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3 Feb

The Body Shop Will Sell Most Mainland Europe and

The Body Shop Will Sell Most Mainland Europe and
PARIS — The Body Shop has signed an agreement with a global family office to sell most of its business in mainland Europe and in parts of Asia. Financial terms of the deal, which incorporates each physical and digital operations, weren't disclosed. The a part of the activity effected equals to about 14 percent of The Body Shop’s business worldwide. The sale doesn't impact its global head franchise partners, which operate on a rustic or territory level, but some sub-franchise partners are to be included within the sale. In a third-quarter 2023 sales statement, The Body Shop’s then parent company Natura & Co. wrote that projects underway included “turbo-charging the support for our head franchise partners, with a concentrate on our top-h.f. partners in the...
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28 Dec

Why is the double eyelid surgery so popular in

Why is the double eyelid surgery so popular in
From celebrity culture to propaganda-like promoting, we examine the connection between Western beauty ideals and the recognition of double eyelid surgery in Asia The connection between double eyelid surgery and race is a fancy one. Back in 2007, Tyra Banks invited Liz, a Chinese-American woman, on her show to discuss her double eyelid surgery. Banks accused her guest of “ethnic tweaking” to make herself look wide-eyed and Caucasian, despite Liz’s protests that it was merely to stop her eyes from drooping. Then there may be the infamous story of Julie Chen within the 90s, the Chinese-American television personality who underwent double eyelid surgery after her boss said she’d never make it as a top news anchor...
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