H&M and DKNY launch new “eco” products; Axe Body Spray causes air pollution (no kidding); NY Fashion Week could have used more diversity; eyebrow transplants are a real thing.
Entries from February 2010
February 25, 2010
Rock stars and role models. [Career Opportunities]
Facialist-to-the-stars is a nice fantasy, but a ticket out of the lower middle class is more of what we’re aspiring to these days.
February 24, 2010
On the matters of tanning and toxins. [Government Watch]
The tanning industry is at odds with the rest of the beauty industry. But is this debate distracting from the need for toxic chemical law reform?
February 23, 2010
Would you like your breasts included in this service?
I think we finally have a totally body positive message being imparted by the beauty industry! Your breasts and butt are part of your body. Be proud of what you’ve got. (And um, treat them to a nice $75 salt scrub… okay, but A for effort.)
February 22, 2010
My first real client.
A 20 percent tip and Jody’s face didn’t fall off or turn red. I’m calling this one a win.
February 19, 2010
Pretty Price Check (02.19.10)
The Pretty Price Check: Your Friday round-up of how much we paid for beauty last week. $55-58: How much you’ll pay for the new Spanx for Men undergarments line. Dudes, read Broadsheet’s helpful tips on navigating shapewear before you buy, so the extra ten minutes you’ll need getting them off to go to the bathroom [...]
February 18, 2010
Selling on up. And making it up as you go.
Here’s the secret to have a successful salon or spa in one word: Upselling. Our goal, as soon as you walk in the door, is to convince you that hey, actually, a more expensive facial would be more beneficial for your skin than the bog-standard European facial you signed up for, or that in fact, [...]
February 17, 2010
[Beauty Overheard] Another fine reason to go Team Jacob.
Well here’s Robert Pattinson on surviving the cover shoot for the March issue of Details: “I really hate vaginas. I’m allergic to vagina. But I can’t say I had no idea, because it was a 12-hour shoot, so you kind of get the picture that these women are going to stay naked after, like, five [...]
February 16, 2010
The other kind of Brazilian beauty.
Last week, I had my first brush with a Brazilian bikini wax. Well, let’s face it, I just overheard other people learning how to do one and I pretty much broke out in hives — but don’t worry, my turn to wield the wax is coming up in a few weeks, and you’ll get every [...]
February 10, 2010
[Beauty Overheard] Brazilian Time.
When you’re giving a client a facial behind one curtain, but you can still hear everything that’s happening behind all the other curtains,* here’s a conversation you don’t want to overhear: Beauty U Student #1: Why are you on all fours? Beauty U Student #2: That’s how they did it on the video! Miss Jenny [...]
