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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In 2007, the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics discovered that from the 33 lipsticks they tested, 61 percent contained detectable levels of lead, a heavy metal known to cause health problems like infertility and learning disabilities. Right now the FDA has some more information on the lead issue. After analyzing 20 lipsticks using a newer method [...]

Ali Hewson, Bono’s wife, and Stella McCartney, Paul’s daughter, are about to embark on court action as Ali sues Stella for use of the word ‘nude’ in her new fragrance Stella Nude. Ali however has a company called Nude Skincare and she fears that there will be confusion between the two brands. The lawsuit is [...]

When I heard the news that Beverley Knight, pop soul singer, is moving in to cosmetics I thought, oh god yet another celebrity fragrance. I was delighted however to find out that she is in fact launching a cosmetics line for darker skins. This isn’t the first time that a singer has launched a make [...]