Beauty

Every year, approximately 500,000 animals die due to cosmetic animal testing. Sadly, too many companies are still unnecessarily using cruel animal testing practices instead of cosmetic recipes that have already been tested. It’s hard to truly feel beautiful when your beauty is coming at the suffering of innocent animals. Luckily there are many brands across all price points that don’t test on animals. Makeup should be a fun way to express yourself, not something that inflicts pain on animals.

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Consistently styling your hair with heat can lead to hair damage. To protect your hair, try using heatless curling methods.  Heatless curls are timeless and have been a thing since the 1920s.  With the significant rise of heatless curls in the 2020s, the benefits speak for themselves: the curls last longer than heat curls, save your hair from heat damage, are very convenient since the curls form overnight, and give good results most of the time. Here is how to curl your hair without heat to see the best results!

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What do you find beautiful about painting and drawing? Is it the delicate sketches, the vibrant colors? Is it the intricate details, the realism? While all these characteristics represent the beauty and dedication that goes hand in hand with art, it can still be something that anyone can pursue. Whether you are doing it for fun, trying to learn a new skill or just simply using it as an escape, these circumstances do not denounce the value of the art process.

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The continuous cycle of hair trends comes and goes; however, some manage to capture and redefine their audience by leaving a powerful impact. Micro bangs, or “baby bangs,” are a unique and daring hair trend that dates back to the 50s. This hairstyle consists of bangs that sit above the eyebrow or even on the middle of the forehead. This hairstyle reinvents the famous bang and adds a new layer of edginess to the cut.

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To some, there is nothing more humbling than comparing your looks to the flawless social media models that appear on our screens every day. With 9 in 10 children and adolescents being exposed to toxic beauty standards for an average of four hours daily, it can feel impossible to accept yourself for who you truly are when your body does not always match what you see on social media.

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What does your hair say about you? When you do your hair in the morning, are you making a statement? Within the punk movement, that is exactly the point. The punk movement started in the 1970s with the intent to go against societal norms. From 70s rock to fashion to challenging government authority, the punk movement was about rejecting the rules imposed by society. 

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Get out of here clean girl aesthetic! It is time to make room for the unconventional. I am talking colored mascara, geometric eyeliner, asymmetric haircuts, and thin eyebrows. “Ugly” is starting to become the new pretty. Gen-Z is completely redefining the idea of beauty- we see makeup being used more freely instead of adhering to traditional styles.

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The French bob haircut creates a beautiful silhouette and adds an element of elegance to any look. This style is a short bob, typically falling around the jawline. Many people have been shortening their bobs and leaning into the French hairstyle. Vouge UK states that this haircut is particularly easy to style and maintain. They also claim the French bob suits any face shape, hair texture, and age.

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Successful luxury brands and entrepreneurs like Coco Chanel and Tom Ford have concocted ways to create their best-selling perfumes. Fragrances and perfumes are what provoke one’s confidence, memory, and even their lifestyle. Perfume combines complex elements to develop alluring scents, enhancing any lifestyle. 

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In modern media, fashion, and beauty content, it is rare to see diversity in age. Unless it is an advertisement for makeup that will make you look younger or take away wrinkles, older people show up less in beauty-related media. This diminishes representation for a large portion of the population. There is so much beauty in the aging process, and this photoshoot was designed to show this beauty in a raw, unfiltered way. 

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In a style reminiscent of the 70’s and 80’s, shags are becoming a haircut staple. Chopping off layers and layers at a time, this effortless hairstyle is easy to maintain and looks gorgeous. We can thank some of the best influencers of this haircut such as David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, and Joan Jett for the start of a world renowned trend.

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After that harrowing dip into clumpy concealer and dark-alley run-in with chalky eyeliner, a seasoned makeup-wearer has earned the right to experiment. Create a dark-eyed look,  a pop of color with bold eyeshadow, or heavy blush and fake freckles–the possibilities are endless. 

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It seems like every other day a new TikTok trend appears, begging users to showcase and scrutinize their natural features. The most recent victim: side profiles. Whether its a filter that automatically generates an outline of your side profile, or one that gives you a cartoonish, large, hooked nose so you can breathe a sigh of relief when the filter comes off, an emphasis on tiny, ski-slope noses and “traditionally attractive” features is festering on certain sides of the internet.

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Jewelry pieces such as evil eye pendants, street-weaved and beaded bracelets, and even rosaries are accessories seen today, but where did these jewelry pieces initially come from? Why are they predominantly attached to the Latinx community? These jewelry pieces are more predominant in the Latinx community because they are a part of the Latinx culture and because, in recent years, they have brought the most awareness to these pieces of jewelry. 

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The list of unrealistic beauty standards society has put on women is nearly infinite. The models in this shoot were portrayed as dolls in plastic boxes. They look picture perfect, just as society thinks. They wear modest, muted colored clothing with plenty of fabric covering their chests, only wearing light makeup.

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