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NEWS ABOUT: cosmetics

cosmetics stories: 19 news summaries

 Peru Gang Accused 
 of Killing to Harvest Fat 

Cosmetics firms said to pay $60K/gallon; experts skeptical

Nov 19, 09 10:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Peruvian police today arrested four men accused of killing dozens of people and selling their fat to cosmetics companies in Europe. At a news conference that featured several bottles of fat, which police say the gang sold for $60,000 per gallon, authorities didn’t produce any evidence of sales,... More »

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crime • Peru • gang violence • cosmetics • strange stuff • fat harvesting

OPINION

 For That Photoshopped Look: 
 Airbrush Yourself at Home 

Effect of digital retouching on real women's body issues is now creepily tangible

Sep 30, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - As if the fake beauty of those Photoshopped magazine covers wasn’t enough, enter Temptu, a home “airbrush system” that can give anyone that flat, plastic look in the flesh. Chloe Angyal is appalled. One really needs to focus in order “to think about just how incredibly screwed... More »

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women • Photoshop • cosmetics • body image • digital retouching • makeup • magazine cover • airbrush

 Indian Politician Decries 'Racist' Skin Cream Ads 

Lawmaker says whiteners send wrong message to Asians

Sep 10, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian lawmaker has lodged formal complaints against several advertisements for skin whitening cream, which she calls “completely racist and highly objectionable.” In one ad, for example, one man tells another that he’s unlucky “because of the color of your face” and hands him a tube... More »

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Pakistan • India • racism • cosmetics • skin • Brinda Karat • skin whitener

 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:
  • A matte
... More »

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fashion • pink • lipstick • cosmetics • makeup • trend • Jay-ZTV

YouTube Phenom Brings Makeup to Masses

Lauren Luke launched her cosmetics career through down-to-earth vids

Aug 6, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 27-year-old single mom is bringing cosmetics to the masses—via YouTube. Lauren Luke's down-to-earth how-to videos boast more than 250,000 subscribers, the New York Times reports. In the 20 months since launching her channel, the British taxi dispatcher-turned-entrepreneur has partnered with Sephora to launch her own makeup... More »

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YouTube • fashion • cosmetics • makeup • Jay-ZTV • Lauren Luke

(Newser) - The grand dame of L'Oréal will submit to psychiatric tests after her daughter complained in court about the $1.5 billion in gifts she has lavished on a 61-year-old male friend, the Guardian reports. Liliane Bettencourt, 86, agreed to testing to prove she's mentally competent. An angry Bettencourt told... More »

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inheritance • billionaire • L'Oreal • cosmetics • Liliane Bettencourt • Francois-Marie Banier

(Newser) - Common baby shampoos and lotions contain trace amounts of two carcinogens, a public safety group says. Big-name products such as Johnson & Johnson shampoo and Baby Magic lotion tested positive for the cancer-causing chemicals, apparently produced as byproducts during the manufacturing process, reports the Washington Post. Johnson & ... More »

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FDA • baby • carcinogens • formaldehyde • cosmetics • public safety

 Fla. Bans Fish Pedicures 

Cosmetology board cites rules on animals in salons, sanitation concerns

Feb 24, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Fish pedicures—in which small carp eat dead skin from clients’ feet—have been banned in Florida, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The state’s Board of Cosmetology determined that the practice, introduced last year, violated a ban on animals in salons, as well as sanitation requirements that mandate disinfecting of... More »

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Florida • fish • spa • cosmetics • pedicure

Beverly Hills High Aims
to Market Its 90210 Image

Clothing, cosmetics may make up school's budget shortfalls

Jan 30, 09 6:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Beverly Hills High School is considering starting lines of clothing and cosmetics in an attempt to capitalize on the glamorous image perpetuated by television’s 90210 series and famous alumni like Angelina Jolie. A smaller population of school-aged children in the neighborhood has sapped the tax base, leaving it with... More »

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Angelina Jolie • high school • brands • merchandise • Beverly Hills • cosmetics • Nicolas Cage • 90210 • apparel

 Tanning Drug 
 Approved for Trials 

Long available online, injection gets nod from regulators

Jan 30, 09 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A self-tanning drug long available in various incarnations over the Internet has been approved for human trials in the US, Wired reports. “It's a bioabsorbable implant that you just inject into the skin,” says a pharma rep of afamelanotide. “It stimulates melanin production.” The drug made... More »

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tanning • cosmetics • drug trials • skin care • medication • suntan

