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Makeup tutorials on YouTube

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by Michelle

Makeup tutorials on YouTube

The best videos are done, not surprisingly, by young women.

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Carly, snarly and Ayatoll-y

Posted on July 14th, 2010 by Gina

Carly, snarly and Ayatoll-y

Thoughts about hair in the headlines.

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Retailers to organic brands: We don’t trust you

Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Gina

Retailers to organic brands: We don’t trust you

Whole Foods demands certification of beauty products, but is that good news?

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‘Press 3′ for nose hair tips

Posted on June 16th, 2010 by Gina

‘Press 3′ for nose hair tips

Interactive grooming is strictly entertainment.

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Sex-based fat distribution pattern in humans

Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by Gina

Sex-based fat distribution pattern in humans

What we learned from those mice.

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The woman who snubbed Oprah’s advice

Posted on June 1st, 2010 by Gina

The woman who snubbed Oprah’s advice

Makeovers are about TV drama, not necessarily the participants.

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Tracking the criminal body

Posted on May 19th, 2010 by Gina

Tracking the criminal body

Do plastic surgeons list the FBI as a “side effect”?

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Mother of re-invention

Posted on May 5th, 2010 by Gina

Mother of re-invention

Anna Jarvis invented Mother’s Day and hated it. Why can’t we?

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The Cosmetics Cop

Posted on May 3rd, 2010 by Gina

The Cosmetics Cop

Like many other good cops, Paula Begoun is a curmudgeon.

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Brook Shields is the spokewoman for … anything

Posted on April 28th, 2010 by Gina

Brook Shields is the spokewoman for … anything

A chronicle of endorsements by Current TV.

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A short history of cosmetics

150BC Romans use yellow eye shadow.

The Romans preferred to use gold-colored eye shadow which was made from saffron and painted onto the area around the sides and under their eyes. Then they used powdered wood ash to color their eyelids black. This gold color was quite significant at the time because they saw themselves as the rulers of the Mediterranean.

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