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With so much media focus on bikini bodies, beach bodies, cellulite woes and eating disorders, it's easy to believe that being thin and fit is a beauty anxiety women have always had to deal with. In fact, clear skin has a longer history of cultural obsession. More »
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Justin Bieber is getting $3 million for a two-year deal with Proactiv, partly because, his manager says, "the kid uses it." But also because he's a music — not a TV or movie — star. More »
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Oh god. Doctors say that strains of drug-resistant acne are on the rise. More »
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I don't know about you, but some of us on staff here are obsessed with blemishes, whether on our own bodies or those of significant others. (That's Rihanna and Chris Brown at left.) Somehow, we discovered that the zit-popping video is its own sub-genre on YouTube: There's clip after stomach-turning clip of some of the most disgusting stuff you'll ever see in your life. (Why haven't Oprah and Dr. Oz gotten in on this yet?) More »
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Have you spent the better part of your days gulping down at least eight glasses of water in hopes that ultra-hydration would transform bad skin into Halle Berry's perfect epidermis? Well, it turns out that the old wives' tale that a lot of water is great for your complexion is just that... a tale. Instead, doctors recommend that those who seek perfect skin should just wear sunscreen, eat well and avoid cigarettes. [NYT] More »
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Here's a way to celebrate both Halloween and psychodermatologic disorders: Zit Popper candies, which can be "popped" to reveal a red candy ooze with a "wonderful" strawberry and watermelon flavor...the taste of teen hormones and awkwardness. [Random Good Stuff] More »
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If this display of intimacy isn't proof that Rihanna and Chris Brown are dating, we don't know what is. [The Life Files] More »
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Look! Even Sienna Miller loves to give her fellow a free, impromptu facial. [Janet Charlton's Hollywood, Salon] More »
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Yo — all those old wives tales you heard about how to make pimples go away with simple household products? All bullshit. In brief: Don't pop them [Damn. -Ed.], put toothpaste on them, but Neosporin on them, or avoid eating fried foods. [Newsweek] More »
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