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50 Cent has long stopped considering himself a rapper alone. What with his acting career starting to take off and the many other side projects he’s involved in, Fiddy is a bona fide businessman and he’s perhaps the first to say it out loud. However, before that, he is an actor who’s still trying to ... |
21 November 2009
01:58 GMT |
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Back in the ‘90s, Kate Moss was considered representative for the emerging “heroin chic” look. Today, she comes under serious fire with health organizations and concerned groups for saying that there is no taste as good as the feeling of being skinny. The comment, once out in the press, was immediat... |
20 November 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Singer Amy Winehouse reportedly paid a small fortune to get her deflated chest back to its previous shape with the help of cosmetic surgery. It’s only weeks that she debuted her new implants in a most blatant manner but, according to father Mitch Winehouse, as cited by the Mirror, she’s already having pro... |
20 November 2009
05:04 GMT |
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Paris Hilton is, by all counts, the epitome of Hollywood superstar. She does a little bit of everything and, no matter how much she’s criticized for most of her endeavors, she always seems to land on her feet and, at the same time, make millions off it. Although often described as the “ultimate blonde,&rd... |
20 November 2009
04:17 GMT |
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As part of her daily beauty routine, a woman will use, on average, body lotion, hand cream, makeup (which usually includes foundation, lipstick, mascara and eyeshadow), perfume and so on and so forth. Also as part of her daily beauty routine, a woman will put on her body and face an estimated 515 chemicals, some of w... |
19 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Ever since she first broke on the scene when she was just a teen, Kate Moss has been repeatedly criticized for allegedly encouraging young girls to aspire to be just as thin and frail as she is. Not that she ever said anything specific as regards that, for that matter – until a recent interview, when she reveal... |
19 November 2009
04:05 GMT |
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In the past, she’s struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, and she has finally (seemingly) been able to beat them both. According to a report in The Sun, Amy Winehouse may not be out of the woods just yet, as she is on the path to developing another addiction, just as dangerous and even more costly: that to ... |
11 November 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Carrie Prejean, the “biblically correct” beauty queen who made headlines around the world a few months ago for saying on the Miss USA beauty pageant that marriage should be only between a man and a woman, is again talking up a storm with the pageant that launched her. Although it was the Miss California U... |
11 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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The issue of how far airbrushing in women’s magazines can go, before having dramatic consequences on impressionable teens reading them, has been up for debate for many months now, as we also reported. Until now, though, the issue was only discussed on a “what if” level, but that is bound to change, ... |
9 November 2009
15:11 GMT |
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In recent months, women all over the world looking for a quick fix in terms of the way their cleavage looks like have started to become increasingly familiar with a new presence on the scene: Botox injections to the chest. These, also known under the term of “Breastox” procedure, ensure that the musc... |
6 November 2009
13:21 GMT |
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All of a sudden, Amy Winehouse seems to have discovered a fondness for plastic surgery and other related procedures for the purpose of beautification, word in the industry has it. After coming clean about upping her cup size to a 32D, the singer was recently snapped around town with what looked like a new set of lips... |
6 November 2009
10:51 GMT |
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They say one can tell a woman’s age by looking at her hands. While ladies can choose to wear gloves if they don’t wish to have their real age known, like Madonna does as of recently, another tell-tale sign is the cleavage, which can also wrinkle. With this in mind, a former air hostess from the Netherland... |
5 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Natalie Portman is clearly still in her prime, while also being one of the hottest stars of the moment, part of that league branded “with plenty of potential.” Despite all this, the actress is only too aware of how short-lived a career in Hollywood can be, especially for women, which is why she would neve... |
5 November 2009
14:51 GMT |
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Former Miss California USA and the Miss California USA beauty pageant have finally found a way to agree on something, following months of verbal and legal dispute over the former’s firing from the competition in the aftermath of the homophobe-comments scandal. According to TMZ, Prejean has dropped the discrimin... |
4 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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We’re all constantly looking for ways to turn back the hands of time, whether it’s by using better cosmetic products or by paying thousands of dollars in a lifetime to dermatologists or, depending on the case, to plastic surgeons. London-based French cosmetic doctor Daniel Sister has just the answer to he... |
2 November 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Just recently, an Australian television show with a tradition of many years was singled out for allowing a group of white entertainers to perform a skit in blackface. Shortly after, the French Vogue also came under serious fire, as it had a model do the same for an entire spread. Now, it’s Tyra Banks’ tur... |
30 October 2009
09:28 GMT |
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It’s no longer a secret that men and women have different perceptions as regards a woman’s body and what the standards of female beauty are. Coming to show that, indeed, most women would deem it necessary that they lost one pound more, researchers have found that men consider size-0 women (and especially ... |
