Brazil has given us many things in the beauty arena: Brazilian Waxes, Brazilian Blowouts, and amazing natural hair-extensions. These hair extensions are so lovely and valuable that, in the country’s largest city Sao Paulo, gangs have taken to stealing these hair pieces from beauty salons. You may be asking yourself: are hair extensions really worth stealing? Do a quick Google search for said extensions and the resulting cornucopia of results will prove they are. Here in the States, Virgin Brazilian Hair Extensions range from $75-$200 a piece.

This is Riley. She would like you to know that you shouldn’t feel pressured to purchase toys based on your gender, or gift others strictly on their sex. You see, she’s fighting for gender fluidity in the name of Toys ‘R Us. She doesn’t exactly say it in those words, but you get the point. Riley is more succinct, pointing out that “some girls like superheroes, some girls like princesses, and some boys like superheroes, and some boys like princesses.”

Could the days of excessive airbrushing in beauty ads be coming to an end, all because of Taylor Swift? Here’s the skinny: Business Insider reveals The National Advertising Division (NAD) (which is part of the Council of Better Business, a watchdog group who imposes self-regulation on the advertising industry) has taken a stand against Covergirl’s ad for their NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara. As there is nothing natural about Taylor Swift’s appearance in the ad. While the mascara promises “2X more volume,” it looks like Swift’s voluminous lashes are the work of computer magic.

Business deals aren’t going down during power lunches or cocktail hours anymore. That’s so pre-recession. Today, they’re often taking place at the gym. The New York Times uncovered this new multi-tasking trend, and called it sweatworking (That’s networking while sweating, by the way).

The most enduring relationship of Jennifer Aniston’s career would be the one with her hairstylist, Chris McMillan. He’s the one responsible for the famous Rachel haircut that had women in the late nineties bobbing and weaving their hair to look like that of a TV character. In the upcoming issue of Allure, McMillan dishes on their special bond and his famous client's follicle secrets. McMillian calls Aniston’s current hair era the Lob (Long Bob) or the Growb (Growing Out Bob), just so you know what to tell your hairstylist.

For the holidays, alpha actress Kate Winslet is mixing business with philanthropy. The Titanic star has teamed up with cosmetics overlords Lancôme, for which she's also a beauty ambassador, for a limited edition makeup collection that will benefit her charity, The Golden Hat Foundation.

If you’ve watched The Rachel Zoe Project, you're definitely familiar with Joey Maalouf, Rachel’s confidant, styling associate, and one-man glam squad. But this jack-of-all beauty trades is first and foremost a make-up artist.

You've been there before: you know someone well enough to buy them a Christmas present, but not well enough to actually know what to buy them. It's enough to tear your hair out. So if you have someone like that in your life, who lies on the fringe of friendship—maybe they’re your boss or your best friend’s girlfriend—here are three beauty gifts no one will return, all under $40, cheapskate. 

Have you tried running barefoot yet? Everyone’s doing it these days. Well, at least Anna Toombs, of the UK personal training company Barefoot Running UK, is. Sure, "going barefoot" has been a trend with Hollywood socialites and pop stars like Nicole Richie and Britney Spears for years now, but they mostly reserve it for going grocery shopping or visiting a gas station. But there are plenty of people out there who believe that running shoes cause more injuries than running au natural.

So you’ve Zumba’d, you’ve Cario Barre’d, you’ve pole danced. Are you ready for the latest trend in kooky ways to stay thin? We bring you the RipSurfer X,  a machine that looks like a surfboard slapped onto a Pilates reformer, simulates the surfing experience. Bringing surfing into the gym isn’t so crazy, as it’s longed been favored as a workout alternative by the likes of Cameron Diaz and Gerard Butler.