Beauty

Beware of the company, Sugar Baby Skin Care.  It is a SCAM, people!  To launch into a quick story time, over the Christmas holiday, I was looking into buying a skin care bundle, which contained a bar of soap, a face mask, and a face scrub.  However, when I hit the confirm button to officially purchase my...

Ever since I was in high school, I felt not pretty because I didn’t wear makeup, which gave me low self-esteem and confidence. I saw all these girls in my class who had makeup on and were popular. Even young girls are influenced to wear makeup because they want to...

The K-Beauty has exploded within the last few years, thanks to the popularization of Korean media, from K-dramas to K-Pop. Understandably, with how popular its gotten, more and more people are eager to emulate the looks of their favorite K-pop idols. But not every beauty trend is healthy, and just...

A warm summer day, ocean breeze and coconut floating in the air. A fresh flower garden with roses and jasmine filling the wind. Vanilla ice cream with a caramel swirl dazzles our noses. Perfume allows us to be sent into a different place, a different time, all with the correct...

On social media, it seems that every other week, there is something new that just seems to have people captivated and desperate to try to recapture and recreate for themselves.  Whether it’s the latest hairstyle, makeup style, or clothes, people seem so quick to jump and follow the latest beauty...

Picture this: A luxuriously-feeling warm bath, face masks that make our skin glow from the inside out, treatments that make us feel like a runway model–all from the comfort of our own home.  We may all want to run our pockets dry at the salons and spas each month, but...

​A recent makeup stunt by global tech company Apple has many consumers wondering if the company is venturing into the Beauty industry. While it certainly looks promising, the Apple blush compact seems to be just promotional material for the new MacBook Neo. ​It’s emblematic of companies like Apple to appeal...

When Ruth Handler noticed that the girls’ toy market was dominated by baby dolls, she was inspired to develop a 3D toy that “was about exploring the experience of being a grown woman”. Drawing on the appearance of Bild Lilli, a German comic strip character, Handler created the iconic Barbie...

Have you ever heard of the term “Pretty Privilege”? If not, then to summarize it is basically the double standard appointed to attractive young people that allows them to get away with doing and or saying things other people would not be allowed to do and or get away with. ...

​The online manosphere community has had an unfortunate amount of influence on a large portion of young men and boys in recent years. While the popularity took a significant dip in the past two years, it has recently re-entered the mainstream thanks to the influencer Clavicular. Braden Peters, better known...

At almost every convenient store, drug store, and malls or outlets, there are products to be tried and makeup to be bought. With all of the options we have, it can become overwhelming trying to find the products that paint our face the way we like it. Should we spend...

Among the many performances at this year’s Winter Olympics, American figure skater Alysa Liu was one of the few who stole the show. The 20-year-old Olympic athlete made waves with her skating routine and eccentric personality within interviews and amongst other athletes. It wasn’t hard for a large portion of...

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