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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty Theories

When Beauty Is A Matter of Survival

No Comments 10 May 2012

I’ve written about the moral, social, personal values of beauty and beautification in many posts over the past few years.  But I’ve never been as moved or inspired by the critical role beauty has in our lives until I read this story by Emily Rapp in the Huffington Post, Beauty:What Does It Look Like? Like [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty Theories

Probably the Best Beauty Lesson I Learned From My Mom

No Comments 03 May 2012

Fairy tales are major fodder for feminist theorists.  And I can see why.  The themes of most fairy tales reveal the harsh realities of being a woman, particularly an aging woman, in society. Sure, times have changed since the days of Grimm but the fears of losing relevance, appeal and recognition haven’t.  While women have [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty Theories

What’s Behind the Color Explosion?

No Comments 19 April 2012

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock over the past few months,  you’ve seen color EVERYWHERE.  Well everywhere that fashionistas hang out.  From the ubiquitous GAP window displays, to the Target ads on the Grammy’s, to the runway shows, the trend for spring is COLOR … and the more neon the better. What’s this all [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty Theories, Weekend Observations, Weekly Essentials

Weekend Observations: Who Are We Trying to Look Good For Anyway?

1 Comment 15 April 2012

Whenever I read in some magazine or blog, “I like to look good for myself” or “I don’t subscribe to one look or another, I don’t care what anyone else thinks” I have to call “bullshit.” OK, maybe not all of us are slaves to trends or others’ views of us, but if any of [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty Theories

Stop Skewering Photoshopping Already!

No Comments 12 April 2012

The March issue of Glamour brought up the on-going debate on photoshopping again.  This time it was in reference to our own tweaking to our head shots for dating and social media sites.  In fact, there’s now a biz out there for people who can alter your bellies, bald spots and acne scars.  Yippee! In [...]

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