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16 Dec

A transient history of witch beauty

A transient history of witch beauty
From green faces and hook noses to Egyptian goddesses and Instagram witches Welcome to Witch Week, a campaign dedicated to exploring how witchcraft, magick and sweetness intersect. Discover photo stories shot featuring real witches in NYC, a contemporary reimagining of the witch, and one witch’s mission to get a tan, in addition to in-depth features exploring herbology, science and alchemy, and male witches. Elsewhere, we’ve created 4 special covers to have fun the campaign and our one 12 months anniversary – something wicked this fashion comes. Selecting a witch costume for Halloween isn’t as easy because it sounds. Do you go as Sarah Jessica Parker’s choker-wearing witch in Hocus Pocus, full plum lip liner and...
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14 Dec

A temporary history of Botox

A temporary history of Botox
From botulism outbreak to eliminating crow’s feet and chronic pain, we investigate whether Botox injections are the elixir of youth, a medical panacea, or a toxic epidemic Welcome to Beauty School, the corner of Dazed Beauty dedicated to learning. From guides to histories, that is where we make clear past subcultural movements and educate our readers on current trends and various goings-on. On November 20, pharmaceutical company Allergan celebrated its first ever National Botox Cosmetic Day. The vacation, admittedly nothing greater than a marketing ploy, was chosen to commemorate the most well-liked treatment day on record within the US. First introduced in the marketplace in 1989, the unique injectable has turn into ubiquitous for...
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11 Dec

A transient history of sindoor, the divisive Indian tradition

A transient history of sindoor, the divisive Indian tradition
Dating back over 5000 years, the historic beauty tradition once eschewed by feminists is now being reclaimed Welcome to Beauty School, the corner of Dazed Beauty dedicated to learning. From guides to histories, that is where we make clear past subcultural movements and educate our readers on current trends and various goings-on. When Priyanka Chopra married Nick Jonas in 2018, you'll have noticed she was wearing vermillion red dye in a skinny line along her centre parting. Since then, Chopra has been seen sporting the style on various different occasions, something which she has been each ridiculed and praised for on social media. To know this polarised response, you'll want to look back into the...
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6 Dec

The unconventional history of the queer fat liberation movement

The unconventional history of the queer fat liberation movement
Should you think fat liberation began in 2011 with Tumblr feminism and fat fashion blogs, you’re improper “Don’t assume… I don’t like my body,” begins a manifesto shared at a 1989 Fat Women’s conference in London. Generally known as the “Fat Dykes Statement”, it contained a listing of 29 assumptions, from serious points (“Don’t assume… I feel your body is best than mine”) alongside more playful ones, which emphasise the ludicrousy of assuming anything a couple of person based on their body shape (“Don’t assume… I would like a Food regimen Coke”).  Should you think fat liberation began in 2011 with Tumblr feminism and fat fashion blogs, you’ve never had the pleasure of interacting...
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