Tag: beauty
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Cardi B launches new haircare line to educate people on nationality and race
Lydia Petropoulou looks at Cardi B’s new haircare line, which she is creating with the purpose of minimising racism and nationality confusion. The Afro-American rapper decided to invest in creating a new haircare line with the hope of educating people to recognise the differences between African, Latino-American, and Mexican nationalities. Cardi B’s heritage is half…
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Getting Beauty Back in Business
Darcey Sergison looks at the campaign that got the beauty industry back into action. As the world returns more to normal, or at least as normal as it can be, something has been missing. With pools, gyms, and barbers among the facilities that were opening, women’s beauty services had not been given the green light. …
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Disability Visibility in Fashion
Darcey Sergison writes about the work of modelling agencies in representing disabled models to enhance diversity in the fashion industry. It has been two decades since Alexander McQueen published the ground-breaking cover of a model with prosthetic legs on Dazed and Confused. But has the fashion community continued to represent equally disabled models? Gucci released…
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Influential Fashion Photographer Peter Lindbergh dies age 74
News by Madeleine Oakley September 3rd 2019 saw the passing of one of fashion’s most skilled and celebrated photographers. By rejecting airbrushed, stilted fashion images and opting for honest, intimate shots, Peter Lindbergh pioneered a new photography concept which celebrated natural beauty and personality. Born in West Poland and raised in Germany, Lindbergh moved to…
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STAR QUALITY: HOW JEFFREE STAR’S RISE TO FAME REFLECTS THE NEW WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA MAKEUP
This week, Cara Balen explores how Jeffree Star Cosmetics exemplifies the way that the online beauty community has led to a new generation of influencer makeup brands. The beauty industry is now, more than ever, intertwined with the online world. Reviewers and lifestyle gurus on Instagram and YouTube play a huge role in the marketing…
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DITCH YOUR DISPOSABLES
Joanna Cunningham explores how you can reduce your carbon footprint with some eco-friendly ways to dispose of beauty products. Are you looking for new and inventive ways to save our dying planet? Well, I may have just an answer for you. Recently, I came across an advert for The New Arc —an animal rescue centre…
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LFW BEAUTY REPORT: Hair Everywhere
London Fashion Week is always the ideal time to catch up on all the trends taking over the beauty world, and this season was all about the hair. Here’s what Rachel Parker learned about the new styling crazes having their moment on the catwalk. Sculptural Styling Forget complicated millinery and accessories: the latest trend in…
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WOMEN’S RELATIONSHIP WITH MAKEUP
Joanna Cunningham explores how modern women of all ages feel when they wear makeup, and whether our society has affected our thoughts on looks and beauty. Makeup has been a part of society since the ancient Egyptians reigned, around 7000 years ago. From dramatic Cleopatra-esque eyeliner before the Roman Empire began, to the white-faced Georgians…
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A WEEK IN BEAUTY: GLOBAL TRENDS IN SEVEN DAYS
Viktorija Mockute explores how global beauty trends influence our make-up bags, every day of the week. Beauty is an international language and it is a universal truth that women from around the world love makeup. Through the use of subtle and bold looks, individual traits of various cultures are expressed and shared between women of…
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GENDERED BEAUTY: HOW SOUTH KOREA IS CHALLENGING OUR PERCEPTION OF MALE BEAUTY STANDARDS
With the musical genre of K-pop becoming increasingly popular, Cara Balen discusses the South Korean concept of male beauty and how it is embodied by K-pop artists. If you Google ‘male celebrities who wear makeup’, you’ll find a list of black-eyeliner wearing rock ‘n’ rollers, made up by the likes of Marilyn Manson and Robert…
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WHY UGLY IS THE NEW BEAUTIFUL
Cara Balen explores how the up-and-coming model Jazzelle Zanaughtti embodies the rising popularity of counterculture style in the beauty industry. Over the last few years, the beauty industry has obsessed over a dizzying array of trends that have risen to popularity through online platforms. Sites like YouTube and Instagram have fuelled these crazes, sometimes labelled…
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LFW BEAUTY REPORT: GO BOLD OR GO HOME
Manuela Rio Tinto explores this season’s key beauty trends. It’s that time of the year when the Internet is buzzing with street style pictures, catwalk shows, trend reports and, last but not least, beauty looks for the new season. Summer 2018 was all about the natural look, and even though it is supposed to be…
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FULL FACE OF MAKE-UP ON A BUDGET
For all the makeup lovers out there who want to look and feel good without breaking the bank, Joanna Cunningham searches the high-street beauty shops to find quality makeup products, on a budget. As a student, I am constantly looking for cheap makeup products which are just as good as those expensive ones raved about…
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BEAUTY SERIES 001: COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION
Rhiannon D’Averc attended the inaugural event for Beauty Series, a new networking experience for beauty fans. With hosts Wunmi Bello and Chioma Neke, we talked about huge topics in the beauty realm and beyond, pulling no punches. This feature touches on the main points of conversation and the conclusions we came to through group discussion.…