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15 Dec

Post-COVID wellness retreats: disaster capitalism or a helpful resource?

by Beauty Tips
Beauty, Featured
With COVID cases still rising in lots of areas the world over, we’re learning more about long COVID. Since the virus is latest and long COVID impacts people in different ways, there’s no one-size-fits-all treatment. This is probably why many patients are turning to alternative medicine. More specifically: long COVID wellness retreats and the growing wellness travel market. In accordance with guidance for UK health workers, long COVID is characterised by symptoms continuing for greater than 12 weeks after a COVID-19 infection (severe or mild) which may't be explained by one other cause. For some, this may be extreme tiredness and shortness of breath, for others this may include problems with memory and concentration – generally known as ‘brain fog’. Long...
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3 Dec

Pretty Under Capitalism | The Swaddle

by Beauty Tips
Beauty, Featured
In ‘Love Under Capitalism,’ we have a look at how desire, intimacy, and relationships intersect with the logic of capitalism.Does beauty exist?It was an issue writ large, albeit implicitly, when the Web woke as much as Nepal’s Miss Universe contestant, Jane Dipika Garrett, sashaying down the runway in a swimsuit – the pageant’s only “plus-size” contestant in its history. She was beautiful. Everyone agreed, nodding along that beauty is more “inclusive” today, mouthing platitudes about “big” being beautiful, not questioning the rhetorical slip of “plus-size” to explain a girl who's only a bit larger than the typical model. Not acknowledging, even, the way in which “plus” implies a traditional – a variety of points above the usual, the desirable. Selecting...
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12 Nov

Julia Fox Denounces Men, Capitalism & Neutrals

by Beautifaire101
Fashion
Julia Fox reveals three trends which are in and three things which are out. #JuliaFox #Fashion #Vogue Subscribe to British Vogue►► https://www.youtube.com/britishvogue?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT WITH BRITISH VOGUE Web: https://www.vogue.co.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/britishvogue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/britishvogue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/britishvogue Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/britishvogue Newsletter: https://www.vogue.co.uk/newsletters Subscribe: https://www.vogue.co.uk/subscribe ABOUT BRITISH VOGUE British Vogue is the world’s leading premium lifestyle and fashion entertainment channel. Weekly releases and brand latest original programming including short movies, series and in-depth documentaries, British Vogue’s channel is the last word destination for unprecedented access into the world of fashion, beauty and culture. ...
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9 Nov

Blueberry milk nails and the illusion of alternative under

by Beauty Tips
Beauty, Featured
From latte make-up to tomato girl summer, micro beauty trends have been dominating the web for months – but what can they teach us about consumer culture and the best way it shapes our identity? When you feel like you may’t sustain with trends anymore, you’re not crazy and also you’re not too old. Although the web has been churning out increasingly rapid trend cycles for years, their lifespan has been shrinking alongside our attention spans. Trends that may have otherwise lasted for years at the moment are declared old news – and even worse, cheugy – inside days. The unsustainable pace of those trends could be mind-numbing for consumers, but they’re great...
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