in a galaxy far, far away.

Today, though, we live in a different age, a post-Instagram, post-Kardashian time when images and standards of beauty are everywhere, and passing judgment is as swift as a heart button or a tip-tap on the screen. The interwebs can feel like a minefield for women, full of trolls and haters. I wonder if I would have the same pretty blasé attitude about my appearance if I had come through my teen years in this hyper-connected world.

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scout for undiscovered designers, fresh writers, new photographers and bloggers to spotlight.

It was through Instagram that I became enamored of one Miss Joan Smalls. Joan is—there’s no other way to put it—ridiculously good-looking. I rarely use the word “fierce” to describe people (I just can’t go there), but it’s an apt word for the model, who is a study in contrasts: leonine and lanky, tomboy yet purely feminine. There’s a strength to her beauty, a steeliness.

She’s a girl you know would have your back. I’d met her a few times at various parties and was intimidated by her cool gaze. But on Instagram, I saw another side of her: goofy, self-deprecating, celebratory of her Puerto Rican roots. Our shoot with her (very much inspired by her impeccable off-duty style) and Jenna Gottlieb’s p i e ce h i gh l i gh t those aspects, the very best among m a ny exce l l e n t traits.

I hope you’ll love the rest of the issue too, dear readers, and take from it whatever you need at this very moment— that might be our fashion and personal style features on topics from the best and brightest accessories of the season to, on the opposite end of the spectrum, how to master the minimalist look. It might be a little levity in the form of Lauren Sherman’s most excellent essay on wearing the same dress to (gasp!) 10 weddings. Or it might be the musings of senior associate beauty editor Megan O’Neill, whose personal and candid piece should be a wake-up call for every woman (no matter what skin color) to get checked for skin cancer. You’ll continued …

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also undoubtedly be inspired by Raf Stahelin’s ode-to-spring shoot with actress Olga Kurylenko, who, while looking like the picture of pretty, cops to purposely avoiding glamorous roles. She, like Joan, proves that as the extremely wise Zoolander once said, there’s more to life than being ridiculously good-looking.

Here’s to celebrating your own definition of beauty,

1. TenOverTen Nail Coat in Hudson, $18. 2. Kjaer Weis Lip Tint in Romance, $49. 3. Verso Skincare Super Facial Serum, $120. 4. Snowberry Instant Deep Cleanser, $25. 5. Ren Evercalm Anti-Redness Serum, $46. 6. Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil, $72. 7. RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek in Demure, $36. 8. Smith & Cult Nailed Lacquer in Birdie Num Num, $18. 9. Troi Ollivierre Beauty Matte Luxe Lipstick in Atticus, $28. 10. Joya Prism Candle in Storm, $28. All available at luckyshops.com

In need of beauty advice? Good thing I have 10 years of beauty editorship under my belt! Ask away via Twitter or Instagram @evachen212 or, if you need more than 140 characters’ worth of guidance, try me at eva@luckyshops.com. I also post product snaps on Snapchat at TheEvaChen212.

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LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO

Every single item on LuckyShops.com is something that an editor here has tried, tested and loved! These are just a few of the beauty products I’m obsessed with, from the ultimate matte pink lipstick (so ’60s!) to the most soothing and delicious serum out there.

Dear Lucky

STYLE Q&A

Resident know-it-all Jean Godfrey-June answers your pressing fashion and beauty questions.

Champion thigh-high wearer Soo Joo Park demonstrates the ideal not-pulledtoo-high length in Paris.

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I’m falling in love with all the thigh-high socks on Instagram. What’s the appropriate amount of skin to show and how do I make them stay up? —Kelly F.

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Dear Kelly, Even model Soo Joo Park (left) had qualms initially.

“When I was in high school, American Apparel was all the rage, and I saw girls in their knitted thigh-high socks and granny glasses and thought, That’s so cool!” says Soo Joo. “Still, I hesitated to wear them the first couple of months.”

The fear, mentioned by Soo Joo and Lucky editors, is looking like Julia Roberts’ character in Pretty Woman. “I think of it as a slightly long kneesock, really, rather than a thigh-high,” says creative director Katia Kuethe. “The proportion is key. And the texture is relevant— nothing shiny or lacy. Ribbed is great.

You either want innocent and cute or sturdy and librarian-like.”

Lucky senior associate beauty editor Megan O’Neill has given up tights entirely in favor of thigh-highs. “Tights add bulk, and it’s another annoying thing around your waist,” she says. “Don’t pull them to the thickest part of your thigh, though. Even if you’re the skinniest person, it’s not flattering. If they’re too high, they pinch. If they’re too low, they fall down. You have to experiment.”

Finding the pair perfect for your proportions also involves experimentation: They’re often packaged like tights in stores, so you can’t try them on. We’ve had the best luck with the aforementioned American Apparel and with Wolford.

Once you have the right pair, they improve practically any outfit, says Soo Joo: “I like a hint of thigh-highs under a longer skirt or a skirt with a high slit. It leaves room for imagination!”

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Soo Joo gave us even more amazing tips! For all of them plus pictures of her favorite looks, visit luckyshops.com/soojoo.

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What should I choose for my Office Cardigan for the summer— you know, the piece you keep at work for when the AC is too much?

Is it more about a jacket this season? A sweater? —Aida

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Dear Aida, You’re right to be strategic about your choice of AC defense (why the world’s corporations must err so egregiously on the side of global warming I cannot fathom). Since it goes on top, it needs to look especially fantastic. Lucky fashion director Anne Keane likes a taupe cardigan. “A jacket is not going to go with everything the way you need it to,” she says. “And it needs a place to hang. You can fold a thin taupe sweater nicely until the next time. It’s chicer and more interesting than black, and it lets your outfit still be the star.” Chianti & Parker, Crippen, Equipment and M. Patmos all have pretty ones this year. Note: Editors often keep a shawl or two folded away for variety, Anne says, “just to have another cozy, stylish option around.”

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Model Alla Goncharova’s clear, soft, glowy skin backstage at Novis.

What’s the quickest way to get rid of a breakout? What’s the absolute minimum amount of time for a spot to stick around? —Lauren

FROM LEFT: SANDRA SEMBURG–BLAUBLUT EDITION/ TRUNK ARCHIVE. ERIC LACOUR. HORST P. HORST.

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Dear Lauren, Two days is your minimum. There are lotions that make every sort of claim, but really, 48 hours is it.* You can achieve that minimum only by absolutely not touching it even once and by treating the breakout with benzoyl peroxide, says New York/Miami dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt. An over-thecounter formula is usually fine. Blue light therapy, in the office or from a company like IlluMask ($30, illumask.com), can further reduce redness and bacteria. My personal formula is Glytone Acne 3P Gel ($30, dermstore.com) in the morning and Fresh Umbrian Clay Mattifying Mask ($49, fresh.com) as a spot treatment left on all night.

The Umbrian Clay has the added benefit of keeping you from touching the spot, which, I must repeat here, is as crucial as the treatment! *Unless you’ve got the budget and time for an injection from a dermatologist, which will cut your time down to one day.

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EDITORS: JENNA GOTTLIEB JAYNA MALERI

Photographer and blogger Hanneli Mustaparta in an eye-popping coat.

Style NEW THINGS TO TRY, WEAR AND LOVE!

GARDEN PARTY This season delivers a fresh bouquet of bright, oversize florals on crisp, structured silhouettes.

FOR SPRING, DESIGNERS NOT ONLY

MARKO MACPHERSON

embraced all things in bloom—they gave the traditionally feminine pattern a modern twist. Big, bold and often worn completely head to toe, these larger-than-life prints added a riotously colorful flourish to the runways. But scale and vibrancy weren’t the only factors breathing new life into the motif. In terms of shape, things took a turn for the architectural. Rather continued …

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So cute: a matching clutch and top.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: FRENCHY STYLE–BLAUBLUT EDITION/TRUNK ARCHIVE. SANDRA SEMBURG–BLAUBLUT EDITION/TRUNK ARCHIVE. ADAM KATZ SINDING–BLAUBLUT EDITION/TRUNK ARCHIVE. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

than the flowing maxi dresses and ethereal tops often associated with the design, the looks went in a more cutting-edge direction. There were boxy capes in abstract watercolors at Chanel, slim suits in bubblegum pinks at Victoria Beckham and sleek, tropical-inspired crop tops and pencil skirts at Kate Spade.

“People are seeking an antidote to minimalism,” says designer Karen Walker. Her most recent collection included graphic, vine-covered trousers and overcoats in rust and navy, as well as wide-legged culottes in subtler—but no less striking—wallpaper prints filled with shades of peach and amethyst. “There’s no better way to celebrate the arrival of spring,” she says. “Florals can look great when they’re audacious.”

—Jenna Gottlieb and Jayna Maleri

Our Top Picks

Blogger Laura Comolli in a blossomcovered top and jacket.

Dress, $365, Whit.

Concrete + Water, 917-909-1828

Top, $285, pants, $475, karenwalker.com

Technicolor hues amp up the look.

Jacket, $895, Red Valentino, redvalentino.com for locations

“Crosby” bag, $295, coach.com MAY 2015

Maura in a bold skirt and subtly pleated white top.

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EDITOR’S PICKS

“I’ve been buying a lot of eclectic jewelry— like this single pearl-and-lips statement earring.”

Earring, $520, Delfina Delettrez, opening ceremony.us

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“I put the biggest emphasis on my skincare routine— and fragrance. I’m totally scent-obsessed.”

