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11 Aug

Sue Bird and the celebrities of the WNBA love

Sue Bird and the celebrities of the WNBA love
There have been many, many beauty brand celebrity partnerships through the years going right back to 1927 when Pond’s teamed up with Queen Marie of Romania to endorse its Cold Cream. This latest one, nonetheless, might just be one in every of the good yet. The players of the WNBA have joined Glossier to assist launch the brand’s recent additions to its Body Hero range.  First introduced in 2017 with an oil-infused body cleanser and lotion, Glossier’s Body Hero collection is centred around the concept that your body deserves just as much attention, quality ingredients, and appreciation as your face. Now, the range is being joined by two recent products: an oil mist and an exfoliating bar.  The Body Hero Dry-Touch Oil...
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9 Aug

Move over body positivity, body neutrality is the brand

Move over body positivity, body neutrality is the brand
‘Body positivity’ is old news in response to the Guardian. What once was meant to encourage women to have a good time their bodies, has been completely co-opted by brands, and now there’s a latest term taking up: ‘body neutrality’. It’s a mindset some, like Taylor Swift, credit Jameela Jamil, actor and founding father of the @i_weigh movement, for where people have a good time radical inclusion and the things that society makes them feel ashamed of – all the things from having pimples to being bisexual.  The truth is, the nuanced term was not created by Jamil in response to the outlet. It has been spoken of since around 2015, becoming popular circa 2017 due to fitness coach Anne Poirier...
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9 Aug

Squishy artist Daisy Collingridge desires to eradicate boring body

Squishy artist Daisy Collingridge desires to eradicate boring body
Take a have a look at Daisy Collingridge’s oddly shaped, barely off-kilter forms blowing a kiss to the camera or striking a pose, hands on hip and you simply might wonder what exactly you’re gazing at. Collingridge’s costumes show different parts of the body, resembling boobs, big stomachs or muscular systems, through quilted textiles. At first, chances are you'll not even ensure that there’s an actual person under all those layers, but that’s what makes her pieces all of the more surreal.  Unconventional and thought-provoking , the London-based textile artist specialises in squishy, wearable costumes, done up in unusual pastel colors, with bulbous overlapped forms and shapes. Each bit is a novel vision and a press release on the complex aesthetics...
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7 Aug

Finding ways to attach together with your body after

Finding ways to attach together with your body after
How often do you ask to be held? Or tell a friend you would like a hug if you find yourself struggling and wish to feel protected and supported? “Physical touch is as vital because the oxygen we breathe in, the food we eat,” says Dr McGlone, professor of neuroscience. It’s fundamental to our wellbeing, our mental and physical health, and yet our buttoned-up culture often discourages and appears down on asking for help, admitting that you must be comforted.  After watching her brother Tom’s body fail him and his death from cancer at just 19, Freya Bromley developed an advanced relationship together with her own body. Not only did she feel disconnected physically and emotionally, but she discovered that everybody...
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