26. 03. 2012
makeup

44% Of Women Are Dependent On Cosmetics For Self Esteem

A part of me is a little bit relieved – because I thought the percentage was actually going to be higher. But still upset – 44% of women feel unattractive without makeup. That’s...

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25. 11. 2011
Truth in Advertising

Petition started to trigger Truth in Advertising labeling

The UK is a little ahead of us. Earlier this year, their Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) had banned cosmetic ads that featured Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington. This was because Member of Parliament...

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12. 09. 2011
America the beautiful statue of liberty

“America the Beautiful” – a documentary about the nation’s obsession with beauty

As you may have read in earlier posts over the weekend, I spent my Sunday catching up on some good shit. Meaning – eating disorder, labiaplasty and beauty/fashion industry documentaries and films. I...

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09. 07. 2011
L'Oreal models Hugh Laurie

HOUSE star Hugh Laurie is the new face of L’Oreal

Pop Quiz: What do all four photos have in common? They’re all L’Oreal models. Hugh Laurie, the guy who plays the pill-popping curmudgeonly doctor on the hit series “House”, the one who looks...

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14. 06. 2011
human barbie

Girl gets boob job voucher for her SEVENTH birthday from surgery-addicted mother dubbed “The Human Barbie”

She made the headlines last year when she confessed to teaching her then six-year-old daughter Poppy to pole dance. And now Sarah Burge is back in the spotlight again – for all the...

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15. 04. 2011
makeup girl

Should kids be wearing real makeup and push-up bras?

Time to head to the store to get a push-up bra and some make-up for your 8 year-old. Wait…what? That’s right. According to the latest trends in beauty and fashion, push-up bras and...

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10. 03. 2011
Beauty trends throughout the decades

Beauty trends throughout the decades

We all know that beauty has changed a lot over the years. I have always had the theory that most people are beautiful, but some of us were just born in the wrong...

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10. 10. 2010
Redefining Beauty Texas Girls

Texas teens go make-up free to redefine beauty

A group of teenagers at the Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas have decided to fight back against unreasonable beauty standards by appearing in public without makeup for one day each week. The...

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