5 posts tagged "Brazilian Blowout"
More Heat For The Brazilian Blowout; Beyoncé’s New Beauty Addiction; And More…
The call for a ban on the Brazilian Blowout was heard round the country last year when a group of congressmen took the matter to the FDA, demanding that it step in to make sure the brand’s formaldehyde-enriched formulas were regulated. A strongly worded letter and a lawsuit settlement that made warning labels a mandatory part of the company’s production process later, and the congressmen are back at it, fighting for further action. Who says big government is a bad thing? [Fox News]
Hillary Clinton will reportedly step down as Secretary of State next year to focus on academia and philanthropy, she told Barbara Walters in a recent interview. Also up for discussion, Mrs. Clinton’s oft-discussed hair following this year’s “Scrunchie-gate” controversy. “I do not travel with any hairdresser, or anybody, to help me and I’m not very competent myself. I’ve been admitting that for years, which should be obvious to everyone,” Clinton joked. “And so it became simpler to just grow it so that I can pull it back. It’s fascinating to me how people are so curious about it.” [ABC]
Makeup artist Wei Lang has been tending to all of Beyoncé’s red-carpet beauty needs of late—including introducing her to the wonderful world of mink lashes. “They look amazing,” says Lang. “I use strips by Velour called Are Those Real? and I got her really into it, so she buys them by the ton.” [The Cut]
Calvin Klein Home X Nest Fragrances; More Bad News For The Brazilian Blowout; And More…
It looks like Jason Wu isn’t the only fashion power house inking a deal with Nest Fragrances. Calvin Klein Home has apparently partnered with Laura Slatkin’s scented candle company to offer a new range of fragrant votives due out this fall. [Home Textiles Today]
In a logical beauty move, Katy Perry has followed her new blue hair with a fresh blue-tipped manicure. [Us]
The manufacturers of the controversial Brazilian Blowout straightening treatment, which has come under fire for containing a potentially dangerous amount of formaldehyde, received another blow this week. The California attorney general has mandated that the brand label its product carcinogenic. [WWD]
In other quick beauty fix health scares, there has been a recall on substandard French breast implants, although market research indicates that this unsettling piece of information shouldn’t slow the plastic surgery boom. [NYDN]
The Brazilian Blow-out Battle Rages On, And More…
In the wake of the Brazilian blow-out scandal of 2010, many salons have taken the formaldehyde frizz-fighting treatment off of their menus. Others, alternatively, are keeping it on and simply providing goggles and gas masks to customers undergoing the service. There’s nothing super-creepy about that or anything. [NYP]
According to one scientist, wearing fragrance is a “fine art of deceiving” the brain. We’d be better off letting our unaltered body odors do the olfactory talking, the renowned microbiologist says. “Our natural odor goes from the nose directly to the brain and immediately rouses emotions.” If you were looking for a way to rationalize going deodorant-free, there you go. [Wired U.K.]
And while you’re at it, stop using synthetic soaps and shampoos, too. A new study reports that phthalates found in 70 percent of shampoos, cosmetics, and soaps are endochrine disruptors and could be quietly contributing to weight gain. [Daily Mail]
Beware Of Black-Market Hair Extensions; Pippa’s Posterior Gets A Lift; And More…
The high stakes world of hair extensions just got a little higher as salon thefts targeting the silky strands are being reported nationwide. Talk about stealing beauty! [NYT]
More trouble for the Brazilian Blowout brand. Now its hair straighteners have come under fire by the FDA for releasing similarly detectable levels of formaldehyde as its actual treatments. [WSJ]
From bridesmaid to most-requested bum. Pippa Middleton’s toned posterior, which was silhouetted by her Sarah Burton-designed gown at the royal nuptials, has caused a 60 percent increase in butt-lifting procedures in the U.K. We believe it. [Stylelist via Daily Star]
DVF, Back In Beauty; Justin Bieber, The Nail Polish Line; And More…
Diane von Furstenberg the fragrance, the skincare, and the makeup are en route. True story! Also true: DVF is working with former president of YSL Beautè, Chantal Roos, which makes the whole endeavor that much more exciting. Stay tuned. [WWD]
In other fashion brands-getting-into-the-beauty-biz news, Jimmy Choo is finally launching its first fragrance after signing a perfume licensing deal a few years back. [Elle UK]
Beginning in December, “The Bieber” will no longer merely be a reference to the teen pop phenom’s sweeping bangs as Nicole by OPI launches its “One Less Lonely Girl” lacquer collection. Is it wrong that we kind of want to try “Step 2 the Beat of my Heart,” a clear top coat with heart shaped flecks? [Glamour]
At what price straight hair? Formaldehyde, it would appear. More salons are removing the “Brazilian blowout” service from their menus in the face of accusations that one of the leading manufacturers of the product used in the treatment, despite claims to the contrary, actually contains trace amounts of the substance. Those unruly curls are looking real good right about now, huh? [WWD]