Tiny Particles in Cosmetics Are Creating 'Nanophobes'

Tiny particles in skin-care products could damage organs: scientists

Dec 4, 08 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Though nanotechnology—relying on microscopic components—is common in many industries, scientists and consumers are worrying about the effects of nanoparticles in cosmetics, the New York Times reports. The fear is that the particles—50,000 times thinner than hair—can penetrate the skin and create havoc in our organs.... More »

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FDA • drug safety • nanotechnology • Consumer Reports • cosmetics • makeup

Run, Mascara: Glaucoma Drug Makes Lashes Longer

Maker of Lumigan seeks cosmetic license; some see applications for hair growth

Oct 27, 08 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A drug used to fight glaucoma also doubles eyelash growth, and cosmetics companies are taking notice, the Daily Mail reports. The maker of Lumigan wants a piece of the $3 billion-plus mascara market and plans to apply for a US cosmetic license. “It could be used in the treatment... More »

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cosmetics • eyelash • glaucoma • mascara

(Newser) - Avon's cosmetic-toting army is growing as troubled economic times make door-knocking more attractive to women struggling to make ends meet, reports the Wall Street Journal.  Incentives including price cuts, gas vouchers, and advice from celebrity financier Suze Orman, helped attract 5% more sales reps in the second quarter of... More »

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employment • recession • cosmetics • economy • downturn

Moisturizers Increase
Skin Cancer in Mice

More research needed to judge effect on humans, dermatologists say

Aug 15, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moisturizers used by millions around the world each day may increase skin cancer in mice, the Daily Mail reports. But many more tests are needed before researchers can draw conclusions about humans. In mouse experiments, animals primed to develop skin cancer were exposed to UV light. The moisturized mice developed... More »

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cancer • Rutgers • skin cancer • cancer research • carcinogens • cosmetics

Changes in Lauder Dynasty Hardly Cosmetic

Incoming prez and CEO-apparent is first from outside family

Feb 27, 08 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Estée Lauder might be a massive, publicly owned company, but it’s also a family business, tightly controlled by the Lauder clan—until now. On Monday, it will welcome new president Fabrizio Freda, who will likely eventually replace CEO William Lauder—and become the first outsider to run the... More »

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Proctor • CEO • family • Ronald Lauder • Estee Lauder • University of Pennsylvania • cosmetics • Whitney Museum • William Lauder • Fabrizio Freda • Leonard Lauder • Lauder family philanthropies • Fred Langhammer • New York Museum of Modern Art • Aerin Lauder • Federated Department Stores Inc. • Jane Lauder

Winehouse
to Launch Clothing, Makeup Line

Wouldn't you love
to look this good?

Feb 26, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is about to release a line of clothing and makeup for the many, many people who want to look like her, the Sun reports. Prepare for Winehouse-brand leopard-print headscarves, hairspray, and, of course, liquid eyeliner. “I think this stuff would sell very well,” said a... More »

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fashion • Amy Winehouse • clothing • headscarves • cosmetics • eyeliner • beehive hairdo • makeup

Fragrances Going the Way of the Cigarette

Women buying less perfume; some public spaces prohibit scents

Feb 14, 08 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Personal fragrances aren't smelling so sweet for US consumers, the New York Times reports: Though perfume varieties have increased, the number of women wearing them is decreasing. Though 85% of women still apply a scent, the ranks of the fragrant thinned by 2 million between 2003 and 2007. The drop,... More »

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scents • cosmetics • perfume • fragrance • personal space • public spaces • odor bans

Jesus-Themed Cosmetics
Fail to Amuse

Mock-religious line pulled from shelves
in Singapore

Feb 14, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - What would Jesus use? A line of cosmetics that worked just that angle has been whisked from shelves in Singapore after a Catholic backlash, reports the Independent. The US-made line, called "Lookin’ Good for Jesus," drew criticism over slogans for lotions and bubble bath like “Get Tight... More »

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Christianity • Massachusetts • Singapore • cosmetics • Catholics • Cat Butt • Dirty Girl • Wash Away Your Sins • BlueQ

Lead Warning Issued
for Lipstick

Moms' cosmetics could affect children, expert cautions

Oct 12, 07 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than half of all lipsticks tested in a recent study contained some level of lead, a new report warns. The amounts weren't high enough to cause lead poisoning in healthy adults, but could affect small children, raising concerns for pregnant women and mothers. "There are hazardous levels of... More »

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health • lead poisoning • lead • L'Oreal • lipstick • cosmetics • Cover Girl

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