Mum was surprised when I first expressed interest in wearing a jade bangle. “You know they’re for old ladies, right?”
How can we justify buying feel-good things like beauty products in economic uncertainty?
Although the rise of race-based plastic surgery reflects the dominance of Western beauty ideals, it’s also proof of the ways in which standards of attractiveness are historically and culturally contingent, writes Neha Kale.
I went to school with girls from a range of different cultural backgrounds: Egyptian, Lebanese, Italian. As different as our looks were, we all had one thing in common, the burning desire for straight hair.
I was freaking out beforehand. I remember walking out there and my heart was going crazy. The only thought I had was ‘Don’t trip!’
The months during which my left eye remained blind, while filled with unspeakable worries, also served as a crash course in mindfulness.
In this episode, Zione chats with Sasha Kutabah Sarago, a Wadjanbarra Yidinji, Jirrbal and African-American author, filmmaker and speaker. A former model, Sasha is now a passionate advocate for increased diversity, equity, and inclusion in fashion and beauty. Hear her thoughts on decolonising…
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For influencer Ken Valdejueza, the pursuit of beauty shouldn't just go beyond skin-deep, it should be genderless.
He was nominated for a Tony for being in the original cast of the widely successful Broadway musical The Book Of Mormon.
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