It would be nice if you had an hour to spend at the gym right now. It would also be nice if keeping up with your fitness routine over the holidays was more appealing than planting yourself on your family’s couch and watching Netflix for a week.
We can help with the latter. No matter how many holiday parties and family plans you have on the calendar, all you need is a few easy workout moves to stay on your game this holiday season. (If you’re so inclined—taking a much deserved week off from anything remotely resembling a burpee is perfectly valid too.)
We asked Pete McCall, a San Diego-based exercise physiologist and ACE certified personal trainer to design a workout that you can whip through in about 10 minutes, anywhere, with zero equipment. Do each move here as many times as you can in 60 seconds (use a timer if you need to); rest 30 seconds, then do the next move.
“My biggest concern is not only the training, but also the experience in handling adverse events and complications,” says Naomi Lawrence, M.D., professor of Medicine and director of Dermatologic Surgery at Cooper Medical School, Rowan University. “Since there is no standardized residency or fellowship for non-physicians, the training really varies and is left up to the individual.” While this doesn’t mean the technician injecting you will do something wrong, depending on the practitioner and their expertise, it could mean they might not have the necessary scope of knowledge required to deal with potential side effects. For Botox, these can include temporary drooping or infection at the injection site. Improper application of fillers can lead to tissue necrosis or blindness in extreme cases—if products are accidentally injected into a blood vessel.
“These risks are always there, but an M.D. practitioner has superior knowledge of facial anatomy, skin physiology, fluid dynamics, and other topics taught in premedical studies and medical school that help them minimize these risks and effectively manage complications when they do occur,” says Murad Alam, M.D., vice chair of the Department of Dermatology at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Much like Lawrence, he rates the training levels for non-M.D. practitioners on a sliding scale, “from none at all to pretty good.” His main worry is that no matter how good, it will inevitably be less than that of a board-certified derm. “You would want even the most skilled technician to be supervised by an on-site, board-certified physician who is an expert in injectable procedures,” he recommends. Customers should also take note of M.D. practitioners who are injecting outside their scope of practice and lack specific training.
Part of the problem is that doctors and aesthetics bars seem to prioritize different guidelines when it comes to defining a “safe” experience. Garritano, Levy, Bland, and Ricketts primarily emphasize how much experience their technicians have with performing a single, specific kind of service. Ject’s Garritano, a board-certified, New York-licensed physician assistant, cites her lengthy experience working alongside plastic surgeons. “All Ject providers are physicians, physician assistants (PAs), or nurse practitioners (NPs), and are licensed and certified to practice medicine in New York,” she says. “They are experts in injectables, as this is their sole practice.” She adds that her employees are trained on how to manage any complication that could potentially occur. Clients, for their part, are happy with that info. Siegel says she researched Garritano’s qualifications online before going and also looked at their social media for reviews and photos. After this process, she was confident it was a good decision.
Few Halloween costume ideas are more timeless and easy to put together than Harley Quinn. Not only are her painted pigtails and smudged lipstick ripe for Instagram, they also don’t require the patience or skill needed for most Halloween makeup. Plus, with Joker smashing box office records, going as Gotham’s bad girl this year feels particularly of-the-moment.
So with that in mind, we teamed up with makeup artist Lijha Stewart (also known as the “Queen of Halloween”) to break down all the advice you need to nail Harley Quinn’s makeup. Read on for the full step-by-step tutorial.
How to DIY Harley Quinn Makeup
Level of difficulty: Easy. If you can smudge on some makeup and throw your hair into pigtails second-grade-style, you’ll be able to do this no problem.
Amount of time required: One hour, max.
