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Beauty Immunity
You've probably heard that people find face-symmetry attractive, but researchers report that the "sexiness" of face symmetry can be seen across cultures and even in "non-human primates" (again with the monkeys judging attractiveness!). Researchers also looked at sexual dimorphism — or how masculine/feminine a face appears — and how it fits into general attractiveness and explain that the reason people/primates find symmetry and sexual dimorphism attractive is because they may be an indicators of disease resistance. (Wonder when Vogue is going to start marketing "disease immunity" as a Hot New Beauty Trend! Probably once they run out of ways to market $50 sunscreen.) Either way, we all can feel bad about our lack of face symmetry, because how the hell are you supposed to know how symmetrical you are?[UPI]
Bette Davis Eyes
Do you have big eyes? Apparently monkeys are really into them. A recent study at the University of Bremen, Germany has found that macaque monkeys have the most brain cell attention focused on the size of the iris of different faces. The more extreme the iris size, the bigger the reaction of the brain cells. There were also 19 other features of the face that different brain cells responded to, but the cells dedicated to eye size were the most numerous. I guess this explains MRirian's huge macaque monkey following on YouTube. [Scientific American]
Expensive Shit
With all the shit you put on your face did you ever think about putting actual shit on your face? Apparently some people do. A spa in New York City offers a $180 "Geisha Facial" that includes one special ingredient: bird poop. Nightingale droppings have been used for centuries in Japan by Geisha and Kabuki dancers to take off their stage makeup and remove wrinkles. But isn't $180 a bit much to have someone rub shit on your face — and take away a bit of your dignity while they are doing it? The answer is yes! Especially considering we found it for less than 20 bucks online. [Reuters, Chidoriya]
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Very Cheeky
Afraid your bum isn't as smooth as it could be? Have a posterior pimple that needs popping? Why not try butt facials! Ellegirl is reporting on a supposed new trend of ass-prettying procedures from a dermatologist whose clients include such mentally sound celebrities as Renee Zellweger and Ali Larter. One question: Why is Ellegirl reporting this one? Isn't this a magazine aimed at girls who lack the "maturity" to read Elle? Why are tweens hearing anything about facials, let alone ones that involve their asses? The only "trends" that Ellegirl should be reporting should be plastic hair accessories from Claire's (that Hillary Duff is so into right now!) and lycra tops from Wet Seal. Leave the semi-sexual gross out trends for those provincials at Cosmogirl. [Ellegirl Editor's Blog]
Wax Tales
Prepare to cringe: A 31-year-old woman in Brisbane, Australia says that she contracted peeling burns in her "intimate areas" after a disastrous Brazilian bikini wax. The aesthetician who allegedly botched the waxing session had to be prompted to close the blinds and asked the customer how to do the wax when the customer complained that she was burning her. Uh, woman to woman: if you are unfamiliar with something that involves you putting anything hot (and painful) near a vagina, you should just not do it. Like, ever. [News.com.au]
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The Gothic & Lolita Bible: Japanese Girls Are Living Dolls
In Japan, the Gothic Lolita trend is pretty huge. In fact, they have a magazine dedicated to the darkly cute (or is it cutely dark?) fashion fad, called Gothic & Lolita. This special issue, the Gothic & Lolita Bible, has everything you need to perfect your look — freaky contact lenses, skirts with stiff crinolines, babydoll shoes and parasols. Step into a world where dark meets light and women are playthings, after the jump. More »
sex trends
Couldn't We All Benefit From A Week At Dominatrix School?
Wounded? Beaten-down? Wallowing in the sad acceptance of the irreversibility of your own vulnerability? Sick of those Socratic shower-time inner dialogues wherein you once again talk yourself into coming to terms with the fact that he is a cowardly scum who is, you know, why not just say it, not that into you?? Well! This month's Bizarre magazine — not to be confused with Bazaar! We wish though! — has a lucrative solution: Dominatrix Academy. The magazine sends a submissive writer to learn the basics of dominance at a dungeon called Rapture, and as someone who always sucked at dominance, I read it with interest. The writer learns basic icebreakers like: "The only way you can worship my ass is by eating my shit." There are eight basic courses necessary to pass — psychology, safety, bondage, piercings, corporal punishment, "electricity", cock and ball torture (this is called CBT) and anal play - plus loads of helpful electives like "How To Hold A Believable Military Interrogation." (Ooooooh, I bet I know!) Her instructor got into the business to get back at an ex. Did it work? More »
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The "Baby Doll" Trend: Are You OVER IT?
