Rise – Beautifaire

22 Aug

Exploring the mind-body problem and rise of body anxiety

For hundreds of years, philosophers and psychologists have fought over the mind-body connection and this relationship continues to be just as fraught today. From the ‘obesity crisis’ to gender fluidity, the ways during which our psychological self pertains to the physical is complex and contentious. Within the seventeenth century, René Descartes argued that the mind exists individually from the body and that the body cannot think. Such dualist considering has been the dominant attitude toward the body ever since encouraging us to take care of the considering mind and dismiss that which is corporeal. The truth is, quite worryingly psychoanalyst Susie Orbach argues we are moving towards a dematerialised existence where every part we understand about living, “will occur within the realm...

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14 Aug

Meme tattoos and the rise of post-ironic body art

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Meme tattoos and the rise of post-ironic body art

Post-ironic tattoos10 Images “Yeah sex is great but Fortnite” – a funny meme, possibly, but would you will have it permanently inked in your skin? For some, the reply is a resounding yes. Because, despite being raised on Kim Kardashian’s forewarning words, ‘you wouldn’t put a bumper sticker on a Bentley’, Gen Z are one in all the most inked generations. And in contrast to the earnest and symbolic designs favoured by Millennials – infinity signs, plant pots, love hearts etc – they're taking a more ironic approach to their ink, with tattoos that seem like memes lifted straight off your Instagram grid. The brainchild of brain rot, ironic tattoos resemble the relics of 2009 memes and shitposting spiel you’d find on...

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3 May

Rotten and grotesque: the rise of purposefully disgusting nail

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Rotten and grotesque: the rise of purposefully disgusting nail

Whether it’s discomfort, disgust or awe, these unconventional designs are undeniably grabbing people’s attention THE LOOK: Grotesque nails inspired by every part unconventional and repulsive – from dirt and fungus to vertebrae and rotting flies. If it’s gross, it’s here! WHO’S DOING IT? First popularised by Russia-based nail artists, the trend has spread and is now starting to realize traction with people around the globe. HOW CAN I GET IT? Spend 20 hours foraging in untamed woodlands, transform right into a 100-year-old faun, or reach out to among the nail artists! Last 12 months Julia Fox declared ‘ugly is in’ and hailed dirty girls as the brand new it-girls. If the grotesque twist we're...

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26 Apr

Can The Body Shop Ever Rise Again?

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LONDON — The Body Shop’s road to wreck was paved with many good intentions. But in the long run, the brand that pioneered cruelty-free beauty fell victim to cruel fate and poor management decisions, under the ownership of founder Anita Roddick and her husband Gordon Roddick, L’Oréal, Natura and the German private equity firm Aurelius. While Roddick helped to set a template for future retailers and entrepreneurs when she initially launched The Body Shop, it has now fallen up to now behind the competition that success will probably be unimaginable without major funding, committed owners and a latest strategy, in accordance with industry experts. “When The Body Shop launched in 1976, it was a unique company. It stood out — it was hugely...

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