The year 2023 is already proving to be an interesting year for “body trends.” As ridiculous as it sounds, the popularity of different body types fluctuates throughout decades. In the 90s heroin chic took the runways by storm as teenage girls starved themselves to achieve the unattainable looks of Kate
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Do I really hate my nose? The culture of the nose is an interesting thing, especially for women. Every individual is drawn to something different in faces, some to the eyes, or the lips. But it’s generally agreed upon that the nose is the center of the human face. While
Dubai is arguably the most luxurious mega-city in the world; it is an artwork in itself. This is largely due to the abundance of uniquely extravagant architecture. The city of Dubai has transformed from a desert to a world-renowned city in only a few decades. Having grown up in Dubai
Although it is known that social networks have increased and stimulated mental problems as well as disorders in teenagers, children, and young people in an exponentially large way, no measures have been taken to filter this problem. A new double-edged tool has even emerged: digital beauty filters. One of the
Oxford Dictionary defines true crime as a genre of writing, film, etc., in which real crimes are examined or portrayed; compare sense and details the actions of real people. When talking about crime or anything gruesome in general, it can be taxing and very emotionally overwhelming to the point you
There is currently an ongoing controversy on Twitter happening after someone posted a video about a day ago regarding a beauty make up artist by the name Amy Malcedo for using a darker shade foundation than her skin tone. This sparked an outage from the Twitter community, particularly POC who
Would you undergo plastic surgery for art? French artist, ORLAN, has drastically challenged how far one will go for art by utilizing her body as an architectural canvas. She has undergone many facial and body alterations to represent pieces of artwork and enact performances. For example, in 1990, ORLAN underwent
After completing worldwide research, Dove found that few women view themselves as beautiful. Over 12 years ago Dove created a commercial called Evolution to target advertisements, one of the top contributors to poor self image at the time. This commercial shocked an overwhelming number of viewers who contributed to the
In Brazil, not only is universal healthcare a right – so is beauty. In the public hospitals of Brazil plastic surgeries are subsidized by the government. As one of the largest consumers of plastic surgery in the world, Brazil has nearly half a million of these free or low-cost surgeries
It is safe to say that the majority of humans in the current era have taken at least one selfie in their lifetime. Let’s all be honest, there is no such thing as just one selfie. Once you take one, you often find yourself changing faces, altering the lighting, or