Help save the planet while you work on your tan

April 30th, 2007

Summer will be here soon in America which will send millions of hibernating sun worshipers outside for much-needed rays. Well, inventor Andrew Schneider has developed a “concept bikini” that just might turn tanning into an energy saving activity.He has created a Solar Powered Bikini tha Read the rest of this entry »

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Beauty Brains Contest - Register to win a free beauty book

April 30th, 2007

Hello Beauty Brains community. Today, we are announcing the first ever contest on the Beauty Brains and all you have to do to be eligible is subscribe to our blog.The prize is a brand new copy of the book Secrets of the Beauty Insiders. Sarah is putting together a book review which […] Read the rest of this entry »

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How To Tell If Your Skin Care Products Are Really Working

April 29th, 2007

Randi G asks about the value of VISIA: Is there really any value to the VISIA skin care analysis, or is it just a marketing tool to sell skin care products and services? The Right Brain responds: VISIA is a digital camera system that uses multi-spectral imaging (different kinds of light) to analyze Read the rest of this entry »

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Adorable Aerosols - Part 1

April 28th, 2007

Every time you use a hairspray you’re destroying the atmosphere and speeding up global warming, thus sending human civilization crashing toward extinction.At least that’s what some people would have you believe. In reality, hairsprays and other aerosols are safe and effective product forms used Read the rest of this entry »

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Shades of Truth: An Account of a Kabul School Is Challenged

April 28th, 2007

BEAUTY salons have long held a certain mythology. In books and films, they are depicted as oases where women can laugh and cry, kibitzing under dryers while dishing on life and love. But sometimes it is not all “Steel Magnolias.” Read the rest of this entry »

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DJ AM: His Life, Times, Shoes

April 28th, 2007

PERCHED on a dimly lighted stage at Studio B, a nightclub on a desolate block in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, DJ AM was spinning a retro-flavored soundtrack on a recent Thursday evening. Hopscotching across genres and decades, he mixed ’80s freestyle (Stacey Q’s “Two of Hearts”) with Baltimore club music (“Do Read the rest of this entry »

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Sponsor Shout Out

April 27th, 2007

It’s Friday and time for another shout out to all our great Beauty Brains sponsors:Our Top Sponsor, Dorit Baxter New York Day Spa has some great Mother’s Day specials. If you like paraffin manicures, this is the place for you!Then there are Tesoras’ hand made bath and body products Read the rest of this entry »

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Models make all women feel bad about themselves

April 27th, 2007

It turns out, it’s not just you. According to this study done by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia women of all shapes and sizes feel bad when they see pictures of attractive models.In this study, 81 women were asked questions about themselves and how they felt about their b Read the rest of this entry »

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A new Beauty Science or BS poll

April 27th, 2007

Hello Beauty Brains community.  A new poll about skin care technology has been posted.  Think you can spot fake science?  Three of the stories in the latest poll are true but one is fake.  Can you find the fake?Check out the left column of the blog and click on your answer.  The results will be Read the rest of this entry »

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Dress Codes: Flashy but Well Within the Lines

April 26th, 2007

STYLE, at least when it comes to men’s wear, is all about balance. As much as stylish men want to stand out, they also strive for understatement. Read the rest of this entry »

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