BBC News reports here: A Labour MP has called for all nail bars to be regulated and for a ban on a potentially harmful chemical glue used in some outlets to fix fake nails. Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is often used because it is cheap, but has a strong odour that can trigger serious skin reactions or permanent nail damage.
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls Anne Lamotts hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister) is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.
The Press Association reports here at Google News: Fashion designer Stella McCartney has been named Person of the Year by animal rights charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). The daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul refuses to use fur or leather in her collections. "Stella McCartney proves you can have a look that kills without killing," said Peta’s US senior vice-president Dan Mathews.
The Top Ten Books in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store with those and many more great books that make some nice holiday gifts! (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And The Top Ten Books This Week are:
• Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
• A Thousand Splendid Suns
• The Complete Far Side 1980-1994 (2 vol set)
• His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)
• The Kite Runner
• The Dangerous Book for Boys
• You: Staying Young: The Owner’s Manual for Extending Your Warranty (You)
• I Am America (And So Can You!)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Demand for cosmetic surgery procedures is soaring, BBC News reports here: Cosmetic surgery clinics are rushing people into procedures by offering limited time discounts, consumer group Which? says.
Spiegel Online reports here: As Mongolia’s nomadic herders face threats to their traditional existence, women are acquiring new roles in the country’s steppes. And they are finding some success.
Cinema Blend reports here: Shirley MacLaine is set to star as Coco Chanel in a Lifetime miniseries scheduled to air in 2008.
The Top Ten Eau de Parfum This Christmas Week this week from the Bestsellers List at Amazon, see more details of these and other great gift ideas here on this page The Top Ten Eau de Parfum This Week in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time) Some of the products there come with customer reviews to give you a better idea of their quality and uses. And you can find also other top rated products here in our Beauty Store.
The Top Ten Eau de Parfum This Week are:
• Marc Jacobs Daisy
• Romance by Ralph Lauren for Women 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum Spray
• Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker for Women 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum Spray
• Ralph Lauren Blue by Ralph Lauren for Women 2.5 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
• HAPPY For Women By CLINIQUE eau de parfum
• Vera Wang Princess
• Vanderbilt by Gloria Vanderbilt for Women 3.4 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
• Lucky You by Lucky Brand for Women 3.4 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
• L’eau d’Issey by Issey Miyake for Women 3.3 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
• Dior Hypnotic Poison
BBC News reports here: The Queen has launched her own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube. The Royal Channel will feature her Christmas Day message as well as recent and historical footage of the monarch and other members of the Royal Family.
The Guardian reports here: The British Fashion Council has admitted that many of the recommendations made by an inquiry into the health of models have yet to be implemented. The Model Health Inquiry, set up after the "size zero" debate over whether models are unhealthily thin, proposed several changes to the industry, such as a ban on models under the age of 16 and non-smoking and drug-free backstage environments.
Fashion Wire Daily reports here at Yahoo News: New York - "We wanted to link makeup back to fashion," said Kevin Carrigan, creative director of ck Calvin Klein and the new ck Calvin Klein beauty collection, at a presentation in Calvin Klein’s New York offices on Dec. 19. The new beauty line, currently available in Europe and in select Macy’s and Dillard’s stores in the U.S., launches nationwide at Sephora in January 2008.
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