In an article about marketing non-dowager clothes to middle aged women, Wall Street Journal fashion writer Teri Agins reviews Bloomingdales' foray into the boomer market, called "Quotation," a line that wants to "appeal to mature women as well as 20-year-olds." This alone is unremarkable, but what did catch my eye was what Agins ended up buying at her local Westchester Bloomies: "What finally convinced me to try on a blue print nylon mesh baby doll top — a teen trend I had already rejected — was a knowledgeable sales woman, who acted more like a personal shopper than a cashier. I was thrilled the top showed that I had a waistline." Really? it showed that you have a waistline? Because usually "baby doll" tops — the gauzy, billowy things that they are — make women look at least four months up the stick. Anyone with boobs to speak of looks vaguely pregnant in the nursery-inspired looks that are clogging up the racks at most department stores and are you not OVER IT? More »
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What Do You Call Your Ladyparts?
So, The New York Times weighed in this weekend on the vajayjay trend. Yes, it's officially a trend, and the Grey Lady (hey, great name for your naughty bits if you're a bit older!) weighed in on it, so you'll probably want to stop using "vajayjay" about 15 minutes ago. But, it did make us think (a little) about what we do — or should — call our private parts. And so, after the jump, a reader poll! More »
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Will Man Makeup Catch On? We Asked Some Regular Dudes
A fakeish trend piece in Salon today touts a possible "new men's makeup breakthrough," and sites Zac Efron's "love of mancake foundation" along with Pete Wentz's appreciation for "guyliner" as the harbinger of the male grooming revolution. According to writer Kibum Kim, " The cosmetics industry is salivating at the prospect of opening up this still largely untapped market. The global market intelligence firm Euromonitor projects that men's skin care will continue to grow at a torrid rate." Since Efron and Wentz aren't exactly considered idols in my social circle, I decided to ask some regular dudes whether or not they would wear makeup. Of the five guys I asked (four straights, one gay), one hetero said he would wear makeup (and already does!) on a semi-regular basis, one straight said he would wear makeup if he were on TV or were photographed a lot, and the other two straights and the 'mo said hells no. More »
Trends for spring: Bright colors! Big hats! Visible vaginas! Wait, what? Rewind. Yes, we weren't aware that vaginas were all the rage this show season either until a reader clued us into this unfortunate slip at the Martin Margiela show. Probably not NSFW. But oh LORD you gotta go look. [Gnarlitude]
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So Give It Up, Why Are We Still Single?
It is Unmarried & Single Americans Week, and as it happens, it is also my birthday this week, which will commemorate another year I have lived on this earth as an unmarried & single person, along with every one of my fellow Jezebels (though Anna is sort of spoken for.) I have little hope of changing this status, for as anyone who is single will tell you, singledom is a self-perpetuating state that builds upon itself, like a "cycle" of violence, or the welfare state, or addiction, or depression; in fact, all of those things are probably related. When you're single, everyone you know is single; friends who marry drop away from your circle of drinking partners — and if they don't, they'll probably regain their singledom before long — and what's more, everyone you know is so highly preferable to anyone you would actually be allowed to date, and you couldn't date anyone you know, because it would be weird, and besides, last time that happened it totally ruined your friendship for a couple of weeks. More »
tress trends
Is Pubic Hair Making A Comeback?
After naked pictures of Vanessa Minnillo and High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens surfaced, we noticed the two girls have something in common besides their first names: Pubes! We must say that we found it refreshing to see celebrity vaginas that aren't bald. Could it be that hairless pussies are going out of style? We figured that the litmus test is porno, since it's both a reflection of and influence on current sex trends. So we consulted our go-to pro on the matter: Pornographer and Burning Angel Co-CEO Mitch Fontaine. After the jump, check out our not-so-enlightening IM convo. More »
imaginary trends
This Is Not The Dawning Of The Age Of Aquarius
When we first heard about a new style of fashion called "foho", we decided that it was, easily, the worst, made-up, bullshit fashion movement ever. But clearly, we spoke too soon! Today's Thursday Styles section in The New York Times is proudly announcing the birth of "ghetto hippie" and "urban hippie" style.At Teen Vogue, Gloria Baume, the fashion director and a self-professed neo-bohemian, observed: "The summer of love 2007 is very different from the original. On lower Broadway, young girls are wearing little corduroy or patchwork dresses mixed with modern elements: a piece of crystal, sandals in metallic or patent leather....'[H]ippie' mixed with patent leather. All of a sudden it all feels modern."More »
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