1. Klorane Dry Shampoo With Oat Milk, $20, kloraneusa.com. 2. Estelle & Thild BioDefense Youth Oil, $68, net-a-porter.com. 3. Hylnds Pale Grey Mountain, Small Black Lake Eau de Parfum, $180, barneys.com. 4. Trish McEvoy High Volume Mascara in Jet Black, $31, nordstrom.com.

5. Sania’s Brow Bar Angled Mechanical Brow Pencil in Light, $30, luckyshops.com.

6. Chanel Stylo Yeux 2 Waterproof Eyeliner in 3 Espresso, $32, chanel.com

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MAURA LYNCH Welcomes spring in playful, ladylike pieces.

“A moody lace dress with edgy sheerness— so cool.”

Dress, $780, Self-Portrait, self-portraitstudio.com

ERIC LACOUR. FASHION STYLIST: ANNE KEANE. HAIR: PAUL MERRITT AT DEFACTO FOR KÉRASTASE. MAKEUP: YACINE DIALLO AT DEFACTO USING CHANEL LES BEIGES. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

“I live across the street from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, so I try to get there the second the weather warms up,” says Lucky senior beauty editor Maura Lynch, who’s been known to stroll the grounds before work, iced coffee in hand. Her seasonal optimism is reflected in her outfit choices: airy, feminine designs, like a peplum button-down, usually paired with something quirky, like a tiered graphic skirt. “I try to sneak in color, stripes or gingham—and, of course, I never leave home without SPF,” she says.

“I’m not a hippie, but I love this campfire-scented incense and its sweet but dark packaging.”

Fornasetti incense box, $245, barneys.com

“A rounded shape with the slightest cat-eye feels fresh— especially with blue lenses.”

Sunglasses, $177, illesteva.com

To see more of Maura’s style, follow her on Instagram: @marurala.

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EDITOR’S PICKS

Amanda pairs a checkered top and white skirt with a subtly printed clutch and ankle-strap pumps.

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“A structured crop top layers well over a menswear button-down.”

Crop top, $103, Line & Dot, revolve clothing.com

“A lightweight leather jacket in clean white goes with everything.”

Leather jacket, $1,098, Charlotte Gainsbourg for Current/Elliott, currentelliott.com

“These pants are my ideal silhouette: slim leg, high waist, cropped ankle.”

Pants, $50, zara.com

“I don’t wear a lot of accessories, and the ones I do always have a tomboy feel, like this tie clip.”

Tie clip, $100, paulsmith.co.uk

“These frames have a ‘not your average tortoiseshell’ look that I find really cool.”

Sunglasses, $225, Steven Alan Optical, luckyshops.com “My makeup routine is minimal: BB cream, neutral nails and the occasional bright lip.”

Dr. Jart+ Premium Beauty Balm SPF45, $39, luckyshops.com/sephora.

Essie Nail Polish in Petal Pushers, $9, essie.com.

Nars Semi Matte Lipstick in Heat Wave, $27, luckyshops .com/sephora

AMANDA KEISER

ERIC LACOUR. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

Is taking cues from tastemakers both cutting-edge and classic.

“When it comes to fashion, my motto is ‘Never say never,’ ” declares Lucky digital style director Amanda Keiser. “Culottes were definitely on my ‘nope’ list at first, but now I wear them all the time.” Keiser also gravitates toward pieces that straddle the line between vintage and modern, and her style icons reflect that dichotomy. “I love Grace Kelly and Gwen Stefani,” she says. “They both completely embody their respective looks.”

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Follow Amanda on Instagram at @amandakeiser to see more of her spring picks.

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SAY “YES” TO THE DRESS

Ten weddings. One dress. Writer Lauren Sherman puts her wardrobe remix skills to the test.

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LIKE WEDDINGS. I CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE TO WITNESS

two people making a serious, life-affirming commitment. I’d say that nine times out of 10, my husband and I have a great time.

Last year, I got the opportunity to test my “nine times out of 10” wedding enjoyment theory; we were invited to 11 and quickly committed to 10. We had few complaints—we just planned our year around all of them, forgoing vacations and skipping summer weekends away.

But what was I going to wear?

Sure, I had things in my closet that could work for certain occasions, but what about that Edinburgh-in-the-winter ceremony?

Or the Pittsburgh July 4th weekend scorcher? Or the casual D.C. art-gallery cocktail fete? Finding the right look for each event felt The dress.

A.k.a. the Tailor Bow Back Party Dress from Katie Ermilio’s spring 2014 collection.

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like a bit of a trial, even for me: a fashion writer who loves to shop.

Things took an interesting turn when my friend Emme asked me to be her sole bridesmaid. Emme happens to have great taste (as in, I want to filch every single item in her closet), so I was excited to hear what she had in mind for my bridesmaid dress.

“Pick something that you feel comfortable in,” she e-mailed me.

“Something you’ll want to wear again.”

It may sound like the canned comment that plenty of insincere brides tell their wedding party, but I believed Emme’s aim was true. (Also, she’s a terrible liar.) Her only real request was that the dress be pale pink, blue or white. Her e-mail included a link to photos of New York designer Katie Ermilio’s latest collection, which featured several blush cocktail dresses. I already owned a perfectfitting suit made by Katie, who comes from a long line of bespoke tailors, and had secretly always wanted to buy one of her more formal pieces. Now I had a reason.

Emme and I settled on a bow-back number with a subtle tulip skirt that hit right above the knee: ideal for flats, generally my wedding shoe of choice. It was perfect. We both loved it. But it was expensive. (Let’s just say there’s a comma in the price.) So it was imperative that I actually did wear it again. And again. And again.

Ten times, in fact, would make the price-per-wear palatable.

This would not be my dress of the moment, but my look for the whole year. I got permission from Emme to break it out for the three weddings that preceded hers and started planning. All I needed were the accessories to make this beautiful pale pink canvas feel different for each event. Because there was no way I was going to let myself get bored.

It was easy in the beginning, since the dress was simple and classic. For Wedding Number 1, a black-tie fete in February, I added a Helmut Lang tuxedo blazer and finishing touches from my own 2011 wedding: a Kate Spade New York box clutch with a Lucite bow handle and a pair of Giambattista Valli kitten heels with a grosgrain bow covering the toe. (I decided not to buy any new accessories specifically for these events. It felt, in a way, unfaithful to my mission.)

Wedding Number 2, which took place in swampy Florida, called for my neon yellow Lulu Guinness lip clutch and silver Chloé anklestrap flats. Just days later, my husband and I flew off to Wedding Number 3, in chilly Scotland, where I topped off the dress with an Acne mohair cardigan, a gold locket and black Theory flats. At Wedding Number 4, on the dreamy island of St. Barths—the most pressure-filled, because it was Emme’s—I did my best to let the dress shine on its own and walked down the aisle in a pair of A.P.C. heels, although they were replaced by Bass sandals after the ceremony.

Four weddings in, I was just impressed that I had worn the thing multiple times without ruining it: no red wine splashes, no oil marks, no ink stains. (I did become quite friendly with my local dry cleaner, whose employees soon recognized the dress before they recognized me.)

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and instead focused on the fact that I still really loved it. And that other guests seemed to like it too. (The bow on the back was a hit.) It traveled with me to Delaware in late May for Wedding Number 5, my friend Claire’s beautiful backyard ceremony, and to Chicago for Erica’s art-gallery celebration (Wedding Number 6). My cousin’s Fourth of July weekend extravaganza—Wedding Number 7—was a breeze. (Literally: Pittsburgh’s typical midsummer humidity was replaced that day by a pleasant chill.) For those events, I recycled my previous looks, making what I actually wore—other than the dress, of course—sort of a blur.

It wasn’t until Wedding Number 8—a casual cocktail party in a Washington, D.C., gallery, for which I accessorized with a vintage Levi’s denim jacket—that I hit a wall. I still loved the dress, but I also had the urge to hide it in the back of my closet and forget about it for a little while. Wedding Number 9, my friend Hayley’s big day at the Bowery Hotel in New York City, was coming up. The venue is so hip and specific that it could easily serve as a backdrop for Wes Anderson’s next movie. The day of, I wanted nothing more than to throw on a navy slipdress and some slides and call it a day. (I imagined Hayley’s other guests wearing things like that.) I craved a change.

But I was also determined not to give up. I tried hacking the system, asking Katie—the designer—whether she thought it would be okay for me to dye the dress black. That would make it more versatile in the future, right? “I wouldn’t recommend it,” she said in an expert voice that I knew was less about preserving her original vision and more about preserving the actual fabric.

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Sherman and her husband at Wedding Number 6 in Chicago.

So I soldiered on, arriving at Hayley’s in my standby, paired with Saint Laurent kitten heels and a Mansur Gavriel mini bucket bag in red. By Wedding Number 10, November’s New Orleans bash, I was in the home stretch and actually excited to wear the dress for one final lap. Accessories-wise, I think I went with the kitten heels once again, and maybe my Cos circle bag? I don’t even remember.

What I do remember is that after all those wears, the dress gave me a real feeling of satisfaction. I’m not one for fast fashion: I still own (and wear) pieces that I bought in 10th grade. But I’ve never been great at repeating—and creatively reworking—clothes, either. This fall, inspired by my wedding experiment, I did something I’ve struggled with in the past: I created boundaries around my purchases, buying only three or four worthy items. I wear them almost every day, time and again, and love them as much as I did the day I put my credit card down.

