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Apparently nail art is "the new lipstick," enjoying soaring popularity, both on the runway and IRL, due to nail-art-happy celebrities and the proliferation of Internet "nail porn," where devotees swap DIY tips and post aspirational photos on blogs like "Fuck Yeah Nail Art." At least, that's what CNN says. The article is well-timed; I've definitely noticed that more and more of my favorite blogs are covering the practice. But I have to confess: I do not get the whole nail art thing at all. More »
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When we talk about Hollywood's unrealistic beauty standards, we're usually talking about women. And with good reason — it's actresses who get relegated to mom roles at 35. But guys in Hollywood have standards to live up to also — and apparently they're using human growth hormone to do so. More »
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Elizabeth Arden was running a promotion that advertised a free gift of $350 value with any purchase of $65 or more. Anyone who's familiar with the vagaries of beauty advertising knows to expect a certain amount of inherent deception in the Free Gift — seriously, it's like there's a special photographic lens that only makes dinky little sample-size mascaras look full size, and ugly clown-colored lipsticks appear suitable for everyday human wear. But some are calling Elizabeth Arden's free gift swindle a downright bait-and-switch. More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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Every now and then the beauty pendulum swings toward sloppiness, and trend pieces start telling us we should be cultivating a look of "imperfection." Ladies, 2012 is such a time. But the existing tips on achieving imperfection don't go nearly far enough. Allow us to offer some of our own. More »
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This parody ad for "Fotoshop" cosmetics comes to us from filmmaker Jesse Rosten. Rosten says, "I was watching TV one sleepless night and stumbled upon an infomercial for some beauty product. The commercial showed before and after portraits, that to my eye, looked like the same photo just photoshopped. I laughed to myself. Then I made this video." The commercial isn't real, he points out, "and neither are society's standards of beauty." You should probably watch the video — there's like a Photoshop of Horrors greatest-hits in the middle — before the Adobe company's lawyers send the inevitable cease-and-desist. More »
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A huge battle has been won in the fight for gender equality. While women still earn less than men doing the same jobs and there are groups working tirelessly to restrict our reproductive rights, we're finally free to douse ourselves in eau de frat boy. Axe, the cheap toiletry equivalent of the He-Man Woman Haters Club, is releasing a body spray for women. More »
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If you're a member of Congress hoping to get more TV exposure, a new study provides a handy guide on what you'll need to do. Spouting crazy soundbites about making poor children get jobs and Obama trying to kill everyone's grandma is a good start. It also doesn't hurt to be black, male, or from a larger state. However, the most important thing to focus on is being really, really, ridiculously good looking. More »
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This past Christmas night, my wife, daughter, and I went visited some friends for dinner. When my daughter walked through the door resplendent in a new outfit from Santa, our host, Tom, exclaimed "You look beautiful, Heloise!" His partner, Kate, shushed him. "You're not supposed to tell little girls that they're pretty," she said, offering Eira and me an apologetic smile. "It gives them a complex." More »
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For years activists have been campaigning to put an end to testing cosmetics and personal products on animals, yet a large number of companies are still using critters like rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and rats to determine if products are safe for humans. Surprise: Despite raised awareness of the issue, getting gazillion-dollar companies to change their tune is a bit difficult — particularly considering they have no legal reason to do so. More »
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In the beginning of the last decade there were dozens of trend pieces about how men were starting to use beauty products, but the industry was never really able to make "metrosexual" happen. The word was thrown around a lot by the media, but it didn't translate into many men stocking up on facial cleansers. But there's still hope! Supposedly men are now interested in beauty products because they're being told that looking good is the key to be employed. More »
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When I first heard of the lipstick index—a term coined by Estee Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder to illustrate how purchases of small luxuries (lipstick) rise in recessions, serving as compensation for consumers suddenly unable to buy larger luxuries (mink?)—I was all giddy that women's purchasing power had earned its very own economic metric, because really, how often does lipstick make it onto the pages of The Economist? More »
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If Good Morning America is to be believed, women are frantically running to their local salons to demand a new style of manicure that will make PETA weep: snakeskin manicures and pedicures. Yes, for $100 bucks a pop, a salon technician will cut bits of the actual skin of a snake into the exact shape of your fingernails and stick them on for a unique, grandiose look. The practice can be traced back to a Texas salon which described its implementation of said snake-nailing thus: "When we first did it on actual customers their first reaction was 'Ew!' and then they said, 'Let me see that.'" Consider me sold. More »
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The answer to this one may be obvious — no matter how liberal a parent may be, I think everyone can agree that it's too soon if the kid doesn't have any pubes — but no! Manicures for babies. Eyebrow waxes for 11-year-olds. 6-year-olds getting perms. Bikini waxes for 12-year-olds. These things are apparently happening all over America, according to the piece aired on Good Morning America today. They suggest that young girls are heading into salons at all ages to get beauty treatments done — at the encouragement of their mothers — and I can't even begin to wrap my head around it. Sure, I was one of those late bloomers who waxed the furry caterpillars off of her face for the first time at the junior prom (and that was very overdue — trust me) and in hindsight, even that feels a little too young. But this was a decade ago, and obviously times, they are a'changing. So I ask, how young is too young? Discuss. More »
