Archive for August, 2008

So, if Jessica Biel and Scarlett Johansson represent the most exemplary types of feminine beauty, what lessons can we learn from them, in terms of trying to contemplate the modern ideal of female beauty?At first glance, they seem very different.Jessica Biel, at 5’7″, 112 pounds with 34 B breasts cuts a much leaner figure than […]

The British Museum is set to display a solid gold statue of supermodel Kate Moss, entitled “Siren.” It is purported to be the largest gold statue built since ancient Egypt, and it weighs 50 kg (110 lbs), making its value in gold alone nearly $1.5 million, although its actual value is likely much higher since […]

A lot of women try a program of diet and exercise to try and target some of their stubborn fat spots, like belly fat and love handles or “muffin tops.”The problem is, for many women these are the last places your body will lose fat, so by the time you’ve lost this fat, your breasts […]

Researchers from Brunel University have extended findings about facial aesthetics to apply to the shape of the body as well.According to researchers, human beings find symmetry in the body as important to attractiveness as symmetry in the face.The work suggests that people do not detect symmetry directly, but key into features of the anatomy that […]

Looking at the runway fashions being exhibited for the fall, there are two very interesting new (or shall we say old?) trends popping up.This fall, the tailoring technique known as the belle curve is making a comeback.The belle curve is a contour in women’s clothes designed to accentuate the waist and hips and give a […]

Cosmetic technology is constantly increasing, and some of the new innovations seem to take the world by storm, such as Botox® Cosmetic, facial fillers like Restylane® or Radiesse®, and laser treatments. You may think that the facelift has been replaced, like the whalebone corset replaced by Lycra undergarments.But you would be mistaken. Cosmetic treatments are […]

Summer is the time of year that all women dread as forcing them to expose all their flaws.However, there are a number of fashions that can allow a woman to avoid showing the world her particular flaws. If you have varicose veins, cellulite, or fatty ankles, the maxi dress is a good solution.With its long […]

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery published a study in the July/August issue of its organ Aesthetic Surgery Journal that showed that the risk a patient incurs during body contouring procedures is strongly related to the patient’s body mass index (BMI). In a retrospective review of 129 patients who underwent a single body contouring […]