I know, I know, politics don’t belong on a beauty blog. Except when they do—because our favourite publisher of dubious studies, the Daily Mail, has just informed the world of some new research saying that conservative politicians are seen as more attractive than their liberal counterparts. Yowza! But that’s not all. Right-wingers tend to get more votes because of their good looks, too.
(Shallow? Us?)
Now, all of this “research” happened in Finland and Sweden, where I’ve never been but imagine to be exclusively populated by über-tall, über-blonde, über-gorgeous individuals. Isn’t everyone attractive in those countries? And wouldn’t they have higher standards of beauty than the rest of us, seeing as they’re surrounded 24/7 by other über-tall, über-blonde, über-gorgeous individuals?
Apparently not. Researchers showed photos of 1,357 anonymous Finnish political candidates to 2,500 people from five non-Scandinavian countries (including the US and Britain), and asked them to judge them on a scale from ‘very ugly’ to ‘very beautiful.’ And supposedly the consensus is “universal”: conservatives are hotter.
Hmmm… do we all agree on this? Let’s reach across the aisle and check out some candidates closer to home. I think this calls for a vote! Keep reading »
Let’s put aside for a moment the fact that someone in the UK actually thought it would be a worthwhile use of time and money to commission a study on how many different beauty prodz the average British woman carries in her handbag. (Reported in the Daily Mail, of course. Told you they were the Newspaper of Record for Generally Useless Studies.)
That’s not the only ZOMG-worthy revelation in this juicy little news story, though. Unlike Angelina Jolie, who obviously has a minion or two to lug her stuff around (including the Chantecaille Golden Globes lip gloss), the average woman walks around with a whopping £256 (C$407) worth of cosmetics and fragrance in her purse. And that consists of 13 products valued at about £20 (C$32) each.
Wowza.
Now, I’m—obviously—all for enjoying beauty and having fun and making yourself look purty and stuff. And I know things are more expensive (I think) in the UK. But that’s a whole lotta money, no? And carrying 13 products, well, that can’t be good for your posture either.
So now I’ll put on my best Carrie Bradshaw voice: I couldn’t help but wonder… Are we similarly beauty-obsessed here across the pond in Canada? Let’s take a closer look at this “study” and find out—and then I’ll show you what’s in MY handbag. Keep reading »
Tangerine-coloured Oompa Loompa skin.
Frosty lipstick and eyeshadow (and not in the shimmery Jessica Alba way).
Bargain-basement boob jobs.
Long, squarish, French manicured nails (ahem: the cool girls are wearing rounded half-moon manis right now).
Dye jobs that are either purple—or highlights that appear to have been achieved via a box of Jolen bleach (as in: stripey, orange and about the opposite of the tone-on-tone look I was talking up here).
SRSLY: There are just too many beauty crimes to even mention when it comes to the cast of Jersey Shore. And now, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry about the news that Snooki and Sammi Sweetheart are launching not just fragrances, but—in Snooki’s case—also beauty and personal care products. Keep reading »
