David Stesner for Allure By Meli Pennington Photography by David Stesner Share this FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin Tags AllurebeautyBeauty 101David StesnerMakeupMeli Pennington My Writing Beauty and Culture Artist Francesco Vezzoli Shows us What the Ancient Romans Looked Like With Their Makeup On True Colors (A Marble Relief Head of a Goddess), c.1st century A.D.-2014. Francesco Vessoli It's easy to imagine the ancients in monochrome. Their classic architecture... Beautiful People Painted Ladies: Madame X To us in the 21st century, masterworks in painting convey a classicism and elegance that seem nonexistent in the modern world. But in the... Beauty Book Reviews Book Review: Erotic Capital We all know people who get by on their looks. For women, that has often been the only way to get ahead. But when... My Makeup Jeff Tse for Vogue Taiwan Jeff Tse for L’Oreal Frederique Helwig for Teen Vogue – Venice Beach Stephen Gill for New York Times Frederique Helwig for Teen Vogue – Miami Nick Haymes for Teen Vogue more to enjoy A Week Without Mirrors: My Space vs Their Space Summer of Smoothies: Wild Blueberry Sweet-Tart Beauty Archetypes: Whores Nicholas Moore for Lula