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Some social media influencers claim that massaging the face’s fascia can produce some astonishing results, including significant changes to facial features and skin quality.
We locate beautiful items quicker than less appealing ones.
In Regency terms, the ladies of Bridgerton would have been seen as quite unfashionable with their painted faces.
Beauty brand Dove hit the headlines for rejecting AI in its marketing – but there’s more to the claims than meets the eye.
Increased confidence from its AI developments, as well as the spending might of the TikTok generation, may have played a role.
When presented with ID photos, those rated as more attractive were also deemed to be more trustworthy. Benefitting from good looks oneself doesn’t protect against being fooled.
When people find themselves displaced from their homes, finding or creating beauty can be just as vital as food, water and shelter − and serves as a form of resistance and resilience.
Can this really give you a natural glow? And is it healthy?
Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s fourth novel cracks open the toxic power dynamics between a privileged huddle of ‘Blondes’ and the culturally diverse girls they seek to marginalise.
Being beautiful can improve a person’s quality of life and emotional wellbeing. But sometimes, there is a risk of harm — from exposure to cancer-causing UV light, to cheap cosmetic procedures.
Standards of beauty have been embedded in different cultures, in varying forms, from time immemorial. What endures is that women are still regarded as inferior to men.
Contemporary beauty culture in China blends traditional Chinese culture with modern aesthetics and global influences.
The artist’s fabled archive spans his entire career, showcasing his playful curiosity, his need for beauty and his respect for style.
You probably won’t be surprised there aren’t any clinical studies about whether buccal massage can give you a more contoured face. We also don’t know if your face could end up looking more ‘saggy’.
We are unsurprisingly attracted to the familiar.
Boosting body confidence should be as important as boosting sales to beauty brands.
We can promote inclusion and celebrate the beauty of diverse bodies without piggybacking on that relentless message about what makes women worthy.
Old women remain the butt of jokes; they are some of society’s most marginalised people. But age also invites us to become our most authentic selves, writes Carol Lefevre.
The objectification of women’s beauty measured by competitive processes, linked specifically to the body, strengthens patriarchal norms.
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