We talk a lot in fashion about “investment dressing,” which can sound a bit high-minded to those who might not have the cash to invest in anything. (It can also sound a bit naïve, given that most items will depreciate in value no matter how pristine the condition.) But I do think there’s a real value in buying just a few things you truly love and wearing them to death. It makes the elation of shopping feel less fleeting.

As for my Katie Ermilio dress? It still has plenty of life. While I’m definitely going to switch up a bit this year for the five or so weddings I have on my calendar, I guarantee it’ll make an appearance at least once or twice.

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Top, $245, skirt, $395, Elizabeth and James, neimanmarcus .com

OUR NEW FAVORITE EVENINGWEAR LINE Sleek, unexpected and slightly daring are the words we’d use to describe Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s trademark style. Fittingly, those same adjectives apply to the pair’s firstever eveningwear collection. Part of their contemporary label Elizabeth and James, the duo’s six-piece capsule includes fitted columnar gowns and crop tops that can be mixed and matched with maxi and tulle skirts.

The looks are fully black-tie appropriate, but easily transition to more casual affairs. Just think how cute the above crop top would look with high-waisted skinny jeans and d’Orsay flats.

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Add an athletic feel—pair a knotted maxi with low-tops.

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Sporty and sophisticated, the woven fabric is popping up on everything from swingy minis to flat slides.

Equally edgy as a beach cover-up or worn out to dinner with a slip.

Dress, $220, Alice McCall, hubclothing.com

Try a long mesh piece over a slim tank and cropped skinny jeans.

Dress, $125, Cos, cosstores.com

The chicest way to carry your farmers’ market finds.

Bag, $20, nakpunar.com

Show off the texture in a layered, two-tone top.

Top, $60, bananarepublic.com Finish an all-white look with slip-on sandals in atomic orange.

Sandals, $425, alexanderwang.com

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A tiered A-line skirt reveals just the right amount of skin.

Skirt, $545, Lisa Perry, lisaperrystyle .com

CITY GUIDE: TORONTO A perfect Dark and Stormy, killer karaoke and the best steak frites this side of Paris: New Girl star Hannah Simone has nothing but love for her former college town.

I’ve gone to her for years, since I was starting out, and it’s been cool to watch her career grow.

Whenever I’m doing any sort of press locally, she’s the only person I want to do my hair.

477 Richmond St., lbhair.com

“Most Cake” sweatshirt, $46, Untitled&Co, parloque.com

Simone’s favorite local salon, LB Hair.

must, not just because of the name but because they make the perfect version of it. 926 Dundas St. W., rhumcorner.com HANDS DOWN, THE BEST STEAK FRITES in all of

LB HAIR: JAMIE POTTS. SIMONE: JUSTIN COIT/TRUNK ARCHIVE. COFFEE: ALENA HRBKOVA/GETTY IMAGES. BAG: COURTESY OF ARITZIA. SWEATSHIRT: CAMERON WILSON. BACKGROUND: TONY TREMBLAY/GETTY IMAGES.

Toronto is at Byzantium. I used ON MONDAY MORNINGS, no

matter where I am in the world, I wake up craving a Red Eye from Jet Fuel Coffee.

I go whenever I’m back in town for a visit. 519 Parliament St., jetfuelcoffee.com AT A PLACE CALLED Rhum Corner, how can

you not get their Dark and Stormy? It’s a MAY 2015

to live near the restaurant, and it got to the point where I would walk in a few times a week and order it to go. And they don’t even do takeout orders!

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be lured inside by what you see in the windows, you have superpowers. I love giving a great gift, and this is the best spot for that, especially their jewelry selection.

1093 Queen St. W., parloque.com THE HIP-HOP KARAOKE NIGHT at Revival Bar

friend Wendy; she absolutely destroys it.

783 College St., every third Friday of the month, neverforgive action.com I’M NOT GOING TO LIE, every time

I’m in Toronto, I visit Aritzia. I think their clothes are wonderful—I’d say half of what I’m wearing at any given time is from there.

Various locations, aritzia.com A pick-meup from Jet Fuel coffee.

is not to be missed. It’s just a really fun night, and the people who sing are super serious about it.

I always take my

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amazing hairstylist, and she just opened her own salon, LB Hair.

“Carolyn” tote, $285, Wilfred Free for Aritzia, aritzia.com

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FINISHING TOUCHES The easiest way to give your wardrobe an edge? With the season’s standout accessories, as modeled by Trop Rouge blogger Christina Caradona.

Photographed by Adrian Crispin Fashion by Danielle Nachmani

THE LAYERS: Start with a simple base, like a turtleneck and trench.

THE PALETTE: Rich mahogany adds a luxe note to classic black and white.

TRY AN OBI BELT Wear this sleek style over everything from tunics to highwaisted pants.

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Trench, $998, nililotan.com.

Turtleneck, $58, Commando, wearcommando .com. Pants, $545, Band of Outsiders, 212-965-1313. Belt, $155, b-lowthebelt .com. Caradona’s own earrings (worn throughout).

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THE COLOR: Up the Studio 54 feel with a pair in liquid gold.

THE HEM: Your pants should hit above the ankle—these are shoes you want to show off.

STEP OUT IN PLATFORMS The towering heels are back to take your look to glam new heights.

Turtleneck, $58, Commando, wearcommando.com.

Pants, $545, Band of Outsiders, 212-965-1313.

Heels, $750, Ralph Lauren Collection, ralphlauren.com

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THE SILHOUETTE: Let the purses stand out against tailored, ladylike pieces.

THE BAGS: Don’t stop at one.

You can get away with toting two of these adorable, diminutive designs.

Blouse, $1,000, Delpozo, 305-573-1009.

Skirt, $575, Etienne Deroeux. V.O.D., 214-754-0644.

Cross-body, $298, furla.com.

Bag, $1,550, key chain, $1,150, Fendi, 212-897-2244

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HAIR: MICHAEL THOMAS LOLLO. MAKEUP: MORGANE MARTINI FOR CHANEL AT THE WALL GROUP. MANICURE: HOLLY FALCONE AT KATE RYAN INC. FOR CHANEL LE VERNIS.

A shrunken cross-body in a mix of bright hues is feminine and playful.

Shirt, $80, bananarepublic.com.

Scarf, $390, Saint Laurent

by Hedi Slimane, ysl.com

MEET CHRISTINA Though her most impressive accessory may be her choppy mane of chestnut hair, model and Trop Rouge blogger Christina Caradona is also a big fan of little add-ons. “I love stackable rings that I can just pile on top of each other,” she says. “And I always try to incorporate layered necklaces or a neckerchief into my outfit—they go with my tomboy style.”

THE METHOD: Keep the wrap snug and let the ends hang in the front.

THE TOP: Choose a drapey oxford unbuttoned to your collarbone.

BORROW FROM THE BOYS A knotted handkerchief is a menswear take on the statement necklace.

Style The Jojoba Company 100% Natural Australian Jojoba, $20, thejojoba company.com

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STYLE RULES:

“I always carry a little jar of coconut oil, toothpaste, floss, some Marc Jacobs mascara and red nail polish, a bottle of jojoba oil, rose water … that’s pretty much it.”

HANNE GABY ODIELE

Don’t overthink your outfit.

The queen of thrown-together coolness, model Hanne Gaby Odiele—who just debuted a shoe collaboration with Matt Bernson—shares the secrets to her carefree-quirky look.

“I’ll grab whatever I see first and let that be my starting point. I don’t usually spend more than three minutes getting ready.”

Marvis Jasmin Mint Toothpaste, $6, bigelowchemists.com

Marc Jacobs Beauty Enamored Hi-Shine Nail Lacquer in Lola, $18, luckyshops .com/sephora

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Be a treasure hunter.

“Recently, I found a Kappa training jacket at a gas station in Mexico.”

Topshop x Adidas Originals

Have a mix of muses.

“I’m inspired by everything from folks I see in my neighborhood and on the subway to Cruella de Vil to the grunge movement.”

Sandals, $259, Hanne Gaby x Matt Bernson, mattbernson.com

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Keep it comfortable.

“My collection of hotel slippers is out of control.

And I’m so excited for the line I did with Matt Bernson—they’re shoes you can actually wear and walk around in every day.”

Sweatshirt, $90, shorts, $135, Topshop x Adidas Originals, topshop.com

It’s no secret that old-school Adidas favorites, from Stan Smiths to shower slides, are having a fashion moment. And Topshop is taking the trend in a sleek new direction.

Its second collaboration with the sportswear brand puts a fresh twist on classic staples.

Pieces like the logo tee, striped track pants and the color-blocked sweatshirt are reimagined in slimmer cuts and luxe fabrics, like perforated leather. A little bit tomboy, a little bit downtown—they’ll be your weekend go-tos, guaranteed.

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Style LINE WE LOVE Dress, $1,140, A.W.A.K.E., brownsfashion .com

A.W.A.K.E. designer Natalia Alaverdian.

