12 posts tagged "Tyra Banks"
A Chanel Fragrance Shocker; Tyra’s One-Woman Beauty Brigade; And More…
An attempt to smuggle 20,000 bottles of counterfeit Coco Chanel perfume worth about $1.6 million into England has been foiled. The bottles, which were headed for stores in time for the Christmas rush, were en route from China when they were seized by U.K. Border Agency officials. There’s nothing like a designer imitation to ruin your holiday. [Evening Star]
Tyra Banks has already tackled the hot-button issue of real hair on her show. Her next eye-opening mission, termed the Beauty Inside and Out Campaign, will use a catalog of video submissions from fans to help broaden our definitions of beauty. Tyra is for the people! [Examiner]
New week, new celeb fragrance launches. Beyoncé, Eva Longoria Parker, and professional race car driver Danica Patrick will all debut signature scents this Spring. Ladies, start your engines. [WWD]
Hair care millionaire Farouk Shami has announced his Democratic candidacy for governor of Texas, promising job growth through the manufacturing and installation of solar energy panels in every community. Hey, he did wonders for Biosilk….[Houston Chronicle]
Baby Beauty Queens, Diet Debates, And More…
Photographer Susan Anderson’s new book High Glitz, which features a series of child beauty pageant portraits, has sparked a debate about whether or not making a six-year-old look like she’s 45 with an excess of makeup is in fact child abuse. Anyone? [Allure]
New Beauty magazine has homed in on way to get readers to buy the products within its pages: put samples in a vending machine. In a word, genius. [NBC Miami]
The lengths women will go to for breast implants are apparently quite long (and seriously deranged). [The Cut]
The latest taboo topic Tyra Banks has deemed worth publicizing? The “tapeworm diet.” That Tyra, always on the edge of controversy. [SF Gate]
A new study asks, which makes you happier: a low-carb, high-fat diet or a high-carb, low-fat diet? The one with more baguettes! [Washington Post]
A Keepsake From Gaga, Tyra Reignites Controversy, And More…
First Pete Wentz, now Lady Gaga. With every purchase of the deluxe new version of her album The Fame Monster, the “Paparazzi”-singer will be giving out a lock of her hair, a personal note, and a jigsaw puzzle. Perhaps this is what she meant by a “love game”?[Hollyscoop]
Painting models in blackface for fashion purposes is back in the headlines. This time, Tyra Banks is at the center of the debate. [Stylist]
If you don’t like your plastic surgery, ask for a do-over. There’s no reason your nose should be anything but perfect. [NYT]
There’s a whole new lexicon emerging to help “real” blondes keep their color the perfect shade of flaxen. If you still don’t know what shoe-shine highlights are, it’s in your best interest to read on. [Daily Mail]
The trick to a perfect pinup pout? Apply lipstick, set with powder, then reapply. This and other tips for that Dita-inspired Halloween costume you’re working on. [NYT]
Another Argument Against The Straight And Narrow
With Chris Rock and Tyra Banks bringing the issue of “natural hair” to both the big and small screens, curly girls of all ages and races are grappling more than ever with the issue of whether or not to go straight. Naturallycurly.com is hoping that all women choose to embrace their textured tresses and has challenged the ringlet-having masses to embark on a six-month “journey of transition.” The Web site has partnered with Miss Jessie’s—makers of Curly Pudding and other cult-favorite hair salves—to offer product incentives to all the brave souls who are willing to break free from the bondage of relaxers and chemical straighteners and document the process of leaving their damaged hair behind. All you have to do is show the most gumption in regrowth between now and March 31 by snipping off your straight ends in small steps or in one fell swoop and uploading pictures of the transformation. Every month, four people will be selected to win free product prescriptions to assist in the process. Click here for more information, and may the best frizzy mop win.
Pamela Anderson Does Fragrance, Lady Gaga’s Catlike Reflexes, And More…
Former Baywatch star and current animal rights activist Pamela Anderson will launch a fragrance and bodycare line in November. The brand will reportedly be “everything that Pam Anderson is known for” and is thusly called Malibu, a reference to her place of residence and beach-beauty lifestyle. That whole hep C incident will likely not be used for inspiration. [Cosmetic News]
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Hello Kitty, Lady Gaga has posed in a series of images shot by photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani in which she is dressed as the fabulous feline herself. The latest picture to surface, which will be part of an exhibition in NYC and L.A. in October, features the “disco stick” singer with pink highlights, a glossy pink pout, and huge, anime-style doll eyes that were actually painted over her own peepers for authenticity. Me-ow. [Perez Hilton]
Researchers at the University of Leicester and Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology in Portugal have found that in addition to being numero uno antioxidant, a new form of vitamin C can help remove the DNA damage free radicals may cause should they get past your skin cells’ defenses. You can teach an old vitamin new tricks, after all. [Science Daily]
Tyra Banks is launching an online magazine called Tyra: Beauty Inside & Out to coincide with the premiere of the 13th season of America’s Next Top Model tonight. It will include an audio component that tells readers to “dream big” and “seek the beauty in everything,” not to mention providing a “real” and “raw” connection to Tyra that you just can’t get with her in-your-face talk show. Be afraid. [The Cut]