Beauty

Razed Eyebrows: Beauty's Strangest Trend?

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...

Interview: Entrepreneur Carol Shaw, Founder of LORAC

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business


Felicia C. Sullivan

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.

You're Too Old For That: Irony And Age Fade First In Fashion

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...

The FaceTrainer -- Not as Scary as You Think (But Still Kind of Scary)

Michelle Madhok | Posted 07.25.2009 | Style


Michelle Madhok

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.

STUDY: Women Are More Squeamish About Abnormal-Looking Babies Than Men

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...

Iman: 'I Don't Like My Legs'

NY Daily News | Laura Schreffler and Amanda Sidman | Posted 07.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Models, Iman, Beauty, Style News

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...

Please Quit Drooling Over My Daughter

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living


Lisa Earle McLeod

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.

Girlfriends' Guide To Very Personal Grooming: Business Above The Belt, Party Down Below

Vicki Iovine | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

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.

Time-Warped Beauty: The Most Outdated Beauty Advice (SLIDESHOW)

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 ...

How To Cope With Gray Hair Down There

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...

The 6 Most Disgusting Beauty Treatments

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 ...

So That's Why Porn Stars Have Such Good Skin

Michelle Madhok | Posted 07.04.2009 | Style


Michelle Madhok

Scientists have developed a wrinkle treatment using spermine, a component of human sperm which luckily isn't obtained naturally.

Nerve's 20 Sexiest Ugly People: Who Topped The List?

Nerve | Nerve Editors | Posted 07.04.2009 | Style


Beauty maybe, but sexiness is definitely in the eye of the beholder. And while beautiful people get sexiness for free (usually, anyway -- check back s...

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.

11 Bizarre, Sometimes Disturbing Beauty Rituals

elle.com | Emily Hebert | Posted 06.29.2009 | Style


1. England: Bull-Sperm Hair Treatment Hari's Salon in London offers a bull-sperm conditioning treatment for troubled tresses. Mixed with katera root,...

EASY ON THE EYE: Whose Lashes Are Fake And Whose Are Real? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 06.27.2009 | Style


Put down the lash-elongating mascara: ladies in the spotlight are turning to fake eyelashes to line their lids. Although make-up artists have always u...

Ten Tips For Healthy, Younger-Looking Skin

guardian.co.uk | Ruth Minoletti | Posted 06.22.2009 | Living


Protect your skin from ultraviolet light. Much of our ageing comes from light damage - turn your arm over and look at the difference between that and ...

Michelle Obama Does Polka Dots And Falsies (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine | Posted 06.14.2009 | Style


Michelle Obama spent Wednesday visiting third graders in DC (read about it here) dressed in sleeveless polka dots and what seem to be fake eyelashes. ...

How To Live On $0 A Day: Keeping Up Appearances -- Revising Your Beauty Regimen

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.14.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

Poverty doesn't have to age you if you're creative. If you have scientific tendencies, you can always grow your own botulism toxin.

Budget Beauty for Real - 5 Ways to Look Good Without Shelling Out

Michelle Madhok | Posted 06.08.2009 | Style


Michelle Madhok

There are some ways to cut back on the expenses incurred keeping ourselves presentable that will yield amazing results - both for your bank account and your appearance.

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 ...

5 Ways to Green Your Shaving

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 06.06.2009 | Green


Mairi Beautyman

Disposable design is perhaps the biggest landfill culprit, and the biggest challenge we have as a society when it comes to slamming the lid on waste.

Drip Dropping Away

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.27.2009 | Style


Lita Smith-Mines

Though I admit to shallowness, cosmetics and toiletries were trappings of my middle class comfort.

Derek Zoolander: "I Hate British Singing Sensation Susan Boyle!"

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.24.2009 | Comedy


David Henry Sterry

"I'm really really really pissed off," a source close to Zoolander reports he said, "Why does someone who looks like Susan Boyle get to have all that talent? It's just not fair.