JAPANESE COMICS AND RETRO CUTS PLAY INTO THIS LONDON LABEL’S IDIOSYNCRATIC VIBE. Since its launch in 2012, A.W.A.K.E.— an acronym for All Wonderful Adventures Kindle Enthusiasm—has garnered an impressive roster of fans, including tastemakers Miroslava Duma, Caroline de Maigret and Caroline Issa. “Anything good and new almost always comes from something old,” says the brand’s founder, former fashion editor Natalia Alaverdian. This philosophy can easily be seen in the Russian-born, Belgium-raised designer’s spring collection, which blends ’60s and ’70s silhouettes with high-tech graphics— and draws from references as diverse as Japanese manga and Mother Nature. Standouts include metallic emerald minidresses finished with origami belts, double-breasted skinny suits in a dragonfly motif and doodleprint ultra-wide-leg flares. Says Alaverdian, “For me, modern and vintage elements all flow together; one organically grows from the other.”

Shirt, $526, A.W.A.K.E. Secret Location, 604685-0090

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Dress, $1,260, A.W.A.K.E., browns fashion.com

Pants, $678, A.W.A.K.E. Secret Location, 604685-0090

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Our Top Picks

TECH SUPPORT A spring-ready linen shirtdress from the collection.

Dress, $220, datura.com

Style

LUXURY MARKET

Datura.com is our new go-to for classic, wear-forever staples.

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atura is a perfect moniker for Stefania Borras’ direct-toconsumer label. Named after a flower known for its simple beauty (and hallucinogenic properties), the line features elegant yet bold pieces made from 100 percent natural materials. “I saw a void for timeless, quality clothes at an affordable price,” says Borras, who worked for brands like Burberry in her native Spain before moving to New York in 2013. “By choosing a Web-exclusive platform, we were able to take away the middleman.

It’s luxury for every day,” she says. Timelessness also plays into the sales model. “We don’t follow a traditional fashion calendar, so everything works year-round,” says Borras, who designs in Manhattan and produces there and in Barcelona. “We don’t have endof-season sales—merchandise is restocked once it sells out.” Therefore, favorites like boxy mohair sweaters, camel cashmere coats and black crepe silk jumpsuits are never retired. “They’re staples you can wear in many ways and for years to come,” she says.

Linen shirt, $150, datura.com

FROM LEFT: MARIA PARRA. SILJA MAGG. STILL LIFES: MARIA PARRA. SHOE: COURTESY OF MICHAEL KORS.

Silk shirtdress, $300, datura.com

Founder Stefania Borras.

Sneakers, $125, Michael Michael Kors, 866-709-5677 for locations

Shoes That You Can Wear … Everywhere!

Leave it to Michael Kors, inventor of jet-set cool, to dream up the ideal on-the-go footwear collection. “We focused on the styles that women reach for day in and day out,” says Kors of the array, which consists of six versatile options.

“There’s a sneaker that takes you from the airplane to sightseeing, a glamorous sandal for the beach or brunch, a chic white heel you can walk in, a wedge that goes from morning to night and a bootie for when you’re feeling a little boho.”

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Style GET THE LOOK:

MINIMALISM Pair them together, wear them alone or layer up— these are the essential silhouettes and accessories you need to master the stripped-down, sophisticated aesthetic. Less really is more.

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4 Tank, $390, Ji Oh. Select Barneys New York, 888-8-BARNEYS. 5 Suede skirt, $145, Oasis, oasis-stores.com. 6 Culottes, $110, Babaton for Aritzia, aritzia.com. 7 Blouse, $208, Equipment, equipmentfr.com. 8 Denim coat, $340, No.6, no6store.com. 9 Shorts, $370, belt, $115, CF. Goldman. In Support Of, 646-657-0724. 10 Top, $289, daniellakallmeyer.com. 11 Dress, $565, tibi.com. 12 Mules, $195, askacollection.com.

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13 Slides, $360, Maryam Nassir Zadeh, mnzstore.com. 14 Slides, $228, emersonfry.com. 15 Bangles, $125 each, alexisbittar.com. 16 Brass choker, $383, iwonaludygadesign.com. 17 Necklace, $450, miansai.com. 18 Cuff, $30, adiakibur.com. 19 Cuff, $298, Sarah Magid Jewelry, sarahmagid.com.

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MAKEUP BAG Durable, colorful and impeccably sized: We can always count on Prada to create an enduring classic.

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hen searching for the best pouch to carry your cosmetics, it’s easy to feel a bit like Goldilocks—this one is too big, that one can barely hold a tube of mascara … Luckily, Prada’s chic nylon version is just right. Not only is the six-inch size ideal and the design appealingly simple (clean lines, bold solid shades and the brand’s recognizable triangular logo), it’s also all but impossible to destroy. “Where most makeup bags have a dorm-room cheap-andcheerfulness that gets old—not to mention tattered and stained—fast, the impossible-toimprove-upon Prada is iconic,” says Lucky editor at large Jean Godfrey-June. “Plus, a tube of foundation can explode all over it, literally, and you simply wash it out.” —Jayna Maleri

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Beauty

Simple yet stunning, this gold barrette works for all hair types and adds instant polish.

SPRING HAIR GUIDE T-shirt, $65, Toggery, toggerybrand.com.

“Large O” barrette, $56, Mrs. President & Co., shopbop.com

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From sleek to tousled to voluminous, these four modern takes on classic styles are fresh and gorgeous day or night.

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Beauty HAIR GUIDE

Wild at Heart

HAIR: ADAM MARKARIAN FOR RENÉ FURTERER. MAKEUP: MUNEMI IMAI FOR MUSKIN.COM AT HONEY ARTISTS. MANICURE: HOLLY FALCONE AT KATE RYAN INC. USING CHANEL LE VERNIS. INSET: VANESSA JACKMAN. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

Mussed, carefree, I-just-ran-on-the-beach texture is incredibly sexy—and takes just minutes to create, especially on second-day hair.

Henley, $30, L.L. Bean, llbean.com.

Necklace, $110, A.P.C., apc.fr. Ring, $325, LLI, legierand livaudais.com.

Silver ring, $19, silpada .com

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“Use your hands— not a brush—to work in products that have hold. Scrunch until just right.”

—Adam Markarian, hairstylist

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1. This creamy paste uses micronized polymers to define. Kérastase Baume Double Je, $37, kerastase-usa.com.

2. The ceramic plates get hot super-fast—and emit infrared heat to add shine and seal the cuticle. Harry Josh Pro Tools Professional Ceramic Styling Iron, $250, dermstore.com. 3. You only need a touch of this light wax spiked with nourishing emollients.

Matrix Style Link Over Achiever, $18, matrix.com. 4. Algae, coconut and Tahitian gardenia deposit the perfect amount of grit (and smell intoxicating). Philip B. Maui Wowie Beach Mist, $22, philipb.com. 5. Aloe and antioxidant-rich lychee berry tamp down frizz and shield against sun damage. EuforaStyle Piece Works Defining Fiber Paste, $25, eufora.net MAY 2015

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Beauty HAIR GUIDE “Work in thickeners throughout, focusing on your roots. Flip hair upside down and blow-dry. Then backcomb at your roots and finish with hairspray.”

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5 1. A vitamin complex refreshes as it builds height on dry hair. Schwarzkopf Styliste Ultime Biotin + Volume & Texture Magic Volume Powder, $7, walmart.com. 2. Amla herbs plump individual strands to make them appear fuller. Aveda Thickening Tonic Styling Spray, $26, aveda.com. 3. The prettiest (purse-size) comb to tease your roots. France Luxe Small Styling Comb, $26, franceluxe.com. 4. High-tech polymers give tremendous bounce. Living Proof Blowout, $24, ulta.com. 5. Prevents breakage as it creates luxurious body. Clairol Hair Food Volume Conditioner, $10, luckyshops.com/target 60 LUCKYSHOPS.COM

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Big Love

INSET: MELODIE JENG/GETTY IMAGES. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

Some lift at your roots—a little or a whole lot—is always beautifully feminine.

T-shirt, $95, J Brand. Select Bloomingdale’s, 800-232-1854

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Beauty HAIR GUIDE

Wave Rider

INSET: JASON MERRITT/GETTY IMAGES. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

A crisp side part gives this classically elegant style a retro, Old Hollywood feel.

Top, $30, Talula for Aritzia, aritzia.com.

Ear cuff, $78, Catbird, catbirdnyc .com. Necklace, $135, A.P.C., apc.fr

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RED CARPET

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—Adam Markarian, hairstylist

1. A small amount of this cold-pressed marula oil hydrates amazingly. MarulaOil Rare Oil Treatment, $40, raremarula.com.

2. Apply this leave-in to your ends to lessen breakage. Redken Extreme Length Sealer Split End Treatment, $24, styleseat.com/redken. 3. This strengthening treatment helps with flyaways and has caper extract to protect color.

Davines Essential Minu Hair Serum, $24, davines.com. 4. These jumbo rollers use ionic technology to stop frizz. John Frieda Styling Tools by Conair Smooth Waves Hair Setter, $40, ulta.com. 5. Sweet almond and sunflower oils soften as they leave behind the gleamiest sheen. Nexxus New York Salon Care Oil Infinite Nourishing Oil, $18, walgreens.com.

6. Boar bristles preserve shine while nylon detangles. Mason Pearson Handy Mixture, $150, cobigelow.com MAY 2015

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EDITOR: MAURA LYNCH

Beauty NEW PRODUCTS, GREAT IDEAS, EASY LOOKS.

THE FLAMING LIPS Thousands of years ago, the only way to add a crimson stain to your lips was to use crushed beetles. Now, with store shelves overflowing with options, how exactly do you go about continued … finding your perfect red?

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From top: Burberry Kisses Lipstick in Military Red, $33, us.burberry.com.