What you’ll need: -Your favorite matte foundation -A contour stick -Matte, loose powder -Highlighter -A rosy blush -Your brow product of choice -Red and blue eyeshadow -Black and white eyeliner pencils -Red and blue eye glitter (optional) -Scotch tape (optional) -False eyelashes (optional) -Red lipstick -Cotton swabs -Black liquid eyeliner -Red and blue hair chalk or hair paint
Step 1: Contour and highlight
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Even though Harley’s skin is really pale in the movie, to make it more life-like and wearable, we contoured in a few key areas. Swipe a sculpting stick down your cheekbones, at your hairline, underneath your lips, and on your collar bones. Blend it out with your fingers or a buffing brush.
In an effort to still capture that angsty, washed-out look, set everything with a matte, loose powder and keep the highlighting to a strategic minimum, placing it only in certain places like underneath your brow bone and in the inner corner of your eyes.
For light or scarce brows, “It’s best to start with a brow wax so that any color you put on after sticks,” says Stewart. With a spoolie brush, apply a light coating of the wax and brush hairs upward and outward. Then, with an angled brush, apply your desired shade in light strokes.
The trick to getting eyes like Harley Quinn’s isn’t in how you smudge your shadow—it’s about the pigment you use. While regular shadows are great and can sometimes offer intense color payoff, it’s best to opt for a cream here. You can literally smudge it on with your fingers if you’d like, but laying it on with a medium-size eyeshadow brush will do just fine. To get that splattered effect, take whatever color is left on your brush from the initial application and drag it outward and downward. Oh, and don’t forget to use two different brushes for your red and blue. Mixing them will make both colors muddy—not the look you’re aiming for here.
The first and only time I have ever been early in my life was when I was born a few weeks ahead of my due date. Ever since then, I’ve been running behind, always showing up in the nick of time or fashionably late. I also refuse to leave the house without makeup on (thank you, acne), which is a terrible combination that leaves me scrambling to get out of the house as quickly as possible. So when I hear a tip that promises to cut my getting-ready time in half, I’m all ears.
The latest suggestion came from an unlikely source: Khloé Kardashian. (I have nothing against the Kardashians; I just tend to look toward vintage starlets and ’90s It girls for beauty inspiration rather than their current-day Calabasas counterparts.) In a new Vogue Beauty Secrets video, Kardashian details how her makeup routine has changed since becoming a mom. “I’ve had to learn how to do makeup really quickly and not do too many wet things,” she says. “If it’s wet and I have to run after [True], it’s going to set really weird and I’m gonna look super blotchy.”
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While Kardashian still gets her makeup done on days when the family is filming, on her day off she relies on a homemade BB cream to get her face on as fast as possible. In the video she starts by applying her skin care, skipping moisturizer and going right to sunscreen. She then reaches for her Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Moisturizer. At first I thought it was that odd she applied SPF under her moisturizer, but when she then reached for her Tom Ford Traceless Foundation Stick, it started to click.
Kardashian mixed the two products together on the back of her hand with a Kabuki brush and then quickly stippled it all over her face. The result was a super-glowy lightweight veil of color that she applied in less than a minute. Seeing as I covet luminous skin and conveniently had both products in my stash, I decided to put it to the test.
The cream is very whipped and luxurious, so you don’t need a lot. I prefer a little more coverage, so I found luck with about a 2.5 to 1 ratio of foundation to moisturizer, but if you want to show more skin, just add less foundation. I think the combo would work with any foundation stick and moisturizer you have on hand, but the textures of these two are very luxe and they feel nice and creamy when mixed together. I’ve also found the Tom Ford to be a little heavy for my skin when I’ve used it solo, so this is a great way to make it more wearable for me.
Presidential hopefuls Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off again during the second night of the latest Democratic debates on Wednesday.
The two candidates had previously shared the stage on June 27, when Harris took Biden to task for his record on race and controversial comments he’d made about working with segregationists in the Senate. At the beginning of last night’s debate, Biden seemed to reference the tough exchange, greeting Harris with a remark some found objectionable. His mic captured his joking to her, “Go easy on me, kid.”
And online, the off-the-cuff comment isn’t sitting well with some who feel that referring to a politician like Harris as a “kid” is patronizing at worst and tone-deaf at best.
