At last night’s 60th annual Miss USA pageant, beauty was the name of the game. But not beauty, as in the spray tans, gratuitous smoky eyes, newscaster blowouts, and debatably enhanced décolletages that have colored the event since it was acquired by Donald Trump and moved to Las Vegas. We mean beauty as in beauty [...]

The Cosmetics Executive Women’s annual Beauty Awards were doled out this weekend, making winners out of some shoe-ins (Marc Jacobs’ Lola, for one) and a few unlikely heroes, as well. The indie brand Living Proof took home not one but three awards. Interestingly, Estelle represented in an equally disproportionate number of categories, making a beauty [...]

Beauty fiends who also happen to love a pair of PVC leggings, get psyched for some enhanced one-stop shopping; American Apparel is adding six new colors to its wildly successful nail polish line. [StyleList]
Racy images of the Miss USA 2010 hopefuls are hitting the Internet, causing some to question if Donald Trump’s organization’s obvious attempt [...]

Former Miss California Carrie Prejean and the Miss USA organization have finally settled their vicious lawsuit. Now back to more important matters of swimsuits and evening gowns. [E! Online]
More news on the growing demographic of “men who care.” Below-the-neck moisturizers are joining body spray, shower gel, and facial scrubs as acceptable modes of daily maintenance. [...]

Elvis fanatics, rejoice. The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s famous onyx coif, which was shaved off when he joined the Army in 1958, will be auctioned in Chicago on October 18. Where one could tastefully display such a keepsake is a mystery to us, but happy bidding nonetheless. [Digital Spy]
After two back-to-back Miss [...]

I completely missed the Miss America pageant in January, but thanks to my boyfriend’s channel surfing, Miss USA wound up on our TV last night. I’ve always thought of the show as a poor man’s Miss America—as the Golden Globes are to the Oscars, if you will. This year, though, the two beauty contests really [...]