Posts tagged Beauty News

New Rimmel London Models

Solange Knowles and Zooey Deschanel have been announced as the new spokeswomen for Rimmel London. Along with model Alejandra Ramos Munoz, the stars will be joining joining the ranks of Kate Moss, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Coco Rocha, and Georgia May Jagger.
They’ll be featuring in TV and print ads later this year. “Zooey, Solange, and [...]


Counterfeit Perfumes

It has recently been found that counterfeit perfumes, often sold in America, can contain substances like urine, antifreeze, and bacteria. Not only is this disgusting, but also dangerous. Not only that, but the proceeds often go to organizations that fund terrorism, drug cartels, and child labor.
It can be difficult to tell whether the perfume you’re [...]


Queen Cleo

Queen Cleopatra, probably the world’s first beauty icon, is well know for her signature eye makeup.
However, it has been reported that the heavy eye make-up she’s become famous for actually had medical benefits.
Lead salts in the make-up mixture protected against eye disease according to research published by French scientists.
Philippe Walter,who lead a team from the [...]


Extended

Complaints have been made to the Advertising Standards Authority about the misleading images for the latest L’Oreal Elvive Full Restore 5 haircare products commercial and print adverts starring Cheryl Cole.
The problem was raised because Cheryl is wearing hair extensions in the adverts, meaning that it gives a false impression of how nice the products can [...]


Dead Ringer

An American company is formulating a line of fragrances. The range, called Antiquity, is based on the DNA of dead celebrities including Elvis Presley, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe and even Michael Jackson.
The company, which also makes individualized scents based on a customer’s cheek swab, says it’s using hair clippings provided by celebrity hair collector John [...]


Controversial

In an interview published by WWD today, Kate Moss has sparked some controversy. The article starts OK, with WWD asking the supermodel how she defines beauty.
Moss answered, “It sounds really corny, but I think that if you’re beautiful inside, it shows on the outside for sure. You can be a pretty face, but if you’re [...]


Turning Japanese

The Japanese culture is fairly well known for it’s strict rules and laws. Now it seems the tight regulations are being applied to…nails.
From now on, Japanese competitive swimmers be given a lifetime ban swimming in competitions if they dye their hair or have brightly painted nails.
Officials say, “We have had many recent controversies with marijuana [...]


Baby Beauty

I’ve said before that I find baby beauty pageants and makeup for kids kind of creepy. Of course, some beauty products need to be made especially for babies, like gentle shampoos and fragrance free lotion. Now though, there’s a new baby beauty product which is usually made for adults.
Le Baby Hair Gel is a hair [...]


Nosey Parker

If you’ve always wanted to change the shape of your nose, but couldn’t face going under the knife, then a new procedure may be just what you are looking for.
Dubbed the non-surgical nose job, the procedure doesn’t make noses smaller but it can smooth out lump and bumps and make the nose look more proportioned. [...]


Safety First

Many people rely on the sun protection factor in our makeup and foundation to keep our skin safe during the day. However, The Daily Mail has reported that one fifth of cosmetics with SPF isn’t up to EU sunscreen standards and doesn’t actually give any protection against UVA rays which are responsible for aging.
Researchers also [...]


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