Stories by Colleen Rush

Our beauty editor, Dawn, isn't easily impressed with just any red lipstick. So when she took the time from her crazy backstage schedule at NYFW to call out the bright, bold red from the Marissa Webb show, we knew she meant business. Her exact, to-the-point message: "LOVED the Bobbi Brown red lipstick. (Color is Blazing Red, comes out Spring 2014)." It's an orangey-red with a matte finish.   read more

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If you're headed to San Diego for Comic-Con, the Super Bowl of all things sci-fi, super hero and supernatural, keep your eyes peeled for Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. The all-vegan, cruelty-free makeup line is launching a super-metallic acid green shade. One swipe and your lips look like you've been macking with the Green Lantern.   read more

Scary but true: nearly half of women in the UK admit to putting on makeup while driving, resulting in about 450,000 accidents per year, according to insurer estimates. Most say they only apply at traffic lights or while they're stuck in traffic (yeah, right). What's really worrisome? About 43 percent say they do it even though they know it's dangerous.   read more

Sharapova cashing in on her sweet tooth
Most athletes go the healthy/sporty route for product endorsements and launches, so we're a bit surprised that tennis phenom Maria Sharapova released a line of sugar-laden candies. The line includes gummy lips, sour chews, and fruit-flavored gumballs in the shape of tennis balls. Source   read more

Not a day goes by without news of some crazy new gluten-free product on the market, but this one has us tweeting: birdseed. Yes, birdseed. A new gluten-free variety of canary seed was re-engineered for human consumption and researchers found the seeds contain more protein and are richer in nutrients compared to other cereals. The seed can also be ground into flour and used in breads, cookies, cakes and other products. (Source)   read more

• It didn't take long for people to figure out the wheels on a CitiBike (the pay-to-ride bikes all over NYC) still spin when they're docked at a station. Watch burly TV personality Fabrizio Goldstein teach a spinning class he's calling "SoulCycle for Homeless People." "I want the homeless people of New York to have the opportunity to have sick bodies, they could have really gorgeous bodies," he explains. (Source)   read more

• A study in "The Journal of Infectious Diseases" reported that vaccinations led to a sharp drop in the number of teen girls infected with the most deadly strain of the human papillomavirus (HPV) -- the STD linked to cervical cancer. The number of girls infected with this strain dropped to 3.6 percent among girls ages 14 to 19 in 2010, down from 7.2 percent in 2006. (Source)   read more

• If ever there was a woman in need of a love doctor, it's Rihanna. The 25-year-old pop star is entering a 12-step "Women's Love and Sex Addiction Treatment Program" at The Ranch in Tennessee. (Source)   read more

The safety and effects of Bisphenol A (BPA), a compound found in certain plastics used in food containers, made news again this week when a new study published in the journal "PLOS One" found that tween girls (ages 9 to 12) with higher-than-average levels of BPA in their pee were twice as likely to be obese as girls with lower-than-average levels.   read more