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24 Apr

‘Not ugly, just poor’: how the sweetness industry is

by Beauty Tips
Beauty, Featured
‘Not ugly, just poor’: how the sweetness industry is
Botox, fillers and cosmetic surgery have gotten increasingly needed to live as much as contemporary beauty standards, making a beauty tax that's pricing many people out In our latest Class Ceiling series, we unpack how class actually affects young people today – from our jobs, to the best way we now have sex, to our general experience of the world. Beauty and wealth have at all times been bedfellows. Throughout history, the sweetness standard of any given period has served the ideological interests of the ruling class. Through the Renaissance, plump, pale skin was a prized signifier of high social status, while sun-darkened skin became synonymous with lower classes labouring outside. Today, nevertheless, that very...
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24 Apr

The Over-40 Makeup Revolution Is Long Overdue

by Beauty Tips
Beauty, Hair, Makeup
The Over-40 Makeup Revolution Is Long Overdue
If you happen to followed award season this yr, you’d be forgiven for believing that Hollywood has finally decided to embrace its older actresses. In 2023, 4 of the five performers Oscar-nominated for best actress were over age 40. Women comparable to Michelle Yeoh, 60, Viola Davis, 57, and Jennifer Coolidge, 61, are getting recognition for leading movies and series. And yet, in line with a report published last yr by Martha M. Lauzen, founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, there was a steep decline from the variety of female characters of their 30s to characters of their 40s. For broadcast television in 2021-2022, 42% of female characters were of...
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24 Apr

Valentino Reports Profitability, Sales Growth in 2022

by Beautifaire101
Beauty, Featured
Valentino Reports Profitability, Sales Growth in 2022
MILAN — A rebalancing of its retail and wholesale channels contributed to Valentino’s gains in revenues and profits last 12 months. Within the 12 months ended Dec. 31, sales on the Rome-based couture house reached 1.42 billion euros, climbing 15 percent compared with 1.23 billion euros in 2021. At constant exchange, revenues rose 10 percent. “After years of single-digit growth, we succeeded in going beyond,” said chief executive officer Jacopo Venturini proudly. He attributed this to a change in the corporate’s business model. Valentino reported 21 percent growth in its directly operated stores network, including e-commerce, while the wholesale channel registered a 6 percent decrease. “These results are fully in keeping with our strategy of rebalancing wholesale versus retail by increasingly reducing the wholesale activity...
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