On AlterNet: makeup

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "makeup"

Roses Are Red, Lipstick (Still) Has Lead

Stacy Malkan, AlterNet. February 14, 2009.

More than a year after health groups reported that top-selling lipsticks contain lead, the FDA is just sitting on the results of the research.

Cost of Putting Lipstick on a Pit Bull?

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone. December 6, 2008.

Gov. Sarah Palin's makeup for two months? $68,400.

RNC Spends Twice as Much on Makeup for McCain than Palin

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. October 22, 2008.

The RNC shelled out $8,672.55 for McCain's makeup in September, employing celebrity makeup artist Tifanie White.

McCain's $5,000 'Idol' Makeup: Will There Be Backlash?

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. September 25, 2008.

It is yet another incident of a politician -- regardless of ideological stripe -- coughing up a lot of money for the sake of good looks.

Is Wearing Makeup a Feminist Act?

Kate Ward, Sirens Magazine. January 26, 2008.

Forget thinking beauty products are one more form of patriarchy. Your next trip to Sephora might as well be a bra-burning.