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7 Sep

Revenge beauty: 12 on-screen transformations that exposed inner darkness

Revenge beauty: 12 on-screen transformations that exposed inner darkness
Whenever you Google the words ‘revenge make-up’, the outcomes mostly discuss with the concept of showing an ex-lover what they’re missing through the beautifying effects of a makeover. Many cite achieving a ‘glow-up’, which seems intrinsically tied to the before-and-after makeover scene often depicted on film, from Pretty Woman (1990) to The Princess Diaries (2001).  There’s one other form of makeover scene though, often linked to a unique form of revenge, or sometimes representing melancholy, ecstasy, or rage. It all the time signals character development, not necessarily from bespectacled and dowdy to blowdried and desirable, but perhaps from vulnerable to armoured, or from human to monstrous.  The rituals surrounding beauty are sometimes described as types of self-care – which, in fact, they...
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30 Jan

Revenge Spending Returns for Chinese Latest Yr

Revenge Spending Returns for Chinese Latest Yr
China had a blockbuster Latest Yr because the country reemerged from three years of lockdowns and COVID-19 woes.  Based on the most recent data from the National Taxation Administration, retail sales in the course of the week-long Chinese Latest Yr, which ran from Jan 21 to 27, increased greater than 12 percent in comparison with the 2022 holiday season.  In Hainan, China’s duty-free island, every day average sales exceeded 350 million renminbi, or $51.8 million, which is greater than triple that of pre-pandemic levels. Sales at 12 duty-free shopping centers totaled 2.57 billion renminbi, or $380 million, during certainly one of China’s most vital holiday seasons. Consumers select perfumes at a duty-free store at Haikong Global Boutique Duty Free City in the course...
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