In my posts, Ethics in Fashion: Labor and Environmental Concerns and Ethics in Beauty and Fashion, I discuss several concerns regarding the fashion and beauty industries including pollution, waste, and labor. In terms of pollution, contaminating water sources, dumping, and the chemicals involved in manufacturing and dying fabrics and garments caused for birth defects and…
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UD: Urban Decay Up-Date
Urban Decay has had some recent product launches that have had beauty vloggers going mad- the Vice Special Effects lip toppers among them. While innovations such as lip toppers and brow mascaras seem like they’re new, women have been using glosses, lipsticks, and mascara for decades, and this is nothing new! My aunt used to…
Dressing for Your Lover
We all know there are aspects of fashion and beauty each sex finds attractive- and you may have heard women say they’re dressing for men or women. When discussing womenswear, there are “guy shoes,” maybe sexy vixen stilettos, and there are dresses that are a girl’s girl, something men might find too something or other……
Spoiled Rotten: Fermented Ingredients In Beauty and Skincare
You’ve likely already ingested something fermented, or rotten, and not known it- wine, balsamic vinegar, cheese…but would you consider incorporating rotting ingredients into your skincare regimen? In a W Magazine post, “Why the Korean Beauty World Is Going Natural, and Why You Should Too,” Gillian Sagansky quotes Sarah Lee of Glow Recipe as stating…
Hard-Water's Effect on Hair and Skin
In my previous post, H2-Oh-No: Hard Water Irritates Skin!, I discussed how hard-water had affected my skin. After noticing and hypothesizing over patches of inflamed flushed areas all over my body, doing some research, and self-diagnosing, I concluded I did not have a sudden bout of eczema, but rather hard-water dermatitis. In a Vogue.com article,…
Trump's Trade Policy's Affect on Beauty and Fashion Industries
From NAFTA to Protectionism, what might Trump’s trade policy’s impact on the American fashion and beauty industries be? Issues with Trump’s Trade Policy in Regards to the Fashion Industry: Government, Economy, Trade and Fashion: Currently, we as a capitalistic country do not enforce protectionism; government lets business do what it pleases, this is called “laissez-fairee,”…
I Tried Meme Makeup
Meme makeup, the art of recreating memes on one’s eyelid, is a new trend popping up everywhere. When I saw the first two, one of Kim Kardashian crying and the other of Kermit as Star Wars characters- I knew I had to attempt it myself. Ever the avid makeup challenger, I decided to try Dawson…
Korean Brightening Beauty Secret: Super Vitamin C- Vitabrid C12
Vitabrid C12, vitamin C on crack, is a special 12hr time-released powder, developed by Dr. Jinjo Choy, which is to be mixed into water or toner and applied to the face. It retails for $58. But what’s it do? Vitamin C is a common ingredient in serums, BB and CC creams, and products meant…
