psychology

In Promising Young Woman, makeup isn’t just about beauty—it’s about power, perception, and disguise. Cassie, played by Carey Mulligan, becomes a different “character” at a different …

Pretty privilege is widely recognized—the advantages that come with fitting conventional beauty standards. But there’s an unspoken counterpart: the expectation that women must downplay their …

Stress turns makeup from an art into a chore. When the mind is tangled in deadlines, worries, and obligations, the simple pleasure of getting ready …

Cosmetology and cosmology may seem worlds apart—one concerned with beauty on Earth, the other with the vast mysteries of the universe—but their near-identical spelling hints …

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 …

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 …

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 …