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Beauty and Hair Care

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Anthony Weiner's Mustache: An Exploration

    As ABC News points out, the former Congressman now known most infamously for his mislaid sexts, a/k/a, Anthony Weiner, is cultivating his facial hair, per a photo snapped in New York's own Soho on Black Friday. Is this sporty-go-lucky mustache for Movember (note: Movember ends Thursday) or is it per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Q&A: Tim "Love" Lee on Erotica, Competitive Beard Growing And The Gunterwash

    "Lone" Lee, "Carnal" Lee, but never "Sur" Lee, Tim Lee has made a career out of being "Love" Lee. From his storied collection of vintage erotica to composing music for HBO's Real Sex to his curation of a Brooklyn nudie-art show, his mythology is steeped in women and the pursuit of a good time. Or ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Behold, the Martin "Loofah" King Exfoliating Glove!

    "I have a clean...and so can you, for just $6.92!"​Have you been searching high and low for that "fantastic novelty house warming gift," as Amazon.com puts it? Have you been dreaming of a way to make it so that your "skin appears always fresh," while scrubbing your ass with the face of the man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    FYI: It Is 'Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day'

    ​Guys: It's November 18. Do you know where your mustache is? Coincidentally (or very much not), November (Movember) happens to include a special holiday also known as "Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day" -- only if you want to, and consensually. We thought you should know this.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Beard: A November Series on Facial Hair

    ​The second week of November is upon us! And thus the fine gentlemen participating in Movember have developed their creepy facial hair even further. Moustaches that were once wisps reminiscent of an untweezed female upper lip are now patchy, pubescent and stubbly. We checked in with the guys a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Novembeards and Movembers: A November Series on Facial Hair

    ​No Shave Novembeard is upon us! Soon, the streets of New York will be filled with dudes growing out their stubble not just to look like attractive lumberjacks, but rather, to celebrate puns. There are also those growing moustaches for a cause: participants in Movember nobly grow moustaches to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Movember: Shave Off Your Moustache (and Grow It Back) for Men's Health, Amusement

    ​Today is November 1, which makes it the start of an annual movement in which men grow mustaches to help raise both money and awareness for men's health issues, a/k/a, Movember. "Mo" is slang for mustache in Australia, where the movement began when a small group of guys competed in a mustache ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 19, 2011

    MAKEOVER GONE GROSS

    A Halloween party for those tragically hideous

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Fashion Week: Heavy Heads at Electric Feathers, Hawaiian Hair at Timo Weiland

    Donna KimElectric Feathers​Heads looked heavy at the Electric Feathers collection, where models were outfitted in turbans and scarves to complement the wearable flats and flowy frocks. Turns out, the gear was made of lightweight silk with silk piping to hold Ellen Johnson's textured hairstyles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Fashion Week: Tank Girl Meets Jen Kao

    Donna Kim"Anything but natural, please."​Jen Kao's Spring 2012 collection embodied a glamorous-yet-tough-girl flair that was edgy and vibrant, but the hairstyles and headpieces that complemented the outfits really added the extra oomph. "The inspiration was glam grunge and Tank Girl, the comic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Friendly Bikini Waxer Will Get You Drunk to Take the Edge Off

    ​Bikini wax: Two words synonymous with pain. Vodka: One word synonymous with staving off the pain, at least until the next day when the pain is worse than ever, depending on how much vodka is involved. However! A bikini wax is brief, and if you can get drunk beforehand, maybe it won't hurt so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Teacher Faces Lawsuit After Friends Mock Student's 'Jolly Rancher Hairdo' on Facebook

    via​Have you heard of the Jolly Rancher Hairdo? This is a hairdo in which Jolly Ranchers are tied to the ends of the hair. How could any kid, or candy fanatic, not love this hairstyle? When a seven-year-old student at a Chicago school excitedly sported it for picture day after seeing the style ... More >>

  • Film

    February 9, 2011

    Vidal Sassoon: The Movie in Desperate Need of Shaping and Trimming

    via​Have you heard of the Jolly Rancher Hairdo? This is a hairdo in which Jolly Ranchers are tied to the ends of the hair. How could any kid, or candy fanatic, not love this hairstyle? When a seven-year-old student at a Chicago school excitedly sported it for picture day after seeing the style ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    As States Crack Down on Meth-Like "Bath Salts," What Are Your Remaining Legal Highs?

    ​Perhaps you've seen the tiny packets of intriguing substances with mysterious, floaty names like "Cloud 9," "Ivory Snow," and "Blue Silk," in your local convenience store or bodega or go-to gas station. Perhaps you've been curious; perhaps you've even purchased them and experienced what they ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 22, 2010

    The Boy With Green Hair

    ​Perhaps you've seen the tiny packets of intriguing substances with mysterious, floaty names like "Cloud 9," "Ivory Snow," and "Blue Silk," in your local convenience store or bodega or go-to gas station. Perhaps you've been curious; perhaps you've even purchased them and experienced what they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Museum Says Stinky Perfumes Are "Art"

    ​Uh, weird. The Museum of Arts and Design is launching a "Center of Olfactory Art" today, dedicated to perfumes and scent as an art form. The museum's director told the AP that it's launching the center because "scent is a really interesting part of the world of design" and MAD is a "sen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Men With Mustaches Might Actually Get Laid Today

    Get in line, ladies.​It has come to our attention that today is a very important day in the annals of any particular year. And that is..."Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache" Day. Remember how Mom used to claim that EVERY DAY was Mother's Day in an attempt to get you to stop being such an assh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Is Human Hair Soaking Up The Oil Spill?

