Fire and brimstone Aug 18, 2008
Then the first miners appeared, their eyelashes and hair caked in sulphur, each carrying a pair of bamboo baskets perched on their shoulders loaded with chunks of brilliant yellow. I was breathing heavily on the climb, but some of the miners power-walked with loads of up to 95kg, setting off a creak in the bamboo support onto which the baskets were lashed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Easy does it: Experienced hand teaches others how to unlock the inner artist Aug 16, 2008
"You have to experience the process to write about it or photograph it." In a moment I was cutting wire to fashion into eyelashes, and photographer Kristen Jones was painting a mask with a carrot nose. He was right: It was magic. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Thailand's Teenage Castration Ban Divides Doctors, Gay Rights Campaigners Aug 5, 2008
Often dressed in high heels, with fake eyelashes and polished nails, they work as makeup sales staff, waitresses and hotel receptionists. Some end up in the sex trade. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Smacking 'causes mental health problems' for children Jul 30, 2008
Psychologists are seeing toddlers biting their nails, while older children are wetting the bed and pulling out their eyelashes as a result of anxiety. Despite a push by experts to ban smacking, some adults are still using the "traditional" method to discipline children. (NEWS.com.au)
Venetian in Manila Jul 29, 2008
Then there are her diamond-studded false eyelashes and dainty hats. Halfway through tea, her milliner arrives with a new shipment of at least 30 small hats, each one in unique hues, fabrics and coloured crystals. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Portman: Bollywood princess Jul 24, 2008
Natalie is seen pouting, fluttering her eyelashes and giggling throughout the tongue-in-cheek video. Subtitles appear at the bottom of the screen, including: The princess whose golden beauty sang through the soul of heaven waited three full eclipses for her love to return. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Pool party draws hot crowd Jul 22, 2008
There they were, pretty young things with false eyelashes, golden bodyglitter and shimmery monokinis, noshing Meat Chips, as one of the party's sponsors was a new kind of beef jerky. Next to them, four women who looked like they'd saved up the week's calories just for this moment, shared a cheeseburger among themselves. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
WITNESS - Hell's kitchen: mining sulphur in a volcano Jul 21, 2008
Then the first miners appeared, their eyelashes and hair caked in sulphur, each carrying a pair of bamboo baskets perched on their shoulders loaded with chunks of brilliant yellow. I was breathing heavily on the climb, but some of the miners power-walked with loads of up to 95 kg (210 lbs), setting off a creak in the bamboo support onto which the baskets were lashed. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Aurum's Elegant Eel, Marshmallow Beef Redeem Poor Ginza View: Tokyo Dining Jul 14, 2008
We were distracted from our starters by a large black-and- white photo on the ceiling of an elegant woman with eyelashes adorned with crystals. Pretty, pretty,'' murmured my guest. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
The Attack Of Fashion... and Men! Jul 13, 2008
There are some women that have voluminous brown hair with some arrangement of blonde streaks, peach lips paired with bronzed cheeks and brown eye make up, volume mascara or fake eyelashes, colored contact lens, heavy bling all around, embellished outfits with beads, pushed up boobs, shapely bustiers contouring the body, the latest handbag and, of course, high heels. Lately how many have you seen women dressed like what I have just described. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Effigies and Aliens Cavort in a Cross-Dressing Wonderland Jun 19, 2008
Mr. Arias, a cross-dressing vocalist notable for the weight of his false eyelashes and his gift for replicating the raspy wail of , returns to New York after doing time in Las Vegas as a mistress of ceremonies for the racy Cirque du Soleil show Zumanity. And while the stage he commands at Here is, in size, but a fraction of the one he played at the New York New York hotel, it cannot be said that he has hit the small time. (New York Times)
A smile like rigor mortis. Jun 18, 2008
Also, I should get a pair of false eyelashes and wear them around the house for practice. I was starting to worry that all this cosmetic improvement would leave me looking like Tammy Faye Baker. (Slate)
Get The Look: Eye Candy Jun 17, 2008
