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12 Feb

Sweat, tears and rage: The best smeared make-up moments

Sweat, tears and rage: The best smeared make-up moments
The best smeared make-upGallery / 14 images A perfectly made-up face is a sure sign of a woman in control, according to Hollywood at least, where even when in extreme peril or while living in a post-apocalyptic world, female characters always find the time to apply a bit of lipstick that never smudges. So, when movie make-up is anything less than immaculate, it serves as a shorthand for a woman in distress. Since a woman’s power in films is almost always contingent on youth and beauty, the moment she falls, her mascara tends to follow. A make-up look ruined by dirt, sweat or tears can indicate that a woman is full of rage, deranged, manic, heartbroken, humiliated, or having a full-on breakdown....
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11 Feb

Does having bad morals really make you ugly?

Does having bad morals really make you ugly?
Over the last few months, it’s become increasingly clear that Timothée Chalamet, the golden boy of Hollywood, has fallen out of favour among young people. Many believed the day would never come, as Chalamet, with his floppy brown hair and “intense” green eyes, played gut-wrenchingly sensitive characters in Call Me By Your Name (2017), Beautiful Boy (2018) and Little Women (2019). While we watched him desperately pine over Oliver (Armie Hammer) and Jo (Saoirse Ronan), he appealed so perfectly to the desires many young people have about men: that they can be beautiful, kind and sensitive. The vulnerability he displayed in those roles, coupled with his slender frame, meant that he was seen as the antithesis of “toxic masculinity”, and...
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11 Feb

6 CBD oil alternatives to ease the pain of

6 CBD oil alternatives to ease the pain of
After coming from humble hippy-dippy beginnings, CBD has quite quickly taken over the beauty and wellness industry with Forbes reporting earlier this year that 8 million people in the UK are buying CBD products, spending over £150m in the first four months of 2020 alone.  While there are now more CBD brands than you could try in a lifetime, for some, the taste and texture of the oils (or tinctures as they’re also known) are off-putting. As COVID-19 still holds the world in its grip, whatever stage of lockdown you’re in – in, out, or returning – you’re likely still feeling the impact of being cooped up.  Fear not, we’ve got a round-up of CBD oil alternatives to help ease those aches and pains and...
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