Now this is what I like to see: a fresh take on the samey-samey, tired magazine cover formula!  Most mags make me weep in boredom, in large part because it seems like the same shots are recycled month after month.  (The obsession with numbers on the cover–7 ways to be trite!  93 pieces you won’t be able to afford!–also irritates.)  Sure, the photo here of Scarlett Johansson is a little more sexy Maxim than prissy Allure, but I dig the unexpected angle and va-va-voom hair.  And, of course, we all know I love me some ScarJo.

Looking for insane volume?  Apply a golf-ball sized amount of mousse to towel-dried hair, blowdry, and then use a large round brush to smooth strands, aiming the nozzle at the roots to increase texture and height as you pull hair up and away from the head.  Back-comb at the crown (preferrably with a fine-tooth comb) and set with volumizing hairspray.  A mist of shine serum completes it!

 
Jolie is thrilled that Allure’s Daily Beauty Reporter included her skincare tips alongside those of fellow beauty gals Daneen from Spoiled Pretty, Erika from Makeup Bag, and Amber from Beauty Blogging Junkie (if you’re not reading their blogs, you should be, as not only are these ladies super knowledgable, but they’re just good people to boot!).  Daily Beauty Reporter Jessica Matlin, an old magazine chum, quizzed me on which skincare product is currently revving my motor.  My answer?  IS Clinical Super Serum Advance, a powerhouse serum that’s full of antioxidants, brightens the complexion, helps keep acne at bay, increases collagen production, and does your laundry.  (Okay, not true…but it does everything else!)  It is, let’s be real, hardly cheap—$130 for a serum?  Dude, I still don’t have a car!—but if you’re as skin obsessed as I am, genuinely worth every penny.