In aestheticism, the belief is that the beauty found in art surpasses natural beauty because it is the offspring of the mind—intentional, refined, and shaped …
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Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good: A Beautiful Cycle
The phrase “Look good, feel good, do good” is more than a catchy mantra—it’s a truth woven into our daily lives. When we take the …
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The Means = The End
Dumplin’: Beauty Through Three Reflections
Beauty is rarely just one thing. In the movie Dumplin’, it shifts depending on who’s looking. A mother, a daughter, and a group of drag …
Reflection of a Reflection
“I’m just a mirror of a mirror of myself.” We often think of mirrors as revealing the truth, but what if they only show a …
Beautiful, Pretty, Gorgeous—And the Spaces Between
Not all compliments are created equal. To be called pretty is not the same as being beautiful. And gorgeous—well, that’s another world entirely. These words, tossed about as if …
A Pretty Penny
The phrase costs a pretty penny winds back through time, its roots tangled in an era when wealth was measured in coinage, when the shiniest, …
Beauty, Botox, and the Cost of Expression
In the pursuit of beauty, we often weigh the trade-offs—time, money, and sometimes even sensation. Botox, widely celebrated for its ability to smooth lines and …
Your Makeup Toolkit Is Your Beauty Forecast
Alfred Wainwright’s quote—“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing”—suggests that discomfort isn’t caused by the conditions themselves but by our lack of …