Ode – Beautifaire

11 Aug

As I open up a PDF containing previews from the The Fat Zine – a freshly-launched publication created by fat-positive writers Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard, for fat people – the very first thing I see is a picture of a model called Elyonna Mone. Within the photo, which was shot by Izzy Jackson, Mone’s backside takes centre stage. She’s within the shower as gentle drops of water trickle down her frame. It strikes me that even on this age of supposed ‘body-positivity,’ it’s very rare to see images of fat bodies from behind. That's, from angles that is perhaps considered “unflattering.” It’s especially rarer to see such images of fat, Black bodies (or other bodies of color). Here, though, drips...

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8 Feb

Gina Torres’ Super Bowl Industrial With e.l.f. Cosmetics Is

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Gina Torres’ Super Bowl Industrial With e.l.f. Cosmetics Is

courtesy of e.l.f. Cosmetics If there’s one thing obviously, Gina Torres understands that beauty and football are a natural combination. That said, the Suits star is ready to look in an e.l.f. Cosmetics industrial throughout the Super Bowl this Sunday. The spot will feature a segment called “Judge Beauty,” which takes place in e.l.f. Court (a courtroom that deals with makeup-related crimes on the eyes, lips, and face, in fact!) And what’s much more exciting, “you’re going to be reunited with a few of your favorite characters if you happen to’re a Suits fan,” as Torres tells ESSENCE. Rick Hoffman, for instance, sues Torres for misusing company funds to purchase overpriced makeup. Naturally, Judge Judy finds Torres guilty and sentences her to...

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11 Dec

The Fat Zine is an ode to the great

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Beauty, Featured

Created by fat-positive writers Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard, the newly launched project is an exploration of the nuances of being a fat person in 2020 As I open up a PDF containing previews from the The Fat Zine – a freshly-launched publication created by fat-positive writers Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard, for fat people – the very first thing I see is a picture of a model called Elyonna Mone. Within the photo, which was shot by Izzy Jackson, Mone’s backside takes centre stage. She’s within the shower as gentle drops of water trickle down her frame. It strikes me that even on this age of supposed ‘body-positivity,’ it’s very rare to...

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1 Dec

Out out in Grimsby: a photographic ode to Northern

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Out out in Grimsby: a photographic ode to Northern

Cowboy copper hair, blueberry milk nails, villain make-up, toffee nut latte highlights – the web trend cycle is speeding up infinitely and if TikTok and the wonder press were your only sources of knowledge, you’d be forgiven for pondering that everybody was chopping and changing their look every two days. But how a lot of these online trends are reaching outside the digital world and onto the streets? How are people actually doing their make-up and hair after they exit? Photographer Rae Martins Ashton headed back to their hometown, Grimsby, to capture nightlife within the North East and the timeless going out beauty look. Here they describe their experience. Born in Grimsby within the early 2000s, I’ve lived in southeast England...

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