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View From the Red Carpet: Sunrise Coigney's Endearing Hair Over-Share

I barely recognized Sunrise Coigney at the New York City premiere of Now You See Me, the new film starring her husband, Mark Ruffalo. Her signature blonde hair was darker, parted in the middle, braided, and pinned up in the back. I inquired about the dramatic color shift, and she offered up a blush-inducing insight I didn't expect:

Do You Apologize for Your Beauty Routine? According to Brooke Shields and Linda Wells, You Shouldn't

I've spent most of my adult life slowly collecting neuroses related to my physical self. How blonde can I get, really? Why do my skin's tantrums rival those of the punk kids I babysit for on the Upper West Side? Will my friends judge my $200-a-pop facial habit? My vanity was a source of embarrassment. Well, now that I'm getting paid to traffic in beauty insight, my habits are justified—nay, necessary. ("Mom, that Soul Cycle package was research.") So why can't I shake the guilt? At yesterday's WWD Beauty Summit (think ComicCon for beauty freaks like myself), Allure's editor in chief, Linda Wells, hosted a conversation about aging with the timeless Brooke Shields and the esteemed Dr. Tina Alster—and I came away feeling like I'm not only on the right track with my regimen, but I should also go ahead and be proud of it.

Today's Alluring Links

If we lived in a world without humidity, we'd like to think our hair would always look like Alessandra Ambrosio's. The supermodel glided into Cannes with the sleekest, straightest strands we've ever seen—not to mention a slinky silver gown to match. Wow. [Fashion Style]

Men who want to add a little more salt to their pepper are now experimenting with in-salon gray highlights. The "tampering" technique tints and blends incoming grays for that refined, George Clooney effect. We're fine with it—as long as they don't push us out of our partial highlight appointment. [Refinery 29]

Meanwhile, women are painting their hair every color of the rainbow. To demonstrate the cool new tie-dye trend, Beauty High hired colorist Zoe Wiepert of Bumble and Bumble. The series of photographs are so beautiful, we don't recommend them to anyone currently going through a breakup. [Beauty High]

There are beauty products that smell good enough to eat. And then there are beauty products that you can actually eat. Susie Wang, founder of 100% Pure, says her coworkers dip pretzels into her Cocoa Kona Coffee Body Scrub—and even use it as an ice-cream topping. We think we'll stick to exfoliating our elbows with the stuff. [New York Times]