The Beauty Blogs
Manolo says, Mira! The beauty blogs they have been profiled by the Times of New York.
By every measure, the blogosphere is booming. The number of blogs has doubled every five and a half months for the past year and a half, according to Technorati, a San Francisco-based search engine that is tracking 27.2 million blogs. And the number of beauty-related blogs is almost certainly rising as fast. A recent search on Technorati turned up 307 blogs related to beauty and 50 related to makeup. A search for individual postings using the keyword “Pantene” turned up more than 9,100.In many ways, blogs are ideally suited to the pursuit of beauty. The vast number of new products provides plenty of grist for reviews. And because beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, personal opinions — the sina qua non of blogging — matter above all. Where except on a blog (and maybe at a tell-all slumber party) could someone blurt out, “If her face looks like she applied spackle with a butter knife, well, maybe she is not the one to do your makeup”? Where else would you confide to thousands of strangers: “You are not looking at a pink or red gloss girl. I just don’t look good in them. But somehow, the tint-gloss combo just … shines!”
In this story two bloggers the Manolo loves were mentioned; the first it is the always amusing Kristen the Beauty Addict and the second is the Manolo’s special internet friend the Kim of I Am Pretty NYC.
By the way, the Manolo believes that this story, arriving so very late to the world of the beauty and make-up blogging, only proves what the Manolo has been saying for the long time, that the big newspapers are now the lagging indicators of what is worthy of our attentions.
“…the big newspapers are now the lagging indicators of what is worthy of our attentions. “…The truth hurts!
I would hesitate to trust the Times to tell me the date!
I am always happy when they mention worthy internet blogs! I clapped for joy at seeing Kim’s name! A special internet friend to all is she. Not to mention she did such lovely makeup and profiling of the Almost Girl on her site. Such talent! GO KIM!
Ayyyyyy! Thank you for this wonderful mention, Manolo. Indeed the newspapers are lagging, but it has been a lifelong dream of mine to be in the Times Style section, and now that has come true. Time to celebrate in super-fantastic style!
Thank you for the shout out! I adore you. It’s actually funny to me to read newspapers and magazines and see what I’ve already seen weeks prior online. You are a visionary.
Finally the newspapers are showing what we really want not what they think we want.