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In a June 12 story about professionals who have taken a second job in direct sales amid the recession, The Associated Press reported erroneously how companies compensate for recruiting others to sales jobs. Legitimate direct sales companies may allow representatives to earn a commission from the sales of people they have recruited but the companies do not pay for recruiting new sales agents, according to Amy Robinson, a spokeswoman for the Direct Selling Association trade group.
Armies of new Avon ladies, Mary Kay reps and Tupperware sellers are advancing on living rooms across the country, their ranks full of professionals forced to take a second job amid the recession.
The Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox will play a doubleheader July 24 to make up for their postponed April 14 game.
Do you have trouble choosing foundations and concealers for your face? Do you feel hopeless when it comes to finding the right colors for your skin, or do you have an issue on your face that you’ve given up trying to cover? Well, ladies, your days of stressful makeup shopping and wrong color choices are over. Five-time Emmy award-winning celebrity makeup artist Eve Pearl has taken the confusion out of makeup with her easy-to-follow steps.
Farsighted females can rejoice — new makeup eyeglasses make it much easier to “put on your face” without giving you raccoon eyes or streak cheeks! Magnifico's lenses ($47.95, ) drop down, allowing access to one eye at a time, while iMagic’s lenses swing from side to side ($14.95; ) so you can actually see what you’re doing and be ready for a close-up.
Two years after “Little Miss Sunshine” made a splash at the Oscars, the spotlight is shining once again on the often cute — and often controversial — world of child beauty pageants. But a panel of parents and their young, competing offspring assembled by TODAY said that putting their children in front of the stage lights builds their confidence rather than distorting their self-image.
It's a little after 6 p.m. in the star dressing room at the Broadway Theatre, where a sign on the door warns: "Do not disturb. Shrek makeup in progress."
High-definition makeup is sprouting up at makeup companies nationwide. Here are some examples:
LOS ANGELES - Now that the Directors Guild of America has reached an accord with Hollywood studios, the striking writers have returned to the bargaining table in the hopes of pounding out an agreement with the studios.
The roadside camera was supposed to catch speeders. Instead, a British woman is in trouble after she was videotaped with a compact in one hand and a brush or pencil in the other hand while driving on a hazardous road in North Wales.
Muslim women get pig-free cosmetics For Muslim women who feel they are violating Islam's teachings by using skin creams with alcohol and pig residues, Layla Mandi has the answer: religiously-correct "halaal" cosmetics.
Surely every person likes not only to feel sexy but to be called sexy.
Saving Face: How Safe Are Cosmetics and Body Care Products?Archer notes that some other ingredients in cosmetics may be benign in one state but toxic in others.
Bank of England's solution to the credit crisis - female staff should wear lipstick and high heelsYesterday, it was revealed that female Bank of England economists attended a socalled 'Dress for Success' summit at their City headquarters where they were lectured on what exactly they should wear to the office.
If confidence comes from within, why do so many emancipated women still need Makeup?Looking back, it's weird that I've spent nearly 40 years drawing on my face - highlighting bits of it, shading others. When I think of the time I've spent making-up, I could have achieved so much more.Even my husband rarely saw me without my face on.
Michelle Obama's Makeup An overview of the makeup worn by First Lady Michelle Obama during the inaugural balls.
Blood, gore and hairy warts; a DIY Halloween makeup guideFollowing on from Andrea's great story on homemade costumes, I thought I'd add some flavor with homemade Halloween makeup effects. Get ready to learn the secrets of peeling skin, oozing blood, big bad bruises, open sores and creepy cuts.
RNC spends twice as much on makeup for McCain than it does for Palin.Politico reports today that the Republican National Committee spent $4,716.49 on hair and makeup for Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) in September — in addition to the more than $150,000 the RNC has spent on clothing and accessories for Palin.
The Beauty Calibrator. How do you rate?Order your Beauty Calibrator, exclusively by Max Factor. Measure over 300 points on your face to see how you rate.
Monday afternoon I splurged. I bought a new old dress at a thrift shop for $3. I didn't need the dress. I rarely wear dresses lately. I have some nice blue fabric that I bought for $7 to make a nice dress should I need a dress. I don't know what came over me.
12 Makeup Mistakes You May Be MakingIn an ideal world, you would have all the various makeup products you want, have the time and money to update them each season and have the skilled hand necessary to apply them flawlessly.
Toothpaste on a Zit and 32 Wacky Beauty Tips That Really WorkYou've been told this line before: "Okay, I know it's weird, but...." What follows is a surprising piece of advice — about anything from clearing up a zit to taming a flyaway — that totally does the trick. Call it word-of-mouth beauty.
The nasty surprises in face creamLadies, next time you reach for your favourite face cream have a peek at the label because the ingredients might be a little more exotic – or off-putting – than you realised.
Twitter and Corporate Lancome: PHOTOSIntroducing Twitter to makup artists and art.
Guyliner: Hot Or Not? You DecideIt may be an anomaly, but there are some men in the entertainment biz today who won't go anywhere without their guyliner.
"Jesus Makeup" Pulled From ShelvesA cosmetics range with cheeky taglines that extolled the virtues of "Looking Good for Jesus" has been pulled from stores in Singapore after some Roman Catholics complained the items were disrespectful, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Jesus cosmetics prove too cheeky for Singapore chainWant to use Jesus handcream? Well, you can't anymore. At least not in Singapore. A Singapore-based retailer pulled a line of cheeky Jesus branded cosmetics from its shelves after complaints from irate Catholics, the local newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Beauty Tips - How To Sparkle At Any PartyIf you want to look great at any party and standout from the crowd learn these quick beauty secrets and you will be the belle of the ball.
Eye Makeup Now: What's Hot, What's NotJust like the rest of your style, your eyes need to keep up with the latest fashion. This winter, there are looks for the eyes that are definitely hot – and others that are most certainly not.
Changing your Makeup Palette for WinterA new season is upon us, and makeup needs to shift with the change in the weather. The bright shades and flirty pinks of summer won't make the grade when the snow starts to fall.
New Consumer | News | L'Oréal grows skin cells, hopes to cut animal testingA better alternative to testing beauty products on animals. And since the cells are human skin cells, any reaction to a product, beneficial or adverse, would be more likely to reflect what will actually happen in humans!
New face make up gameThe incredible popularity of girls make up games is understandable - learn here why.
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