Some countries, notably Spain and Australia, have banned catwalk models with a BMI less than 18. But despite the controversy over too-thin models, the fashion industry continues to promote these waif-like, unhealthy young women as the ideal.

I recently considered having my eyebrows enhanced with permanent makeup, enticed by beautiful before and after pictures. Overplucking and age have turned my once bushy brows into spotty, straggly strands. Since I usually don’t leap before I look, I researched the pros and cons of permanent makeup. And, ladies, it’s not pretty. Permanent makeup or [...]