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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty Theories

Inner Beauty vs Outer Beauty BS

No Comments 07 June 2012

Just read a post in the Huffington Post by Louise Krug that started out brilliantly.  She writes: “If I hear that beauty is only skin-deep one more time, especially from an attractive person, I might lose it.”  Well, I totally agree!  Being attractive on the outside isn’t a bad thing and the pursuit of external [...]

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Beauty News

Another Powerful Role of Cosmetics

No Comments 14 September 2011

So a big “duh” study was published about how emotions, more than rational choice, drive our purchases in the cosmetics category.  As someone who works with cosmetics brands, that’s truly a no brainer.  And as someone who has been purchasing and playing with cosmetics for decades, that’s OLD news.  Sure, cosmetics have a very purposeful [...]

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Weekend Observations, Weekly Essentials

Weekend Observations: Becoming a Skin Goddess

No Comments 28 August 2011

Thanks to a few work-related projects over the past months, I’ve been learning about and incorporating healthier approaches to the food I eat.  I’ve always been a bit concerned with staying fit and looking good but not that aware of EXACTLY what I’m putting in my body. It’s starting to change, little by little.  One [...]

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Why Do Mothers and Daughters Bond Over Beauty?

Beauty Theories

Why Do Mothers and Daughters Bond Over Beauty?

5 Comments 14 July 2011

When people ask me how many children I have, I jokingly tell them I have 3 boys, though my last one has 2 X chromosomes.  My daughter Laila exhibits many boyish traits, including asking for a super hero costume for her fifth birthday and having a boy as a best friend.  It really shouldn’t be [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty in the Workplace

One More Minute Please

3 Comments 15 July 2010

I was smearing my favorite and extremely hard-to-come by moisturizer by Trish McEvoy over my body this morning.  (Just as an aside, you can’t get the scented version anymore so I hoarded 5 bottles about a year ago thanks to a personal shopper on the look out for me.  Now back to the smearing story…) [...]

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