Quick—what do actress Michelle Williams and pop star Justin Bieber have in common? If you guessed beauty routines, you'd be right.

Recently, both stars stepped out with almost identical haircuts: Short, highlighted 'dos with side-swept bangs that flopped to the right. Williams debuted her new look on Tuesday at the New York City launch of Kate Young's Target collection. Bieber showcased his at a U.K. meet and greet with fans on Saturday—a bold move given that he lost 80,000 Twitter followers in 2011 when he chopped his classic shaggy mop into a bowl cut. They're only the latest in a string of celebs to join the cropped club. With the release of her 2009 album "Rated R", Rihanna rocked an orange version. And in August 2012, Miley Cyrus shocked fans by cutting her caramel locks into a platinum blonde modified "faux hawk."

Could the cut, an edgier version of the pixie, be a response to heartbreak? Around the same time they made the cut, three of these stars ended relationships (WilliamsRead More »from Michelle Williams and Justin Bieber Now Have the Same Haircut

American women have always had plenty of hair inspiration—from Twiggy, Farah Fawcett, Sarah Jessica Parker, even Miley Cyrus, but the women in North Korea don't have many beauty icons to covet.

Nope, if you're a fashion-forward lady living in Pyongyang the capital and largest city in North Korea, you take your beauty cues from a government-mandated hair menu featuring 18 styles that are about as timely as "The Rachel."

The purpose of the authorized hairstyles (which were leaked online Thursday) is to prevent women from being seduced by Western beauty and fashion ideals. Photos must be hung in Korean salons and offer a range of choices depending on one's relationship status—married women are encouraged to sport a shorter coif and single girls are permitted to wear braids or ribbons.

Approved looks range from Flowbee-like feathered updos to curly mullets to helmet-head pixies.

The origins of restricted hairstyles date back to 2005 when a television show with the very long title "Let us Read More »from North Korea's Hottest Hairstyles Are Not Really Optional

A woman models an advertisement from Absolute Territory PR. (Photo: Alafista)Introducing the least subliminal advertising ever. In Japan, companies are actually launching print campaigns on young women's bare legs.

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Are we really ready to turn our bodies into billboards for a few extra bucks? Japanese advertisers are banking on it, offering women money in exchange for the use of their thighs. Participants paste temporary tattoos of brand logos on their legs and spend the day exposing them to oglers. To be eligible for ad space, you must be at least 18-years-old and connected to least 20 people on social networking sites. The idea comes as part of the advertising maxim that ads should run “wherever people are looking.”

As of November 2012, about 1,300 women have registered their legs to be part of ad campaigns with Absolute Territory PR, the publicity team behind the bizarre media blitz. In fact the name of the PR company, “Absolute Territory,” is a translation of the Japanese phrase “zettai

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photo: White House FilckrMichelle Obama made a splash on Wednesday with the release of her official White House portrait. The photo, shot by Chuck Kennedy, has the FLOTUS showing off her brand-new hairstyle: Those much-talked about bangs.

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In the recent shot, The First Lady sits in a green chair donning a dark blue dress with three-quarter length sleeves, pearls, and some serious fringe.

Her look is quite a change from her first official portrait in 2009 (below), in which she stood in the White House Blue Room wearing a sleeveless LBD that showcased her famous arms.

Michelle Obama jokingly dubbed her new hairstyle her "mid-life crisis" during a Wednesday interview on the Rachael Ray Show: "I couldn't get a sports car. They won't let me bungee jump. So instead, I cut my bangs.”

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As far as mid-life-crises go, this one is pretty awesome—and the President agrees.

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This week on Caption This we'd like to celebrate the end of Fashion Week with this shot of Pandemonia, a human blow up doll who has become a full blown celebrity in the fashion world—pun intended.

The rules: we provide an insane photo that makes no sense. You provide us with a hilarious caption describing what in the world is going on. You can leave your suggested caption in the comments section, on our Facebook page or via tweet @yahooshine #captionthis. We'll select our favorite entry and announce the winner every Friday.

Your prize? Our respect.

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Kate Middleton at Hope House on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Getty Images)Despite the intense scrutiny surrounding her pregnancy, the Duchess of Cambridge was sporting a big smile as she made her first official visit to Hope House, a woman’s rehab center in London on Tuesday morning. The appearance is her first official engagement since her hospitalization in late December for acute morning sickness.

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Kate looked happy and healthy as she talked with Hope House employees outside the facility. She was wearing a Max Mara Studio wrap-dress which she reportedly purchased at the discount website Matchers for $229, marked down from about $462. A spokesperson from the designer told Hello! Magazine that whenever Kate wears the brand, sales go “through the roof.”

A swarm of photographers waited eagerly for Kate’s arrival, hoping to capture the first official evidence of the royal baby bump. Last week, despite protest from the royal family, an Italian tabloid published images of Kate in a

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This past Monday, our weekly free-for-all caption contest kicked off with a dog, his tutu, and our deepest sympathies.  After a slew of killer submissions and much deliberation we've decided on this week's winning entry. Thanks to Shine reader Cindy Triplett for saying what this poor pet could not.

Lip gloss makes your pout more perfect, but did you know there's another way to use the gooey stuff? According to New York based Lancome makeup artist Sandy Linter, who's painted the mugs of Gwyneth Paltrow and Liz Hurley, you can make your eyes pop by dabbing gloss on your eyelids. Really.

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"Using lip gloss on the eyelids is a makeup trick from the 1920s used by flapper girls who wanted their eyes to shimmer,"  says Linter. "Gloss brightens the eyes and reflects the light so the result is mysterious and alluring. It's also a good trick for toning down eyeshadow or softening the color if you've applied too much or the shade is too severe."

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And although this is a great look for women with any type of skin tone whether they're at the office or a nightclub, according to Linter, only those with a certain type of lid can pull this look off. See, there are two different types of eyelids Read More »from The Trick to Notice-Me Eyes