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more about #makeup more comments → limber: I am 100% behind being able to correct people who exclaim "you're so pale!" with "actually, I'm sinister." And then I'll throw them a side-eye and sl... more » Jenloveshercurves: Does this mean that instead of being cat called "Snow White" by nasty men on the street I will now have "Hey Bella!" shouted at me? Hmm... more » bluetrain84: Yaaay, my translucent skin is hip! My foundation color is called Alabaster, no lie. more » Tchotchke: I'm very fair with dark eyes and dark hair. For the longest time, I envied my friends who, despite having similar hair and eye color, have always had ... more » tiredfairy: Ha! That's too funny. I'm a very pale lady who got called a vampire throughout middle school and high school for it. And not in a positive way. Howeve... more » curiousgeorgiana: So, we're about 6 months away from this look? more » gherkinfiend: Would MAC please listen to this 'trend' and bring back NW 10? Even their Blot Powder in Light isn't pale enough when I have to use other foundations. ... more » Zombies make the heart grow fonder: Dita says "Gee, thanks for noticing. Finally." more » Le Kangourou de Kataroo: I may be wrong, since I am exceptionally allergic to Bare Escentuals, but they referenced Mineral Veil as the #1 pale foundation seller - isn't minera... more » morninggloria: If Twilight were seriously influencing the cosmetics industry, the foundation would be sparkley. more » JessickerFletcher: Umm, perhaps this has more to do with the fact that we are transitioning to winter and the summer tans that lasted into fall have finally chipped away? more » LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman: As a whiter-than-white girl who spends most of the year with pale, pale skin, and who wears a lot of eye makeup...I'm such a trendsetter. more » CrankyOldBroad: Geishas all say Bish plz in 3, 2,1 more » vulcanized: While you're probably right, I choose to pretend that it's caused by women finally buying the proper shade of foundation rather than picking something... more » SomeAuthorGirl: There's a way that I can appreciate the Daily Mail as a constant in the universe. A constant distortion of reality and good taste, true, but it's lik... more » -
#palesales
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] -
#makeup4ever
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] -
#beautymyths
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] -
#dollyface
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] -
#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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#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] -
#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] -
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#lostarts
"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] -
#goodbyekiss
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 » -
#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] -
#keepingupwiththekardashians
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 » -
#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 » -
#finelines
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] -
#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] -
#aginggracefully
Make-Up May Just Save Your Life, Or, You Know, Not
According to a new study, women who apply make-up each morning have better balance and had fewer falls than those who did not. The study was, totally unsurprisingly, led by researchers from L'Oreal. More » -
#dailyfail
Parents Don't Want 3-Year-Old To Be Lolita; It's Ok For Her Older Sisters, Though
In a Daily Mail point-counterpoint, a couple argues whether their three-year-old should be allowed to wear makeup. More »
