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23 Jan

The Perfect Imperfection Of Wabi-Sabi Makeup – essence.com

The Perfect Imperfection Of Wabi-Sabi Makeup – essence.com
Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…Perfection is an addictive beauty ideal we’ve all fallen victim to. This is evident in everything from our medicine cabinets filled with “anti-aging” skincare, to the normalization of Botox parties. We’re even seeing the fear of imperfection in horror films (think: The Substance), exposing our insatiable thirst to dissect and relinquish our perceived flaws.This season, however, perfection is an outdated trend. Wabi-sabi—a Japanese world view characterized by finding beauty in imperfection—is rising in makeup as a necessary antithesis to perfection anxiety. While cosmetic surgery enters its “Undetectable Era” as a response to clockable tweakments, the makeup world is questioning whether beauty exists in perfection at all.“Don’t stress over imperfection....
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