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Genuine Mink-Fur Eyelash Extensions Are Now a Thing

Genuine Mink-Fur Eyelash Extensions Are Now a Thing

Photo by Shutterstock Once the province of well-heeled celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Madonna, mink-fur eyelash extensions are now sweeping through both sides of the Atlantic,

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Lady Gaga Tweets Photo of Herself Wearing Another “Meat Dress”

Lady Gaga Tweets Photo of Herself Wearing Another “Meat Dress”

Lady Gaga hammed it up at a recent concert in Tokyo wearing a second meat dress. On Monday, the controversy-courting singer tweeted a photo of herself—photographed by famed lensman Terry Richardson, no

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Copper-Infused “Anti-Aging” Shapewear is Now a Thing

Copper-Infused “Anti-Aging” Shapewear is Now a Thing

Depending on how badly you want to believe, Cass & Co.’s copper-infused luxury shapewear is either an anti-aging “revolution” or more pseudoscientific gobbledegook that preys on our

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Chinese Textile Polluters Disregard Environmental Regulations, Says Report

Chinese Textile Polluters Disregard Environmental Regulations, Says Report

Photo by China Daily/Reuters China’s polluting textile industry is being called out by its own. Nearly 50 major apparel brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Adidas, H&M, Nike, Uniqlo,

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Apparel Brands Are Still Making “Killer” Sandblasted Jeans Despite Bans

Apparel Brands Are Still Making “Killer” Sandblasted Jeans Despite Bans

Photo by Shutterstock Despite voluntary bans by major apparel brands, sandblasting is still widely practiced in the largely unregulated overseas denim industry, according to a new report by the Clean

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Calif. Regulators Find Dangerous Chemicals in “Nontoxic” Nail Polishes

Calif. Regulators Find Dangerous Chemicals in “Nontoxic” Nail Polishes

Photo by Shutterstock Your so-called three-free nail polish may not be all that cracked up to be, according to California state regulators, who discovered that many polishes claiming to be free of the

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10 Bizarre Natural Beauty Treatments That Freak Us Out Big Time

10 Bizarre Natural Beauty Treatments That Freak Us Out Big Time

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Adidas, Nike, Puma Accused of Exploiting Workers as Olympics Approach

Adidas, Nike, Puma Accused of Exploiting Workers as Olympics Approach

The 2012 London Olympics may be looming over the horizon, but Adidas, Nike, and Puma are playing anything but fair, according to War on Want, an anti-poverty charity accusing the sportswear giants of

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Alexander Wang Sued for $450 Million for Running Alleged “Sweatshop” in NYC’s Chinatown

Alexander Wang Sued for $450 Million for Running Alleged “Sweatshop” in NYC’s Chinatown

A group of 30 employees is suing Alexander Wang for running an alleged sweatshop in New York City’s Chinatown. Filed last month in Queens County Supreme Court, the $450 million lawsuit claims that

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Salons Still Offering Brazilian Blowout Despite Formaldehyde Danger

Salons Still Offering Brazilian Blowout Despite Formaldehyde Danger

video platform video management video solutions video player Never mind repeated warnings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the state of

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Avon, Estée Lauder, Mary Kay Resume Testing Cosmetics on Animals

Avon, Estée Lauder, Mary Kay Resume Testing Cosmetics on Animals

As American firms jostle for a piece of China’s $15-billion-and-growing cosmetics market, Avon, Mary Kay, and Esteé Lauder have quietly turned their backs on 20 years of “no animal

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Is Susan G. Komen for the Cure Guilty of Pinkwashing? (Video)

Is Susan G. Komen for the Cure Guilty of Pinkwashing? (Video)

Video by Zina Saunders The backlash against Susan G. Komen for the Cure continues. The world’s largest breast-cancer organization came under fire in early February after it announced its decision to

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Fur-Trapping Season Ends With Record High of Non-Target Animal Deaths

Fur-Trapping Season Ends With Record High of Non-Target Animal Deaths

One man’s pet is another’s collateral damage, according to Born Free U.S.A, which announced on Wednesday a possible record high of non-target animal deaths as fur-trapping season draws to a

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Is This $400,000 Diamond-Encrusted T-Shirt the World’s Most Expensive?

Is This $400,000 Diamond-Encrusted T-Shirt the World’s Most Expensive?

If you thought that a $300,000 T-shirt was outrageous—even if it did help UNICEF air-freight critical lifesaving supplies—you’ll want to keep your pearls at a clutch-worthy distance for a

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Brazilian Blowout Agrees to Warn Consumers About Cancer Risks

Brazilian Blowout Agrees to Warn Consumers About Cancer Risks

The maker of Brazilian Blowout, a popular line of “professional-only” hair-straightening products, has agreed to warn consumers that two of its formulations emit formaldehyde gas—a known

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Chanel Builds Life-Size Plane for Spring 2012 Paris Couture Week Show

Chanel Builds Life-Size Plane for Spring 2012 Paris Couture Week Show

Photo by Olivier Saillant for Chanel As if fashion wasn’t already synonymous with environmental excess. Karl Lagerfeld commisioned a life-size aircraft to house Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2012

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Homeland Security Investigates Victoria’s Secret for Alleged Child Labor

Homeland Security Investigates Victoria’s Secret for Alleged Child Labor

Skimpy underthings, fabricated events, thinly veiled threats, and a dead girl’s birth certificate—just when you thought the Victoria’s Secret West African child-labor scandal couldn’t

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Priscilla of Boston Defaces Unsold Wedding Gowns With Spray Paint

Priscilla of Boston Defaces Unsold Wedding Gowns With Spray Paint

Photos by Sheila Roth for Fox 9 News Priscilla of Boston, best known for creating Grace Kelly’s yellow organdy bridesmaid dresses, is no more. But the 65-year-old bridal chain isn’t going out

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