Lead Warning Issued for Lipstick

As fake grass ages, toxin levels 20 times legal limit

(NEWSER) - California has sued three top turf-makers, claiming they are deliberately hiding the fact that their products contain lead, the Los Angeles Times reports. State law requires labeling of products containing the metal, which gives a "natural" green color to fake grass. Lead can cause cancer, birth defects, and damage to reproductive systems when absorbed through the skin or mouth. More»

'Designer lipstick' a growing trend: NYT

(NEWSER) - Sure, you can still buy lipstick for a few bucks at the local drugstore—but why would you? The New York Times reports today on the growing trend of designer lipstick, one tube of which will cost you up to $60. “I heard and read repeatedly in many of the magazines I go through and devour that his red is the red to be wearing,” said one woman who waited in a long line at Bergdorf Goodman recently to meet designer Tom Ford, whose new cosmetics line is being sold there. She went home with Scarlet Rouge for a whopping $48, before tax. More»

Mateel Foundation seeking an injunction against Disney

(NEWSER) - Beware riders of Mr Toad's Wild Ride: The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation says it has found excessive lead in the brass door knobs at Minnie's House, stained glass windows in Cinderella's Castle, the handle of the Sword in Stone, and other items throughout Disneyland. The eco group is seeking a court injunction that would force the theme park to deal with those things or post health notices, reports the Los Angeles Times . More»

Attention finally being paid to potentially unsafe cosmetics

(NEWSER) - With all the fervor over organic food, it’s surprising that so little attention has been paid to the many chemical ingredients we put on our face each day—until now. A February protest by a group of students in Maine was one of a number that have been recently drawing attention to the toxic ingredients in our cosmetics, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. More»

It is, after all, the new red

(NEWSER) - Hot pink lipstick is “younger, hipper, and definitely a little more edgy” than red, says a makeup artist to the stars. How best to copy the look of Kim Kardashian, Leighton Meester, and other pink-pouted celebs? Makeup artist Mally Roncal offers USA Today some tips:

• A matte look might be too intense—tone it down with a more flattering sheer lipstick or gloss.