Beauty Industry

Last Woman Standing ... In Stilletos

Susan Campos | Posted 12.10.2009 | Los Angeles


Susan Campos

In Hollywood they are known as pillow injections, those dermal fillers designed to plump up the skin. But the procedure of the moment doesn't involve the pout or smoothing around the peepers.

Why No One in L.A. Grows Old

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 12.07.2009 | Los Angeles


Rabbi David Wolpe

Until autumn comes to LA, there will be a culture of perpetual youth, till death does us part.

Home Improvement

Susan Campos | Posted 12.03.2009 | Los Angeles


Susan Campos

For the aging beauty, finding the coveted 10 digits to Los Angeles Concierge Aesthetic Medicine is proving harder than getting into Studio 54 back in the day. You have to move in certain circles to get it.

Venezuela Spends Millions On Grooming Beauty Queens

globalpost.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | World


CARACAS, Venezuela �" He calls them "loin steaks," you might know them as beauty queens. With that attitude, it's no surprise that Venezuela is fas...

Harley Riding Chin Hair

Emily Bracken | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style


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.

Covet Fall's Top 10 Beauty Indulgences

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 10.23.2009 | Style


Felicia C. Sullivan

Admit it: you have a secret beauty indulgence. Although we live in uncertain times where responsible buying is au courant, splurging on the one item that brings you enormous joy never goes out of style.

New Site Serves Up News Women Want

Terry Gardner | Posted 09.04.2009 | Media


Terry Gardner

SmakNews combines some features of several popular social media sites to provide a destination where women can share interesting links, create original blog posts and more.

Going Green... Money, that is...

Karen Robinovitz | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


Karen Robinovitz

We are living in a world where consumers have become the media -- they're just as important as the well-coiffed ones in the corner offices as the glimmering publishing houses.

6 Of The World's Most Beautiful Older Women (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 07.03.2009 | Style


Lesley M. M. Blume

I just saw a recent picture of comedienne Joan Rivers that made me want to throw up. Her face is now stretched tighter than a piano string; her mouth...

Purple Blab

Karen Robinovitz | Posted 07.02.2009 | Style


Karen Robinovitz

I had dreams of creams, potions, and lotions from head to toe. And it would all start with Huge Lips Skinny Hips! Apparently, I needed a lab. Chemists, white coats, test tubes, the whole thing.

Is Your Lipstick Making You Sick?

nytimes.com | ABBY ELLIN | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living


The debate seems to resurface every few years. Do some lipsticks contain lead? If so, is the amount so negligible that consumers have nothing to be co...

Purple Blab: Insider Intel from the Beauty Frontier

Karen Robinovitz | Posted 07.02.2009 | Style


Karen Robinovitz

Think of it like a guide to getting a product made. I'll tell you all the dirty secrets I learn from labs and manufacturers and what we go through to line up distribution, financing, PR, etc.

Connie Culp: Facing the Nation

Tamar Abrams | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living


Tamar Abrams

When Connie Culp's husband shot off her face with a shotgun, he was sentenced to a mere seven years in prison. She was sentenced to spend the rest of ...

Dentists Wary Of Salon Teeth-Whitening Treatments

AP | DESIREE HUNTER | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living


MONTGOMERY, Ala. — When Kelly Markos started offering teeth whitening in her upscale salon, she thought it would be a nice addition to her lineu...

Plastic Surgery Industry Sags With The Economy

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.06.2008 | Style


CHICAGO — The economy isn't the only thing that's sagging _ so are faces, breasts and bellies as would-be cosmetic surgery patients increasingly...

Another Palin-Phenomenon Spawn: Republican Lipstick

Michelle Madhok | Posted 10.19.2008 | Style


Michelle Madhok

Mineral makeup line Alchemy of Colour has just released Power Pink Lipstick, a shade that's supposed to look like the one Sarah Palin wears.

The Ugly Truth About "America The Beautiful"

Darryl Roberts | Posted 09.25.2008 | Chicago


Darryl Roberts

When I set out to make my film "America the Beautiful," one of the first things I did was ask 200 women if they felt attractive or possessed a healthy attitude about their bodies--only two said yes.

More Preteen Girls Get Bikini, Leg Waxes

MSNBC | Vidya Rao | Posted 09.15.2008 | Style


Waxing body hair -- from the simple shaping of an eyebrow arch to the painful transformation of the bikini line -- has long been a rite of passage for...

Brazilian Waxing: One Brave Woman Lets It Rip

DivineCaroline.com | Rebecca Brown | Posted 09.11.2008 | Style


For years, I've heard horror stories of the Brazilian bikini wax. Getting down on all fours, raising a leg like a dog peeing on a tree, spreading my b...

Green Beauty Guide: How To Make Your Beauty Bag More Eco-friendly

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2008 | Green


Re-examine your beauty products, reduce your waste and the eternal quest for green beauty will be just around the corner. More companies than ever are...

10 Time-Hallowed, Recession-Proof Tips For Beautification

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living


Lesley M. M. Blume

For many women, the cost of beautification has grown staggering. Each consecutive year ushers in a series of must-do rituals; every month the beauty ...

The Fix Finder: Beauty Tips And Fixes For That Haggard Feeling

Michele Wissot | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Michele Wissot

It's here again. That time of year when days are spent gorging chocolate, weeknights are booked with holiday soirées and drinking, and weekends spent...

One Reason To Not Wear Makeup: It Could Kill You

Daily Mail (UK) | Natasha Courtnay-Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Women absorb 5lb of chemicals from cosmetics every year - from cancer-causing compounds in face cream to arsenic in eyeshadow. We tested two beauty ju...