This week, the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for the last two months have been rescued at long last. Above ground, there was another story unfolding. Whilst waiting for their fathers, brothers, sons, and husbands, the families of the miners set up a makeshift town which they called “Camp Hope.” The town [...]

Iranian women have become the Middle East’s second-largest group of makeup buyers, spending more than 10% of their income on makeup. Just three decades ago nobody would have believed that this could ever be the case. After the 1979 revolution makeup was totally banned and women who were found breaking the rules and wearing lipstick [...]

French President, Sarkozy had a £250,000 shower built for him for a three day summit in Paris, it has been revealed. The shower, which was specifically built to the president’s height (5ft 5in) featured air conditioning and a radio with surround sound. Sarkozy however decided to shower elsewhere at the Elysee Palace and the shower [...]

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 [...]

Baghdad stylist and salon owner Ahmed Morad endured dead bodies being dropped at his front door as a warning and his employees received death threats for working in the beauty industry just two years ago. All thanks to making a living out of helping women look beautiful — a practice forbidden by religious extremists. These [...]

Can’t get motivated enough to get to the gym? Do it as an act of solidarity for women in Saudi Arabia who face the shutdown of all women-only gyms. Saudi women already face extreme limitations on their freedoms under Wahhabi Islam: they are not allowed to drive, vote, or run for public office; they must [...]