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Taylor Hill and Boyfriend Michael Stephen Shank Star in the Ralph Lauren Romance Campaign


On any given day, you can typically find Taylor Hill in front of the camera, on a runway, or hanging at home with her boyfriend, Michael Stephen Shank, and their mini labradoodle, Tate. The Colorado native loves some good R&R—a good bath, some TV in bed. But for Hill, work is her priority: the 22-year-old model has walked countless fashion shows and is a face for Lancôme. And now, she has a new gig under her belt, as the newest face of Ralph Lauren Romance. She’s starring in the fragrance’s latest campaign, which launches today. And to ensure the romance in the campaign feels legit, she brought her longtime beau, Shank, along for the ride.

We sat down with Hill, with Shank and adorable Tate in tow, to ask them all of our Big Beauty Questions, below.

Glamour: What made you team up with Ralph Lauren?

They called me, they said they wanted to work with us and I said, “Heck yes!” For me, it just made so much sense because I’m from Colorado and I feel like a lot of essence and spirit of the brand is that western cowboy theme. It’s a huge deal where I’m from. Growing up, I always knew what Ralph Lauren was and when I came to New York and started modeling, I walked into a Ralph Lauren store for the first time and was like, “Wow, this looks like home. I don’t feel so homesick!” I’ve been walking for the brand since I was 17 and I’ve done almost every show since then.

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Hill and Shank together in the Ralph Lauren Romance campaign

Glamour: What was it like shooting the campaign with your boyfriend?

Taylor Hill: I had the best time. We were just doing our thing, on set just talking. We’re best friends first, and in a relationship, so for us it was like we just got to hang out. It was work for sure, but it was fun working together.

Michael Stephen Shank: I don’t want to say that it was too easy, but it really was too easy.

Glamour: What’s your favorite scent-related memory?

TH: The smell of baking, since my mom baked a lot when we were kids. She makes pies and cookies and all of that stuff—when I smell that, it’s like I’m back home and my mom’s baking cookies and it’s Christmas Eve or a birthday.

Glamour: What does your home smell like?

TH: My mom is obsessed with candles—she has a whole collection and special candles that she won’t light because they’re shaped like pinecones and things like that. We have a fireplace in the center of our house that’s always going in the winter. Home just smells cozy and warm. My favorite candle is Diptyque Baies ($65).

Glamour: Do you wear fragrance when you walk the runway?

TH: I’m always running around like crazy so I forget to, but I should, because then it’ll mark the scent of a memory. I’m a firm believer in that. I never had a signature scent, so now I’ll use Romance as that.

Glamour: Have you learned any amazing beauty tricks backstage?

TH: A really good one from makeup artist Fulvia Farolfi: She uses a hair dryer to heat up the eyelash curler. She dabs it on her hand to make sure it’s not too hot and then curls your lashes with it. Your lashes go ‘woop’ and stick straight up and last the whole day. Genius.

Glamour: What’s your skincare routine like?

TH: I wash my face every night to take off my makeup. I use the Lancôme Creme Radiance Cleanser ($27). I also swear by Bi Facil makeup remover ($30), it’s the best. If I shower in the morning, I’ll wash my face again—just a super light wash. Then, I’ll do the Génifique Advanced Serum ($105) and the Absolue Precious Cells lip balm ($50) . At night, I use the Hydra Zen night mask ($48). It’s an overnight mask that you pat on and let soak in overnight then rinse off in the morning.

Glamour: Your go-to makeup product?

TH: Lancôme Monsieur Big mascara ($25). Seriously, I’m not just saying because I work with them, I only use that. I stress out if I can’t find it. I’ll give it to makeup artists and be like, “please use this.”

Glamour: Are there any self-care rituals that you swear by?

TH: I love to work out, so doing rest days and massage is really good for muscle recovery. I love massage, I’m a firm believer in deep tissue—it needs to hurt a little bit. I like to take epsom salt baths, which I do a lot in the winter. I get really cold, so during New York winters I’ll take baths at least three times a week.

Glamour: Do you and Michael ever steal beauty products from each other?

TH: He uses Génifique, the serum. And my sunscreen.

MSS: True. I’m doused in that Lancôme stuff. She also uses my Thinksport ($7) deodorant, and then it disappears. It works well, so I’ll get it and she’ll steal it, and then I’ll never see it again. It’s a good one.

Glamour: What’s the craziest thing you’ve done in the name of beauty?

