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more about #cosmetics Caitfish: I guess I need to start encouraging my parrot to poop on my head more than he does already. I'm sure he'll be glad to oblige. #exotichairtreatments more » TheCatlady: Several months ago I stopped using shampoo and do what is called "conditioner washing" where, instead of shampoo, you use a lot of conditioner as you ... more » BabyJane: Sure, wheat protein may work as well as bull semen, but where's the challenge in that? Wait, what's that you say? You don't have to actually come in ... more » SomeAuthorGirl: It's the height of awesome to know that wheat protein makes me break out in a rash but I could put any sort of semen in my hair and be a-ok. Celiac f... more » dreamweave: Oh, Rich People, your ability to entertain me is endless. #exotichairtreatments more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I'll gladly taking boring over gross. #exotichairtreatments more » labratintraining: I remember this coming up in a previous post's comments, but a lot of Indian women use coconut oil or almond oil in their hair. When I get back to th... more » badmutha: I'll take boring wheat protein over bull semen in my hair any day of the week. #exotichairtreatments more » Tchotchke: Last Thursday, a pigeon shat on my head in what can only be described as a drive-by pooping. I had to rush into Saks Fifth Avenue to wash my hair in t... more » IndignationCoordinator: Nothing short of the hyperconditioning tears of orphaned seal pups keeps me awake under the shower anymore, ladies. more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Let's face it: bull semen shampoo is still better than bull shit shampoo. And I'm reminded of the zoo-full of delicacies sold at the Colosseum in Lif... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: You know, looking at the picture I thought for sure the article was going to be about pigeon crap in face cream. Primarily because there's a scene in... more » BearDownCBears: Suddenly cleaning out my fridge just became much more profitable. #exotichairtreatments more » Dodgergirl: Whale... whale what? Whale VOMIT? WHY? #exotichairtreatments more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: So it looks like all those girls who get trashed and barf in their hair are onto something. #exotichairtreatments more » CurtCole: Most of those treatments sound like they were concocted by bored zoo keepers, "Hey Earl, smear this on your face, let's see what happens!" more » BytheSea: Oh. It's for those lips? Heh heh. I thought it was some sort of enhanvement device for MTF transmen who want a functional clidick. #jolielipslipplumpi... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Wait... the mouth? #jolielipslipplumpingenhancemen... more » GeorgeFayne: I didn't realize that Belle Jolie was a real lipstick-making company. What I want to know is how Peggy Olson would market this shit. "Better than a ... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: That photo is really creeping me out. It kinda looks like something you'd see in Lillian Vernon catalogs; something marketed to people who take long c... more » -
#beautymyths
No Shit
Though some luxury salons peddle hair treatments containing pig placenta, bull semen, and whale vomit, cosmetic chemist Jim Hammer admits conventional ingredients like wheat protein and hydrating oils condition hair just as well, although "wheat protein certainly sounds boring." [L.A.T.] -
#readmylips
Because We Were Really Missing Out On All That Fun Penis-Pump Spam...
Enter "JolieLips Lip Plumping & Enhancement System!" An intrepid MSNBC writer tested it and was duly Jolied, but the next day "it looked like I had been punched in the mouth." Apparently, vacuum-pumping your lips repeatedly results in bruising. [MSNBC] -
#makeup4ever
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] -
#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 » -
#makeup4ever
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] -
#gettheleadout
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] -
#skindeep
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 » -
#genderbenders
Life Of A Salesman
Victor Grant, former truck driver and proud "Avon Lady," on his job schilling cosmetics: "They say that women are taking over men's jobs now, and it's equal opportunity here too." [News.au.com] -
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#thebeautymyth
Weird Science
"The Science of Beauty" is complicated. Says one Proctor and Gamble cosmetics researcher, "obviously you're familiar with gene expression profiling!" Um, no. [SciAm] -
#ohshit
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 » -
#doingyourface
Applied Lessons
Considering the dates of the recent recessions, do we really want to take beauty tips from them? [FT] -
#cupsofambition
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] -
#indices
Index Cards
Forget the Lipstick Index. And the Foundation Index. The Index of Today is the False Eyelash Index. [Time] -
#badvertising
Sick & Twisted: "Anti-Aging" & "Cosmeceutical" Ads
Not only is the completely false and made-up term "anti-aging" loathsome, the ads associated with "anti-aging" products are, without fail, offensive, cruel and chock-full of misleading language. Let's take a look, shall we? More » -
#badvertising
Don't Make Me Over
A Belgian ad for biodegradable cosmetics advises, "No need to be ugly to save the planet" - playing on the stereotype of the frumpy do-gooder. What? PETA probably thinks it's hilarious! [The F Word] -
#domesticviolence
Art Therapy
These make up palettes were created by a Dubai organization combating intimate partner violence; each color stands for a different kind of abuse, while the brush reads, "Don't cover up injustice. Speak." [Feministing] -
#makeup
Beauty For Smurfettes
Are you blue? Then you will love Too Faced's new Smurfette Collection, a special line of makeup that is inspired by the famous female Smurf and apparently can be worn on "any skintone." [PR Newswire]
