The photoshop community ‘fixing’ celebrity faces to sinister levels

31 Mar

Performing quite a lot of surgical procedures digitally, the Instagram and TikTok accounts promote an unsettling definition of beauty Cultural turning points are rarely the grand, seismic events you examine in textbooks. Sure – there’s 9/11 or Obama being elected to office, but there’s also the iPhone, Caitlyn Jenner coming out, and Beyoncé’s Lemonade. And whether we prefer it or not, there are many smaller (more trivial) moments which work just as hard to maintain culture ticking. Think that Snapchat dog filter or Bella Hadid’s alleged nose job. It’s on the intersection of those two particular phenomena that a disturbing recent trend has emerged: Instagram accounts dedicated to photoshopping celebrities and giving them imagined...

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30 Mar

Why can we feel so entitled to know the

by Beauty Tips

Beauty, Featured

As society increasingly forces celebrities into confirming or denying surgical procedures, we query whether we’re any richer when granted the reality How over and over have you ever scrolled through your Instagram and felt insecure about your personal appearance? Or found yourself wondering why you don’t appear to be the peerlessly retouched, photoshopped or FaceTuned vision of ‘perfection’ beneath your thumb? Do you end up questioning whether the aforementioned thumb-stopper has had ‘work’ done? A botox injection to the brow? Or perhaps fillers of their cheeks, and their lips? And have they? Last yr it was reported that there had been a 300% increase in cosmetic procedures within the UK since 2002 –...

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28 Mar

Nicola Coughlan's Awkward Celebrity Crush

by Beautifaire101

Fashion

_Big Mood_ stars Nicola Coughlan (Maggie) and Lydia West (Eddie) play a game of ‘Never Have I Ever.’ Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West get right down to brass-tacks, as they take turns to reply a series of no-nonsense questions. From costume mishaps to celebrity crushes, the pair spill all on this episode of Vogue Challenges. #BigMood #NicolaCoughlan #LydiaWest 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 recent 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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25 Mar

Why will we feel so entitled to know the

by Beauty Tips

Beauty, Featured

As society increasingly forces celebrities into confirming or denying surgical procedures, we query whether we’re any richer when granted the reality How repeatedly have you ever scrolled through your Instagram and felt insecure about your personal appearance? Or found yourself wondering why you don’t appear to be the superbly retouched, photoshopped or FaceTuned vision of ‘perfection’ beneath your thumb? Do you end up questioning whether the aforementioned thumb-stopper has had ‘work’ done? A botox injection to the brow? Or perhaps fillers of their cheeks, and their lips? And have they? Last yr it was reported that there had been a 300% increase in cosmetic procedures within the UK since 2002 – so perhaps,...

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