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15 Dec

Campbell Ritchie Film Showcases Makeup Artist’s Fight for Clean

Model-turned-makeup-artist Campbell Ritchie has stepped back in front of the camera — this time, to advocate for beauty industry reform.  The celebrity makeup artist teamed with streaming platform LightbeamTV and sustainable skincare brand Hear Me Raw for a brief film about her advocacy for cleaner beauty.  Titled “Campbell Ritchie: No Compromise,” the five-minute film premieres June 15 on LightbeamTV’s YouTube channel and chronicles Ritchie’s journey toward not only making informed, sustainable selections with regards to choosing skin and makeup products, but encouraging others artists and consumers to do the identical, as well.  “Our skin is the most important organ on our body — it absorbs all the things,” Ritchie said. “So, whatever you’re putting in your skin topically goes into your bloodstream as...
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14 Dec

4 artists redefining traditional henna body art

Mriga, Ayqa Khan, Huq That, and Pavan Dhanjal share their personal connections to mehndi and the way they’re using it as a method of exciting creative expression Growing up, mehndi (also generally known as henna) was something I often saw as traditional and quite alluring due to its intricate process and design. I believed of it as sacred and meaningful, a bond between my relations and I for special occasions. As I got older, I realised mehndi is something that may very well be used as a type of expression and break barriers between what's traditional and what's art.  Mehndi may be defined as a type of body art created from the powdered dry...
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