http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/dove-london-subway-tweets.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:56 +0000 Responses to questions about love and beauty get shown to thousands of passersby to help promote 'real beauty.' ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/tweens-salon-spa.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:04:09 +0000 Unique franchise offers a range of beauty services to pamper tweens -- a growing market segment. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/loreal-retouching-rachel-weisz-beauty-ad.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:57:44 +0000 Watchdog says digitally enhanced image of actor on anti-wrinkle cream ad exaggerated performance of product.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/open-table-salon-booking.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:30:22 +0000 Online platform StyleSeat matches stylists to people who want to find and book appointments.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/boutique-hotel-french-history.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:30:04 +0000 Every guest room, hallway and sitting room is inspired by the life and friends of the famous Parisian Juliette Récamier. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/government-targets-beauty-brands-the-portry-unattainable-ideals-headlines.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:30:16 +0000 The Equalities Ministry wants to penalize marketing campaigns that use enhanced images because they are unrealistic.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/creative-agency-offers-free-haircut-friday-vintage-erotic-fiction.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:50:14 +0000 Seattle pedestrians were offered the opportunity to get a trim and a shave as part of Creature agency's interactive marketing ploy.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/words-fly-a-love-affair-with-writing-not-typing-headlines.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:30:15 +0000 The author explains why handwriting is an artistic ritual, why ambiguity bends to beauty, and why we should perhaps pick up a quill.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/game-changing-anti-aging-skincare-from-iceland-pics.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:11:29 +0000 From the land of the midnight sun comes a revolutionary all organic anti-aging product with medically proven results.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/eco-friendly-diy-device-turns-domestic-wastewater-into-new-bars-of-soap.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:15:59 +0000 An eco-friendly concept design created by a Korean team can turn wastewater and used soap into brand new bars of soap. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/keep-your-hair-clean-shiny-with-beer.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:12:37 +0000 A new range of shampoo and conditioners use beer as the key ingredient to having shiny, healthy hair. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/ipad-app-lets-women-try-out-different-hairstyles-2.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:06:57 +0000 U.S. fashion magazine InStyle, has created an iPad app that lets women virtually try out different hair cuts, styles and colors as they appear augmented on the user.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/digital-mirrors-for-sampling-makeup.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:04:00 +0000 Japanese beauty retailer Shiseido is using technology to enhance the cosmetics department of its Tokyo store. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/loreals-ideal-of-female-beauty-is-an-abomination-headlines.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:15:27 +0000 Journalist says that the lengths the beauty industry and its ugly sister, the fashion industry, go to sell their products are repellent.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/british-mp-why-i-got-loreal-ads-banned.html Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:01:09 +0000 Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson explains why she is so passionate about preventing women's flaws being airbrushed.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/morning-lift-the-beauty-of-skydiving-video.html Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:43:59 +0000 The Melbourne Skydive Centre has created an incredibly haunting and uplifting (no-pun intended) short film capturing the beauty of human flight.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/how-loreal-searches-for-trends-to-develop-new-products.html Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:20:36 +0000 Sales are up by as much as 30% in some emerging economies, thanks to L'Oréal's global approach to R&D.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/innovative-aesthetics-and-the-evolving-nature-of-beauty.html Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:12:38 +0000 The Most Beautiful Object In South Africa competition advances a different, design lead, conception of beauty.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/of-another-fashion-intends-to-remedy-historical-amnesia.html Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:48:27 +0000 PSFK spoke with Minh-Ha T. Pham, who created 'Of Another Fashion', a blog highlighting the fashion histories of women of color in the U.S.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/ge-examines-beauty-in-the-future-of-flight.html Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:13:05 +0000 Investigating what goes on behind the scenes to keep planes in the air, General Electric have re-imagined flight paths using new photography technology. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/blondes-cash-in-on-stereotype-build-empire.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:04:11 +0000 With a blonde soft-drink, computer software, limousine and party bus service and pizza restaurant amongst the seventy-five business sectors already under their belt Lithuanian firm Olialia plans to build an all-blonde resort in the Maldives. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/enovate-chinese-youth-create-new-standards-of-beauty-online.html Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:56:45 +0000 As we look at the activities of young Chinese online, and in particular their habits when using Social Networking Sites, it is quite apparent that photographs form the primary means of social currency.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/survival-economics-haitian-tent-city-creates-community-services.html Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:18:19 +0000 Without any way to generate an income, Haitian entrepreneurs have found ways to help their community by creating goods and services needed by inhabitants of a tent city.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/the-body-image-project-a-movement-to-celebrate-the-real-you.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:30:49 +0000 The Body Image Project cuts to the chase and asks the simple question, "How do you feel about your body?"]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/from-youtube-to-make-up-line-by-lauren-luke.html Tue, 05 May 2009 17:42:11 +0000 In an astute move, home-taught make-up maven Lauren Luke has turned her growing internet celebrity into a new product line called By Lauren Luke. While selling beauty products on eBay, a 26-year-old Lauren started posting her homemade make-up tutorials on YouTube to help her customers understand how to use the cosmetics better. Her candid, sweet ‘n simple videos quickly became popular how-tos, and within a matter of months, Lauren become the most watched YouTube personality in the UK. By Lauren Luke is being sold through her site, and offers 5 different color palettes created under the direction of Lauren Luke,Read more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2005/12/nancy_boy_ecoconcious_products.html Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000 Nancy Boy, nestled in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood, is one of the best home and... I guess, beauty product shops you can find anywhere. Initially designed and targeted for gay...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2005/05/inspiration-100-most-beautiful-women-of-the-20th-century.html Sat, 28 May 2005 01:29:26 +0000 Harpers 100 Most Beautiful of the 20th Century celebrates the lasting beauty of extraordinary women whose images are iconic. Voted for every decade, the list shows how perceptions of beauty have changed through the decades. Virginia Woolf (1900s) and Barbara Streisand (1970s) are listed alongside the likes of Elizabeth Taylor (1950s), Charlotte Rampling (1970s) and Hedy Lamarr (1930s). There are also Russian acrobats and Indian princesses listed alongside Tsar’s daughters and models. More Information Selfridges, Oxford Street, London – 23rd May to end June]]>