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17 Aug

This film gives looksmaxxing men the body horror treatment

This film gives looksmaxxing men the body horror treatment
Looksmaxxing (2026)Gallery / 9 images It’s tempting to frame Looksmaxxing (2026) as the male answer to 2024’s feminist body horror The Substance. Following a “dopamine-depleted young man” named Niles, played by actor and skateboarder Sunny Suljic, the short film follows his spiralling obsession with hyper-masculine beauty standards, via toxic influencers, a DIY drug protocol sourced from the shady fringes of the web, a talking tumour, and bone smashing. By now, US-based writer and director Elan Alexander is used to the comparison. But, as he points out, the script predated Coralie Fargeat’s hit film by some time. In fact, Looksmaxxing emerged out of his obsession with looksmaxxing forums way back in 2022. Maybe both filmmakers were just responding to something unavoidable in...
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17 Aug

Photographer Landyn Pan’s joyful work celebrates freedom of identity

Photographer Landyn Pan’s joyful work celebrates freedom of identity
From digital artists to photographers, body sculptors and hair stylists to make-up and nail artists, in our Spotlight series, we profile the creatives tearing up the rulebook in their respective industries. The first time photographer and artist Landyn Pan fully understood the importance of their Naked Paint Party shoots was when a trans teen messaged them to say how affirming and refreshing it was to see so many non-binary stories being told. An intimate, joyful series, the naked paint parties document celebratory gatherings where trans and gender nonconforming people get naked and paint each other. It’s a process that sees the attendees open up emotionally, as well as physically, sharing vulnerable conversations with each other around identity and their relationships to their bodies. Trans...
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14 Aug

Beauty forecast 2024: Girlhood-core evolves into New Romantics 2.0

Beauty forecast 2024: Girlhood-core evolves into New Romantics 2.0
New Romantics in the 1980sGallery / 16 images 2023 was officially the ‘year of the girl’ with the blockbuster success of the Barbie movie and endless calls to ‘girlcore’ via girl math, girl dinner and girly-girl aesthetics. In make-up and beauty, this meant pops of pink blush, up-dos adorned with ribbons and bows, strawberry girl aesthetics and a determination to look as doll-like as possible as we glazed ourselves like coquette cinnamon sugar cookies. But these days, the trend cycle is ever-evolving and the glow of girlcore is already starting to lose its lustre. So, where do we go from here? What does the post-girlhood aesthetics look like and what beauty trends are in store for 2024? One thing’s for certain –...
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14 Aug

As birth rates decline, is pregnancy now an aspirational

As birth rates decline, is pregnancy now an aspirational
Pregnancy in fashionGallery / 13 images Nara Smith recently announced her fourth pregnancy in a now-viral IG reel. Her round belly poking out between a silky top and flowy skirt, cradled by perfectly manicured hands, her hair and make-up immaculate, it was presented as the ultimate aspirational moment. Lately, it seems like more and more people are enticed by the beauty of baby bumps (and this isn’t just my pregnancy talking). Make-up artists share tips on achieving the coveted “pregnancy glow”, even if you’re not actually pregnant. Fashion and beauty influencers share pregnancy fits or bump care routines. Pregnancy has even become an official beauty category, complete with belly sheets and oils.  You can see it in the celebrity and fashion world...
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