Bush domination: The 8 most read beauty articles of

27 Aug

In 2025, Dazed Beauty readers felt a pull towards stories that continued to probe the shifting landscape of contemporary beauty – a landscape that, this year, saw a backslide towards more conservative ideals. Conversely, many of the conversations that dominated our most-read pieces revolved around pubic hair: from guides to growing it out to analyses of bush-focused trends pushing back against that conservatism. And while last year’s top stories were preoccupied with tweakments and their permanence, this year’s favourites explore the long-term fallout of an industry addicted to optimisation. Here are eight of the most-viewed articles from this year. TikTok/president_bush_1 and mali.nalli This year’s pro-bush discourse mainly proliferated from an Etsy listing in which a seller posted a bikini for sale while...

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22 May

Want to unlearn fatphobia? Read these 7 books

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Want to unlearn fatphobia? Read these 7 books

We all know that we live in a deeply fatphobic society. Netflix's recent America’s Next Top Model documentary took us back to the early 2000s when it was considered appropriate to scold young, impressionable women for not having perfectly flat stomachs, with Tyra Banks telling one of the already very thin contestants that she should “watch what she eats”. It’s not an overstatement to say that body positivity didn’t really exist in the 2000s. But in the 2010s, we witnessed what I would now describe as a flawed but radical movement towards body positivity. This movement was not perfect, as Lindsay King-Miller wrote for Bitch in 2014: “Today’s body positivity focuses too much on affirming beauty and not enough on deconstructing its...

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6 Jun

Bushes, Botox and body ideals: The 6 most read

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Bushes, Botox and body ideals: The 6 most read

In 2024, Dazed Beauty readers gravitated towards stories that explore the intricacies and nuances of self-image in a world obsessed with unattainable perfection. Whether that was the rise of Ozempic, Botox bed-death or the growing trend of “bald regret” after laser hair removal, this year’s most viewed pieces centered on conversations around body ideals, beauty standards, and understanding the permanence that comes with transforming ourselves. Here are six of the most viewed articles from this year. Courtesy Westend61 / Getty Images From fasting trends embraced by Silicon Valley elites to the popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the rich now signal their privilege by abstaining from food rather than indulging in it. As they swap out banquets for supplements, this piece examines...

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30 Oct

Read ‘Loveboat Without end’ by Abigail Hing Wen Book

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Read ‘Loveboat Without end’ by Abigail Hing Wen Book

It is time for one last ride of the Loveboat! Abigail Hing Wen's series has transported readers for the last couple of years as they followed the story of various students who decided to take the trip of a lifetime and even find some surprises along the best way. Sadly, it's almost time to say goodbye, but not before we give it the massive send-off that it deserves.Cosmopolitan has your first big take a look at Loveboat Without end, which even for those who have not checked out the primary two books within the series, you may still dive into as a standalone. "After I first put pen to paper to create Ever Wong, I never anticipated her Loveboat world...

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