The Detox Diaries: Entry Two

Send to KindleTweet It’s day five and everything was fine until I left the building. I was waiting for the bus because I’m schlepping bags for an unexpected trip to Boston and so I place them on the bench. There are three seats on the bench and one was occupied before, leaving space for one [...]

M.I.A. & Freedom of Speech

Send to KindleTweet M.I.A., the British rapper of Sri Lankan descent, has released a new video that tests our first amendment rights and speaks to issues including discrimination and war. This comes at a time when we are about eight years into an Iraqi war and Arizona has just passed laws that essentially enable racial [...]

Coffee & Sex: Necessary Evils?

Send to KindleTweet Coffee is like ex-sex—you know it’s bad for you, but you just keep succumbing. You think that for the momentary period of bliss, the caving is worth it, but after every time, you promise yourself you’ll kick the habit. Such is the case for my sticking with a coffee detox of at [...]

Fashion House Plans Fragrance Move

Send to KindleTweet If his scent collection turns out they way his clothes always do, I’ll be one of the first to shell out some dough for a bottle of his fragrance. News just crossed the wires that BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP is teaming up with New Wave Fragrances, the producer and distributor behind Ed Hardy, True Religion [...]

Apocalypse Now on Earth Day 2010!

Send to KindleTweet It’s Thursday April 22, 2010 and the news of the day proves Mother Nature really hates us. So, on what began as a beautiful sunny day in NYC, and is now a dismal rainy, London-like afternoon, we bring you a scraping of the day’s events. An oil rig operated for BP that [...]

Mancession + Bathing Suit Season = Coffee Profits

Send to KindleTweet Could it be as simple as the combination of the impending swimsuit season and an ongoing mancession that drove sales for Starbucks and fastfood giant, McDonald’s? McDonald’s added all these fluffy sugary coffee drinks to their menu, as well as hot and iced coffee, in American sizes at flyover state prices. So [...]

L’Oreal Buys Nail Polish Company

Send to KindleTweet French cosmetics giant L’Oreal announced that it is buying American nail polish company, Essie Cosmetics. The 20-plus-year old nailcare line is in countless nail salons around the company and will help L’Oreal grow its market share in the nail color and care market. No details were released on the acquisition price. Essie’s [...]

Three Things I Learned from OK!

Send to KindleTweet I had two lychee martinis and a chicken kabob for dinner and now I’m reading OK! 30 mins before production for my night shift, so this is gonna be good folks. Here’s how the day went until now: wake after five snoozes, shower and dress to stumble into work at 11 a.m. [...]

Brazilian Beauty Exports

Send to KindleTweet Brazil is known for the beauty of both its people and its land, both of which are diverse in species. Surya Brasil has tapped plant and human culture to create an amazing collection of body and haircare products that nourish the user, male or female, and not at the expense of the community. The two most [...]

Beauty for Peace

Send to KindleTweet Kiss My Face has demonstrated that every company need not wait until Breast Cancer awareness month to get involved in the global community and support worthy causes. The launch of Peace Soap shows KMF is not only a trendsetter in the beauty business, but it is also a socially conscious company. KMF had natural products on [...]

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