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5 May

Can cosmetic surgery ever be considered art?

Philippa Snow looks on the long-standing relationship between cosmetic surgery, body modification and the performance art world, asking just how deep the parallels lie This week marks five years for the reason that launch of Dazed Beauty! Over the subsequent five days we will likely be celebrating this anniversary by bringing you big celebrity interviews, cultural deep dives into the bizarre trends of today, and going back through the archives to resurface a few of our favourite pieces. To cite our co-founder Bunny Kinney in his original editor’s letter, Dazed Beauty is: “an area for us to document, deconstruct and experiment with beauty in all its forms, in every dimension, and tell the...
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3 May

Rotten and grotesque: the rise of purposefully disgusting nail

Whether it’s discomfort, disgust or awe, these unconventional designs are undeniably grabbing people’s attention THE LOOK: Grotesque nails inspired by every part unconventional and repulsive – from dirt and fungus to vertebrae and rotting flies. If it’s gross, it’s here! WHO’S DOING IT? First popularised by Russia-based nail artists, the trend has spread and is now starting to realize traction with people around the globe. HOW CAN I GET IT? Spend 20 hours foraging in untamed woodlands, transform right into a 100-year-old faun, or reach out to among the nail artists! Last 12 months Julia Fox declared ‘ugly is in’ and hailed dirty girls as the brand new it-girls. If the grotesque twist we're...
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