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With so much media focus on bikini bodies, beach bodies, cellulite woes and eating disorders, it's easy to believe that being thin and fit is a beauty anxiety women have always had to deal with. In fact, clear skin has a longer history of cultural obsession. More »
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Whether it's big and juicy or small with potential, there are many forms of blemishes, not limited to simply whiteheads and blackheads. Herewith, an examination of the different categories of pimples and their popping possibilities. More »
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• Betsey Johnson defaulted on a $50 million loan. Steve Madden bought the debt, and as collateral, Johnson put up all of her company's intellectual property — every design, every idea, everything that makes the brand its lovable pink-punk self.

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Justin Bieber is getting $3 million for a two-year deal with Proactiv, partly because, his manager says, "the kid uses it." But also because he's a music — not a TV or movie — star. More »
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• Christy Turlington says, "There's nothing rewarding about modeling. It was a fun opportunity that allowed me to see the world but spiritually and intellectually there is nothing rewarding about the profession at all."

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Jeans have gone from from workwear, to rebelwear, to wear-anywhere. They are the universal empty point around which a wardrobe is calibrated. And while they are manufactured in more sizes, styles, and washes than ever before, jeans shopping is hell. More »
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•  Carolyn Rodgers, a poet and leading member of the Black Arts Movement, died on April 2. "What made her important was her unique use of language and her descriptions of our community," said Haki Madhubuti. He continues: More »
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A new product hitting shelves in Australia: Chocolate-covered acne treatment. The company recommends eating "between two and five chocolates a day for the fastest results." [News.com.au] More »
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Oh god. Doctors say that strains of drug-resistant acne are on the rise. More »
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Dr. Will Kirby (aka "the evil doctor" who won Big Brother 2) visited The Doctors today to talk about — and extract — open comedos... otherwise known as blackheads. More »
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The stress of the economy is causing an upswing in adult acne, say dermatologists. Sounds like it's time to bring back the Retin-A Rap! [Houston Chronicle, Videogum] More »
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• Mischa Barton goes on record about that epic headband launch we mentioned! Quoth the actress formerly known as Marissa Cooper, "People want to see that you can deliver and do, like, a good job.” [WWD]

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• Remind the world to never buy a Duncan Quinn suit. Unless, I guess, you know someone who's about to strangle a scantily-clad woman on the hood of a fucking car. [Feministe, via NY Mag]

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Remember how earlier today we were obsessing about pimples and we wondered why Dr. Oz and Oprah haven't covered it yet? Well, right as we were posting that, today's episode of Oprah aired, during which Dr. Oz was discussing "the science of beauty." And part of the discussion included acne! (Maybe Oprah really is Jesus, since she's able to hear our thoughts.) Dr. Oz brought out a graphic that explains exactly how pimples form. Clip above. More »
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Have you spent the better part of your days gulping down at least eight glasses of water in hopes that ultra-hydration would transform bad skin into Halle Berry's perfect epidermis? Well, it turns out that the old wives' tale that a lot of water is great for your complexion is just that... a tale. Instead, doctors recommend that those who seek perfect skin should just wear sunscreen, eat well and avoid cigarettes. [NYT] More »
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Over the weekend, MTV aired True Life: I Have Acne a documentary featuring young adults with severe cystic acne, and the steps they are taking to treat it. Take Lily. She's a 21-year-old aspiring model/actress, but her skin has been holding her back from moving forward with her career. She's been grappling with the decision of whether or not to take Accutane following the death of her 15-year-old brother, who took the drug and then suddenly died. (Doctors insist that the Accutane didn't have anything to do with his death, but Lily is still too fearful to try.) Lily decides to undergo very expensive, painful laser treatments that had devastating short-term effects, and eventually, no long-term effects. A couple thousand dollars later, she's still dealing with her affliction and still refusing to try Accutane. More »
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• Cute little 14-year-old Taylor Momsen — aka Gossip Girl's "Little J" — launches her modeling career with a rather self-important bang. 'A source from the shoot - in Brooklyn - tells us that "Taylor was so nice and so cool. She took the subway from her apartment in Chelsea to the set, with her mom. They said they didn't want to do the usual obvious stuff that a teen TV star would do; they were looking for really high-end things."' [Fashionista]
• Diane Von Furstenberg uses Warhol images. Unlike everybody else who does that, though, she actually knew him. [Fashionista]
• Naomi Watts has a total girl crush on Kate Moss, despite obviously being vastly more awesome. "I want to be hip like her," says Naomi. [VogueUK]
• "Nothing is dead or alive. There are just always great new categories. But who am I to say what’s in or out? I walked in here with my dress on backwards." That's Stefani Greenfield, the owner of the Scoop chain, being interviewed with pal Stuart Weitzman. [Scoop]

