Category — Health/Beauty

Fake Hair

The rise of implausibly abundant fake hair.

May 16, 2012 Comments

Vogue Pledge

Vogue magazine editors pledge to use ‘healthy’ models.

May 8, 2012 Comments

Blond Hair

A study of fair-haired Solomon Islanders shows that blond hair evolved separately at least twice in humans.

May 8, 2012 Comments

Perfect Face

Florence Colgate, from Deal in Kent, has mathematically perfect looks, according to scientists.

April 26, 2012 Comments

Chinplants

Chin augmentations on the rise in U.S.

April 17, 2012 Comments

Avon Falling

Avon: The rise and fall of a beauty icon.

April 12, 2012 Comments

Kiss Off

Avon rejects $10bn offer from Coty.

April 2, 2012 Comments

Green Tea Mask

Cheating athletes could defy drug tests by drinking green or white tea, which blocks the release of testosterone into urine.

March 28, 2012 Comments

Blocking Baldness

Protein find offers bald men hope.

March 26, 2012 Comments

Warhol Cosmetics

Andy Warhol coming soon to a cosmetics counter near you.

March 22, 2012 Comments

Ultra-Skinny Ban

Israel bans use of ultra-skinny models.

March 22, 2012 Comments

Hair Economy

Salons see uptick in business as economy improves.

March 21, 2012 Comments

Body Clock

Will the time affect medicine?

February 21, 2012 Comments

Healthy Attraction

Men with a healthier skin colour are more attractive to women than those with a masculine face.

February 15, 2012 Comments

Medical Spas

Medical spas are booming.

February 9, 2012 Comments

Altered Beauty

UK bans “misleading” Rachel Weisz L’Oreal advert.

February 2, 2012 Comments

P&G Trimmer

P&G targets new audience with facial hair trimmer.

January 19, 2012 Comments

Axe Anarchy

Axe Body Spray — for women?.

January 11, 2012 Comments

Blow-Dry Bars

Blow-dry bars just hit Miami, bringing a new grooming craze.

January 5, 2012 Comments

Beauty Coaching

Spas focus on coaching, gaming, feet in 2012.

January 3, 2012 Comments

Bottled Tan

Tanning bed use declines with more sunless tanning products.

December 22, 2011 Comments

Tailored Taylor

CoverGirl pulls ‘enhanced’ Taylor Swift mascara ad.

December 22, 2011 Comments

Mascara Touch-Up

P&G pulls photo-shopped mascara ad.

December 20, 2011 Comments

Sugar vs. Skin

A spoonful of sugar helps your skin age prematurely.

December 16, 2011 Comments

Surgical Artists

Plastic surgeons: the 21st century’s portrait artists.

December 13, 2011 Comments

New Blue Eyes

Gregg Homer says he can turn old brown eyes into old blue eyes. Or even young ones.

November 14, 2011 Comments

Wine & Skin

What two glasses of wine a day can do to your face in ten years.

October 21, 2011 Comments

Shampoo Bot

A new 16-fingered robot shampoos locks, easing the burden on caregivers at hospitals.

October 12, 2011 Comments

Wrinkle Pill

First anti-wrinkle pill shows signs of success.

September 22, 2011 Comments

Pretty Young

10-year-old Vogue model: Pretty or pretty weird?

August 10, 2011 Comments