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NEWS ABOUT: pink

pink stories: 5 news summaries

 For Lips, Hot Pink Is New Red 

It is, after all, the new red

Aug 18, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(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:
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fashion • pink • lipstick • cosmetics • makeup • trend • Jay-ZTV

 'Haute Pink' Is the New Black 

Bright colors spell optimism in troubled times

May 28, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - As economic woes plague the country, fashionistas are turning to bright, cheery colors—most notably hot pink, the Wall Street Journal reports. Even in New York, those who once wore only black are buying fuchsia ties and designing magenta kitchens. With men who might balk at the traditionally feminine hue,... More »

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fashion • recession • pink • fashion designer • Saks • trend • Harper's Bazaar • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

 Boston Sports Fans Think Pink 

Fans sporting the feminine hue in the seats is sure sign of success in Beantown

Dec 4, 08 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Talk about an embarrassment of riches. The Boston Bruins have long toiled in the shadow of the Red Sox, Celtics, and Patriots, but there's a surefire way to tell that the local NHL entry's hot streak is the real thing, Charles P. Pierce writes for OT, the Globe's weekly sports... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Boston • New England Patriots • Boston Celtics • pink • Boston Bruins

In Thailand,
Everyone
Wants to Be
in the Pink

The king goes pastel;
a fashion craze is born 

Nov 30, 07 6:26 PM CST
(Newser) - On the advice of royal astrologers, the ailing Thai king has added pink to his wardrobe, sparking a national fashion trend. The chromatic rush had one clothing chain selling 40,000 pink shirts this month, BBC reports. A woman camping out in a line to buy one said, “Wearing... More »

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Thailand • pink • king • Bhumibol Adulyadej • yellow

Girls Think Pink, Naturally,
Study Finds

Women's attraction to redder hues linked
to evolution

Aug 21, 07 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shocking news: Girls love pink. That love might not just be cultural—but linked to evolutionary development, researchers  in a new study have concluded. Pink may have helped ancient women recognize ripe fruit and healthy men with ruddy faces, while both genders yearned for the blue of open skies and... More »

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gender • human evolution • gender roles • biology • girls • pink

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