Health and Beauty

Pale Is Still Pretty (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post/The Times | Posted 12.02.2008 | Style


Just in time for winter, The Times' writer Ruby Warrington has declared fake tans tacky: As we segue into autumn/ winter 2008, a season in which goth...

Ugliness Is Examined In Study Of 'Uglyism'

The New York Times | Sarah Kershaw | Posted 10.30.2008 | Style


Ugliness has recently emerged as a serious subject of study and academic interest unto itself, in some small part because of the success of television...

Getting Uninked

Anya Strzemien | Posted 10.10.2008 | Style


Anya Strzemien

When I got my first tattoo at age 16, I pretty much knew I'd want it gone by 30.

Tan Is The New Tacky

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 09.23.2008 | Style


Verena von Pfetten

Tans are out! Yes, you heard me. Tans have gone the way of shoulder pads, dark lip liner, and, more recently, Uggs.

Remember When Kate Moss Was Skinny?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 09.18.2008 | Style


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Well she's not now. Don't get your Calvin Klein's in a bunch, it's not like anyone is calling K. Mo. fat. (Hmm... K.Mo. Yeah, okay, I can see why t...

The Intravenous Drip Diet: Making Models Super Skinny

Huffington Post via The Daily Mail | Anya Strzemien | Posted 09.17.2008 | Style


Right on the heels of a particularly emaciated New York Fashion Week, The Daily Mail reports on a disturbing diet trend that, some might argue, is rea...

Buns Are Big For Spring

BellaSugar.com | Posted 09.17.2008 | Style


Whether they were sideways, polished, or piled high in a messy roll, one thing's for sure: buns were hot on the runway for Spring 2009. Vera Wang, 3.1...

Don't Be SAD: How To Avoid Seasonal Affective Disorder

Guardian.co.uk | Peta Bee | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living


Precisely what causes Sad is unclear, although it centres on the way light triggers messages to the hypothalamus in the brain, which controls sleep, s...

Inside Venezuela's Beauty Pageant Schools

The Times | Thomas Walker | Posted 09.11.2008 | Style


The graduates were candidates for this year's Miss Venezuela contest and Sousa, president of the pageant, was their proud headmaster. Last night, the ...