For example, when and how do you use false eyelashes ... By using fake, long eyelashes, you can enhance the eyes and given them a sense of enlargement ... Draw taupe eyelashes under eye with brow pencil. (CBS News -- Early Show)
'Fusion? It's what I am' Jun 6, 2008
Natacha Atlas is putting on her false eyelashes ... And then, of course, there is the matter of the time-consuming maintenance of her eyelashes. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
French toast: 'We've Always had Paris... and Provence' Jun 2, 2008
She reveals, "I even multitask when I have a facial, having facial hair removed and putting my eyelashes up on rollers so they have an even curl." The payoff for her beauty routine comes "when Walter and I passed a woman who clearly did not subscribe to the maintenance theory. Her hair was a mess, and dirty as well. She walked with difficulty, overburdened by excess weight. Her clothes were rumpled and too tight. She wore no makeup and the deep wrinkles on her face suggested she was a lifelong... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Chelsea Handler, dishing celebrity dirt with a sort of panache May 28, 2008
"When the spray tan hit Zac's face causing his eyelashes to fall off," she hammers an anonymous source, "how piercing was his scream? Was it this scream: 'I need a manboy!". Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Starbucks Coffee Company and Secret Room Events Will Present a Caribbean Style Celebrity Gift Suite in Honor of the 2008 MTV Movie Awards May 21, 2008
Skin care from Hawaiian Tropic, health products from The Vitamin Shoppe, bath, body and skincare products from Butterfly Bodies, jeweled clothing and accessories from Bejeweled Apparel, exotic eco-tourism Mexican resort accommodations from The Enchanting Group, luxury hotel stays at The Valadon Hotel, pet drinking systems from Pet Tops, tote bags from Dungaree Dolly, free accommodations for your pet at Rover Kennel, cell phone accessories from Turtle Wireless, foot repair solutions from Yoga... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hair and makeup -- am I doing this right? May 16, 2008
The two things Mally wished Patricia hadn't forgotten to do: Curl her eyelashes and apply mascara. Why Mally thought Patricia might be getting especially wrinkled around her eyes: She applied eye shadow by smudging it onto her lids with her fingers instead of a brush, tugging at the delicate skin. (CNN)
Finale wrap-up: "America's Next Top Model" May 16, 2008
Battling ennui from the worst season yet, Tyra Banks whips out some extra-large fake eyelashes and crowns a winner. By Heather Havrilesky. (Salon)
Advertising? Now that's ugly May 15, 2008
I RESENT being told in every second ad break that wrinkles, fat rolls, dull hair, short eyelashes and, in particular, scars make you ugly, depressed and self-conscious. They do no such thing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
What's Hot in Beauty and Body May 5, 2008
RevitaLash, a "conditioner" for eyelashes, wants to replace your mascara - permanently ... Though Kaminer says there might not be much science behind these claims - "none of the ingredients jump out at me as being particularly spectacular for eyelashes," he says - he's open to the possibility that the serum could have some effect. (Boston Globe)
FLAVOR OF THE WEEK: THE JAW OF LIFE May 2, 2008
A 20-year-old NYU student, who summered in Paris and wintered in Switzerland, twirled her shiny, perfectly straight hair around her finger as her long eyelashes fluttered, mocking my own mascara-smudged lids. We carried on with her for over an hour like we were instant best friends, but as soon as she left; Lindsay and I looked at each other and simultaneously blurted out, Too pretty. (New York Press)
Blond, buxom and brainy Parton Apr 21, 2008
The title track is a succinct summation of the Parton philosophy: "I'm just a backwoods Barbie/Too much makeup, too much hair/Don't be fooled by thinking' that the goods are not all there/Don't let these false eyelashes lead you to believe/That I'm as shallow as I look/'Cause I run true and deep/I've always been misunderstood because of how I look.". "Backwoods Barbie" will be one of the songs in the Parton-penned score to "9 to 5," the musical based on her Oscar-nominated song, premiering in... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sabrina Nieves-Greenstein Apr 4, 2008
Nieves-Greenstein, brunette bangs grazing her eyelashes, is a star student. Despite joining the class in its third session, she's on par with the rest of the class after only a few minutes. (Boston Globe)
UAE stages camel beauty contest Apr 3, 2008
Ten thousand camels will be fluttering their long eyelashes in a unique international beauty pageant being held in the United Arab Emirates. The contest in Abu Dhabi is one of the richest and biggest events of its kind, with more than $9m (4. (BBC News -- Africa)
