We didn't really need another reason to hate on Gwyneth's high-born ways -- remember that time she said, "I am who I am. I can't pretend to be somebody who makes $25,000 a year"? But she's force-feeding us her goop again, this time in a WWD interview about her new campaign for Hugo Boss' latest scent, Boss Jour Pour Femme. read more

Talk about a letdown. After expressing real interest in Allana Maiden's Change.org petition for Victoria's Secret to develop a line of "survivor" bras for women who have undergone mastectomies, the retailer has decided to pass. Earlier this week, Victoria's Secret released an official response stating that they've learned that fitting and selling mastectomy bras "in the right way" "is complicated and truly a science." And that science is apparently too complicated for the most consumer-recognized American brand. read more

Yesterday, Allure announced the winner of its 2nd Annual Beauty Blogger Awards, Cara Brooks of the blog Maskcara. read more

The Broadway musical "Kinky Boots" is up for 13 Tony Awards, and given that Cyndi Lauper wrote the score, I'm not surprised. The story is based on a 2005 British film by the same name, which follows a shoe factory owner who decides to make boots for -- you guessed it -- drag queens. read more

I've been covering beauty events for almost a decade, and I've reached the point where I'm not easily fazed. Cyndi Lauper drops by a MAC event? No big deal. Acrobats dangle over my dinner table? I keep eating. (Disclaimer: I realize this isn't normal, and I feel incredibly lucky to call it work.) read more

There's no shortage of random studies out there. Every day we read things like "people who own cats live 15 minute shorter lives than people with dogs" and "eating 27 baby carrots a day can decrease your risk of stroke by 3 percent." Most just inspire eye rolls, but every now and then a stat will raise our collective well-groomed brows and spark a conversation in the office. Below are five that did exactly that today: read more