This year the Galeries Lafayette, the famous Parisian department store, has placed Christmas under the sign of Rock’n’Roll. The animated dolls called “Koulistas” have been hand made by the American artist Andrew Yang. One of the windows shows the electric mood of a beauty parlor where the dolls are getting pampered like rock stars and top models. These “cotton” beauties
Sifuriana’s eyes are shinning as she sees some tourists entering her tiny shop. Very few strangers are taking the time to visit La Jalca, a small village located at the end of long and sinuous red dust road, lost in the middle of the golden fields of white corn in the mountain surrounding the Kuelap’s fortress, in the Amazonas region,
Bent over the counter, a fifty-something lady, is looking carefully at the colors of two foundation compact powders. “You should pick the darkest one, it will suit you better”, is advising her with confidence Sonia. The client approaches one of the compact powders close to her face and starts sniffing it to be sure that the products smells good, sign
“A mi me gusta así, ser toda natural” (« I like being like this, 100% natural ») tells me Cinthia while laughing. With her long dark brown hair floating in the wind and her skin decorated with strange red drawing, Cinthia is an atypical queen of beauty. © Daniel Silva « I have won various beauty contests. I have been