TH: I bleached my eyebrows for the Alexander McQueen show because Pat McGrath was doing the makeup. I was 18 and it was my first major London fashion week. My eyebrows are my thing! They’re my look, they’re my staple. I was crying, saying I couldn’t do it. And then Pat looks at me and she’s like, ‘Darling, it’s McQueen!” So I did it.

Glamour: Who’s your beauty icon?

TH: I have many. One of my favorite models is Gisele Bündchen. She’s such a beautiful human being from the inside out. I’m her number one fan. I’ve always loved Brooke Shields, she made me appreciate my eyebrows. And Cindy Crawford. Are you kidding? I love Cindy Crawford. Now we’re kind of friends and I’m so happy about it, and I’m friends with Kaia—I hang out with her backstage at shows and I’m totally chill and normal. But I tell her all the time that I’m a superfan of her mom.

Glamour: What’s your beauty mantra?

TH: “Less is more.” And “Enhance, don’t hide.”



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The Trailer for the *One Tree Hill* Lifetime Christmas Movie Is Everything I Wanted


Of all the Christmas movies airing on Lifetime this year, The Christmas Contract might be the most-anticipated. That’s largely because it stars several of the actors from One Tree Hill. Hilarie Burton, Danneel Ackles, Robert Buckley, Tyler Hilton, and Antwon Tanner are all joining forces for this charming holiday movie, which centers on a woman named Jolie (Burton) who takes her best friend’s brother, Jack (Buckley), home for Christmas, and they pretend to date to get her ex-boyfriend jealous. They sign a contract, drawn up by Jack’s sister Naomi (Ackles), that states Jolie will help Jack out with a work project if he does this charade for her.

Sounds kooky, right? Exactly! That’s what so delightful about it. One Tree Hill was a pretty bananas show, so it’s only natural the Lifetime movie starring its cast members is a little on the whimsical side. Plus, that’s the fun of these movies—as well as the Christmas movies on Hallmark, too. They’re perfect escapism.

Watch the trailer for yourself, below.

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Sadly, not all of your One Tree Hill favorites are in this movie. We’re missing Sophia Bush, Stephen Colletti, and Bethany Joy Lenz, among others. Interestingly, though, two of those actors are starring in other Lifetime Christmas movies: Lenz will be in Poinsettias for Christmas (due out November 23), and Colletti stars in Hometown Christmas (which drops December 16). That basically means not one, not two, but three Lifetime movies are receiving a dose of One Tree Hill this year.

The Christmas Contract debuts on Lifetime Thursday, November 22 at 8 P.M. ET.

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Netflix's *The Haunting of Hill House* Is Basically a Scary *This Is Us*


There are several scenes in episode two of Netflix’s new series The Haunting of Hill House that made me distinctly think, “Yup, I’m watching This Is Us with ghosts.” The first is a flashback when Shirley, the second oldest of the Crain children, is mourning the loss of her pet kitten and becomes horrified when a bug crawls out of its mouth. That’s scarring enough for any preteen, but then cut to a few days later when all of her other pet kittens die. Shirley freaks out—as any of us would—and her parents, Hugh and Olivia, have an argument. Olivia berates Hugh for giving Shirley the cats because she’ll now have a warped perception of death for life. Fast-forward some 20 years later, and what do you know? Shirley owns a mortuary with her husband.

To be clear, I’m not suggesting there’s something wrong with morticians, but this sequence of events is just so on the nose. Singular Childhood Incident Directly Impacts Adult in the Most Obvious Way: That’s straight out of the This Is Us playbook—just with, ya know, maybe-possessed cats.

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For those who don’t know about The Haunting of Hill House, let me back up. It’s a 10-episode horror series from Netflix based on the popular 1959 novel by Shirley Jackson. The show takes a lot of creative liberties, though. It’s set in present-day, and now based on the Crain family, which is comprised of mom Olivia, dad Hugh, and kids Steve, Shirley, Theodora, Luke, and Nell. Olivia and Hugh are house flippers who’ve decided to take on a mammoth, creaky mansion as their next project. The only problem, however, is that it’s haunted as fuck—like so, so haunted. There are ghosts all over this joint and even a red door in the upstairs they can’t open. A specter named the Bent-Neck Lady lurks around the kids’ rooms like Kim Kardashian in this GIF:

All the creepiness comes to a head one night when Hugh rushes the children out of the house and leaves Olivia behind. And then Olivia dies under mysterious circumstances. Twenty-plus years later, we see these kids as estranged adults who are still extremely traumatized—from the house, their mother’s death, and other reasons.