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The New York Times "Thursday Styles" section appears to be embarking on campaign to keep the severely vain from procreating. First, there's an article on how to treat stretch marks. "Can stretch marks, or striae gravidarum, as they are known among the Ph.D. set, really be prevented?" the Times wonders. "The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says no." Ouch. Then there is a second article about acne during pregnancy. Apparently many forms of acne treatment (Accutane, benzoyl peroxide, Retin-A) are potentially harmful to the fetus, so zitty moms-to-be need to stick to topical erythromycin and cleansers with glycolic acid. But you know, what's wrong with a third eye when you have clear, glowing skin!!! [NYT, NYT] More »
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Yo — all those old wives tales you heard about how to make pimples go away with simple household products? All bullshit. In brief: Don't pop them [Damn. -Ed.], put toothpaste on them, but Neosporin on them, or avoid eating fried foods. [Newsweek] More »
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Breaking breakout news: Scientists say they have discovered a cure for acne. The drug, SMT D002, reduces the flow of sebum — an oil produced by the skin — by 90%. The pharmaceutical is in pill form right now, but researchers are working on a cream. While there don't appear to be any significant side-effects, let's hope it's better than retinoic acid — which has been linked to suicides among acne sufferers and doesn't work at all for 3 in 10 people. [Telegraph] More »
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Elle's Beauty Genius Awards are...well, I was going to call them the MacArthur "Genius" Fellowships of beauty, but look here — the magazine actually just went ahead and called them the "Nobel Prizes" of Beauty, which pretty much takes the wind out of my faux-hubristic sails. Anyway! It's an invaluable spread filled with the collected wisdom of 25 hairstylists, makeup artists, colorists, dermatologists, cosmetic dentists representing the "brightest stars" in the business of Making You Beautiful, and I am here because I wanted to share with you the explanation of Facialist and "former chemist" Mady Shany, healer of Hollywood's A-Listiest acne problems, as to why you should switch up your skin care products every three or four months. "Bacteria figures out what you are using to kill it and becomes immune to ingredients." Wait, really? So...these breakouts...they're like a mild superbug?? Is the advent of Purel and hormone-treated beef making our skin stay uglier later? More »
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Fighting acne is like fighting war. There is collateral damage. Things get worse before they get better. Whole villages of innocent, noncombatant pores stand in the line of our chemical weapons. And like war, fighting acne can be "controversial." Last week our Sephora Spy, Jasmine made an offhand comment about how acne can render a person "homeless," and some of you commenters declared mutiny. This week Jasmine is back to defend herself and what she feels is a just war on her adult onset cystic acne. It is, after all, her own experience with adult-onset cystic acne that launched her into the never-ending quest for a cosmetic cure and the accompanying lame retail job she works at to fund her, um, research. Because when it comes to the skin on your face, cysts aren't a shallow concern: They're deep. Really, really deep. (Which is pretty much also why they suck so hard.) More »
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Every once in a while it becomes clear that in a lot of ways, being a woman is an unbelievably raw deal. As if it's not enough that once a month blood comes burbling out of our vaginas, as several articles in the news today attest, each stage of our lives tends to be accompanied by the looming threat of some kind of trauma. In your teens, you're plagued by acne, which causes boys not like you, which subsequently causes the kind of angst that leaves lasting scars, "mentally more so that physically," a dermatologist tells the Wisconsin Post-Crescent. You know what else leaves scars? When you're fondled by a filthy old man in dance class. More »
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