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• Amanda Lepore is coming out with a makeup line with CAMP cosmetics in 2009 called Collection Lepore. The woman’s gotta know how to make a good brow pencil. [Styledash]
• The Times has identified a makeup war — between battery-operated mascaras. Estée Lauder and Lancôme have new ones coming out. [NYT]
• D.J. duo Andrew Andrew just released three videos of themselves demonstrating dance moves inspired by M.A.C’s new Gold Fever collection. [eBeauty Daily]
NAILS
• Reese Witherspoon, America Ferrera, and Penélope Cruz were all caught without manicures. Could naked nails be a new trend? Because as lazy people, we’d be all for that. [BellaSugar]
SKIN
• Nivea’s sales rose 10.4 percent, thanks to a boost in sales of deodorant, hair care, and men’s products. [WWD]
• At the Eiji Studio in the Upper East Side, Eiji Yamane styles bangs in a way that hides forehead wrinkles. Doesn’t just having bangs usually take care of that? [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]
• Ascendia Brands Inc., the parent company of Calgon, Healing Garden, and Mr. Bubble, filed for bankruptcy and is seeking a buyer. We won’t know what to do with ourselves if Mr. Bubble is killed. [Cosmetics News]