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more about #beauty more comments → Lymed: Or you could just take Vitamin C supplements and let your skin take on a glow in a safe, natural way. more » Mary McCarthyite: Frigidine makes more sense to me than Botox does. more » CurtCole: Apparently in 1929 people thought women's skin were like ears of corn, husk away what doesn't work! more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: I would be eating my heart out if my jaw could move! more » Dodgergirl: I don't understand. Are they threatening to remove her face with a laser? Or is she going to have her helmet put on so she can resume her life as Da... more » NellMood: Why is tissue removal a positive thing? That sounds like a medical problem... I do love how glam the woman looks inside that terrifying, medieval-tort... more » Ailatan: who thought that naming the product "frigidine" was ok? more » MargaretMoony: I think I'll pass. more » sequined: Don't you get a pretty good placenta facial for like, nine months in the uterus? How many compliments did you get on your radiant skin when you were j... more » Acefreakly: Children are the beauty products that keep on giving! I totally use lil' Bobby's baby teeth as a pumice stone to exfoliate my feetsies. Also, I'm goin... more » withoutabaedeker: i'm a little too grossed out to give my 2 placents worth. more » Elaken: Wow, imagine how traumatized Jon Hochschartner would be by this! more » OneTwoPunch: Ah, that's nothing. Back in the day, we used to sacrifice virgins! And, if not that, some sacred cows. more » morninggloria: I can't wait for Soylent Ives to hit my local drug store shelves! more » o-line: Where's the umbilical cord and meconium wrap? more » -
#oldiesbutgoodies
“'Frigidine' Dries The Tissue In The Skin, Removing It."
For that "Saint Bartholemew" look, apparently all the rage in 1929. [ModernMechanix] -
#facials
Placenta: More Than Just A Meal
Screw bathing in the blood of virgins: Some beauty-obsessed Americans are going straight to the source and getting placenta facials. It's the "latest Hollywood beauty craze," according to the Daily Mail. Take that with the appropriate amount of salt. [DailyMail] -
#foxfire
Megan Fox: Hate Her Because She's Beautiful?
We got an interesting letter from a reader today in response to yesterday's Megan Fox post. She wrote that Fox-bashing for unsisterly sentiments is unfair, because the actress "has largely spoken the truth regarding women and extreme jealousy over looks." More » -
#mamadrama
"She Is A Constant Reminder Of The Fact That My Youth Is Slipping Away"
Sibel Mehmet is jealous of her 17-year-old daughter, Yasmin. "At 38," she writes, "I'm finding it incredibly difficult to accept the fact that my 17-year-old daughter is the focus of the admiring looks I used to attract." More » -
#barbieworld
New Black Barbies, Same Old Controversy
The mainstream media has finally caught on to what the black blogosphere buzzed about two weeks ago: The premiere of the So In Style (or S.I.S.) line of Black Barbies. But are the dolls going to be an adequate representation?
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#comicrelief
Sarah Haskins On Bizarre Beauty Contraptions & Why Marketers Don't Get Women
In addition to the latest hilarious Target: Women, there's an interview with NPR, in which Sarah Haskins talks about mocking badvertising and crappy marketing toward women: More » -
#waxingphilosophical
To Wax Or Not To Wax: Advice From The Wurtzel School Of Incredibly Depressing Womanity
Courtesy of a "Nerve Debate," we now offer the worst reason ever to get a Brazilian wax: because Elizabeth Wurtzel says so.
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#eyeofthebeholder
How Do We Define Beauty?
Is your preference for a low nose or a high nose? According to a recent study, North Americans and Brazilians identify beauty differently, especially around where your features are placed. But is nose height the only subjective beauty standard?
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#beautyparlorpolitics
What Does "Good Hair" Really Mean, Anyway?
"[I]f you had bad hair, what did that say about you?" On Sunday, the Washington Post delved into the thorny ideas of hair politics, holding an open mic for African-American women to talk about their feelings on the subject. More » -
#parlorgames
In Lebanon, Learning To Be Pretty Begins Early
In Lebanon, a rising trend is for beauty parlors to cater to five year old clients. Providing services like chocolate facials and hair stenciling, is this just a way for kids to express themselves or indoctrination into beauty culture?
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#etiquette
A Girl's Guide To Respectful Girlwatching
Design critic Stephen Bayley's smug Telegraph-framed assertion that "taking an educated pleasure in the shape and style of women is not belittling, it is elevating" smacks of Mad Men-style paternalism. But as a straight female girl-watcher, I sort of agree.
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#pricksandneedles
Youth Knows No Pain : An Unflinching Look At Our Fear Of Aging
Meet Mitch McCabe, a filmmaker who dives deep into the allure of the anti-aging industry in Youth Knows No Pain. She attempts to answer the question: why are we so obsessed with turning back the clock? More » -
#scienceforpoets
Beauty Myth: Scientist Says Women Not Necessarily Getting Better-Looking
Hey remember when that study said that women were getting "more beautiful" and everyone got excited or furious? Yeah, well, the actual researcher says that's not what his study found. More » -
#livingdolls
Child Pageants: American Pasttime Exported Across The Pond
The latest U.S. export to land on foreign shores? Child pageants. The BBC3 documentary Baby Beauty Queens follows contestants in the first-ever Mini Miss UK contest, and, as Eleanor M. blogs for The F word: it's "surely a new low." More » -
#truthinadvertising
Is Lauren Luke Part Of Mysterious New "Real People" Movement?
In today's Times, there's a piece on Lauren Luke, a self-styled makeup maven, Internet sensation and fledgling cosmetics entrepreneur. And the analysis of some of the quoted experts is interesting; they don't seem able to comprehend liking someone "average":
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#beauty
"The Newest Trend In Eyebrows Is To Get Rid Of Them Altogether"
"Could no eyebrows be a reflection of economic downturn? Having no eyebrows is certainly a way to express oneself without buying a product." Or just: Creepy. (Kim K's already on it!) [NY Times, The Life Files] -
#agerage
Can You Avoid Falling Into The "Anti-Aging" Trap?
I have no intention of trying to look 25 when I'm 65. And yet I still slather my face in anti-aging cream at night, as a "preventative" measure. But, upon reflection, what the hell am I trying to prevent? More » -
#makeovermadness
Teenage Girls Turning To Image Consultants For A Boost Of Self-Esteem
It's no longer shocking to read stories like the one by Cathy Alter in today's Washington Post, which details the world of image consulting and upscale makeovers for teenage girls. And yet somehow, it's still a bit depressing. More » -
#oldiesbutgoodies
The Eyes Have It
Professional make-up artist, required for applying these properly? Not included. [Vintage Ads] -
#lesstolove
Women Can't Bear To Look At "Abnormal" Babies?
A new study suggests that women are more averse than men to looking at babies with facial abnormalities — and coverage of this study includes a whole host of annoying stereotypes about moms, dads, babies, and love. More »
