The Demoiselles

It’s not too thin, or fine, or curly, or unruly, or the wrong color.  There really isn’t a thing wrong with your hair.
You know how I know that?  Because every woman has wished for different hair, and every woman has been told they have enviable hair by someone else.  Even the least trendy of us at least think about how to [...]

For this edition of Article Outrage (inspired by a tip from the lovely Leandra), commentary is almost completely unnecessary.  Let’s keep it simple: just read these excerpts from Pond’s parent company, Unilever, when referring to international Pond’s products:
In 1987, Unilever purchased Chessebrough-Pond’s. By the 1990’s, Pond’s was at the forefront of leading-edge product innovations that answer [...]

After Elle stumbled across the outrageous advertising of Estée Lauder, I started checking into my favorite brands’ advertising tactics, crossing my fingers that I wouldn’t have to toss my favorite glosses, powders and stains.  (Because seriously, I don’t have the money for that sort of thing.)
Luckily, the results of my search were far from disappointing: [...]

Last week, Elle’s emphatic rant about Chic Report’s perception of Scarlet Johansson’s makeup-less cover of French Elle received a lot of really positive, aligned responses from you guys. One lady in particular, Eyeliah from Style Symmetry, was so outraged by Chic Report’s “suggestions” that she was inspired to post photos of her face, completely free [...]

Articles, blog posts, and essays fly across our desk by the hundreds, daily… but every so often, we come across one that’s so remarkably infuriating that the only way to truly express our feelings is to rant about it. The easiest way to rant? Video. So welcome to our first installment of Article Outrage, hosted [...]

Think back to a day when you felt amazing.  Your waistline was playing nice, your body had perfect proportions, and your skin seemed to glow.  What was it that brought on that effortless beauty?  What experiences and words created the type of grace that let you put on your shortest dress and reddest lips, without feeling [...]

A recent article in Newsweek asked what the media standard of super-thin models is doing to our society.  With the close of NYFW in February, Newsweek reported that an epidemic of slimness was on the rise again! They mentioned the symposium at Bryant Park on weight guidelines in the fashion industry – noting harrowing stories [...]