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...another captivating photograph. Four members of a Mongol family appear dressed in their finest pose outdoors, the young bride rearmost in a 2-by-2 formation. While the other faces are rendered in a murky orange-brown, hers is painted with snow-white makeup and cherry-red lipstick. Together with a shimmering light blue jacket, her brilliant image springs forth from behind her mother and sibling.Tucked in the small alcove of the gallery are perhaps the two most enthralling photographs in the entire exhibition. Here, “Rural Tibetan kitchen” (1923) and “Tibetan apothecary?...
Until now, the only "green" news coming out of the prestige beauty business was about shades of eye shadow. When you consider the resources used to deliver a prettily packaged, fragrant little moisturizer or lipstick, it's no wonder that the industry's environmental report card has been less than stellar. "The ecological footprint left behind by the manufacturing and distribution of cosmetics and fragrances has been dismal," says Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). "Whatever the cosmetics industry is doing to reduce its environmental impact is welcome...
...Chinese health officials ordered six kinds of lipstick from two Shantou-based companies-including a strawberry-flavored variety-pulled from stores after they were found to contain SUDAN RED, an industrial dye known to cause cancer in lab animals. The dye, used to color petrol and floor polish, has also shown up in some Chinese chili powders and eggs...
...equal opportunity employer, the KGB used attractive women to seduce some targets. These so-called honeypots would use lipstick tubes--actually one-shot pistols--to finish...
...splendid pieces for the maharajas. In turn, the houses were influenced by the Indian love of color and embellishment. It was, of course, a love affair fated to end. Britain lost India, and Indian royals lost their lands, titles and allowances to a newly independent, democratic state. Jewel-encrusted lipstick cases and cigarette lighters were sold off to pay debts, while stunning palaces crumbled for lack of upkeep. But Jaffer's sumptuously illustrated love letter to the era remains, a jewel fit for the coffee table of any modern-day maharaja. -By Aryn Baker...