Age gracefully| Apr 2, 2008
Eyelashes and eyebrows look sparse define them with dark mascara and eyebrow powder. Copyright 2002-2007 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
Movie Review of Pageant Apr 1, 2008
Everything from false eyelashes to false breasts to false derrieres is glued to these 52 contestants who answer questions, model, dance, and lip sync their way through the pageant until one lucky girl is crowned queen. Here He Comes, Miss Gay America. (Suite101.com)
Benefit Cosmetics Mar 31, 2008
BADGal Mascara: A big, bad mascara wand with a silky, rich formula that gives the effect of false eyelashes. Available in deep black or a deep blue-violet shade that makes eyes look bigger and whiter (and blue eyes bluer). (Suite101.com)
Debilitating Secret: Pulling Out Your Hair Mar 28, 2008
According to the , up to 11 million people in the U.S. suffer from the uncontrollable urge to pull out their own hair, eyebrows, even their eyelashes. "They may spend hours in front of a mirror in these very odd postures trying to locate that one hair that they know is there that they feel doesn't belong," Keuthen said. (ABC News)
53 easy ways to change your look Mar 26, 2008
Give your eyelashes more drama by curling them just after you put on mascara. The mascara acts like a setting lotion, freezing the lashes into place. (CNN)
Factory Girl on DVD Mar 23, 2008
Beneath those big black eyelashes lie vacant eyes devoid of any depth of feeling or ability to see beyond her next appearance as Queen of the Underground Cinema in a Warhol film in which she smokes cigarettes, kisses men, and pouts in the name of art. Hickenlooper s Tragic Biopic. (Suite101.com)
Tapping into nature's genius Mar 22, 2008
The whirlpool turns out to be the path of least resistance, and its shape, a specific type of spiral, can be found in tornadoes, puffs of smoke, lilies, eyelashes, pinecones, the hollow of a wave, abalone shells, even in the movement of our solar system. Turns out that straight lines - so revered by science and technology for efficiency - have no status in nature. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
What Katie did Mar 22, 2008
"For the first six months it was difficult, because I'd say don't put so much make-up on. When we first started managing Kate, she'd have three sets of eyelashes on and two lots of fake tan. She would go and do a red carpet, and she'd want to have a drink so she'd have that confidence. She would then want to be made up because she could hide behind it, and it would give her more confidence.". Price was a strange mix of self-belief and uncertainty, Powell says. (Guardian Unlimited)
Town's Maine attraction: giant snowwoman Mar 17, 2008
" Thirteen million pounds of snow, much of it artificially made and the rest harvested from the local airport, were used. Most of the labor and equipment was donated, Zinchuk said, and the chamber spent $5,000 on the project. The chamber is also sponsoring a raffle in which the winner has to guess the date closest to which she melts and there is no puddle left. On a recent Sunday morning, a huge bottleneck formed around the field where Olympia stands, with people jockeying for parking and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
His dying wish Mar 16, 2008
Tears wet Steve s long, dark eyelashes. At a young age, he had grown to love his calf and life on the farm. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Looking fabulous at any age, not just your 20s Mar 1, 2008
A little bit of liner makes your eyelashes look thicker, but too harsh a line accentuates the wrinkles around the eyes, she said. In general, avoid shimmer shadows and stick to matte finishes, Laux said. (Lima News, OH)
Pop Tarts: Reese Witherspoon Has History of Being 'Ugly' Feb 29, 2008
If you spotted a starlet with pretty incredible eyelashes on the red carpet over Oscar weekend, chances are it wasn't exactly natural beauty. The biggest trend on the carpet this year was semi-permanent lash extensions, which last about one month. (Fox News)
Mink eyelashes, cleavage buffing, underarm Botox - how the stars are preparing for Big Night... Feb 23, 2008
Mink eyelashes, cleavage buffing, underarm Botox - how the stars are preparing for the Oscars ... " Eyelashes While last year everyone clamoured for the best "eyebrow specialist," this year it's all about having your own "eyelash expert ... " Jennifer Lopez began the trend by glueing on red fox-fur lashes at a recent Oscars. This year, LA make-up artist Valerie Sarnelle has created thick and furry mink and squirrel fur false eyelashes, in blacks, browns and blondes. "They look like butterflies,... (The Drudge Report)
Health officials warn parents about head lice Feb 20, 2008
