You can’t deny it anymore; summer is really gone and fall has officially arrived. Not only does this mean that it is time for a …
Karlie Kloss: A True Beauty Inside and Out
You may know her as the girl who is plastered on the front of magazine covers, billboards, and high-end catalogs; but, who truly is Karlie Kloss? …
Morena
“You’d be pretty if only you had pale skin.” “Aach. You’re so dark.” ”We’ll probably lose you in the dark.” I heard those comments frequently enough from a lot of people that I started to get used to them before I even reached my teenage years. My parents and siblings called me negra or Kirara, based on a character with dark skin and curly hair from a Philippine TV show that was apparently aired before I was even born. Growing up, I felt like everyone and everything treated my color as something to be frowned upon instead …
Sun-Teens and Their Sunscreens
It’s summertime! What does that mean? Beautiful golden tans… right? Don’t magazines tell us that if you wear tanning oils with the lowest SPF, then …
Eurocentric Beauty Standards: A Global Disease
As the US has grown to be one of the most powerful countries, our society’s standards of “beauty” have been thrust into other parts of …
The Writer by Chance Walsh
Words flee from honest fingers Letters left far After the meaning is lost Trapped thoughts Set free Freedom to speak your mind A key to …
100 Years of Beauty: Philippines
This 6th installment of Cut Video’s 100 Years of Beauty does not disappoint! They also made another video (posted below) that explains the research and inspirations for …
Throwback to the ’60s: Hair for Today
Spring is a time for rebirth — a time to bring in the new. For girls, this can mean staying aware of what is fresh and …
Beautiful by Summer Rose King
They didn’t call you beautiful, They thought you already knew. They envied the confidence you exuberated, Yet you had none. And when you were at …