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Are you dying for long eyelashes? Are mascara, disposable lashes, and that Claire Danes-endorsed serum not enough of a solution? Here's a semi-permanent alternative: eyelash extensions. For $200, a stylist will individually secure eyelash extensions onto each individual eyelash on your body that will remain in place until the eyelash falls off naturally. Seems cheap enough, but when you factor in how often your eyelashes actually fall off and that you must replace said extensions every 2-3 weeks, you'll quickly realize that the price adds up, averaging about $1500 per year for the upkeep. If waking up with perfect eyelashes every day still seems worth it to you, listen up to what Good Morning America had to say about the topic. Apparently "moms love it!" More »
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Whether you're going in for an eyebrow wax or a full Brazilian, paying somebody to rip your hair out can present some etiquette challenges. Today, we tackle those challenges head-on. More »
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Yesterday L'Oréal Paris celebrated the 40th anniversary of its slogan "Because I'm Worth It" with a star-studded Parisian soiree, but some believe the phrase needs an update. When the line debuted in 1971 it played into the emerging feminist movement, but it's unclear if modern women still need to be convinced that they deserve to treat themselves to drug store beauty products. More »
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Famously pixie-haired Michelle Williams tells Elle UK this month that she "cut it for the one straight man who has ever liked short hair and I wear it in memorial of somebody who really loved it." But is Heath Ledger truly the only straight man who ever preferred short hair on women? Seriously? More »
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Benjamin B. alerted us to a New York Times story about a new trend in Japan: yaeba. Some young Japanese women are now having dentists artificially enlarge their incisors so as to achieve a look associated with a small mouth crowded with teeth. More »
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Estée Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder's claim that lipstick sales rise during a recession has been disproven, but overall there has been a 9% increase in sales of high-end cosmetics since last year despite the economic downturn. While shoppers are cutting back on clothing purchases, they're still willing to splurge on makeup. Now executives behind several designer brands have come up with an ingenious idea. Rather than hoping women will buy multiple $20 lipsticks, just make one lipstick cost as much as a dress. More »
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One of the least fun parts of being a lady is the constant barrage of media that insists that there are products to be purchased that might help you overcome your crushing lack of Pretty. A new survey reveals that while some women are internalizing this message, one group is rejecting en masse it and declaring themselves awesome: black women. Come on, the rest of you jerks! Get higher self-esteem! More »
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We never thought it would come to this, but we're officially miffed at the Girl Scouts. First they decided to only release their delicious cookies for a limited time, and now they're putting out lip balms that smell like Thin Mints, Trefoils, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, and Samoas. You can buy the lip balms individually or in a set of five for $5 at Walmart and Claire's, but we wouldn't. While some are excited that "you won't put on any extra pounds by wearing them" we're into eating the cookies, calories be damned. Being forced to smell the cookies all day when they won't be available for months would be tortuous. More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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Why not freshen up your nail game — and/or document your Jackson Pollock/Abstract Expressionism fandom — with this DIY manicure that mimics the effect of spattered paint? Like all the best things in life, it looks a hell of a lot more complicated than it actually is. All that stands between you and getting just the right amount of streaky spatter on your fingertips is a little nail polish and a drinking straw.

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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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If you're biting your nails while you're reading this, you'd better knock it off, because a manicure is now the hottest way to express your style. Between 2009 and 2010, nail polish sales increased 11.9%, leading experts to declare that polish has replaced lipstick as the bullshit economic indicator for the recession. Now since stars including Katy Perry, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian (and basically every other female celebrity) have been spotted with manicures, the L.A. Times decided it's time for a trend piece, and an investigation into why we keep investing in new shades that are barely distinguishable to the ones we already own. More »
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Ever wonder why the perfume you get as a gift doesn't usually smell as good to you as the stuff you pick out for yourself? Well, Dr. Jan Havlicek, an anthropologist in Prague, has found the answer: More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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Cosmetics companies have scored another victory in the neverending battle against aging naturally. L'Oreal claims it's developing a pill that will prevent gray hair entirely. All you have to do is take a take a pill with potentially risky side effects for the rest of your life! More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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A new study has found that makeup doesn't just help you look pretty — it also makes people think you're more trustworthy and competent. That may be good news for makeup companies — one of whom sponsored the study. More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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For years Spanish pastry chef Jordi Roca has been creating desserts based on famous perfumes, and now he's released a fragrance meant to smell like one of his creations. Núvol de Llimona smells like a mix of milk cream, brown butter, and lemon sponge cake, the ingredients that go into his recipe for Lemon Distillation. He' been selling the $70 bottles at his restaurant, where he serves baked goods based on Lancôme's Miracle, Terre by Hermes, and Calvin Klein's Eternity (which consists of mandarin orange granita with orange flower gelée, basil, and a vanilla cream). Yet, there's still one fragrant dish that eludes him. "We've never been able to get Chanel No. 5 to taste good. Too many aldehydes," he says. More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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"My hair is called an Afro," says Isis Brantley in the video above. The Dallas hairdresser hasn't cut her hair since she was 12 years old. She says it was that hair that led her to be chased down by a TSA guard and subjected to an extra patdown. The TSA claims she left before the full inspection was completed. More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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An exasperated tweet, above, from a female tech reporter has sparked a debate about whether there's a pink collar ghetto in tech — and whether we should be mad about it. More »
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