Tag archive for "Beauty and Brains"

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Weekend Observations, Weekly Essentials

Weekend Observations: What My Grandmother Taught Me

1 Comment 19 February 2012

Today we celebrated my grandmother, Miriam’s, 92nd birthday.  She’s pretty remarkable.  While she is somewhat hard of hearing, she lives by herself, shops for herself, and even takes care of her friends.  And she never, ever misses her weekly beauty salon appointment.  No matter when I see her, her hair is coiffed and strawberry blonde. [...]

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Beauty in the Workplace, Beauty News

Can We Just Stop Judging Women Who Love Fashion

No Comments 09 February 2012

Say what you will about Anna Wintour, but she made a great point recently about perceptions of women who love fashion.  She was fed up with people viewing women who are both in positions of power and who also love fashion as “idiots.”  Her exact words: “When women are in positions of power, and they’re [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty News, Beauty Theories, Week in Review, Weekly Essentials

Week in Review: 9/25-10/1

No Comments 01 October 2011

Here’s a glimpse of what we discussed this week: The cheapest, most fun, and most hilarious way to feel youthful and beautiful Weekend Observations: We Really Do Look Younger As We Age The amazing skill of make-up artists results in an amazing transformation Pic of the Week: an AMAZING Transformation The proven scary effects of [...]

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Beauty News

Can Botox Turn You Into A Bad Friend?

No Comments 04 August 2011

If you’re considering getting Botox injections, watch out.  You may turn into a crappy friend or spouse.  Why?  Botox is designed to inhibit our ability to express emotions on our faces.  According to a study discussed recently in The New York Times, this inability to display emotions means we also can’t mimic others’ emotions which [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty in the Workplace, Beauty News

Thoughtful or Beautiful? Must We Choose?

No Comments 07 July 2011

Attorney and legal analyst Lisa Bloom just published a book, Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World.  Elle Magazine interviewed her about it.  In her book, Bloom argues that while women have made tremendous strides in society over the past decades, they are actually becoming dumber. She sites studies (the [...]

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