chins Tag

I’ve all the time had a double chin — and while I’ve managed to just accept the opposite parts of myself that society tells me to not, it’s the roll of fat under my face that has all the time been the sticking point. From seeing Tumblr posts aged 14 wherein popular figures from the social networking site would ask for advice on tips on how to eliminate theirs, to seeing ‘gross out’ Insta stories of thin people folding their face into their neck in hopes of making a double chin, actually, from the very moment I started to develop a way of self, I’ve been conditioned to think my face shape was unattractive. Nevertheless, as my teens have rolled into...

The body positivity movement has allowed for girls with curves in all the fitting places greater visibility, but as Polyester founder and Dazed Beauty Contributing Editor, Ione Gamble, asks, have we just swapped in a single beauty standard for one more? I’ve at all times had a double chin — and while I’ve managed to simply accept the opposite parts of myself that society tells me to not, it’s the roll of fat under my face that has at all times been the sticking point. From seeing Tumblr posts aged 14 wherein popular figures from the social networking site would ask for advice on find out how to eliminate theirs, to seeing ‘gross...