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Kevyn Aucoin has never wielded an implement more menacing than a wand of mascara, yet this past summer, the fashion world's pre-eminent makeup artist found himself dueling with some well-armed opponents. In his monthly column for the beauty magazine Allure, in which he typically dispenses a mixture of grooming tips and inspirational aphorisms, Aucoin took a swipe at the National Rifle Association: "Everyone knows me and sports are like the N.R.A. and intelligence--it's an oxymoron (and boy, are they morons)." The resulting volume of mail suggests there are a lot of people who subscribe...
...those vocals on the top! Ronnie of the Ronettes, of course - later Veronica when Phil was pushing her as a solo artist, and later still, Ronnie Spector when she ended her career by marrying him. (According to Ronnie's book, "Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life As a Fabulous Ronette," she lived as a prisoner in Phil's L.A. mansion, finally escaping in bare feet with only the clothes on her back...
...Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life As a Fabulous Ronette," by Ronnie Spector and Vince Waldron, Harper Perennial...
...early, glowering closeup, she eyes the camera: two threats, framed in mascara. This is a face made to smolder--the young Brando womanized. She knows she can hold a movie's center just by being onscreen. And she grows with the role. A star is born? Better: an actress. Watch out, Jennifer Lopez. Rodriguez is a challenger who could be the next champ...
...could hardly be called glamorous. Svelte swimming star Inge DeBruijn is not going to try it. Some of the women - notably the Russians - make a valiant effort at catching the eye of, say, Nike marketing execs, with upswept hair, lipstick and mascara. One Argentinean lifter even had a tiny diamond in her nose. And some of them really are babes. Huge babes. (OK, I saw a couple of hairy armpits, but no moustaches.) But it's to no avail. The beauty is in the raw power. (See TIME's upcoming Notebook section for another reason why makeup on these ladies...