Although it’s been years since I’ve taken my last marketing class, I do believe this was one of the major rules of thumb:

“If you’d like to launch a new cosmetic line, don’t be seen with a skin condition.”

Just last week, we reported that singer Amy Winehouse was in the process of starting her own clothing and makeup lines.  Now I’m wondering if she should just stick the former.

In recent days, the singer has been spotted with some mysterious lumps on her face.  After some speculated that she had been in a scuffle, Winehouse’s rep has set the record straight:  she has impetigo.  What is impetigo?  Here is the definition supplied by Dictionary.com:

“A contagious skin disease, esp. of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.”

I think I saw the word ‘pus’ in there.

Despite her contagious state, Amy hasn’t stopped doing what she needs to do.  She recently braved the cameras to visit her incarcerated honey, Blake Fielder-Civil.