Posted by NeverABride on September 12, 2011 11:47 0 Comments
Tags: brazilian blowout, formaldehyde
Categories: Fashion | Women

If you’re one of the many women who has enjoyed getting a Brazilian Blowout at your local salon, you’re kind of out of luck now – as of today, the products used for the procedure will likely be seized by the FDA, who previously reported that the products contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde – which can cause sore throat, skin irritation, headaches, chest pain, and rashes. The levels of formaldehyde found in the products rival those typically used in funeral embalming.

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Posted by NeverABride on August 30, 2011 12:11 0 Comments
Tags: collapse, cambodia, factory, h and m
Categories: Fashion

Nearly 300 workers fell ill last week at a factory in Cambodia that produces garments for the Swedish company H&M, police said.  284 workers collapsed last Tuesday and Thursday of last week – with some reporting a pungent smell just prior to fainting.

“Workers smelled something bad coming from the shirts,” said 26-year-old Norn Leakhena, who works at the factory. The mass fainting is being blamed on the “weak” health of the workers and the factory has suspended operations temporarily to give the employees, some 4,000 workers, time to rest.

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Posted by NeverABride on August 26, 2011 13:05 0 Comments
Tags: space, planet, diamond
Categories: Miscellaneous

Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond. Hold the phone. An entire PLANET made out of diamonds??

The new planet is far denser than any other known so far, and consists largely of carbon. Because it is so dense, scientists have calculated that the carob must be crystalline – so a large part of it would effectively be considered diamond.

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Posted by NeverABride on August 15, 2011 10:09 0 Comments
Tags: christian louboutin, yves saint laurent
Categories: Fashion

Christian Louboutin, the women’s shoe designer responsible for the oft-coveted red-soled shoes, has been in a heated legal battle with fashion house Yves Saint Laurent since April. Louboutin’s lawyers have argued that YSL’s 2011 Cruise collection, which includes red-soled high heels, infringe on a 2008 patent. However, a New York judge denied that claim, saying, “Louboutin’s claim to ‘the color red’ is, without some limitation, overly broad and inconsistent with the scene of trademark registration.”

Generally speaking, American law states that colors can only be trademarks if they serve – and only serve – to identify the source of a product. This rationale allowed Tiffany & Co. to own the color trademark of Pantone 1837 – “Tiffany Blue.”

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Posted by NeverABride on August 8, 2011 11:40 0 Comments
Tags: cancer, skin damage, flavonoids, red wine, grapes
Categories: Health Stuff

A new study conducted by Spanish scientists suggests that grapes, and thus red wine, contain compounds known as flavonoids that block chemical changes in the body that are associated with skin damage from the sun. The study, which was published in the May 11 issue of the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, says that the flavonoids help prevent the skin from forming “reactive oxygen species.”

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Posted by NeverABride on August 5, 2011 13:16 0 Comments
Tags: carlsberg, molson coors, animee, eve, beer, lady beer
Categories: Women

Is beer too masculine for you to enjoy knocking back a few cold ones every now and then? Two of the world’s biggest brewers, Molson Coors and Carlsberg, are guessing that’s the problem with their lagging sales, and have taken aim at women in hopes for higher profits.

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Posted by NeverABride on July 27, 2011 10:46 0 Comments
Tags: loreal, julia roberts, christy turlington, maybelline, lancome
Categories: Fashion

photo source: loreal/the guardian uk

The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority has pulled two L’Oreal ads that feature Christy Turlington and Julia Roberts, stating that they are overly-airbrushed.

Jo Swinson, a liberal Democrat member of parliament who has waged a long-running campaign against “overly perfected and unrealistic images” of women in advertisements, filed a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority about the magazine campaigns run by Lancome and Maybelline, which are owned by L’Oreal.

The ASA ruled that both ads broke the standards code for exaggeration and being misleading. The ads have since been banned from future publication.

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Posted by NeverABride on July 20, 2011 14:01 0 Comments
Tags: groceries, carts, baskets
Categories: Health Stuff

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When you go grocery shopping, chances are you’re either a cart-pusher or a basket-carrier. I tend to be a basket-carrier, but apparently, there’s a difference in what grocery-goers buy depending on their chosen method of shopping.

According to a recent study printed in the Journal of Marketing Research, shoppers who pushed a cart instead of carrying a basket tended to make better food choices. Researchers watched 136 people as they shopped for groceries and found that those who carried baskets were three times more likely to choose unhealthy foods. Why?

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Posted by NeverABride on July 11, 2011 11:58 0 Comments
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Categories: Health Stuff | Women

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It’s a sad day when the eating disorders that are already recognized aren’t enough – a new one has evolved, one that describes women who order huge portions of food while they’re out with others, but who also dramatically restrict their eating while they’re by themselves. These women can now be referred to as liarexics – a term that the Daily Mail coined.

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Posted by NeverABride on July 8, 2011 13:42 0 Comments
Tags: schmoyoho, cat lady
Categories: Miscellaneous

If you’ve ever felt like you’re striking out in the dating world, just imagine how this woman must feel. After creating an online dating video ad for herself, Internet superstars Schmoyoho recreated her video into a catchy song about cats, using her original content. Check it out!