28 October 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Botox continues to be one of the most widely used wrinkle treatments, but, as women all over must know by now, this is not all it’s good for. Botox can also be used to treat excessive sweating on such special occasions as the Oscars night or some other awards ceremony, as many A-listers already do. As of late, ... |
28 October 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese is known, aside from her routine in the champagne glass and her short-lived marriage to shock rocker Marilyn Manson, for being what one may call an example of good health. It wasn’t always so, though, and especially not in the ‘90s, she reveals in a recent interview cited b... |
28 October 2009
11:02 GMT |
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Cosmetic surgeons are again warning women of the risks inherent to using do-it-yourself beauty kits, with lasers for hair removal in particular. There is absolutely no chance such kits would return the same results as the machines used in specialized clinics, while women also have to think that they might actually be... |
27 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom had been dating for merely a month when they announced plans to get married, prompting much talk of a media stunt or a clear case of gold-digging on her behalf. Now legally married and with a prenup that settles all possible financial disputes between them in the eventuality of a divor... |
27 October 2009
11:02 GMT |
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“Transformers” star Megan Fox has quite a reputation for making the most awkward and occasionally inappropriate comments. Not that this has affected the popularity she enjoys with the fans in any way, for that matter. On the contrary, because she’s used to always speaking her mind – or, as som... |
26 October 2009
11:07 GMT |
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Of all beautification procedures, dermabrasion might be one of the most frowned upon, not so much because it doesn’t return the promised results, but rather because many misconceptions about it still stand, regardless of recent discoveries. On this note, a recent study comes to show that, where the reduction of... |
22 October 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Mexico is joining the likes of Moscow and Dubai in having an entire fleet of taxis that cater to women and women only. Not only this, but Pink Taxi, the firm offering – of course – pink taxis driven by women, also comes equipped with beauty kits that are meant to offer ladies on the run just the solution ... |
22 October 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Singer Amy Winehouse is on the path to recovery and on her way to making her comeback to the music scene, her father, Mitch Winehouse, tells the British media. After a very dark and troubled period, the hitmaker is finally doing well, and these changes for the better are apparent both on the inside and on the outside... |
22 October 2009
09:41 GMT |
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Carrie Prejean who, not long ago, was stripped of her Miss California USA crown in the aftermath of the homophobia scandal, sued the beauty pageant for religious discrimination, saying she was let go because she dared speak her mind, which, in turn, she did only because it was her belief. The Miss California USA orga... |
20 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Women, it seems, are crazy after Angelina Jolie’s lips, with countless willing to do just about anything for a fuller set than the one nature endowed them with. However, of these, not many are eager to go that extra mile and do something as permanent (and as expensive) as implants or fillers, which is why the m... |
19 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Losing weight and keeping it off can obviously be done only in one way – the healthy way –, by changing the diet and sticking with a workout routine. However, it’s also a known fact that most women, no matter how good they look, would still like to improve their appearance, which is where the oldest... |
19 October 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Health experts constantly issue warnings on the dangers of tanning beds and how they considerably increase chances of developing skin cancer even if used in moderation and with all precautions taken. Sam Laing, a 23-year-old woman from the UK, has learned the hard way that cancer is not the only enemy that comes with... |
19 October 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Beauty pageants include a swimsuit competition – that has always been a much-criticized fact about them. Things will change with the upcoming edition of the Miss California pageant, which will become the first not to include this competition in which all girls wear the same swimsuit, as The Desert Sun informs. ... |
17 October 2009
04:42 GMT |
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Fish pedicures are not new on the market, as most women would know. Despite the fact that they don’t come cheap at all and have already been banned in many states across the US, they continue to be a favorite with the ladies, because they leave the skin feeling soft and delicate again. Senator Jeff Klein is now... |
16 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Two years after Kanye West’s mother, Donda, passed away during what was supposed to be a “routine” surgical procedure for beautification purposes, a new law has been passed in California bearing her name, meant to prevent further tragedies of this type, Radar Online has learned. The law was pushed b... |
16 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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It’s only a few days ago that Polo Ralph Lauren came under serious fire – and some serious mockery as well – for an ad that appeared in a mall in Japan, showing Filippa Hamilton with a waist and hips smaller than her head in what was deemed the biggest “photoshop flop” in the industry. A... |
16 October 2009
09:46 GMT |
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Dutch model Lara Stone is featured in a 14-page spread in the October issue of French Vogue magazine, in what is meant to be a celebration of the fact that she’s not a size 0. While it might look like the iconic Vogue is joining other publications that have decided to feature models who are more like real women... |
