Feminine beauty http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/index/ A blog on aspects of feminine beauty. en get_email_from_site 2008-05-13T07:45:01-05:00 Aesthetic and cosmetic skin treatment http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/aesthetic-cosmetic-dermatology/ This page is for miscellaneous articles on the aesthetic or cosmetic treatment of skin. Improving looks, Science webmaster 2008-05-13T07:45:01-05:00 Cellulite treatment by electromagnetic radiation (infrared, laser, radiofrequency) and ultrasound http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/cellulite-treatment-by-heating/ The previous article on treating cellulite addressed mesotherapy or the use of agents that breakdown fat deposits in the fat cells just beneath the skin.  This article addresses a different approach to treating cellulite, namely using electromagnetic radiation or ultrasound to heat up the skin, typically in the form of twice-weekly treatments over a couple of weeks.  The heat damages collagen fibers, causes contracture of collagen-rich connective tissue, and prompts the body to overcompensate in terms of increased collagen content of the skin, which firms up the skin over the buttocks and back of the thighs.  This principle is also behind some approaches used for rejuvenating aging facial skin and reducing wrinkles. Improving looks, Science webmaster 2008-05-10T03:22:00-05:00 Makeup as cosmetic camouflage http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/cosmetic-camouflage/ This article will address the outline of the basic elements of makeup.(1, pdf) Improving looks webmaster 2008-05-06T06:17:00-05:00 Sensation seeking and men’s preference for facial femininity in women http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/sensation-seeking/ I have until now addressed variation in men’s preferences regarding women’s physical femininity in terms of sexual orientation-related differences, but even among heterosexual men there is variation in the extent to which physical femininity is preferred in women, and here is an article on a series of 3 studies on this issue.  In these studies, the authors took pictures of the faces of young adult women and presented them to men in two forms, slightly masculinized and slightly feminized.  The male judges rated them for attractiveness. Science webmaster 2008-04-29T00:06:01-05:00 Fashion illustration vs. superheroines, pinups and fantasy art http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/fashion-illustration/ Harriet Olivia has the following to say about fashion illustration – Fashion world webmaster 2008-04-26T23:00:01-05:00 Pending French law will make the promotion of extreme thinness or proana criminal: Qui est pissé? http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/france-proana-law/ Who might be displeased? Fashion world webmaster 2008-04-16T08:50:00-05:00 Aesthetic surgery of women’s genitals: reduction of large labia minora http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/labia-minora/ Large labia minora can result in chronic irritations, worsened hygiene, interfere with sexual intercourse and be aesthetically displeasing.  The solution is surgical reduction, and the technique addressed here is inferior wedge reduction with superior pedicle flap reconstruction.(1, pdf) Aesthetics, Improving looks webmaster 2008-04-14T22:49:00-05:00 Women’s body size preferences among men in Britain, Malaysia and Samoa http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/britain-malaysia-samoa/ Here are two studies on cross-cultural comparisons. Aesthetics, Science webmaster 2008-04-12T07:52:00-05:00 Quick judgment of face beauty; variation in and appeal of women’s gait across the menstrual cycle http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/face-gait/ Two studies follow. Science webmaster 2008-04-07T07:21:01-05:00 Some sex/gender differences in nose shape; measurements for rhinoplasty http://www.femininebeauty.info/news.php/weblog/sex-and-nose/ Springer et al.(1, pdf) showed the following noses individually to 308 judges and asked them to judge whether they belong to women or men.  Each of the four images shows the average of a sample of men or women, none of whom were the judges. Aesthetics, Science webmaster 2008-04-04T07:25:00-05:00