PLASTIC SURGERY
• Six women were hospitalized in New Jersey in the last two months after getting infections from black-market butt-enhancement procedures. The women, all of whom were from the Dominican Republic, got the injections — containing silicone, petroleum jelly, and household caulk — in hotels near Newark. [Fox News]
• The number of cosmetic surgeries was 2 percent lower in 2009 than 2008. The recession is to blame, most likely.
HAIR
• At the Karl Lagerfeld show in Paris, hairstylist Odile Gilbert put his own spin on the tall, retro hair trend for fall by adding a vinyl/latex headband to the updos. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]
• Haven't seen much of Katherine Heigl lately? Yeah, well, she's a brunette now.
• Cyndi Lauper on her hair: “I am tired of being bland. I have a wig for when I go outside among the regular folks, so they don’t feel uncomfortable because I have a Day-Glo color somewhere in my hair. I can look normal but for everyday, for when I look in my mirror, I gotta feel better. The conservative look is killing me.”
MAKEUP
• After a few seasons with bleached eyebrows on the runways, strong brows are in for fall. From John Galliano to Jeremy Scott to Topshop, makeup artists offered new ways to define brows this season. [Refinery 29]
• FusionBeauty signed Kim Kardashian as its spokesperson. One of the products she'll promote is a lip plumper, which seems so fitting.
• Fear not: Red lips and red hair do look good together, as proven by Emma Stone and Coco Rocha. [Girls in the Beauty Department/Glamour]
SKIN
• Gillette, known for its razors, will launch a four-item skin-care line for men in June named Fusion ProSeries. Products range from $6.99 to $8.99. Gillette originally tried skin care in 2004, but the collection was phased out after two years.
Is there anything the Kardashian sisters won't shill for?
Most notorious for backing a dangerous weight loss system that is not approved by the FDA, the siblings have now signed on to represent PerfectSkin, a new beauty product.
While the skin care line hasn't launched yet, Dr. Ron DiSalvo says Khloe, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian are the ideal spokeswomen for it because their lack of talent leaves them open to any sales pitch:
“As women who are constantly in the spotlight and juggling hectic schedules, the Kardashian sisters need a skin care system that's as simple as it is effective.”
Kim, of course, is already extolling the virtues of a system that isn't even on the market yet.
“I have literally tried everything out there and nothing even comes close to PerfectSkin, ” she said. “It's easier and more effective than anything else I've tried, and they are the only skin care products I use.”
PerfectSkin will launch this spring and, truth be told, it's not really that poor of a choice for the sisters. But our original question still remains: Do you think there's any product they would not shill for?
