I have heard of the Lipstick Index, but the Beauty Barometer was new to me…until I realized it’s essentially the same thing!
Basically, L’Oreal commissioned a usage survey, asking 4,000 women in the US and in 4 European nations about what they used and why.
The results are very interesting! Essentially, women have changed the shades they usually purchase – the look now is more “natural,” but are still using their favorite products.
Here’s some other results:
– Half of women think wearing makeup at work makes them appear more in control, and in result, gives them an advantage
– 40% of women are wearing …read more

Can’t imagine stuffing your boyfriend’s/husband’s/brother’s stocking with manly make-up or an exfoliating scrub? Well get ready, because new research from Mintel Beauty Innovation shows male grooming is picking up heat bigtime – as are the sexier male results!
Mintel Beauty Innovation has seen a dramatic increase in the number of new personal care products launched for men. So far in 2008, they have tracked over 500 new men’s personal care products in the …read more

In this week’s male beauty news, the majority of American men (57%) consider themselves sexy, according to a new global survey by market research firm Synovate. Across all the markets surveyed, American men were among those most confident in their sexiness, after men in Greece (81%), Russia (80%), South Africa (78%) and Brazil (63%).
Synovate recently surveyed nearly 10,000 men and women in 12 countries to find out how men feel about their looks, which countries are seen as having the best looking men and all the things men do to make themselves look good.
Do ya think I’m sexy?
Rod Stewart posed …read more