Saying anything more will give away key spoilers, so you’ll just have to watch if you’re now intrigued. From that synopsis alone, though, you can see the This Is Us parallels clearer than Haley Joel Osment saw dead people in The Sixth Sense. Melodramatic siblings! Flashbacks! A central mystery! The list goes on and on, so let me break down the key ways The Haunting of Hill House could easily be called This Is Us But Spooky:

1. The dynamic between the five siblings. The child Crain siblings are fairly happy go-lucky in their mansion despite all the ghosts, but as adults, not so much. Shirley and Theodora are tight, but Shirley is on the outs with Steve. Steve is on the outs with Luke. Nell just wants everyone to get along. You get the idea! There’s a lot of latent sibling tension that rings very close to the time Kevin called out Randall for being the favorite on This Is Us. The amount of drama between the Crains makes the problems on This Is Us seem like cake. At least Kate doesn’t have to worry about spirits from the beyond.

2. All those flashbacks. The Haunting of Hill House thrives on the art of flashback, much like This Is Us does. We’ll start with a scene from the past, and then see how those events have affected the family in present times. It’s eerily similar to the narratives on This Is Us. Just swap Mandy Moore’s grandma wig for paranormal activity. (The wig is still scarier.)

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3. What happened to Olivia? The Crain matriarch passes away mysteriously after the rest of the family leaves the house. The official report is that she died by suicide, but Hugh is convinced Hill House played a role in her death. After the first episode, you watch the series knowing Olivia is dead, but flashbacks help tell her story—much like Jack’s on This Is Us—and her demise is a central question on the show. (Stay tuned to see if a Crock Pot is involved.)

4. Thirst trap family members. On This Is Us, Justin Hartley is always walking around with his shirt off, and Randall exercises 5,000 times a day. Meanwhile, Michiel Huisman (who plays adult Steve on Hill House) has smolder for days that’s only enhanced by his hipster glasses. An atmospheric thirst trap!

5. The crying. Nell spends the entire first episode crying. Shirley spends a large chunk of the second episode crying, as does Luke. Hot Steve cries, too. I’m not judging them, of course—they’re dealing with literal ghosts—but the sheer amount of tears shed in just two episodes absolutely puts Hill House in This Is Us territory. Have tissues on hand when you watch—to cover your eyes when things get terrifying.

The Haunting of Hill House is now streaming on Netflix.





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Anita Hill Has Some Advice for the Senate Judiciary Committee on How to Handle the Kavanaugh Hearings


There is, perhaps, no person in America better suited to weigh in on the current state of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination hearings than Anita Hill.

In 1991, the law professor found herself in a position similar to that of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in that both had come forward to accuse a Supreme Court nominee of sexual misconduct. Hill testified about a pattern of sexual harassment during her time working with now-Justice Clarence Thomas, while Ford alleges that Kavanaugh drunkenly assaulted her during a party while they were in high school. (He has denied her allegations, just as Justice Thomas denied ever harassing Hill.)

Ford is reportedly considering testifying at the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings about the matter, pending an FBI investigation requested Tuesday by Ford’s lawyer to “ensure that the crucial facts and witnesses in this matter are assessed in a non-partisan manner.” Hill, having had some experience in this area, is offering some words of wisdom to the Senate Judiciary Committee to get it right this time around.

“Today, the public expects better from our government than we got in 1991, when our representatives performed in ways that gave employers permission to mishandle workplace harassment complaints throughout the following decades,” Hill writes in the New York Times. “That the Senate Judiciary Committee still lacks a protocol for vetting sexual harassment and assault claims that surface during a confirmation hearing suggests that the committee has learned little from the Thomas hearing, much less the more recent #MeToo movement.”

Here are some takeaways from Hill’s powerful op-ed:

Don’t mix messages.

Hill says that confronting sexual harassment and ensuring the integrity of the Supreme Court are not things that are at odds with each other. “Both are aimed at making sure that our judicial system operates with legitimacy,” she writes.

Neutrality is key.

Hill suggests that a neutral body with experience in the subject of sexual misconduct should lead an investigation into Ford’s claims so as not to be tainted by the rampant partisanship we see on almost every current political matter. And after that, senators must rely on the results and act as fact-finders when asking their own questions. “The investigators’ report should frame the hearing,” says Hill. “Not politics or myths about sexual assault.”

Slow down.

Rushing the hearings is a mistake, according to Hill. She says it sends the message that these types of allegations are not important. “Simply put, a week’s preparation is not enough time for meaningful inquiry into very serious charges,” she says.

Say her name.

