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15 Aug

SFX artist Mab’s work is a comment on women’s

The Dazed Beauty Community is our ever-expanding encyclopaedia of creatives and emerging talent from internationally who're redefining the way in which we take into consideration beauty. From supermodels to digital artists to make-up prodigies transforming themselves of their bedrooms, these are the wonder influencers of tomorrow who embody all the things Dazed Beauty is about. Discover them here. Most of SFX airbrush artist Mab’s work involves in-your-face hypersexual depictions of ladies’s bodies. Butt cheeks become anime titties, Striplink-inspired lingerie, and skin-tight coochie cutters airbrushed onto naked skin are all common features in her portfolio. It’s work that's so over-exaggeratedly sexual that it becomes satire, a way of ridiculing how women’s bodies are so often depicted as sexual objects. “The overarching message...

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14 Aug

Meme tattoos and the rise of post-ironic body art

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Meme tattoos and the rise of post-ironic body art

Post-ironic tattoos10 Images “Yeah sex is great but Fortnite” – a funny meme, possibly, but would you will have it permanently inked in your skin? For some, the reply is a resounding yes. Because, despite being raised on Kim Kardashian’s forewarning words, ‘you wouldn’t put a bumper sticker on a Bentley’, Gen Z are one in all the most inked generations. And in contrast to the earnest and symbolic designs favoured by Millennials – infinity signs, plant pots, love hearts etc – they're taking a more ironic approach to their ink, with tattoos that seem like memes lifted straight off your Instagram grid. The brainchild of brain rot, ironic tattoos resemble the relics of 2009 memes and shitposting spiel you’d find on...

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14 Aug

The Realities For Black-Owned Beauty Businesses Post 2020 –

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The Realities For Black-Owned Beauty Businesses Post 2020 –

Courtesy of Sienna Naturals The truth is, running a Black-owned beauty brand is tough. This 12 months, we’ve seen an onslaught of beauty brands shut down, file for bankruptcy, or be sold to acquisitions to stay afloat as a recession looms. Despite many Black beauty brands hitting record numbers in 2020—marked by the George Floyd protests and a rise in 15 percent pledges—the 2024 attack on DEI and a poor economy makes the present reality of minority beauty businesses more bleak now than before. “All the things has turn out to be harder—raising capital, negotiating with retailers, finding authentic influencers, and ensuring we've got the best quality products available on the market at an affordable price,” co-owner of Black Opal Desiree Rogers...

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14 Aug

Honey Ross is the body image activist reclaiming what

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Honey Ross is the body image activist reclaiming what

Growing up in leafy North London, 22-year-old screenwriter and body image activist Honey Ross had a sophisticated childhood. With each her mum and pop noted for his or her successes within the TV and film industries, she spent her youth somewhat in the general public eye, which she explains gave her a “huge desire for attention, but additionally incredibly severe anxiety.” So whilst spending her teenage years securing internships and odd jobs within the film industry – which paid off when she landed her first skilled screenwriting gig at 18 – her ambition was combined with crippling teenage insecurity and body image struggles. “I really hated myself growing up,” Honey says. “I believe it was a mix of that typical low-level teenage...

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