17
Jun
Category: Beauty
Fresh from the launch of her latest show, Bodysuits, we check with the LA based artist about her obsession with human bodies and all their imperfections
From digital artists to photographers, body sculpturists and hair stylists to makeup and nail artists, in our Highlight series we profile the creatives tearing up the rule book of their respective industries.
“It’s a tragedy that our selves should be defined by our bodies, limited by our abilities, and that our bodies will ultimately kill us,” says LA-based artist Sarah Sitkin. Working with quite a lot of different materials including silicone clay, resin and latex, Sitkin’s sculptures offer visceral depictions of the human figure, often distorted into grotesque and nightmare-ish forms.
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Is the boys’s hair, grooming and skincare segment ready for the highlight?
The segment has been touted for its potential for years, with many predicting a boom to no avail. But with men’s shifting attitudes toward grooming, that explosion may finally have arrived.
More men’s brands specialized in hair and grooming for all hair types, skincare, personal care, genderless products, makeup, nail polish and even ingestibles are entering the market than ever before. All appear to agree that the boys’s segment is red hot and only getting hotter.
The standard suspects still dominate the grooming and men’s hair coloring categories, in accordance with IRI figures for the calendar 12 months ending Dec. 27, 2020. Specifically Harry’s, Gillette and Schick for razors accounted for...
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We get Slick’s friends and fans to unpack the anatomy of what makes her a beauty icon
Between the contortionist choreography, pulsing beat, and elaborate set which was like an evening owl’s view of the Garden of Eden, any model might have been overshadowed by the mania throughout the Fenty Lingerie show at Recent York Fashion Week last week. Not Slick Woods. Whether it was a pregnancy glow, or one enhanced by Fenty Beauty body shimmer, 22-year-old Woods held the eye of the viewers as she made her way around the runway, donning black pointed nipple pasties and nude patterned stockings. It’s the arrogance she exudes, like she’s in little doubt of what makes her...
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