Weekend Beauty Reading: Holiday Beauty Hacks, Beginner's Guide To Ordering Wine, Jennifer Aniston Goes Topless and More!

8 Holiday Beauty Hacks Every Woman Should Know - The holiday season is here, and chances are your social calendar is filled with everything from after-work cocktails to family get-togethers. Ready to be the life of the party? Ready to be the life of the party? We’ve got you covered with eight beauty tricks (think gilded eyelashes and slip-on braids) that are as unexpected as they are festive. [ instyle ]

Jennifer Aniston Goes Topless For Allure With Hairstyist Chris McMillan - For the past two decades, Jennifer Aniston has belonged to the small, exclusive club of actresses we so endearingly refer to as "America's sweethearts." But as Allure's January 2015 cover girl, she's finally rocking the boat a little. Aniston is taking a stand against the unfair amount of pressure people put on her — and women in general — to have children. [ huffingtonpost ]

Kat Von D Launches KATVONDBEAUTY.COM, an Interactive Makeup Site for Mega-Fans of the Tattoo'd Beauty - Kat Von D has launched KATVONDBEAUTY.COM, a unique interactive website that connects fans to the glamourous beauty brand with an unfiltered inside look into Kat's personal social content. The site captures Von D's incredible talent, tapping into her imagination with inspirational mood boards and style ideas, makeup-tutorials and how-to’s, and insider info on all of the products. [ bustle ]

A Beginner’s Guide To Ordering Wine - If only looking at a wine list were as easy as answering the perennial dinner party question "Red or white?" Unfortunately, it's rarely that simple. Achieving any sort of mastery in wine tasting takes practice (and by practice, we mean drinking). To get the ball rolling, here's a simple guide to what's what, penned by Jordan Salcito, the beverage director at Momofuku. Might take some studying, but boozy studying is fun studying. Cheers! [ intothegloss ]

Style Blog Instagram Numbers Plummet Following Purge - On December 10th, Instagram announced that it would be purging the platform of fake and spam accounts, and warned its users that many would see a drop in followers in the coming days. While Instagram users can't necessarily control the number of spam accounts that follow them, some style bloggers have been accused of buying Instagram followers to boost their numbers. [ racked ]

Hits and Misses: Celebrity Beauty 2014 - As the year comes to an end, we still have so many unanswered questions. Where is that Malaysian plane? Will Gwyneth and Chris consciously recouple? What is going on with Kylie Jenner's lips? We may never know the answer to the last one, but we do know that 2014 had some major beauty moments. Herewith, our picks for the best and worst looks of 2014. [ purewow ]

The Secret Reason Your Hair Isn't Doing What You Want - If you were blessed with obedient strands that do whatever they’re told, you can stop reading now. If, however, your relationship with your hair is a bit more tumultuous, you’ll want to pay attention. Here’s the thing: There’s a secret reason why your hair isn’t behaving, and it’s a very unlikely culprit. [ byrdie ]

featured image: barbara fialho by david gubert for marie claire australia, january 2015 issue