MAC Lipstick in Lady Danger, $16, maccosmetics.com. Tatcha Silk Lipstick in Kyoto Red, $55, tatcha.com. Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Matte Lipstick in Dolce Heart, $37, saks.com. Rouge Dior Baume in Lys Rouge, $35, luckyshops.com/ sephora. Avon Ultra Color Indulgence Lip Color in Petunia, $9, avon.com

Dutch models Julia Bergshoeff and Maartje Verhoef backstage at Burberry.

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“But beyond the runways, and in the fluorescent-lit beauty closet, we’ve landed on another philosophy—a little contrast almost always looks best.”

There is no exact science. But multiple excellent theories abound, many of which were put to the test at the spring shows, where scarlet reigned.

First, there’s the idea of a one-shade-fits-all formula that’s not too cool (blue-red) or too warm (orange-red) and looks amazing on all complexions. This is, essentially, the unicorn of red lipstick, which is why makeup artists often concoct their own.

Backstage at Zac Posen, makeup artist Kabuki brilliantly layered a blue-based pencil under an orangey-red pigment, resulting in a beautiful hue that stunned as much on Arlenis Sosa’s warm, cinnamon complexion as it did on Coco Rocha’s cool, porcelain skin.

This was also the method at Burberry, where makeup artist Wendy Rowe chose a shade that had a little pink, a little blue and a little orange in the mix.

Then we’ve got the noncommittal, dipping-your-toesin-the-water route (best for novices): Use a sheer version so the color isn’t too bold. Or, in the case of Andrew Gn, just

partially apply it. Makeup artist Karim Rahman diffused the outer edges of models’ lips, blurring any harsh lines, resulting in a more tempered effect.

Another popular opinion among pros is that every variety of red works on everyone. At Carolina Herrera, makeup artist Diane Kendal used five different lipsticks—ranging from coral to blue-red—on models of every skin tone. Unsurprisingly, they all looked fantastic. A little attitude truly goes a long way.

But beyond the runways, and in the fluorescent-lit beauty closet, we’ve landed on another philosophy—a little contrast almost always looks best. NYCbased celebrity makeup artist Daniel Martin tends to agree.

“An orange-based red lipstick brightens up the face of someone with a cool complexion,” he says. “And a blue-based lipstick is more dramatic on someone with warm skin.” That said, experimentation is half the fun.

“You just have to own it and wear it effortlessly.”

—Maura Lynch

Smudgy and sexy at Andrew Gn.

A pretty, subtle peach at Carolina Herrera.

A glossy tangerine at Jean Paul Gaultier.

Classic and matte at Zac Posen.

J.Crew’s Secret Lipstick Formula Revealed!

As makeup artist for the J.Crew catalog, Troi Ollivierre has custom-blended the signature bright lipcolors on the models for years. Now he’s delivering his secret shades to the world, putting six of his favorites into tubes. The veritable lipstick wardrobe ranges from the ideal red to the perfect poppy pink, and the formula feels creamy yet has a semi-matte, stay-in-place finish. And— like the makeup equivalent of a crisp white button-down—each one looks elegantly cool on everybody.

Troi Ollivierre Beauty Matte Luxe Lipsticks in Atticus, Toni, Bob, Louis, Parker and George, $28 each, luckyshops.com

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Sexy and crisp, these infusions are seriously perfect for right now.

1. This flirty concoction mixes violet, lemon and freesia with rose.

Stella McCartney Stella, $87, luckyshops.com/ sephora

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2. Amber and musk offset this blend of lilac, jasmine and lotus blossom.

Burberry Brit Rhythm Floral for Women, $90, luckyshops.com/ sephora

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3. Over-the-top chic: Iris, rose and violet are tempered by tonka bean.

Chanel Misia Les Exclusifs de Chanel, $280, chanel.com 4. Energizing bergamot and mandarin swirl with freesia and rose in a beautiful art deco flask.

Acqua di Parma Acqua Nobile Rosa, $176, nordstrom.com

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Elie Saab Resort Collection Le Parfum, $98, neimanmarcus .com

Model/ perfumer Helena Christensen is as sultry as her fragrance.

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Perfume Genius Created by supermodel Helena Christensen, this gorgeous necklace is filled with the most intoxicating perfume oil, a mix of oud, jasmine, rose and amber.

Smooth the tiniest bit onto your pulse points and the heady, addictive scent lingers all day.

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1 TREAT YOUR SKIN BEFORE BED. “Skincare is so important. My mother always told me to take off all my makeup at night; I do the 3-Step System from Proactiv— exfoliating and moisturizing keeps my skin healthy.”

2 FOR PERFECT HAIRCOLOR, YOU NEED AN EXPERT. “Tracey Cunningham is my hair guru!

She’s been my colorist since I was 14. She is a genius.”

Proactiv+ 3-Step System, $65 (for 30-Day System), proactiv.com

BEAUTY RULES:

LILY ALDRIDGE

People always talk about genetics in reference to modeling, but Lily Aldridge’s gene pool is truly exceptional, right down to her ’70s-Playboy-model mom. Now Aldridge is a mother herself, to two-year-old Dixie Pearl, and married to Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill. In between the shoots, shows and tours, the Victoria’s Secret model prefers staying in (“my husband loves to cook”), bingewatching Netflix and indulging in a serious beauty moment. —Jean Godfrey-June 4 DON’T GET DRESSED WITHOUT PERFUME.

“I stole my mom’s perfume when I was a kid— I love fragrance and change mine constantly, from day to night and season to season. Victoria’s Secret Heavenly is my go-to. Scent is always the last thing I put on before stepping onto a red carpet.”

Victoria’s Secret Heavenly Eau de Parfum, $68, victoriassecret.com

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TAKES WORK.

“I do tons of the Ballet Beautiful routine, especially bridge work, to get ready for the runway, a big shoot or a vacation.” balletbeautiful.com

6 SUNSCREEN: ALWAYS! “If I was stuck on a desert island, I’d bring Aveeno sunblock—protecting your skin is everything!”

Aveeno Hydrosport Broad Spectrum SPF30, $10, luckyshops.com/target MAY 2015

3 LIPSTICK IS THE ULTIMATE FINISHING TOUCH. “If I’m going out at night, I like to do a red lip.”

Nars Semi Matte Lipstick in Red Lizard, $27, luckyshops .com/sephora

Beauty RAD NOSECOAT The zinc oxide cream—one of the most effective physical blocks against the sun—within this nosecoat is as bright as the shade of its tube and looks awesome and wild and surfery applied un-rubbed-in.

Zinka Colored Nosecoat SPF50 in Yellow, Orange, Blue and White, $7 each, surfshop.com

O’Neill (and her scar) awash in SPF45 in Colombia.

SECRET SUNSCREEN These ultra-thin, skin-perfecting formulas sink in instantly to leave your face radiant. Shake to combine and activate the ingredients, then apply under your makeup.

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1. Skinceuticals Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF50, $34, skinceuticals .com. 2. Shiseido Urban Environment Oil-Free UV Protector SPF42, $32, shiseido.com. 3. Kiehl’s Dermatologist Solutions Super Fluid UV Mineral Defense Sunscreen SPF50+, $38 (avail. mid-July), kiehls.com.

4. Blisslabs 99 UV Protect SPF30, $50, blissworld.com. 5. Lancôme Bienfait UV SPF50+ Facial Sunscreen, $39, lancome-usa.com. 6. Clarins UV Plus Anti-Pollution Broad Spectrum SPF50, $42, clarins.com

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he nurse holds up a large needle. “First this is going to hurt. Then it’ll start to burn,” she says. The needle goes in, and after the hurt and burn my whole shoulder turns frighteningly numb. The doctor picks up a small scalpel, and I turn away as she cuts out the area of skin around and beneath one of my tiniest freckles—the one I’d always thought was sort of sexy because it’s on my shoulder bone and perfectly round. It’s premalignant. It has to come out.

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I’m black and—like the rest of the human race—I think I look fitter, prettier, more can’t-put-your-finger-on-it better with a tan.

On an even more primal level, I just love the sun. I live for those humid Manhattan summer days when my skin feels hot to the touch, like scorched concrete. I’m constantly crossing to the bright side of the street because I don’t want to miss one second of those searing rays. My dream scenario is simple: me, in a tiny camouflage bikini, splayed on a beach—I’d even take my roof in MAY 2015

“I’m black and—like the rest of the human race—I think I look fitter, prettier, more can’t-put-yourfinger-on-it better with a tan.”

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Lighter than Lupita, considerably darker than Joan Smalls, Lucky senior associate beauty editor Megan O’Neill lived to bask in the heat, until a freckle changed everything.

Brooklyn—steadily blackening as I read a pile of magazines, dripping with sweat and happy. It’s with despair that I walk into my office building each day, shivering and woebegone at the initial blast of chilly air. It’s either my Jamaican blood or I’m just a total freak, but for me, too much sun is utter heaven.

Or my death warrant, I realize as I sit in Debra Jaliman, M.D.’s office with four post-procedure stitches in my shoulder.

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Dermatology and American Journal of Preventive Medicine show that of those diagnosed with skin cancer, 14 percent more African Americans die than Caucasians. An enormous 63 percent of African Americans have never even worn sunscreen. Alarmingly, only 17 percent of African Americans and Hispanics have ever gone to a doctor for a skin check.

