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Stuart Freeborn, Creator of Star Wars’ Yoda, Dies at 98
Pay our respects to the makeup master who created Yoda, we will.
America’s Most Beauty-Obsessed Cities
American women pay some $7 billion a year on cosmetics, according to Reuters. That means every human being on Earth would have to donate one dollar to fund U.S. women’s beauty needs.
On a quest to determine which U.S. cities …
The ‘Naked Face Project’: Two Months, Sans Beauty Products
For some, getting dolled up means a swipe of eye shadow, a dab of lipstick and a pair of stilettos. But Molly Barker and Caitlin Boyle from Charlotte, N.C., have redefined what it means to put their best faces forward. Founders …
Too Perfect? Rachel Weisz’s L’Oréal Ad Banned in Britain for Being ‘Misleading’
Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz looks positively stunning in her new ad for L’Oréal. In fact, Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) believes she looks too stunning — and so they banned the ad in the …
Beauty-School Backlash: High School Under Fire For Offering Makeup Lessons to Girls
Should lessons on lipstick, even as an elective, be offered alongside algebra?
Reading While Eating for October 28: I Feel Pretty
Get all dolled up with Friday’s links.
The Art of a Kiss: Woman Paints Portraits By Puckering Up
Has your grandmother ever planted a big wet kiss on your cheek?
Foundation Frenzy: Artists Slather a Year’s Worth of Makeup On One Model
Natural makeup can create perfect everyday look. But a year’s worth of natural makeup applied at once can be pretty appalling.
The Beauty Myth: New Camera Adds Make-up and Fixes Flaws
Move Over Photoshop! Reuters reports the image-gurus at Panasonic Corp have come up with a camera that will make your face smaller, eyes bigger and even apply makeup.