Head lice are rarely found on the body, eyelashes, or eyebrows. Symptoms are a tickling feeling of something moving in the hair; itching, caused by an allergic reaction to the bites; irritability; and/or sores on the head caused by scratching. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Grammy Swag: Miley Cyrus, T-Pain, Paula Abdul Score Unbelievable Free Stuff At Style Suites Feb 10, 2008
And it's not just the clothes that are free: There are designer sunglasses and rows of dresses and even a boutique that will give you fake eyelashes, plus rack after rack of denim, leather and diamonds. And while Sparks breezed through, stopping here or there, Abdul who is apparently an old pro at these things positively worked the system, making lengthy (and, from our vantage point, fruitful) stops at seemingly every vendor. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The Beard Brigade Feb 8, 2008
"Like fake eyelashes for women.". Peterkin notes that as it did 40 years ago, the acceptance of beards may coincide with mounting opposition to an unpopular war. (Time.com)
Ashes' crimes against fashion Feb 7, 2008
I do have quite long eyelashes. To get fashion ideas for the new series, stylist Rosie and her team of four spent weeks trawling through magazines, adverts and TV shows from the era, then headed to Camden Market in north London to buy vintage clothes and jewellery. (The Sun)
Strut down the aisle in style Feb 6, 2008
Makeup is all about the eyes, with makeup artist seeing brides trending towards a softer lip with dramatically arched brows, smokey lids and photo-friendly (not drag queenish) fake eyelashes. To top it off, brides are opting for teensy tiaras (think 3 inches) to anchor veils along with Swarovski jewels scattered in their hair and bouquets to add sparkle. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Dressed to thrill Feb 5, 2008
4-mile race with white frost on her eyelashes. For Lyn Montague's team, frosty faces were the perfect touch. (Anchorage Daily News)
Mexicans keeping eye on American primaries Feb 5, 2008
"Clinton seemed very open toward Mexico; he didn't judge us," Mucio said as she applied a set of fake eyelashes to customer Montserrat Silva. "I'm hoping Hillary would be the same way.". (AZCentral -- News)
Nosey nickname ruffles feathers of Thailand's ruling party Jan 30, 2008
"If someone has very long eyelashes, or prominent ears, we use those.". Kanittha said some reference to Samak's popular cooking show might work as a new sign for him. (International Herald Tribune)
Hired to be hot Jan 25, 2008
They'll wear false eyelashes, bronzer and layers of lip gloss, along with whatever ensembles their clients tell them to, chatting up guests at the Sports Illustrated party, walking the red carpet at the P. Diddy block party and passing out shots wearing all-white Snow Queen costumes at the Snow Queen Vodka Leather party. The women are in such high demand because most athletes and celebrities don't come to parties with mixed-gender entourages. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
TELL-ALL STANDS TO BE A REAL PAGE TURNER Jan 24, 2008
" Her book tells how her first-ever day filming in her first-ever film she and William Hurt had to go nude from eyelashes to toenails. It was a sex scene so graphic that "I'd go back to my trailer and cry, just sobbing and sobbing. " She writes, "I was no great beauty. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Dior: Vivid colors to banish doom and gloom Jan 22, 2008
At Dior the show was a multi-colored, multi-faceted, super-size-me tonic. (Chris Moore/Karl Prouse). (International Herald Tribune)
Deceptive Dior dips in and out of reality Jan 22, 2008
The parodic femininity of the tightly corsetted, impossibly long-limbed shapes was emphasised in the virtuoso make-up: feather eyelashes and diamante eyeliner, bringing together the aesthetics of the drag queen with the skill of the world's best make-up artists to stunning effect. . (Guardian Unlimited)
Another way of life Jan 18, 2008
Few other people understand the perverse joy of losing leg hair paired with the heartbreak of thinning hair and lost eyelashes. Kathy Arneson arrived at the Bismarck Cancer Center on Monday wearing a black-and-white knit cap. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Green trumps mean at Detroit Auto Show Jan 16, 2008
(Sherry and a colleague standing next to her were nearly identical, with long black tresses, false eyelashes, snug blue-leather jackets and black slacks, but it'd be an insult to call these women show-floor models. When it came to GM's environmental efforts, they were fully versed). (EETimes)
Back to natural| Jan 14, 2008
Wherever you don't have eyelashes don't put eyeliner. Cleopatra is dead. (iAfrica.com)
Shu Uemura; makeup artist to stars ran cosmetics firm Jan 13, 2008
