Ecouterre

Photo by Veronika Matejkova/Shutterstock As one of the more visible organizers of breast-cancer rallies across the United States, Avon talks a good game about “crusading”…

We know celebs are constantly bashed for their over-the-top extravagance, but we never thought it would be over finger nails! Kelly Osbourne’s $250,000 manicure for the Emmys has been…

Organic beauty lovers can breathe easy, thanks to Whole Foods. The mega eco-retailer is the first company to personally certify that all of their body care products are certified…

Revlon has just gained an unlikely shareholder: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a result of the cosmetics giant’s caginess over its involvement in animal testing in…

Photo by Shutterstock Camouflage makeup can do more than hide soldiers from their enemies. Scientists have developed a next-generation face paint that also shields their faces from the…

We’ve heard of the Chinese expression “saving face,” but these photos of a new swimwear trend sweeping the country takes the saying to a frighteningly literal level.…

Photo by Shutterstock Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but an ingredient widely used in antibacterial soaps is far from heaven-sent. A new study from the University of California…

Now here’s a thought that will get your mind into a tangle: Would you comb your hair with another person’s mane? That’s the question Italian designer Giorgia Zanellato…

Photo by Shutterstock Strawberries aren’t just a delicious fruit, they could also protect your skin from the DNA-ravaging effects of ultraviolet rays. In a joint study by…

LUSH’s new “Emotional Brilliance” line of makeup is a conscious coquette’s wet dream—at first blush anyway. The color-wheel’s worth of liquid lip…

PROBLEM 1: GREASY SKIN “If you have oily skin, try not to over cleanse your face, as this leads to dehydration, sensitivity, and potentially more acne,” Mendelson tells…

Photo by Shutterstock That big ball of incandescent gas in the sky isn’t the only source of harmful ultraviolet rays. Stony Brook University scientists say that UV radiation can…

Know the feeling you get when you take a bottle of nail polish home from the store and then realize the color is all wrong for your skin tone? Marks & Spencer wants to spare…

Photo by The Private Room Feeling a little wild today? Why not work a colorful streak (or two, or three) into your mane without the commitment—not to mention toxicity—of…

Photo by Mary A. Lupo/Shutterstock Sir Paul McCartney is calling for an end to the “unimaginable pain and suffering” of animal testing for cosmetics. The former Beatle is backing…

Photo by Shutterstock A $2.99 tube of moisturizer from your neighborhood drugstore could soon deliver gene-regulation technology for treating skin cancer and other ailments, according…

LUSH Cosmetics is serious about stamping out animal testing. So serious, in fact, that the natural-beauty firm will offer £250,000 ($389,675) every year until the practice is banned…

THE BUZZ The three-minute films open with the real Burt Shavitz, a beekeeper who co-founded Burt’s Bees 25 years ago on a homestead in Maine. He’s soon replaced, however, by…