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A Cultural Perspective, Weekend Observations

Weekend Observations: You Want to Criticize? Bring it On!

1 Comment 27 February 2011

“You’re judgmental.” “What’s so hard to understand about people’s relationship to beauty?  It’s obvious!” Me: “Some could think I’m vapid.” “Yes, they’d be right.” These were some of the reactions I got this weekend when I described my blog to a woman in her 60’s (whom I respect a lot, btw). I was actually surprised [...]

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Week in Review

Week in Review: 2/20/2011-2/26/2011

No Comments 26 February 2011

While I truly love our readership, I only wish ya’ll would speak up more!  Hear my plea for more discussion in Weekend Observations: Just Say It Already! Wait a second, Kyle Richards, I thought I was Dr. Prasad’s biggest fan!  In Pic of the Week: Kyle Richards Likes My Doc! the Real Housewife gives me [...]

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Additions to the Reading List

More to Love: Additions to the Reading List

No Comments 25 February 2011

Take a glimpse of the life of the world’s most daring fashionista heiress, the one and only, Daphne Guinness http://nymag.com/fashion/10/fall/67507/ Is it possible to talk to your loved one about their looks without hurting anyone’s feelings? http://www.allure.com/beauty/blogs/reporter/2011/01/has-a-guy-ever-made-you-feel-bad-about-your-body.html There’s no doubt about it: Ballet dancers’ bodies have it rougher than the rest of us! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/8250336/Soothing-the-painful-price-of-beauty.html New [...]

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Beauty News

Just Because We Love Our Make-Up Doesn’t Mean We Don’t Love Ourselves!

No Comments 24 February 2011

It really pisses me off when the desire to look our best is regarded, at best, as superficial or, at worst, as a sign of lack of self-love. Oh pleeeeze! Why do I say this now? British news site, MailOnline, recently reported that 6 out of 10 women wouldn’t consider going to work without their [...]

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Wanna Get Hit On? Follow the Math

No Comments 23 February 2011

The nerds at OKCupid dating website (no disrespect here, they call themselves nerds too) found the keys to success for women (“OKCupid, Math Say Being Ugly Gets You Dates”). Since most guys troll the site first and foremost for looks, they employed a few complicated mathematical formulas to determine who, based on their looks, will [...]

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