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8 Feb

In 2019, are people still shaving their bodies?

We examine the consequences of the gender revolution on the shaving industry Hair removal has an extended and wealthy cultural history. There’s evidence to suggest that ladies removed their hair back in ancient Egyptian times (via tweezer-like devices constructed from sea shells). By the sixteenth century, it was less in regards to the removal of body hair, more in regards to the removal of hair from the face. Apart from perfectly plucked eyebrows, somewhat surprisingly, women removed hairs from their hairline – to make their foreheads appear larger – as demonstrated by Queen Elizabeth I. It was in 1760 that the primary men’s razor was created by a French barber named Jean Jacques...

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5 Feb

Persons are getting surgery younger than ever before

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Beauty, Featured

Persons are getting surgery younger than ever before

Is social media really the cause? The conversation surrounding social media’s impact on beauty standards is well worn, but recently it has taken a latest turn - social media’s notable effect on cosmetic surgery, particularly that of the face. A recent study conducted by London-based cosmetic surgeon Dr Julian De Silva found that over the past two years there was a two year drop in the average age of those seeking facial surgery. The common age is now 37-years-old for ladies and 43-years-old for men. And according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 66,347 cosmetic surgical procedures were performed on people between the ages of 13 and 19 in 2016, a virtually...

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23 Jan

The Fat Zine shines a light-weight on love and

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The Fat Zine shines a light-weight on love and

“I met God they usually’re fat too,” reads the back cover of the second issue of The Fat Zine, Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard’s radical, fat-positive publication. Launched last 12 months, The Fat Zine celebrates the lives, bodies, and experiences of fat people, putting them front and centre in a way that continues to be remiss in mainstream media. Following the inaugural issue last September, issue two has now dropped – this time, with an exploration of all of the nuances and facets of affection. A really deliberate alternative, the theme of affection is an antidote to the ‘self-isolation’ motif that ran through the primary issue and explored not only the loneliness we’ve all experienced over lockdown but in addition, Tonic...

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2 Jan