Are You a Beauty or a Beast?
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?
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?
Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York
Iran Inside Out offers a veritable platter of provocative work that begs for discussion, debate and perhaps most importantly, an open mind.
Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 09.13.2009 | Style
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 ...
Michelle Madhok | Posted 09.12.2009 | Style
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...
Tameka J. Raymond | Posted 09.11.2009 | Style
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.
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living
I was surprised that a movie about an American chef whose famous French cuisine was cooked in her Cambridge home, was one of the most moving movies I have ever seen.
Karen Robinovitz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Style
When all was said and done, it was a $15 press kit. Yikes. Need I say again that there were 1,000? Remember that savings I was dipping into? It was near gone.
wowOwow | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living
Some spas have you at hello. They smell good, they look heavenly, they forbid you to use your cell phone. But not all of them take you to another plac...
Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 08.28.2009 | Style
The days of pampering -- the crystal chandeliers, sculptural gardens, and decadent fountains of the spas we once patroned -- now appear ridiculous, borderline obscene.
Times Online | Jonathan Leake | Posted 08.28.2009 | Style
For the female half of the population, it may bring a satisfied smile. Scientists have found that evolution is driving women to become ever more beaut...
Doon Baqi | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment
We need to stop listening to "them" and think for ourselves.
Karen Robinovitz | Posted 08.21.2009 | Style
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.
Christina Patterson | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living
Don't you just love those exclamation marks? Well, maybe you don't, but I do. I love the perkiness. I love the confidence. I love the lack of ambiguity.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living
Cho's All American Girl was replaced in the line-up by The Drew Carey Show. Cho pointed out that a double standard was at play. Why wasn't Carey, also a comedian, judged by his looks?
New York Times | William Van Meter | Posted 08.16.2009 | Style
At a recent party at the downtown club China Chalet, two attendees stood out from the rest of the hipsters. Among those gathered to see the group Sal...
Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business
Every single mistake I've made has made me a better business woman. And, ironically with product development some of the mistakes I've made have turned out to be top sellers.
New York Times | Cathy Horyn | Posted 07.26.2009 | Style
FIRST go the knees, then goes irony. Sometime around age 50, women start to let go of certain ideas about themselves and fashion. Up till then you can...
Michelle Madhok | Posted 07.25.2009 | Style
If you want the muscles in your body to look their best, you exercise them, right? The idea behind the FaceTrainer is the same; a mask provides resistance when you try to move your facial muscles.
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise findi...
NY Daily News | Laura Schreffler and Amanda Sidman | Posted 07.23.2009 | Style
Every woman has qualms about her looks -- we just assumed Vanessa Williams and Iman would be exceptions to the rule. But at the launch of renowned mak...
Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
It's odd and a bit unsettling to see your sweet daughter reflected in the eyes of men. Just as it's odd to realize that the world now looks at you in a different way.
Vicki Iovine | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
When I noticed last winter that a person does not only get gray hair on her curtains, but that sooner or later it's bound to show up on her carpet, I did what any fastidious woman would do -- I consulted my girlfriends.
Elle.com | Holly Crawford | Posted 07.15.2009 | Style
Cross-posted from Elle.com Let's face it: much like your first tube of red lipstick, it might be time to toss your mom's beauty advice. From putting ...
DivineCaroline | Deborah Bailey | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living
I know I'm not the only woman who struggles to keep the carpet matching the drapes. You know that never ending battle to keep the hair on your head an...
DivineCaroline | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living
Bird droppings, placenta, snail slime ... it's not a page from Papa Smurf's spell-casting playbook, but a list of what could be, should be or is part ...
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living