Diego the pony is so ugly he was nearly euthanized. But six-year-old Maddison Biddlecombe "fell in love" with the hideous foal and is fighting to rescue him from the glue factory. Meet The Beautiful Baby and the Equine Beast.
Lady O took a tour around the globe to see how other cultures treat beauty. A stop in Finland discovered that the Finnish smear honey on themselves and then roll in snow. In 5 degree weather. In a bikini.
Are we sex addicts, or just terrible people? Are our obese children going to live into adulthood, or are we just terrible people? Are those eyelashes real, or are you a terrible person? Science has answers. Bad answers.
If you've been looking at the photos of Rachel Uchitel in the tabloids and wondering how you, too, can achieve such "luscious hair and long locks," you'll be thrilled to hear that a website has finally assembled the ultimate primer on Uchitel's tresses in a piece entitled "Hair Envy: Rachel Uchitel's Hair Secrets Revealed!" You're very welcome. [FameSpy]
One way the White House and Senate Democrats plan to pay to overhaul the health care system? By imposing a five percent tax on cosmetic procedures like breast implants, face lifts, tummy tucks, and Botox. The provision, which is projected to raise $6 billion over the next 10 years, has plastic surgeons up in arms, not surprisingly. But considering a slightly disproportionate number of cosmetic surgery consumers are Republicans, it may be a clever political move for Democrats. Even if it wreaks havoc on Nancy Pelosi's personal budget in the process. [AP]
Those fish pedicures that no one was actually getting, but which managed to generate loads of press nonetheless? State Senator Jeffrey Klein of the Bronx announced yesterday that he plans to introduce legislation to ban the "treatment," since "you can't sanitize fish" and it's "dangerous and clearly unsanitary."
New Yorkers aren't exactly shy about their fondness for Botox. But if a woman isn't prepared to spill her beauty secrets—or you suspect she's lying to you—there are some clues to indicate whether she's an addict.
We trust that, like any self-respecting woman, you're no longer sporting the pathetic stunted eyelashes you had to go out and buy, but have been using Latisse to grow lashes that are "longer, thicker and darker." And as shocking as it might be that Latisse manufacturer Allergan, in its noble quest to save us from the shame of small eyelashes, would mislead its customers, the FDA recently sent out a letter warning the company that it's been minimizing some of the risks associated with use of the product.
