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What Price Beauty? One Artist's Take

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 11.10.2009 | Style

Read More: Women's Rights, Rachel Hovnanian, Sculpture, Pageantry, Power and Burden of Beauty, Jason McCoy Gallery, Beauty, Beauty Pageants, Style News
Kimberly Brooks

Artist Rachel Havnonian challenges viewers to think critically about the price we pay for beauty--both literally and figuratively.

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How Obnoxious Are the Voices in Your Head?

Donna Fish | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Body Shame, Body Hatred, Beauty Pageant, Rachel Hovnanian, Body Image, Jason McCoy Gallery, Art Installation, Beauty, Living News
Donna Fish

Do we tend to get fairly self-critical, and focus on the negative, instead of the positive, when left to the mercy of that mirror and brutal lighting?

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The Best Aging Secret: Make Time Your Friend

Deepak Chopra | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Time, Beauty, Vanity, Deepak Chopra, Living News
Deepak Chopra

We've all been conditioned to look upon time as our enemy. This belief is wrong, but it's so deeply ingrained that if affects even the most gifted people.

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Target Women: Beauty Contraptions

Sarah Haskins | Posted 10.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Current TV, Infomania, Sarah Haskins, Beauty, Advertising, Target Women, Current.com, Comedy News
Sarah Haskins

Beauty is an important part of American culture. But so are machines. And when they get together...wow.

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Why Obama Got the Prize: A Psychologist Weighs In

Dr. Robert Epstein | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Nobel Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, Beauty, Peace, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Contrast Effect, Politics News
Dr. Robert Epstein

We're witnessing what research psychologists call a "contrast" effect, occurring in a grand way in an unlikely place -- the Nobel Prize Committee.

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Real Food Rehab: The Best of Simple

Dana Joy Altman | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Decorating, Kitchen Design, Simplicity, Beauty, Housewares, Purge, Quality, Clutter, The Soul of Money, Living News
Dana Joy Altman

You don't need to be too terribly ambitious to create your own kitchen; to make it a feel good place you really want to spend time in. Here are some simple ways to get started.

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Zapping Size Zero: An Open Letter To 'Average' Women

Carleton Bryant | Posted 10.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Glamour Magazine, Humor, Women's Body Issues, Glamour, Women's Issues, Body Image, Women's Body Confidence, Beauty, Size Zero, Size 0, Style News
Carleton Bryant

The fact is that most guys like the curvier form of so-called "average" women. That's because they don't look like they'd snap like a dry twig if guys tried to cuddle with them.

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Will Virtual Makeovers Replace The Makeup Counter?

nytimes.com | HILARY HOWARD | Posted 10.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Virtual Makeovers, Fashion, Beauty, Makeup, Style News

But will a digital rendering inspire shopping? The New York makeup artist Jenna Menard isn't sold. "I'm so texture-oriented, and the computer just tak...

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Blue Mascara Is Back

nytimes.com | HILARY HOWARD | Posted 10.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Blue Mascara, Beauty, Style News

IF you came of age in the '80s, chances are you had a brush with blue mascara. Well, blue is back, and then some. Estée Lauder, as part of its Sumptu...

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Cirque du Soleil and the Meditating Clown

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 09.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Meditation, Beauty, Magic, Clowns, Entertainment, Cirque Du Soleil, Circus, Kooza, Self-Transformation, Denver, Denver News
Ed and Deb Shapiro

The focus and concentration of Cirque du Soleil clowns and acrobats is a kind of meditation -- one slip and it could all be over!

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Interview: Sharon Collier, CEO of Gurwitch Products (Laura Mercier and ReVive)

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 09.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Sharon Collier, Gurwitch Products, Anti-Aging, Laura Mercier, Cosmetics, Luxury Goods, Beauty, Revive Skin Care, Style News
Felicia C. Sullivan

"Following a trend can lead you down a path that is not true to who you are," Collier said, "so we are always focused on staying true to our heritage."

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Beauty, Botox and Delving Deeper: Sip Through A Straw I Say!

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, The Balanced Life, Plastic Surgery, Wrinkles, The Full Life, Beauty, Grandparents, Vanity, Natural Living, Botox, Living News
Danielle Cavallucci

Something is afoul in this system of propaganda and quick beauty fixes, that cost us more than we make in hopes that we'll make more once we look the part.

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Mom's Fall Rise-Up

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 09.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Mom, Fall, Fashion, Cleansing, Beauty, Health, Back to School, Style News
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

Kids returning to school means mom has her brightest joys and biggest worries cared for, and she can concentrate on perking up her wardrobe and renewing her body -- not necessarily in that order.