15 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Filippa Hamilton is the Ralph Lauren model that recently found herself at the middle of one of the biggest “photoshop flops” of our times, as the media dubbed the promo photograph that popped up in a mall in Japan, showing her with hips and waist smaller than her head. Appearing just hours ago on Today wi... |
15 October 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Karl Lagerfeld, while famous for his highly innovative and boundary-breaking creations, is also known for saying the most hurtful things in the most blatant manner. He’s made his views on fat people public in the past as well, so it’s probably no wonder that he’s getting serious heat again, now that... |
15 October 2009
04:33 GMT |
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It’s been a year and a half since women looking for a bigger or more proportionate bust have been presented with a better variant to the painful and costly plastic surgery. Macrolane injections have been approved in the UK 18 months ago and, during this time, about 3,000 women have benefited from this filler th... |
14 October 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Science is constantly looking for ways to knock back a few years off the face without the need of going under the knife. Creams and lotions, it has been proven, can only hold back the hands of time for so much longer, which is why medicine needs to step up and offer women looking to grow old other than naturally a me... |
13 October 2009
14:41 GMT |
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We all know that a bath is, reportedly, the best way to unwind after a long and stressful day at work. According to many specialists, all they say about the benefits of a bath is more than just myth – and certainly not only a woman’s prerogative. With this in mind, Shape Magazine has set out to offer &ldq... |
12 October 2009
15:31 GMT |
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They say if there was ever a person who could wear the extravagant, Madonna-inspired Christian Lacroix wedding gown, and still look good in it, that person would probably be Dita Von Teese. A burlesque dancer who slowly made a name for herself in the realm of fashion for her ‘45s impeccable style, Dita is the c... |
12 October 2009
07:45 GMT |
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It’s no longer a secret that Amy Winehouse has long struggled with a drug and alcohol addiction, as neither is the way this has ravaged her once-plump figure. From her skin to her hair, teeth, and figure, substance abuse has taken a most troubling toll on Amy’s body. As she’s gearing for her comebac... |
10 October 2009
05:50 GMT |
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Tina Fey is a very busy woman. The 39-year-old actress, writer, comedienne and producer is also a mother and wife, and has to divide her time between her work and her home, while also trying to squeeze in a few moments for herself, to look good for the cameras. She has no problems with the first two, but she almost n... |
9 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Much has been said recently about the appropriateness of this much photoshop in women’s magazines and the fashion industry in general. While some claim that every photo thus retouched should come with a “legend,” others defend the practice by saying everyone knows not to expect real images of real w... |
9 October 2009
02:50 GMT |
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Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese is not known only for being the former wife of shock rocker Marilyn Manson, although many are quick to say that this is her main claim to fame. In the fashion world, Dita is hailed as one of the most innovative and stylish presences of the moment, always creating her own fantasy world ... |
8 October 2009
02:56 GMT |
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Competition within a girl band, especially if all members are one prettier than the other, must be fierce. Not only that, but being constantly compared with the other band members is extremely frustrating and can eventually end up destroying the confidence of a less pretty (or at least considered so) girl, which is w... |
7 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Adverse reactions can occur with most products women use on a daily basis, as a note on the package of each must also mention. Kelly Osbourne is the latest celebrity to get burned – literally – after using a cosmetic product, which was, in this case, the Impulse body spray, manufactured by Unilever, as Ke... |
7 October 2009
05:28 GMT |
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Tennis champ Serena Williams is just one of the many athletes to be featured in the upcoming edition of ESPN Magazine, the first ever The Body Issue. This special edition will aim to show the world the perfect bodies in sports such as the editors at ESPN see them – and one of them belongs to cover girl Serena. ... |
7 October 2009
04:20 GMT |
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“Underworld” star Kate Beckinsale is considered by the vast majority – and not fans alone – an extremely endearing celebrity and, at the same time, one of the most stylish and beautiful presences on the scene at the moment. Esquire magazine has just named her the hottest woman for 2009, a dist... |
6 October 2009
10:55 GMT |
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At 23, Lindsay Lohan should look her best, no matter if she occasionally overdoes it on the self-tanner. Still, deep wrinkles crease her forehead and the spotty skin on her face has something of the quality of parchment, which makes her look 35, beauty experts believe. This is the direct result of many years of smoki... |
2 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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It’s not unusual for celebrities to branch out into other fields and try new ventures that capitalize on their already hard-won fame. Actors and actresses start releasing music albums, footballers design clothing lines and create perfumes, and models go into acting. Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr is... |
1 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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