Featured
Japan
See the Best (and Worst) Looks of Tokyo Fashion Week
If New York is about wearable style, Paris highlights couture, and London focuses on outré fashion, then Tokyo is all about the unexpected. The biggest week in Japanese fashion may not get the hype that other cities' shows do, but you'll still find plenty to inspire, stun, or confound you. Read on.
LED Eyelashes Light Up Halloween
Straight from Japan comes the newest innovation in false eyelashes — light-up LEDs that come on and off at your will. Totally necessary and probably prohibitively expensive? Yes.
Should Japanese Swimmers Be Allowed to Paint Their Nails?
If you're in a Tokyo pool, think twice before pulling out your nail polish. From now on, Japanese competitive swimmers could face a lifetime ban from the sport if they dye their hair or have brightly decorated nails. Why?
Get Even More Kawaii With...Guess the Japanese Beauty Invention!
There's plenty of adorable beauty here stateside, but the Japanese market continues to roll out charming, quirky products that are as useful as they are funny. Can you guess what these Japanese beauty innovations do? Take my quiz and see how Honshu-happy you are.
The Return of Guess the Japanese Beauty Invention!
I had so much fun putting together the last Japenese beauty invention quiz that I decided to do it again. I've even made it a little harder for those of you familiar with Japanese this time around, so it should be fun for everyone. Do you think you can determine the function of these unfamiliar-looking contraptions?
Definition: Onsen
Know what an onsen is? This Japanese word refers to the resorts and bathing facilities attached to the country's multitude of hot springs. Therapeutic hot spring baths are a long-standing Japanese tradition, and they're famous abroad partly because they've historically been nude and communal.
François Nars Shoots and Scores For Vogue Japan
Life is good for François Nars. As one of the most famous makeup artists in the world, he's created a luxe beauty brand (and earned enough to buy a small island in the process). Aside from heading up the Fall 2009 Marc Jacobs show, he's kept a relatively low makeup-artist profile lately, opting to pursue another of his passions, photography.
Guess the Japanese Beauty Invention!
In the United States, we have plenty of off-the-wall beauty gadgets — hello, Lipstamp! — and the same goes for Japan. Some are a little kookier than others, so I've rounded up eight of the most unusual for this quiz.
See the Latest Beauty Gadgets from Japan!
The seventh Diet and Beauty Fair wrapped up in Tokyo yesterday, and its offerings go far beyond lip gloss and face masks. The trade show featured unusual, up-and-coming, and just plain bizarre beauty treatments. Have a look at some of the strangest.
The Beauty Ads Celebs Don't Want You To See
Celebrity endorsements are big overseas — just ask Angelina, Anne, Jennifer, or any of the other famous people who've appeared in beauty ads in Japan and Korea. For a day or two of work, these stars can earn more than $2 million by endorsing lipstick, mascara, or shampoo. Read on to see who's raking in the bucks (and who's hoping you won't have to see her practice her swordsmanship).
More on BellaSugar
Fall Award Season
Top Brands
Untold
Ashley Brooke
Marc O'Polo