Lately, there’s been a great deal of controversy surrounding MAC and their Rodarte collaboration. The Mexico-inspired makeup collection included nail polish colors called Juarez and Factory and some ghostly imagery. This brought up thoughts of the brutal murders and assaults of thousands of female factory workers in Juarez.  MAC has now announced that all global [...]

Welcome to the work of artist Laurel Roth, who has recently used some interesting cosmetic materials to create her masterpieces. The artist is renowned for her unusual use of nontraditional materials as well as creating simply stunning yet thought-provoking art work. For her exhibition entitled ‘Peacocks’, Roth has created beautiful birds out of fake nails, [...]

French company Les Opticiens Atol has teamed up with actress and model Adriana Karembeu to create a line of scented of glasses called AK Senteurs. There are four scents in the range: Coquette, a “young, strong” floral; the Isle of Kisses (roughly translated!), a mango, fruit based scent; Adriana, which mixes sweet with spicy; and [...]

I adore going to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The collections are always interesting, inspiring and worth a look. Even the gift shop is a spectacle in itself with beautiful design, jewellery and now, perfume. The stylish museum has begun commissioning fragrances that fit in with the exhibitions. To accompany its Autumn exhibition, [...]

Anyone who knows about cosmetics has heard of luxury self tanning brand St Tropez. Until recently  St. Tropez was donating £10 from every purchase to the Princes Trust, but they have recently lost the charity’s support after an irresponsible advert from the brand. In the advert, brand spokepserson Kelly Osbourne stated the tan make you [...]

A recent study suggests that young people who tan on a regular basis, in the sun or on sun beds, can show patterns of behavior similar to those displayed by substance abusers. The survey looked at students who tan and found that those who tanned the most also tended to display addictive behaviors in other [...]

A new law is going to be set in motion, banning under-18s from using tanning salons. According to recent reports, the law was cleared on Thursday by the House of Lords. The Sunbeds Bill will hopefully fight cases of skin cancer, which are increasingly common in young women. The Sun newspaper, Nicola Roberts and fake [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]