http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:18:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Despite his heartthrob status, a popular facial analysis Web site reveals that Robert Pattinson's nose is too wide for his face length and his mouth. He's got good facial symmetry, though, so maybe that explains the world-wide obsession. If you can handle the ridicule, there's an "upload your photo" option ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/robert-pattinsons-facial-flaws-tom-delays-permatan-and-more/ It's hardly news that the Amazon rain forest is something of a treasure trove of beauty-enhancing ingredients; the super-antioxidant power of the açai berry made its way into everything from face creams to smoothies a few years back. But as more and more foraged comestibles from the region are billed ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/rahua-another-beauty-secret-from-the-amazon-revealed/ As the story goes with most awards shows, last night's American Music Awards brought out stars big and small, in fashion and beauty looks good and bad. Shakira landed on the "questionable" end of the continuum, choosing to simulate this year's popular side-shave with cornrows, so as not to permanently ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/shakira-shaves-it-all-off-kind-of/ L'Occitane fans wondering what happened to the brand's bi-level Prince Street storefront in Soho that went missing a few months back will be relieved to know that the French company is not the recession's latest victim. The store has simply moved a few blocks away to 146 Spring Street and ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/loccitane-makes-a-soho-switch/ In the age of the navel-dipping dress, sternum maintenance takes center stage. [Glamour] Fashion companies aren't the only ones making films to push product these days. Nick Knight and Pat McGrath recently teamed up to put Max Factor back in the movies. [WWD] A female Viagra? It could be closer than you ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/mind-your-sternum-girls-on-film-and-more/ With November more than half over, we've officially entered our blotchy period. The coveted tan we managed to procure from a few weekends at the Jersey shore this summer is completely gone, and in its place is patchy pigmentation and an overall pallid aura (our olive complexion tends to turn ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/au-naturel-color-correction-for-winter-skin/ We posted the above image of Leighton Meester on Wednesday, when she attended the grand opening of the American Eagle Outfitters' New York flagship store sporting a matte red lip and gray/violet raccoon eyes, which is why seeing Taylor Momsen at the Cinema Society and D&G screening of New Moon ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/a-gossip-girl-double-take-will-the-real-queen-b-please-stand-up/ The "biggest show on earth" took place yesterday, with a live performance from Fergie to boot. But before all of the winged action on the Victoria's Secret runway began, we made our way past the weapon-sniffing dogs and waded through piles of rogue hair extensions backstage to chat up makeup ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/how-to-get-the-face-of-an-angel-the-2009-edition/ We tend to eschew makeup brushes in favor of the ten free precision tools attached to our hands. The only trouble is, they don't come with an instruction manual. Enter Galit Strugano. The Girlactik Beauty creator advocates using your fingers instead of synthetic or natural brushes so you can benefit ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/the-rules-of-finger-painting/ PROSINA/(pro-seen-ah)/n./ 1. a purified protein isolated from pure New Zealand wool; /n./ 2. A bio-engineered peptide that produces an active form of the natural keratin produced by the body and also functions as a potent antioxidant to protect skin from free radicals, e.g., "ProSina improves the condition of damaged skin ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2009/11/bah-bah-better-skin-and-nails/