Mr. Uemura gradually expanded his brand to include handmade makeup brushes, perfumes, and voluptuous fake eyelashes. The company, which has stores in New York, Paris, London and Hong Kong, was acquired by French cosmetics maker L'Oreal SA in 2004. (Boston Globe)
Support group, lunch event assist women with hair loss Jan 13, 2008
Today, Diller's eyebrows and eyelashes are cosmetically tattooed on, and her synthetic wig, with its flecks of different colors and slight wave, looks completely natural ... "I try to stick with one at a time ---- they last about three or four months, and the synthetics range between 125 and 300. But when I get home, the first thing I do is take it off. They're hot and tight and uncomfortable ... and you can't stand close to an oven or the bangs will get singed. Same thing with the eyelashes.". (North County Times)
Tinseltown in tears over cancelled Globes Jan 11, 2008
"During the last writers' strike, in 1988, the Oscar show went ahead, unscripted. Viewers were hard put to spot the difference. This time, however, as with the Globes, it is unlikely that nominees would be willing to cross writers' picket lines.Meanwhile, one part of the Golden Globes ritual proceeded uninterrupted in the run-up to the non-ceremony: the gifting suite.At the Secret Room, somewhere in west Los Angeles, celebrities of varying stripes were being encouraged to take away as many... (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Uemura, Makeup Pioneer, Dies Jan 9, 2008
Twiggy would be jealous of the selection of false eyelashes in the Tokyo Eyelash Bar collection, coming in voluptuous lengths, colors and sparkling crystals or the diamond version that Uemura created for Madonna. With his fresh concepts of beauty, Uemura joined the generation of Japanese taste-makers who established the country's global influence in design and fashion. (Time.com)
The Secret Room Celebrity Gifting Suite to Go On Despite Cancellation of Golden Globe Awards Jan 8, 2008
$500 in free laser services from Dr. Tattoff Laser Center, trendy clothing from Anchor Blue, mink eyelashes from AIRA, safe sex kits from California Queen, get happy with Amy's LA Guide to Happy Hour, legwarmers for your little one from Baby Legs, skincare from Spain from Attache, air conditioned pet carriers from Komfort Pets, organic skincare from R.D. Alchemy, canine and kitty couture from Urban Bone, free jeans from Blue Jeans Bar, custom jeans from Denim Design Lab, unique gifts from around... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cosmetics Guru Shu Uemura Dead at 79 Jan 8, 2008
Uemura gradually expanded his brand to include handmade makeup brushes, perfumes, and voluptuous fake eyelashes. The company's eyelash curlers were mentioned in the 2006 movie "The Devil Wears Prada" starring Meryl Streep. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Valley doctor enters cosmetics business, improves eyelashes Jan 3, 2008
Bit by the entrepreneurial bug, a Scottsdale doctor is getting into the ultra-competitive cosmetics business with a new product designed to stimulate the appearance of people with less-than-lush eyelashes. "Everything that relates to eyelashes is a hot topic," said Scott Wasserman, founder of Cosmetic Alchemy LLC. ... "There's always going to be an area that's peaking. . . . There is something about batting long, sexy eyelashes that seems to resonate.". (AZCentral -- Business)
The pick of year's adverts Dec 28, 2007
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Mercury in Mascara? Minn. Law Bans It Dec 14, 2007
The quest for thicker eyelashes should get safer in Minnesota on Jan. 1, 2008 when the state bans mercury from mascara, eye liners and skin-lightening creams. The state apparently is the first in the nation to ban intentionally added mercury. (ABC News -- Wire)
FLIRTING FOR IMPLANTS Dec 14, 2007
Sarah Lee Olson, though, seems to be just talking to guys, maybe batting her eyelashes. After a short talk, one guy hands her a thick wad and says, "You're special. I hope you win.". (Las Vegas Sun)
Another Fallen Idol: Why Do They Crash? Dec 6, 2007
The stark differences between life on the "American Idol" set, where hairdressers and producers seemingly take care of the contestants down to their false eyelashes, to life back in a contestant's hometown, where, after a few months the novelty of celebrity wears off and attention fades, can take a toll on contestants. "We're so preoccupied with trying to provide entertainment that we don't realize that these people have lives after our attention is gone," said Stuart Fischoff, a psychologist... (ABC News)
Affordable Business Travel Gifts Dec 5, 2007
Sharper Image's version is designed to block virtually all ambient light without touching eyes or eyelashes; a special technical fabric regulates body temperature. $19. (Entrepreneur)
