SKIN
• Think your kid sister is obsessed with R-Patz? These fans take it to another level with tattoos of signatures, quotes, bites, and the ultimate: Edward's face. [Bella Sugar, Geekologie]

• Scientists are finally putting the human genome project to good use and studying aging. (We kid.) Apparently, how you age all depends on your genes. But you knew that already. [NYDN]

• Need yet another reason to quit smoking? It causes acne. [Examiner]


MAKEUP
• The recession claims more jobs: Avon is laying off 1,200 and closing an Ohio plant, as part of a restructuring plan. [WWD]

• Rosebud Salve is launching its first new flavor in one hundred years: Mocha Salve. [Nylon]

• Shu Uemura's Tokyo Kamon Girls Cleansing Oils hit stores this week. [Style File/Beauty Counter]

• Two lash-extending companies are heading to court over copyright issues. One is called Xtended Beauty, the other, Xtreme Lashes, and someone stole the other's tagline, allegedly. [AP]