I had rolled my eyes when Dr. Jaliman first fixated on my inconspicuous little freckle. I was completely shocked when, after she’d superficially removed it and sent it to the lab, the results came back premalignant, meaning it would have undoubtedly become cancerous and spread. “No one knows what day a premalignant mole will turn malignant—it can take a few months or years,” she explains. “You take it out the second you find it.”

The deadliest type of skin cancer, melanoma forms when a pigment cell called a melanocyte (a skin cell that produces melanin and manifests itself as a mole or freckle) turns malignant and starts to reproduce out of control. In advanced stages, melanoma can metastasize or spread to your brain, lungs and liver. About 9,940 Americans will die from it this year, and it’s the most common form of cancer in people ages 25 to 29. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, melanoma kills one person every 57 minutes. More people are diagnosed with skin cancer than with breast, colon, prostate and lung cancer combined, according to the American Cancer Society.

The two other skin cancers are not nearly as deadly: basal-cell carcinoma, which usually does not spread and looks like a pink growth or shiny bump, and squamous-cell carcinoma, which appears as a scaly, red patch or a bleeding sore but carries a greater chance of metastasizing. These cancers are about 90 percent linked to sun exposure and diagnosed mainly in fair people, as opposed to melanoma, which also has a genetic component. If a doctor finds a melanoma in its early stages, before it’s metastasized, she can potentially save your life by cutting out the whole area of infected cells. Discovered too late, melanoma can kill you within months.

I still can’t wrap my head around my own diagnosis: I have plenty of white, sun-worshipping partners in crime; why don’t they have premalignant cells? Admittedly, sunscreen isn’t part of my quotidian creams/oils/potions beauty regimen, but for a day at the beach or an outdoorsy festival, I will cover myself in SPF45. I never get sunburns and have very few freckles—nothing large enough to even call a mole. The one Dr. Jaliman excised was positively demure—flat, round and black—with none of the obvious signs.

Or so I thought.

A mole becomes suspicious when it has an irregular shape, has a diameter larger than 6mm or has drastically evolved. “Being extremely dark, like yours, or a variation in color within the mole are also red flags,” says Dr. Jaliman. “One teeny pinpoint of a dot that’s a different shade can be a melanoma. I’ve found it—and I’ve found it on darker skin.”

My abnormal mole indicates the direction in which my skin is going, she explains. As someone with high blood pressure will very likely have a stroke if she isn’t careful, I will develop skin cancer if I’m not careful. Her words, as I get up to leave, resound: “Always wear sunscreen. Most important—STAY. OUT. OF. THE. SUN.” My similarly medium-dark mom and paler continued …

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Beauty brother, who both take pains to eat healthy, exercise and gorge on raw vegetable juice a few times a week (my mom is always foisting new, murky combinations on me that she whips up in her NutriBullet), have always resisted sunscreen and skin checks.

A few weeks before I knew about my premalignant mole, I’d broached the subject: “What do I need a skin check for? I’m black!” my brother disparaged, as if I’d proposed he make an appointment to confirm he still, in fact, had two eyeballs. “You’re just obsessed with going to the doctor.” (I’m honestly not.)

My Jamaican mom: “I hate the sun. I don’t lie out on the beach like all you girls. I’m not going to get anything walking to and from work during the week.”

I leave the doctor’s office, stepping out into what’s—cruelly—the sunniest day in weeks. Banished to the shadows like some scurrying sewer rat, I cross to the shady side of the street.

The next few weeks I furiously coat myself with sunscreen and feel forlorn. I also just don’t get it. Caucasians have a greater chance of getting melanoma because they have less pigment in their skin to protect against ultraviolet damage. Why are more black people dying of a disease that’s more common in white people?

I call Jeanine Downie, M.D., director of Image Dermatology and a Skin Cancer Foundation chair—and a fellow African-American woman. “Black people don’t come in as frequently for skin cancer checks because they still think they can’t get it,” she says. By the

SPF MVPS They are water-resistant, protect against UVA/UVB rays and keep your skin clear, soft and hydrated, as long as you reapply them every two hours.

SPRAY: MINERAL Bare Republic SPF30 Mineral Sport Sunscreen Spray, $15, luckyshops .com/target

SPRAY: CHEMICAL Avène Ultra-Light Hydrating Sunscreen Lotion Spray SPF50+, $30, aveneusa.com

LOTION: MINERAL Drunk Elephant Umbra Sheer Physical Defense SPF30, $38, luckyshops .com/sephora

LOTION: CHEMICAL Neutrogena CoolDry Sport Suncreen Lotion SPF30, $10, neutrogena.com

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SPRAY: MINERAL Alba Botanica Very Emollient Sunscreen SPF50, $16, luckyshops .com/target

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TWO MAKEUP-SETTING MIRACLES These addictively refreshing face mists use smoothing botanicals to help set your makeup and improve your skin, while also protecting you from the sun.

Coola SPF30 Organic Makeup Setting Spray, $36, luckyshops .com/sephora

Supergoop!

Defense Refresh Setting Mist SPF50, $28, supergoop.com

time they do come in, possibly for something else, the cancer is typically advanced. “It’s called ‘skin cancer,’ not ‘white skin cancer.’ Everyone has skin; everyone can get it.”

Doctors also don’t always check dark-skinned people as thoroughly, Dr. Downie acknowledges. She emphasizes that everyone should get checked from scalp to toe at least once a year—Bob Marley died of a melanoma on the teensiest spot on his foot, she reminds me—by a board-certified dermatologist, not your GP, not your ob-gyn. Ethnic people, along with everyone else, should wear SPF30 or above every single day, even if it’s cloudy. “You might not see or feel the sun, but believe me, it’s there,” Dr. Downie warns.

Physical sunscreens (containing minerals like zinc and titanium dioxide) deflect ultraviolet rays; chemical ones work by absorbing them. Both help prevent sunburns, and according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, both help prevent melanoma and other skin cancers.

Because mineral formulas don’t rub in as well and show up pasty even on pale people, on my skin, it’s like trying to make Greek yogurt disappear into a chalkboard. I’ve already resigned myself to streaky sunscreen hell when Dr. Downie throws me a life-changing tidbit.

“Combined chemical and mineral SPFs—look for ones containing chemical UVA/UVB absorbers and zinc or titanium dioxide— are what every African American needs,” she enthuses. “They melt into your skin gorgeously.”

This great news encourages me to ask her if I really do need to avoid luxuriating in the sun forevermore.

“Just be smart. Be careful. Check yourself,” she tells me. “The sun is like anything; it’s beautiful in moderation.”

The next morning is unseasonably warm, and within 15 minutes of getting up, I’m outside, smoothed down in SPF30, wearing my sickest Public School leather baseball cap for protection. I stop to take it off, tilting my face skyward, smiling at how warm and consoling and enlivening these brilliant rays feel. I still keep to the shady side of the street—but I don’t return home until darkness swallows every streak of lingering, Technicolor daylight.

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THE NEW NATURAL

The thing about appearing effortlessly put-together is that it typically (frustratingly) takes a whole lot of effort. The latest crop of skin and hair treatments, however, make you look significantly better in seconds—like an über-you—without seeming made-up or overdone.

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Skin-Clearing Herbs Hold your face over this made-for-dry-skin, gently potent blend of antibacterial/anti-inflammatory rose petals, fennel seeds and rosemary leaves as it steeps in hot water to reap major detoxifying, elasticity-restoring benefits—just like during spa facials, when aestheticians use steam to cleanse your pores. (There are mixtures for oily and acne-prone skin, too.)

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FRENCHY STYLE–BLAUBLUT EDITION/TRUNK ARCHIVE. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

1. This luxurious mist, made with coconut oil extract, quite literally airbrushes skin to perfection. Givenchy Brume Bonne Mine Powder Spray, $49, luckyshops.com/sephora. 2. So pretty—this cushiony gel leaves behind a just-kissed rosy stain on lips and cheeks. Dior Cheek & Lip Glow, $37, luckyshops.com/sephora. 3. This sheer, creamy tint evens out your skin tone with a combination of color-correcting pigments. Guerlain Météorites Baby Glow Light-Revealing Sheer Make-Up, $54, luckyshops.com/sephora.

4. Hyaluronic acid plumps and smooths lips, while a special polymer creates a unique-foryou pink color. Zelens Lip Enhancer, $48, barneys.com. 5. This silky lotion is made up of micronized pearl and circulation-boosting caffeine. Bobbi Brown Extra Illuminating Moisture Balm, $63, luckyshops.com/sephora. 6. Blended with 15 nourishing oils, this pomade is ideal for de-frizzing and giving a lived-in finish. Kérastase Paris Elixir Ultime Sérum Solide, $45, kerastase-usa.com

Beauty SELF-TANNER:

THE NEXT GENERATION These four incredible formulas make getting and keeping a naturallooking tan easier than ever: 1. POWDER A bronzer/self-tanner hybrid, this mineral powder is perfect for giving your face allover, longlasting warmth—or just for contouring cheekbones that won’t disappear at the end of the night.

Vita Liberata Trystal Self Tanning Bronzing Minerals, $55, luckyshops.com/sephora

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This soufflé— packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, algae and caffeine extracts—firms and softens skin as it creates a beautiful golden color in under an hour.

Airy-light and fast-drying, this tinted foam turns into a gorgeous bronze with the help of carefully balanced, antiorange pigments.

A nourishing, Brazil-nut-infused blend instantly perks up skin, leaving a postvacation glow that lasts up to a week.

Bonus: It smells like lush frangipani and orange blossom.

