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Are You "A Make-Up Kind Of Girl?"
Shane Watson of the London Times uses Sarah Palin's makeup as a jumping-off point to claim that "you either are or you aren't a make-up girl," a bit of armchair sociology that may hold a grain of truth. More »Iranian State TV Bans Makeup For Women
Iran's state television has banned female presenters from wearing makeup on air because it's against the law, even though millions of Iranian women use cosmetics. Related: Viewers are increasingly turning from state TV to foreign satellite channels. [Washington Post]December Allure: For The Martian On Your Holiday Shopping List
Vampire Trend Causes Pale Foundation Sales To Soar
Pale women of the world, start hoarding your makeup: thanks to Twilight, sales of pale foundation have risen 200% over the past month, leading the always understated Daily Mail to declare pale makeup a "sinister trend." [DailyMail]The Lipstick Index
Sometimes you just can't top a British headline for phrasing: "make-up sales rise as women aim to look their best in recession" really says it all. [Telegraph]Oh, Make Me Over/I'm All I Want To Be
[Miami, October 14. Image via Splash.]
Ugly Truths About The Chemicals In Beauty Products
Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, says many beauty products still contain toxic chemicals though safer alternatives exist, and the U.S. has no safety standards for cosmetics. Even pink-ribbon products promoting breast-cancer research often contain carcinogens. [Treehugger]Dolly Parton: She's Just Like Us!
In an interview for CNN, Dolly Parton says that she sleeps with her makeup on, "in case I have to get up in the middle of the night." When we do it, it's because we're too tired or lazy. [CNN]Is Lauren Luke Part Of Mysterious New "Real People" Movement?
Now In High-Definition!
The advent of unforgiving HD has forced makeup artists to adapt, making makeup less visible at close range. "With HD, less is always better," says Mad Men's Debbie Zoller. [Style.com]Door To Door
Avon is one of a number of "direct selling companies" bucking the recession. No longer limited to "ladies," Avon's been able to recruit many new "representatives" of both sexes to vend their Reese Witherspoon-associated products. [Independent]"Ding, Dong!"
Faith Hines was the "Original Avon Lady" when the brand launched its first ad in 1964. The iconic commercial has disappeared, and Hines, now 75 and a writer, has asked for the public's help in tracking down a copy. [DailyMail]Max Factor Going To The Big Medicine Cabinet In The Sky
Max Factor cosmetics will begin disappearing from U.S. store shelves in early 2010, reports the Wall Street Journal. A sad end for an American "pioneer" of makeup. More »Inform Dita Von Teese At Once!
Uh oh: Stacy Malkan, a founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, says that the redder the lipstick, the higher the lead content! [NYT]Kim Kardashian's 11-Year-Old Sister Is Growing Up Fast
On last night's season finale of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Bruce Jenner had a hard time dealing with his youngest daughter Kylie's experimentation with makeup and push-up bras. More »Black Women Love Makeup, But Does The Beauty Industry Love Them Back?
Essence magazine held a "Smart Beauty" panel last week, and WWD has the sad, tragic details: More »The Eyes Have It
Has Ingrid Grimes-Miles, Michelle Obama's makeup artist, given Ms. O the exact same eyebrows she has? (Does that make them less "angry"?) [NY Mag]Cosmetics Company Discovers The Power Of Cow Poop
The next tube of lipstick you buy from L'Oréal may be brought to you by cow dung. The company's Belgium factory is installing a biomass electricity-generating system that will essentially power the factory on poop. More »Applied Lessons
Considering the dates of the recent recessions, do we really want to take beauty tips from them? [FT]Dolly Would!
"Tammy Wynette, she was a beautician back home, kept her license up to date...I used to beg her, ‘Can I have your card number so I can go buy stuff at the beauty-supply houses?'" [NewYorker]Index Cards
Forget the Lipstick Index. And the Foundation Index. The Index of Today is the False Eyelash Index. [Time]