Links from this week and last.
– Does the next big beauty trend glow in the dark?
– Speaking of trends, apparently belly button rings are back. I didn't know they were out! I've always loved navel rings – I had one when I was a wee lass of 17, in the good old days when my tummy was still relatively flat. Of course, with my luck it ended up getting horribly infected and I had to remove it, but I seriously loved it for the few months I had it.
– I love Bumble and Bumble's Surf Spray, so I'm over the moon that they're introducing Surf Spray Shampoo and Conditioner! This will take my attempts at beachy mermaid waves to exciting new heights.
– In beauty history news, here's a short but illuminating article on the development of lipstick in the 1940s (via Best Things in Beauty), and Beautiful with Brains shares some incredibly interesting 19th-century beauty recipes.
The random:
– I loved Paul & Joe's Carousel collection, but this ocean-themed glass carousel is truly amazing. I just wish they had mermaids along with the dolphins!
– The Awl links to an article containing some of the most bizarre interpretations of Radiohead songs. I do have one to add: while "Paranoid Android" is on an album that was released in 1999, I still see some of the lyrics of that song as an eerily prescient description of 9/11's carnage at the World Trade Center.
– I've been experiencing some intense '90s nostalgia the past couple of weeks. Naturally I loved this round-up of bad clothing from the earlier part of the decade, along with this 1999 pop culture supercut. It includes the gems of that year (Office Space, Futurama), along with the more cringe-inducing moments ("Mambo Number 5", Blink 182).
How was your week?