beauty standards
how double eyelid surgery has become a rite of passage for many south korean youths
Living in a society obsessed with public perception and appearance, many young South Koreans are going under the knife to elevate their social status, boost their wealth, land a better job and find the perfect partner.
how double eyelid surgery has become a rite of passage for many south korean youths
Living in a society obsessed with public perception and appearance, many young South Koreans are going under the knife to elevate their social status, boost their wealth, land a better job and find the perfect partner.
Dyeing My Hair Rainbow Colors Will Never Make Me 'Less Asian'
Rather than my race, my hair became what people recognized and distinguished me by. But as my white friends began to accept me, I realized that my acceptance of myself was suffering.
It's Time to Retire the Unwritten Rule About Not Wearing Glasses to Parties
If Lupita Nyong'o could go to the Oscars wearing prescription glasses and still look like a goddess, then nobody can tell me I have to wear contacts to my neighbor's cousin's wedding.
'Shaving,' Today's Comic by Ida Neverdahl
After finding messages in her shaved hairs, a girl decides that shaving isn't for her.
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask an Ugly Person
"Knowing I'm aging physically doesn't affect me as much as it does other people because I've never really looked that great."
The South Asian Women Reclaiming Their Culture and Battling Colorism
How Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr became awash with "bindi-adorned brown girls demanding change."
Eye-Popping Photo Series Imagines Absurd Beauty Rituals
Aleksandra Kingo’s photo series “Spa Days” was inspired by the bizarre, demanding world of beauty regimes.
Why Some Women Might Need Plastic Surgery
A recent vandalism campaign against cosmetic surgery ads doesn't tell the other side of the story.
Iraqi Women Are Getting Angry-Looking Eyebrows Tattooed on Their Faces
The brows have become status symbols, a way to demonstrate one's wealth and pride in appearance.
Why Are There so Many Videos of Women Sticking Their Lips in Things?
Do it if you want, of course. But be careful, because nobody wants a generation of people who accidentally ripped their lips off in pursuit of a platonic ideal of puffy lips.
Rich Kenyans Are Injecting Themselves with Black Market Creams to Become White
The popularity of skin-bleaching injections has rocketed over the last 18 months. The trade in black market creams and injections is completely unregulated. There is no way of knowing just how dangerous they are.