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Beauty Bytes: September 28, 2012

The underground Japanese body modification practice of bagel-shaped facial saline injections has hit the mainstream press. “Bagelheads“, as they are known, are happy to stand out among more traditional Japanese, and usually get the injections before going out clubbing. The whole swelling is assimilated back into the body within 16-24 hours, so it’s a pretty high maintenance body mod. Now that there’s a pretty model photographed with the look, American media is all over it as a trend. …

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Other People’s Makeup: Shekinah Monee, New York City’s Perfect Miss

“I bring everything!” When duty calls, Shekinah Monee, New York City’s Perfect Miss and a former law enforcement officer, has her makeup kit ready to go.

“Sometimes we have a space with a mirror for each of us, but for more local pageants we’re getting ready in our rooms. There’s makeup everywhere! The girls do share makeup, but it’s always a matter of having the right colors. For larger pageants there is often a makeup artist – I bring my …

"In pageants I get to be my happiest self."
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