James Read Express Glow Mask Body, $62, luckyshops.com/sephora

Jergens Natural Glow Instant Sun Sunless Tanning Mousse, $12, luckyshops .com/target

St. Tropez Self Tan Luxe Facial Oil, $35, luckyshops.com/ sephora

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FRENCHY STYLE—BLAUBLUT EDITION/TRUNK ARCHIVE. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

Nothing says summer like tank tops and luminous skin.

Beauty PERFECT THIS SPRING:

BERRY NAILS A little sunnier than red and instantly more sophisticated than pink, the color of the season is both feminine and serious enough for work.

Essie Nail Color in Big Spender, $9, essie.com

TenOverTen Nail Polish in Orchard, $18, luckyshops.com

Julep Nail Color in DeAnn, $14, luckyshops.com/sephora

Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour in Désirio, $27, chanel.com

Cover Girl XL Nail Gel in Rotund Raspberry, $9, covergirl.com

Coolest Compact Ever The fact that this makeup compact looks like a shrunken jewelry case only underscores the preciousness of its contents. Each drawer is more glamorous than the next. The first drawer contains four satiny eyeshadows, the second holds four face-mattifying powders, the third has four skin-illuminating blushes and the last has tiny brushes to go with all. You’ll never be more delighted to do a midday touch-up.

Givenchy Les Mini Prismes, $39, luckyshops .com/sephora

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Sally Hansen Triple Shine Nail Color in Water Lilly, $5, walmart.com

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BROOKLYN MOUNTAIN The vibe

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is clean and simple, and the effect of spending a few hours at this studio owned by a husbandand-wife team of certified Five Element acupuncturists is utterly reviving. The three treatment rooms where you can get reflexology, zero balancing (using skeletal adjustments to energize and rid your body of pain) and more are next to the yoga suite, which is also the setting for nutrition and meditation workshops.

Naturopaths help you customize your diet, and an herbalist prescribes Chinese pearls, ancient herbal formulations that, according to the owner, cured her daughter’s cold overnight.

903 Franklin Ave., ilovemountain.net

Soaking in a bath of this organic salt, lavender, geranium and vetiver blend is incredibly calming—and the scent is beyond.

Mountain Epsom Soak, $30, ilovemountain.net

From acupuncture and stress reduction workshops to raw juices and infrared saunas, these wellness studios will leave you feeling sleek and clear-headed.

LOS ANGELES THE SPRINGS This airy, industrial-chic space with exposed ceilings

These vibrant, nutrient-packed organic raw juices are loaded with balancing, immunizing ingredients— and taste over-the-top delicious.

The Springs Juices in Skinny Dip, Fireside and North Star, $9 each, thespringsla.com

MAJOR GLOW These new super-luxurious yet totally affordable face oils leave your complexion smoother and brighter.

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1. Pore-shrinking jojoba oil is infused with soothing calendula and damageshielding vitamin E. Nuance Salma Hayek Nourish & Renew Glow Facial Oil, $22, cvs.com. 2. The argan, wheat germ, olive and meadowfoam oils intensely soften, heal and boost cell turnover. Oil Essentials Argan & Wheat Germ Oil, $13, luckyshops.com/target. 3. Jasmine oil gives this concoction of renewing and moisturizing sea buckthorn, bergamot and sweet almond oils a gorgeously addictive scent. Sonia Kashuk Radiant Boost Restorative Facial Oil, $15, luckyshops.com/target. 4. Eight essential oils—including chamomile, lavender, rosemary and evening primrose—hydrate and repair, while lipo hydroxyl acid gently resurfaces skin. L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Cell Renewal Facial Oil, $25, drugstores. 5. Chock-full of antioxidants and fatty acids, this pure argan oil formula plumps and protects. Physicians Formula Argan Wear Ultra-Nourishing Argan Oil, $15, drugstores MAY 2015

THE SPRINGS: JOE LENGSON. MOUNTAIN: MICHAEL VAHRENWALD. STILL LIFES: LUCKY DIGITAL STUDIO.

and concrete floors offers a multitude of mind and body treatments, like cranio-sacral massages, something called gravity colon hydrotherapy and an infrared sauna, which uses light to create heat, stimulate collagen and relieve pain. A certified acupuncturist, who recommends healing herbs, and endless yoga (Vinyasa, meditative Kundalini or Nia, often practiced to a live band’s music) instill a deep calm in you that lasts the entire week. And the Fireside juice at the café—a warming cocktail of apple, ginger and thyme—may be the most rejuvenating of all. 608 Mateo St., thespringsla.com

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THE BEAUTY CLOSET Editor JEAN GODFREY-JUNE sure can’t tell the future, but she knows to strike while these matches are hot.

The world is crazy for masks all of a sudden. Blame it on South Korea, blame it on the overly intense winter of 2015, but take your crazed-ness and pick an option that produces actual, visible results—such as this all-natural, vitamin-C-packed, instant-glowinducing miracle. It takes one minute and leaves your skin baby-smooth and luminescent.

Ideal before a party, a date or one of those makeupless weekends when you need to look as hot as possible.

“You can’t predict the future, can you?” This Fresh Zodiac Oval Soap was a favorite in Leo, $15, fresh.com refrain of the Zen Therapist (he treated monks along with the regulars; knowing that was his nickname would have horrified him). “Can you get comfortable sitting on the edge of the unknown?” he’d ask. It isn’t comfortable on the edge of the unknown. I want to know.

Astrologers, psychics and the like do predict the future, hence their deep appeal. But even very good ones, I feel, are better with insights about the present and the past—about a person’s nature, how they relate to others. More like a therapist.

A talented and insightful therapist. The future?

I can’t say yes, and I can’t say no; I sit on the edge of the unknown. This spectacular-looking, beautifully citrusy soap speaks to the make-it-happen Leo in me; I wash my hands or use it in the shower and I feel both indulged and ready to conquer the world. There is a soap for every sign in the zodiac, and I cannot think of a gift more universally pleasing.

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Strike one of these endlessly long matches (so you never burn your fingers and you feel like a ’20s heiress dangling her cigarette from its superattenuated holder) and the scent that momentarily fills the air is probably appreciable only to you. But add a fleeting, secret Cire Trudon bit of fragrance Scented (Bartolomé, left, Matches in Bartolomé, mixes nutmeg and $15, licorice) to what ciretrudon .com have to be the most gorgeous, glamorous matchboxes ever and a practical object becomes that thrilling, chic indulgence.

In theory you could do without them, but you will really, really love them.

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Ren Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial, $48, luckyshops.com

MAY 2015

THE BEAUTY ISSUE

Who better to front our annual beauty issue than Joan Smalls? Not only lovely on the outside, the supermodel is also smart and playful and has a killer fashion sense. “It was such a fun day of shooting,” says JOAN’S WORLD stylist Samantha Traina. “I wanted the looks to feel authentic to Joan’s own personal off-duty style, which has an edgy, feminine elegance to it.”

Model and actress Olga Kurylenko, who shows off bright, timeless pieces in SPRING FLING, is also the complete package. “She’s a natural in front of the camera, spontaneous and energetic,” says stylist Sophie Pera.

“For the story, I mixed pops of color with all-American classics.” On the other end of the rainbow is WHITE NOISE, which showcases the season’s neutral standouts.

“This spring the collections are full of all kinds of new white silhouettes, like relaxed trenches, kimono tops and eveningwear,” says stylist Heidi Bivens.

There’s something for everyone—and that’s a beautiful thing.

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Top, $148, Current/Elliott, currentelliott.com.

“Infinite Tusk” earring (shown throughout), $370 for pair, Gabriela Artigas, luckyshops.com

JOAN’S WORLD

The era of the supermodel is back—and Joan Smalls has a whole lot to do with it. The 26-year-old beauty talks to Jenna Gottlieb about small-town casting calls, Beyoncé and dreaming really big.

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f there’s one thing Joan Smalls can’t stand, it’s a helpless heroine.

“I hate a damsel in distress. I saw the movie Brave and was like, ‘Yep, that’s right!’ ” she says, referring to Merida, Disney’s wildhaired, bow-and-arrow-wielding, kingdom-saving princess. “I like an empowered girl who can kick some ass.”

It makes sense. Smalls herself is a force to be reckoned with.

One of the world’s top models, she’s the face of Estée Lauder, a muse to Givenchy artistic director Riccardo Tisci, a Victoria’s Secret mainstay and a former MTV House of Style host. She’s appeared in campaigns for designers including Stella McCartney,

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Sweatshirt, $108, briefs, $58, Joan Smalls x True Religion, truereligion.com.

Jeans, $98, Levi’s, levi.com

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Fendi, Chanel, Marc Jacobs and Cavalli—and on the runways of countless others. You can credit her—along with close pals Karlie Kloss, Cara Delevingne and Gigi Hadid—for the second coming of the supermodel, capital S. Smalls was born the youngest of three sisters in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, to a social worker mother and accountant father. The family home, where her parents still live, is situated on six acres of rural land overlooking the lush Cordillera Central mountain range.

“It’s country,” she says. “Everything surrounding you is green. It’s pure bliss.” Currently, the model is sitting in a decidedly unpastoral setting: the dimly lit Standard Grill restaurant in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. She has just wrapped eight hours of shooting on location in the West Village for this story and is enjoying a side of fries dipped in ketchup with a touch of mayonnaise. She’s admittedly tired, but her wide, catlike eyes light up when recounting her childhood: the hours spent playing outside (“scars from all the scraped knees are my badges of honor”), tending to her family’s array of animals (“cows, goats, chickens, peacocks, turkeys, two dogs—everything except horses”) and snacking on the fruit and vegetables that grew on the property.