“Finally, refer to Christine Blasey Ford by her name. She was once anonymous, but no longer is. Dr. Blasey is not simply ‘Judge Kavanaugh’s accuser.’ Dr. Blasey is a human being with a life of her own. She deserves the respect of being addressed and treated as a whole person.”

Hill also wisely points out that Kavanaugh has the benefit of organized support for his side while Christine Blasey Ford will be “outresourced” and that “imbalance may not seem fair.”

While it may be too late to heed all of Hill’s warnings, we can only hope that the process is not as problematic as it was for her in 1991. I remember watching the coverage of those hearings as an almost 16-year-old and taking away the unfortunate message that it was extremely hard to be believed as a woman, no matter how credible your claims.

In the media run-up to Monday’s hearing, it would seem that not a lot has changed. I hope I’m proven wrong.

You can read the rest of Hill’s op-ed, here.

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Senate Interns Hoping To See Taylor Swift Crowd Capitol Hill Building


Given the political climate in the country at the moment, it’s likely a stressful time to be an intern on Capitol Hill. So who can blame anyone on the Hill for getting a wee bit excited upon hearing a rumor that Taylor Swift would be at the Russell Senate Office building on Wednesday for a meeting?

The idea that the “Look What You Made Me Do” singer could be roaming the halls seemed viable enough. Even considering that, historically, she shies away from political conversation (to the point that she is often criticized for her silence). She was, after all, in Washington, D.C., as part of her Reputation tour.

“Very important news: Sources say Taylor Swift will be in Russell Senate office building at some point today for a meeting,” tweeted reporter Juliegrace Brufke.

Enter the Swift hunt frenzy. All it took was that rumor of her appearance to send interns and young staffers on mission to spot the singer.

Obviously, it was all documented on social media, with one journalist joking that “all work” had stopped.

Roll Call reported that some believed Swift was meeting with New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, but her office said that was not true. And Fox News got word that “high level sources on both sides of CapHill” said there was no “‘official’ expectation for Taylor Swift to appear at the Capitol complex” on Wednesday.

So it seems that Taylor Swift remains publicly apolitical when it comes to making moves on Capitol Hill. She has, of course, flexed her political muscle elsewhere, supporting victims of sexual assault in the past and donating to the March for Our Lives, writing on Instagram, “No one should have to go to school in fear of gun violence. Or to a nightclub. Or to a concert. Or to a movie theater. Or to their place of worship.”

As for those staffers and interns, they didn’t go home empty-handed: Iconic actress and lifelong political activist Jane Fonda was in the building on behalf of the National Domestic Workers Alliance in partnership with the Alianza Nacional de Campesinas.

We’re glad at least somebody noticed.





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Sophia Bush Opens Up About the Alleged Harassment She Faced on the *One Tree Hill* Set


Back in November, in the midst of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the rise of the #MeToo movement, members of the cast and crew of One Tree Hill—including Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton—released a letter accusing the creator of that show, Mark Schwahn, of sexual harassment.

“Many of us were, to varying degrees, manipulated psychologically and emotionally. More than one of us is still in treatment for post-traumatic stress,” the letter read. “Many of us were put in uncomfortable positions and had to swiftly learn to fight back, sometimes physically, because it was made clear to us that the supervisors in the room were not the protectors they were supposed to be. Many of us were spoken to in ways that ran the spectrum from deeply upsetting, to traumatizing, to downright illegal. And a few of us were put in positions where we felt physically unsafe.”

Now, in a new interview with Andy Cohen, Bush is taking the conversation even further, describing a time she says Schwahn touched her inappropriately. “The first time Mark Schwahn grabbed my ass I hit him in front of six other producers and I hit him fucking hard,” she told Cohen. “And he came back to L.A. and I was told years later by one of the then writers who became an EP that he came back being like, ‘That fucking entitled bitch who does she think she is,’ and this very sweet man named Mike who I love and who is like a ride or die for me was like, ‘Maybe you just shouldn’t touch the girls,’ and, ya know, Mark gave him the option of shut up and keep your job or get out.”

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Bush found herself in a difficult situation: quit and “kill” her career or stay in an uncomfortable workplace. “Because this is what people don’t understand, they go, ‘Oh well why don’t you just leave?’” she says. “First of all, why am I supposed to suffer and kill my own career because somebody else can’t keep their dick in their pants? Second of all, there is a whole crew that people don’t know about.”

Bush stayed, and Schwahn helmed One Tree Hill for eight seasons. However, after the OTH allegations were made, additional ones were levied against him by the cast and crew of The Royals. He was investigated and subsequently fired from that show in December.



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