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We have 3 beauty reads this week worth pondering upon: beauty issues not fit for print and their solutions; frugal beauty; and whipping up a stylish hair do under 5 minutes. Check them all after the jump.10 Most Embarassing Beauty...

 Coty Inc have announced on Tuesday November 23, 2010 that they had acquired beauty company Philosophy from the Carlyle Group, an investors' group, a move which is meant to help them diversify the activities of their Coty Prestige branch. Founded in...

Aveda are launching a specially packaged Pink Ribbon Hand-Relief cream for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The tube becomes partly ribboned in pink and reminds you in English and French across the raspberry-colored strip, "Have you had your annual breast exam?"...

Photo © The Scented SalamanderThe July-August 2010 issue of French consumer magazine Que Choisir (What to Choose) examined 17 different sunscreens and through a series of consumers' and specialists' tests narrowed down a Top Ten. The analysis of the article...

With the 4th of July celebrations just around the corner and barbecue parties in sight all summer long, it might be time to think about how not to get your blood aspired by mosquitoes looking for lunch on the lawn....

 I was browsing the LL Bean catalog when, lo and behold, my eye caught sight of a pair of bowls that initially attracted my attention because they look like an American adaptation of the personalized bowls found in Brittany, France...

OK, here is the sunscreen Q & A  I mentioned earlier on. Can adults use sunscreens for kids? (Kiehl's has a new one coming out) and why or why not? Of course yes....separation for adults and kids is marketing and...

 1. Organic Argan Oil 2. Comfort Daily Cream (6% Argan oil) 3. Regenerating Night Balm (50% Argan Oil). Photo © Naturelle d'Argan The Lure of Argan Oil by Guest Contributor PaulineSurfing on the Argan oil’s wave, Naturelle d’Argan is an organic...

Creme de la Mer has issued a new cream dedicated to the care of the fragile area around the eye. It is called The Eye Concentrate and includes "three unique forms" of the famous "miracle broth". It includes algae,...