“Today everyone is all about organic this, organic that—but that’s just how I grew up, eating from our plantain, banana and orange trees,” says Smalls. “It’s funny, I never even liked avocados until recently. And we had them in my backyard, so now they’re almost like a comfort food. I had it so good when I was a little kid and I didn’t even know it!”

Life on the farm gave her a love of the great outdoors, but it was television that introduced the lanky tomboy to the world of high fashion. She traces her career aspirations back to the series E! True Hollywood Story, which showcased catwalkers Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Christie Brinkley. “I’d just watch the show and be glued to the screen,” says Smalls. “I couldn’t even imagine— these were women who got to travel the world. It just seemed so alluring.” She also recognized a bit of herself in their images. “I was so awkward-looking—tall, super skinny, gangly. The boys at school made fun of me,” she says. “But I’d see those girls on TV and I’d think, Oh, they have my same body type.”

At 13, she began signing up for modeling competitions, which involved traveling—sometimes for hours—to compete at shopping malls. “I lost every single time. We had a gray minivan, and one time it broke down during a long drive home, and I remember thinking, Is this even worth it? But I loved it. And I had my family’s blessing, which was cool. My parents were into it. They were like, ‘Why not? It’s a fun extracurricular activity, and she has good grades.’ Their support was crucial, because I didn’t have a license to get myself places.”

Education was always priority number one in her household.

Before Smalls made an attempt at a full-blown career, her parents had one condition—that she get a college degree. She did so in just two years, barreling through an intensive program in psychology at a university in San Juan, and graduating magna cum laude to boot.

Diploma in hand and undeterred by her previous modeling track record, she took a trip to New York and met with a number of agencies. One of them, Elite, promised a contract contingent on her East Coast relocation. Smalls returned home, packed her bags and moved into her aunt’s apartment in Queens, where she slept on an air mattress in her cousin’s bedroom. That summer, she turned 19.

“New York was quite a shock, but I was so eager and hungry,” she says. “I’d take the bus to get on the subway to make it to castings.” And then came the rejections—hundreds of them. “You’re competing with 40, 100, 200 other girls. You go to a call, see the casting list and you’re number 202. And you know there are just a couple of open spots.”

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There were days when she’d attend as many as 15 calls. “I would say to myself, I just want to get to a place in my career where I don’t have to do castings, because it was grueling. There are so many places to be at once, you’re always running late and then having to wait your turn. Now I’ll sometimes see models rushing around the city, and I totally feel what they’re going through.”

Perseverance paid off, and within the year she had booked gigs with brands including Tory Burch, Neiman Marcus and Liz Claiborne. Then, finally, came a turning point. “I shot with Coco Rocha for Liz Claiborne and was like, wait, I’m in a picture with her? She’s huge! Maybe I can really do this.”

The work remained steady, albeit mainly commercial, until high fashion came calling. In 2010, Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci handpicked Smalls to star in the French house’s spring haute couture show.

“I had been shooting a lot of catalogs up until then. Riccardo bleached my eyebrows and I suddenly became this androgynous, versatile model. It kick-started my career for sure,” she says.

The big names—all of them—followed suit. Over the next few years, there were campaigns with Karl, Miuccia and Prabal, a top-10 spot on Forbes magazine’s “World’s Highest-Paid Models” list in 2013 and editorial features with every major fashion publication on earth.

But her loyalty to Tisci remains evident, especially in her wardrobe. Today the 5' 10" stunner is wearing a graphic “Jesus is Lord” Givenchy tee (“an oldie but a goodie”) paired with Zara jeans, an oversize shearling Acne jacket and a bag by, of course, Givenchy.

“I love to mix high and low—it’s the best when you have on something inexpensive and someone goes, ‘Oh my God, who made that?’ ” she says. Recently, she attended a fitting in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles printed dress. “Everyone was like, ‘Is that Jeremy Scott?’ I was like, ‘Um, I just bought it at this quirky mall store because I loved the cartoon when I was little.’ ” That’s the best part about Smalls’ style—we never know what to expect. One minute she’s the epitome of off-duty cool in shredded cutoffs and Isabel Marant high-tops, and the next she’s at the Met Gala with Vera Wang, wearing a shimmery tawny gown and matte violet lipstick. Her playfulness and daring have made her a favorite among not only designers but street style photographers as well.

“There are no rules. I know what I like and what I don’t, what looks good on me and what doesn’t,” she says. When pressed to name something in that latter category, she definitively answers: “Patterns! You know when someone wears a printed skirt with a printed top? For whatever reason, I can’t do that. Sometimes on set they’ll have me in a cool graphic outfit and I’ll want to replicate it, but I can never get it to look right.”

In terms of what she does wear, comfort comes first. Especially when she’s lounging around the Williamsburg home she shares with her longtime boyfriend, entrepreneur Bernard Smith. “I like to hang out in sweats and a bun and be all messy,” she says. “My days off are so chill. I cook, clean, watch Netflix. Lately I’ve been very into Beyond Scared Straight,” she says of the A&E reality show that attempts to reform troubled teens with tough love. “Just try one episode—it’s addictive. And I like that there’s always a positive message.” She also works out, often. In addition to sessions with a personal trainer and regular solo visits to the gym, the fitness enthusiast has recently taken up studying Muay Thai boxing, a Southeast Asian combat sport. “I did kickboxing in college, and I wanted to learn another discipline, another martial art. I really like to have a practice—none of that ‘Oh, I’m boxing for cardio’ stuff.”

There’s also her lifelong love of dancing, some of which she showcased in Beyoncé’s 2013 “Yoncé” video. Says Smalls of Queen B, “She was just like, ‘Be you!’ It was funny because she had to stand there and chill while we were dancing and doing our thing. She kept saying, ‘This is so weird. I’m not doing anything!’ We had MAY 2015

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Top, $185, skirt, $195, T by Alexander Wang, alexanderwang .com. Sunglasses, $300, Ray-Ban, sunglasshut .com. “Trinity” ring, $375, Loren Stewart, barneys .com. Ring, $85, jenniekwondesigns .com. Sneakers, $90, nike.com.

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some laughs.” Last month, Smalls again showed off her moves for her latest project, a collaboration with True Religion that offers everything from cropped sweatshirts to boyfriend briefs—and includes a promotional video of Smalls breaking it down Jennifer Beals–style in a pair of the aforementioned hot pants. “Aren’t they cute?! You can wear them out or sleep in them, whatever you want,” she says. The clip is enough to make anyone sign up at the local Equinox. “I come from a Latin culture; rhythm is in my roots,” she says. It’s also her therapy.

“If I have an early shoot and I’ve just gotten off a plane, or I haven’t slept, or I feel gross, I’ll dance around and be silly,” she says. “I put on Drake or Nicki Minaj or Cultura Profética, a Puerto Rican band. It gets me pumped up.”

Model, designer, dancer—I ask what she thinks of her emerging status as a powerhouse hyphenate. “I feel like a good amount of women have used modeling as a platform. People like Gisele and Cindy. And I think that’s really cool, not only for models but for women. It shows that you can have a voice and a say.

You can have a brand and be your own boss. It’s empowering.”

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Batting Average An extra coat of mascara on top and bottom makes lashes look spidery and retro-sexy.

Spring Fling Just in time for warmer weather, actress Olga Kurylenko models the latest weekend-ready looks.

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Hats Off Go casualtomboy in red tailored track pants and a bucket hat.

Meet Olga Olga Kurylenko has made a career out of channeling her inner tough girl. “I think I subconsciously avoid glamorous roles,” says the model turned actress, who stars this month as Turkish war widow Ayshe in The Water Diviner, Russell Crowe’s directorial debut. “I never wanted to be typecast, so I really resisted those parts, especially in the beginning.” After leaving her native Ukraine for Paris at age 16 to pursue modeling, Kurylenko graced the cover of French Elle and appeared in campaigns for Kenzo before switching to acting. Her big Hollywood break came with 2008’s Quantum of Solace, where she was cast as Bolivian agent Camille Montes opposite Daniel Craig’s 007—and, impressively, performed most of her own stunts. She’s been playing feisty females ever since.

“I like when there’s hard work involved,” says Kurylenko. “My role in The Water Diviner wasn’t easy—but who wants easy?” She’s equally daring when it comes to her personal style. “My closet is full of bright flashy yellows, reds, greens, oranges—really everything except for powder blue,” she says. “I feel like you need to have blond hair to pull that off.” —Jenna Gottlieb MAY 2015

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Balancing Act Pair an old-school polo in dusty rose with vintage-inspired suede pants.

HAIR: Wesley O’Meara using AG Hair at Honey Artists.

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WHITE NOISE

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THE NEW TENNIS SKIRT Play with shape in a diagonally cut mini and asymmetrical sweater.

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THE KIMONO BLOUSE Finish an open-style top with a knotted karate belt.

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I gravitate toward simple, comfortable and classic clothes, so throwing on a cool necklace is an easy way for me to dress up an outfit and make it feel interesting. I bought my first piece from Dannijo four years ago. Now I have about 20 in my collection and I wear them three or four times a week. I love to pair a crystal necklace with a chambray button-down—the unexpected mix is so fun. The more of a statement the piece is, the better. I just rock it out and let it shine.

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