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Say What? Male Prostitution Is a Civil Right?
Sex

Say What? Male Prostitution Is a Civil Right?

"And it's more of a civil rights thing now.
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"And it's more of a civil rights thing now. Basically this is the first time in the economy of the United States that a male has actually stood up and said, 'I want to do this for a living.' And be protected under law to do it. It's just the same as when Rosa Parks decided to sit at the front instead of the back."

— America's first legal male prostitute shares the significance of his new job. Check out Details' full interview with "Markus," who likes to be called a "surrogate lover" and not a gigolo, thank you very much.

The Balm Shady Lady Eye Shadow Review
Eye Shadow

I'm in Love With This Shady Lady

Greetings from New York, my friends.
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Greetings from New York, my friends. (Does that make me sound like John McCain?) While packing for the trip yesterday morning, I decided to pare down to only the essentials. Keeping two weeks of travel down to one carry-on suitcase made Fab's jaw drop, but here's my secret: Wear black dresses with different accessories, bring flat sandals that take up very little room, and think small when it comes to beauty.

Obviously, it makes sense to decant certain lotions and creams into travel-size containers — you already know that. But here's my makeup secret weapon: The Balm Shady Lady ($38). Instead of packing a bunch of individual shadows, I have everything I could need in this nine-shade eye shadow palette. The shadows have great pigmentation, a gorgeous but not bling-y level of shimmer, and colors for both night and day. (Unlike some palettes, this one doesn't have any "meh" colors that I'll never use.) And since some of the shadows double as liners, I didn't need to pack separate eyeliner. Easy!

As it turns out, guess who was on the same flight as me and Fab? Marissa Shipman, founder of The Balm, and her adorably chubby-cheeked baby, Lucas. If that's not a sign that I packed well, I don't know what is.

Enter The Balm Shady Lady Cover Contest
Makeup

Enter The Balm Shady Lady Cover Contest

Even if I weren't such a big fan of The Balm, I'd still find this contest incredibly cool.
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Even if I weren't such a big fan of The Balm, I'd still find this contest incredibly cool. The brand's founder, Marissa Shipman, is asking fans to design the artwork for a new limited-edition ShadyLady eye shadow. The winning design will appear on a shadow sold exclusively in Sephora, and the winner will even get to consult on the name and color of the shadow. The second-place finisher will receive $300 worth of goodies from The Balm.

Beauty product junkies, graphic designers, and other hopefuls can submit their artwork from now until the contest ends on July 1, 2007, at 11:30 p.m. Pacific. To enter the contest and read all of the terms and conditions, just visit The Balm contest page.