    ​This serious message just came in from a friend who's well connected in the coiffure industry: "I heard this amazing story you can call a few hairdresser to verify--an organizaton is collecting human hair to help soak up the oil spill in the Gulf! "I am not shitting you. A friend's hairdre ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 18, 2010

    LIPSTICK JUNGLE

    Trying on makeup in order to make out of trafficking

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Do Not Be Alarmed: The Terrifying "Flames, Steam, and Fog" Scheduled For Union Square Park This Evening Are Just Promotion for Beyonce's Perfume Line

    ​Because it's called "Heat," see? Fresh off of taking the Grammys by military force on Sunday night, Beyonce will run up on innocent little Union Square Park tonight, "flickering projections of flames, steam and fog" in tow, by way of launching her new fragrance line. All this noise will be em ... More >>

  • Film

    October 6, 2009

    Chris Rock's Affable Good Hair Skips the Tough Questions

    ​Because it's called "Heat," see? Fresh off of taking the Grammys by military force on Sunday night, Beyonce will run up on innocent little Union Square Park tonight, "flickering projections of flames, steam and fog" in tow, by way of launching her new fragrance line. All this noise will be em ... More >>

  • Theater

    August 4, 2009

    'Summer Shorts 3: Series A' Thinks a Little Too Small

    ​Because it's called "Heat," see? Fresh off of taking the Grammys by military force on Sunday night, Beyonce will run up on innocent little Union Square Park tonight, "flickering projections of flames, steam and fog" in tow, by way of launching her new fragrance line. All this noise will be em ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 15, 2009

    Ponytail+Think About Life

    ​Because it's called "Heat," see? Fresh off of taking the Grammys by military force on Sunday night, Beyonce will run up on innocent little Union Square Park tonight, "flickering projections of flames, steam and fog" in tow, by way of launching her new fragrance line. All this noise will be em ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 4, 2009

    ODE TO BEARDS

    Damn you, grizzly men. I love you!

  • Voice Choices

    October 22, 2008

    Todd P + Panache Big Halloween Bash

    Damn you, grizzly men. I love you!

  • Film

    June 17, 2008

    Hair Extensions: Erratic J-Horror

    Bad-hair-day joke goes here

  • Voice Choices

    March 4, 2008

    RICK SCISSORHANDS

    Hairdresser to the stars tells all––and your coif may get done, too

  • Music

    May 1, 2007

    The Makeup Test

    Lil Mama's 'Lip Gloss' boosts both her self-esteem and her burgeoning rap career

  • Film

    December 19, 2006

    Scents and Sensibility

    Filming what was long deemed unfilmable, Tom Tykwer attempts to turn smell into cinema

  • NYC Life

    May 23, 2006

    The Big Cover-Up

    Why women of color can't find good cosmetics

  • NYC Life

    May 2, 2006

    Hair Ball

    A night with Fabio and death-defying tresses

  • NYC Life

    March 21, 2006

    The Trader Joe's of Cosmetics

    Míssha offers makeup at a bargain—if women will trust it

  • NYC Life

    March 21, 2006

    Hair Traffic

    Your extensions look hot—except maybe for the roots

  • NYC Life

    December 27, 2005

    The Mane Attraction

    Rapunzels fight back

  • NYC Life

    December 20, 2005

    Stache Bash

    Facial Hair Cooks and Dances for Charity

  • People

    November 1, 2005

    Reading Is Fundamental

    Books to Beat the Beauty Blues

  • NYC Life

    September 20, 2005

    Calgon, Take Us Away

    Beauty products that transport—if only temporarily

  • NYC Life

    August 16, 2005

    Oh Baby!

    Pampering Mom for a happy birth day

  • NYC Life

    July 19, 2005

    Blow Me

    Tips and tricks from the pros to help dry your hair

  • NYC Life

    July 12, 2005

    Party On!

    Cocktails are flowing from the moment you wake up

  • NYC Life

    June 21, 2005

    "Can I Interest You in Cumming?"

    Puckish actor jerks off on celebrity perfumes

  • NYC Life

    May 24, 2005

    Faux Glow

    Go gold sans the sun

  • NYC Life

    April 26, 2005

    Choosing Your Religion

    Treatments that channel a higher power

  • Columns

    March 8, 2005

    Clip Joint

    Treatments that channel a higher power

  • Columns

    March 8, 2005

    Bag Those Winter Blues

    Sage advice from Savvy's beauty and skin care guru

  • NYC Life

    February 22, 2005

    Almost Good Enough To Eat

    Eskandar's bath and body line is naturally delicious

  • Theater

    July 20, 2004

    On Edge

    Eskandar's bath and body line is naturally delicious

  • News

    February 5, 2002

    Out by a Whisker

    Baseball and Facial Hair

  • Columns

    November 7, 2000

    Who Does Your Pubic Hair?

    Baseball and Facial Hair

  • News

    May 11, 1999

    Bikini Kill

    Technology Begins at the Roots

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