Glossed Over: Where we take a closer look at what advertisements are really selling.
Dear Environmental Movement,
A naked Playboy centerfold being ogled by dogs as an obvious rip-off on Victoria Secret Angels does not make me more responsive to …
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Glossed Over: Where we take a closer look at what advertisements are really selling.
Dear Environmental Movement,
A naked Playboy centerfold being ogled by dogs as an obvious rip-off on Victoria Secret Angels does not make me more responsive to …
The Pretty Price Check: The Friday round-up of how much we paid for beauty this week.
Extra Credit: Books, movies, general beauty buzz.
If beauty blogging was high school, Nadine Jolie would pretty much be our head cheerleader and student council president rolled into one. She’s the author of Confessions of a Beauty Addict and …
Don’t hate Cheryl Cole because she’s beautiful. You could have her hair too, if you’re willing to shell out for extensions. Alas, this photo isn’t from an ad for extensions — it’s from an ad for L’Oreal Elvive Full Restore …
That creepy Shiny Suds video is history, thanks to (outraged) consumers like you. Good news for feminism? Bad news for environmentalism? It’s not clear what’s happened to Method’s support for the Household Product Labeling Act (sigh) but the company sure …
So, what’s wrong with this picture?
Why yes, those are some delicious eco-friendly product samples, which just arrived from indie beauty line sumbody (tag lines: “Handmade. Pure. Earth-friendly Skin Care for the Eco-Minded Consumer.”)
And they are all packed up …
No, it’s not a skin condition or his attempt to woo Twi-hard fans.
Sammy Sosa is stepping up to fill the Michael Jackson void as the latest celeb-of-color to become um, less colorful thanks to skin lightening creams. The Root…
Glossed Over: Where we take a closer look at what advertisements are really selling.
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I am all for the sentiment behind this video, sponsored by Method to raise awareness about the Household Product Labeling Act, which would require cleaning …
Extra Credit: Conversations about books, movies and other beauty industry buzz.
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Thank you, Salon, for this amazingness. And Care Bears on Fire are not a moment too soon, because Barbie just opened her first flagship store earlier this …
Extra Credit: Conversation about books, movies, and beauty industry buzz.
Tristin, age 6, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2006.
Okay, I just read High Glitz, the new book about child beauty pageants by photographer Susan Anderson that has everyone (…
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