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4 Aug

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier
In the previous couple of years, the sweetness industry has got higher at starting conversations about products made for those with disabilities, but all too often these projects never go beyond talk With the constant influx of latest beauty products released daily, you'd think shopping for products could be a breeze. Nevertheless, for the 1.3 billion people diagnosed with various types of disability, the experience is entirely different. From hard-to-open lids and brushes with no grip, to unidentifiable products in aisles, the design of a product holds an enormous weight on the subject of usability and lots of products are inaccessible to those with disabilities. In the previous couple of years, the concept of...
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19 Mar

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier
In the previous few years, the sweetness industry has got higher at starting conversations about products made for those with disabilities, but all too often these projects never go beyond talk With the constant influx of recent beauty products released on daily basis, you'll think shopping for products could be a breeze. Nevertheless, for the 1.3 billion people diagnosed with various types of disability, the experience is entirely different. From hard-to-open lids and brushes with no grip, to unidentifiable products in aisles, the design of a product holds an enormous weight on the subject of usability and plenty of products are inaccessible to those with disabilities. In the previous few years, the concept of...
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26 Feb

How the vulva became body positivity’s newest frontier

How the vulva became body positivity’s newest frontier
With so many individuals with vulvas still experiencing deep shame and anxiety, campaigners and artists are resulting in movement to normalise and have fun the nice diversity of vaginas We're entering the age of the vulva*. If you happen to are sceptical, take stock of the present popular culture landscape for a moment. Consider Cara Delevingne gleefully crawling through her vagina tunnel, of Janelle Monae’s vagina trousers in her “Pynk” music video. Consider Goop’s “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle and Erykah Badu’s “Badussy” incense crafted from burning her own underwear; of celebrities left, right, and centre shilling sex toys.  Slowly but surely, vulvas are making their way into the cultural conversation, a suitable...
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8 Feb

Smells right: Why fragrance is the following step within

Smells right: Why fragrance is the following step within
Because of demand from savvy Gen Z consumers, major luxury brands like Gucci, Fendi, and Louis Vuitton at the moment are creating perfumes they’re marketing as genderless – but who does it actually profit? Recently, fragrances that don’t subscribe to traditional gender labels have been on the rise, with brands offering perfumes that deal with elevating the ability of scents as an alternative. For instance, in August 2019, Harry Styles teamed up with Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele to launch the brand’s gender-neutral fragrance, Mémoire d’une Odeur. With notes of chamomile and jasmine, the fragrance is available in a green glass bottle while the campaign also featured Harris Reed, a young designer who identifies...
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