“@JoeBiden told @KamalaHarris ‘go easy on me kid’ when they shook hands at tonight’s #DemDebate. Calling your presidential opponent ‘kid’ is more than just a harmless ‘Bidenism.’ It’s dismissive,” one person tweeted. Another explained, “I honestly can’t get over Joe Biden calling Kamala Harris ‘kid.’ It was intentionally minimizing. It was designed to make her look petty and small, to put her in her place.”
But Biden’s words didn’t seem to rattle Harris. (Nor did it seem she listened to his request.) During the debate, the candidates sparred over their respective health care plans and Harris defended herself against Biden’s claims that her “Medicare for All” blueprint was too expensive and could cause people to lose their workplace-based insurance. Harris hit back, going on to argue that Biden’s health care proposal would leave out large numbers of Americans who also need coverage.
“I don’t know if people know or realize that we—Katie, Stassi, and I—had full creative control,” Kristen says. “Not only over using the wine and the wine’s taste, but the actual label. We created that completely from scratch on our own.”
“I think people are often very surprised by how good it is,” Katie adds. “And that was very important to us because we don’t drink shitty wine.”
“Well, we used to,” Stassi says.
So considering this wine is meant to be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, I wanted Katie, Kristen, and Stassi to tell me their tips and tricks for all-day drinking—and the next day hangover. See their advice, below.
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Plan the right environment.
A theme is always a good idea for a summer party, Kristen advises, but make sure you schedule an end time for the event. “I think what’s really important is that you have a cutoff time, if you’re having people over, for your guests to leave so you can unwind and drink wine alone with your TV,” Kristen explains. “That’s really important.”
She suggests wine pong as an activity, though Katie and Stassi aren’t big on drinking games with their rosé. “I just need to enjoy my wine,” Stassi says. “Yeah,” Katie adds, “I guess my only game would be, like, drink this glass of wine before the ice melts.”
Don’t stray from the rosé—and eat lots of carbs.
But if this wine is meant to be consumed all day long, how does you keep from going too hard too soon? “Stick to the same thing,” Stassi says. “If you’re gonna commit to day drinking it’s best to drink the same thing, [so we wanted] a rosé that’s really easy that people aren’t going to get sick of.”
“Also, you don’t have to be ashamed of adding a little club soda to make a little spritzer,” Katie says. Adds Kristen, “We’re not against icing your wine either!”
The women also advise adding water and food into the equation, especially “carbs” or their favorite, Taco Bell. (Speaking of which, they recommend pairing Potion Two with a Doritos Loco Taco, Chalupa Supreme, or “anything with the nacho cheese.”)
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Maybeee don’t drink more than two and a half bottles.
The three famously have alter egos—The Dark Passenger, Crazy Kristen, and Tequila Katie—that emerge after one too many drinks. They’re the kind of creatures you might buy a crystal to ward yourself against: They throw their phone on the ground and cry because their boyfriend won’t come to bed. They fall dramatically in the middle of a hotel lobby. They send rage texts from an airline’s economy seat.
When I ask how much rosé it’d take to bring these … powerful beings to the forefront, the women agree it’s probably around two and a half bottles. “It depends on if you’re in the sun all day, because if you are, the Dark Passenger, Tequila Katie, and Crazy Kristen come out a lot quicker with a minimal amount of alcohol,” Stassi says.
“I would say it’s like waking up in the morning in a really great mood, and you’re like, ‘Yeah, let’s get this!’ You know? You have a little breakfast, and you’re like I’m gonna have a little beverage cocktail. Then you’re going to hang out by the pool all day with your friends and drink. And then around, like, 6:00 p.m. that’s when things get dark,” Katie says.
Adds Kristen, “I don’t blame that on alcohol, I blame that on dehydration. What I like about our wine is that it doesn’t bring out crazy Kristen.”