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There Is Beauty Within You #6: Using the Moment As a Mirror

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Peace, Mindfulness, Meditation Practice, Spirituality, Awareness, Consciousness, Beauty, Living News
Bob Lingvall

You are a silent point of awareness using a human body to sense and navigate the world around you.

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The Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 09.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Most Beautiful, Bridget Bardot, Natalie Wood, Jacqueline Bisset, Kim Basinger, Beauty, Monica Belluci, Catherine Zeta Jones, Style News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

We are bombarded with images of hopelessly gorgeous females who have the help of makeup, hair, lighting, and good genes.

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Harley Riding Chin Hair

Emily Bracken | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Style, Body Image, Women's Health, Pubic Hair, Beauty Industry, Beauty, Women and Body Image, Comedy, Hair, Facial Hair, Chin Hair, Style News
Emily Bracken

It's not something you'd notice from spitting distance, but if you look at me up close, you'd discover I have hair on my chin. Not blond wisps. Not peach fuzz.

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Titillating the News Business

William Fisher | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media

Read More: News Anchors, Television News, Media, Beauty, Media News
William Fisher

Thanks to America Online, we've just hit a new low in the dumbing down of news. Not a bottom, mind you, just a new low. Because the lowest of the low...

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When Good Manufacturers Go Bad!

Karen Robinovitz | Posted 10.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Lip Plumper, Hoodia, Huge Lips Skinny Hips, Beauty, Karen Robinovitz, Lip Gloss, Purple Lab, Style News
Karen Robinovitz

I was starting my own business, and It was all starting to fall into place. Then we got the news: All 30,000 of our product components arrived DAMAGED!

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That Muffin Top Is Killing You

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Beauty, Obesity, Health, Living News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

Obesity is as deadly as cancer and a whole lot more common.

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Dial B for Business Plan

Karen Robinovitz | Posted 09.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Lip Plumper, Purple Lab, Huge Lips Skinny Hpis, Beauty, Karen Robinovitz, Business Plan, Lip Glss, Style News
Karen Robinovitz

I thought raising money to support Purple Lab would be easy. I was wrong.

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Are You a Beauty or a Beast?

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Living, The Balanced Life, Relationships, The Inner Life, Beautify, Sexual Function, Symmetry, Beauty, Living News
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger

The ability to beautify -- maximize one's attractiveness -- gives us an edge, whether in a job interview, at a party or during a presentation. How do we connect with our attractive instincts?

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Iran Inside Out Shocks and Provokes at the Chelsea Art Museum

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Obama Iran, Natural Resources, Iran Election, War With Iran, Axis of Evil, Iran, Oil Crisis, Oil Industry, Iran-Censorship, Middle East, American-Beauty, Iran Protests, Worldview, Texas Oil, Ideal Woman, Iraq Army, Artwork, Iraq Violence, Middle East Politics, Middle East Conflict, Iran Oil, Us-vs-Them, Iran Axis of Evil, Iran Us Relations, Iran Protests 2009, Beauty, Iran Art Collection, Oil Politics, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iraq War, Iran Americans, Islamic Republic of Iran, Beneath-the-Veil, Oil, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iran War, Contemporary Art, Iran-American-Relations, Self-Expression, Chelsea Art Museum, Censorship, New York News
Marissa Bronfman

Iran Inside Out offers a veritable platter of provocative work that begs for discussion, debate and perhaps most importantly, an open mind.

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Huffington Post Readers Choose 10 of the World's Most Beautiful Older Women

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 09.13.2009 | Style

Read More: Aging, Beauty, Lauren Hutton, Meryl Streep, Julie Christie, Catherine Deneuve, Beverly Johnson, Lena Horne, Vanessa Redgrave, Tina Turner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Raquel Welch, Slideshow, World's Most Beautiful Older Women, Style News
Lesley M. M. Blume

Two months ago, we ran a feature titled Six of the World's Most Beautiful Older Women. To our amazement, nearly 900 comments poured in and the piece ...

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Summer Beauty Fixes We've Been Relying on Since June

Michelle Madhok | Posted 09.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Summer Beauty, Beauty, Beauty Products, Style News
Michelle Madhok

We've been testing all manner of summertime beauty fixes around here, and some favorites have emerged. These products are some of the ones we'd have a hard time living without...

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"She's Pretty for a Dark-Skinned Girl..."

Tameka J. Raymond | Posted 09.11.2009 | Style

Read More: African American Beauty, Beauty, African Americans, Gender Roles, Tameka Raymond, Style News
Tameka J. Raymond

The deeply rooted intra-racial contempt that lies beneath this inane "compliment" is the reason I've chosen to spark dialogue surrounding the topic of self-hatred in African-American culture.

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