David Stesner for Allure By Meli Pennington Photography by David Stesner Share this FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin Tags AllurebeautyBeauty 101David StesnerMakeupMeli Pennington My Writing Beautiful People Makeup as Ritual: The Sadhus of Nepal Living in the Western world, it's easy to take our participation with cosmetics for granted. Whether we use makeup to smooth and conceal, or... Beauty Book Reviews Book Review: Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change There is a moment in every woman's life when she passes a mirror and doesn't recognize the person looking back. Maybe it's too many... Beautiful People Makeup as Performance: Cindy Sherman Do we create our own identities, or are they created for us? In the age of seemingly infinite aesthetic choices (including surgery), are our... My Makeup Jenny Gage/Tom Betterton for Bergdorf Goodman David Stesner for Allure Kim Myers Robertson for Italian Glamour Nicholas Moore for Lula Raymond Meier for Teen Vogue Fabio Chizzola for Glamour more to enjoy Inside Beauty: Why You Can’t Match Makeup Colors in Magazines Beauty Inventions: The Hair Dryer Summer of Smoothies: Stoned and Enthroned Photographing a World of Everyday Beauty