beauty
“She wins who calls herself beautiful and challenges the world to change to truly see her.” - Naomi Wolf
On Self Image
Along with the rest of the (privileged) world lockdown has me confined to my home with absolutely nothing to do. Along with nothing to do comes the desire for obsessive social media usage, and absolutely bugger all to share with the world. My lockdown posts so far have been a few pictures of my dog looking cute, one selfie, a compilation of little things that had made me smile, and one snapchat thirst trap of an especially booby selfie with an inane caption about managing to get dressed. While wasting away another day in lockdown I (unusually for me) decided to do a full face of makeup, which lead to wandering around my home until I found the most flattering lighting, then banging out about 100 selfies until I found one where I liked my facial expression. Clearly, this was already very much me at my best, but because of the time of day the lighting wasn’t quite as flattering as it could’ve been, so I figured I’d whack it in Facetune and knock down the contrast a bit and up the saturation to recreate that perfect “golden hour” lighting. After a lot of little tweaks I finally had “the perfect selfie”, which in my eyes was still just a selfie because all I’d really done was touch up the lighting. At this point I paused before instagramming it purely because I was worried about posting two selfies too close together and seeming vain, so the selfie sat in my camera roll for a few days.
Grace SeymourPublished 4 years ago in VivaBeauty of being Latina
Hi!. My name is Lisaidy and I'm a proud Latina. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic. My family and I moved to the United States three and a half years ago in the search for a better future.
Lisaidy ZabalaPublished 4 years ago in Viva10 Facts about Careprost Eye Drop Lash Growth Serum
Achieve lusciously long and thick eye lashes with Careprost serum The first thing that is noticed in a person’s face is the amazing eyes. They play an eminent part in creating lasting impressions. Eyes are quite a big part of the attractiveness quotient as well. For making eyes looking dramatic and attention-catching, people put efforts to make lashes look lusciously long and thick. These days there are innumerable tricks that have actually been sleeved in the makeup industry. The products like eyeliner and mascara are artfully utilized for giving the onlooker a false impression of long and dark lashes. People may use artificial lashes in the form of extensions. But do these hacks really work in the long turn? The answer is not really! Such products are just temporary solutions for attaining long and fuller lashes. Are you tired of applying layers of mascara to make eyelashes appear longer and voluminous? If yes then Careprost eye drops is the sure shot solution to your problem.
Marge PurifoyPublished 4 years ago in VivaJust a Girl
Being a girl is hard, and trying to be a girl and look good is such a Herculean effort. Hercules is in hell right now trying to push a rock uphill and I’m like “pfft I’ll push that rock instead of trying to put on liquid eyeliner” now that’s impossible. Trying to put on winged eyeliner evenly should be an Olympic sport.
Mae McCreeryPublished 4 years ago in VivaBlack Bisexual Queen
I am a woman, a black woman at that. I feel being a black woman is beauty mixed with pain. Some people, mostly men drool and get hard over the ones that have an hourglass figure with their brown skin glowing like the sun. Those are the ones mostly put all over the gram, the web, and magazines that people get.
Narleysia NicoleePublished 4 years ago in VivaShades of Skin|3 Black Women Who Changed The Beauty World
Several makeup brands have misrepresented women of color for years. Personally, I do not wear a lot of make up. I'm a simple kind of gal who only beats her face for the occasion. I like to experiment with a little bit of concealer and foundation. Also, I crave lip-gloss and mascara. Unfortunately, when I shop for makeup it's hard to find my shade. Usually, I have to mix (experiment) with colors to find the match for my skin. I should have more options as a woman of color.
Zari's DiaryPublished 4 years ago in VivaWhat Is Your Definition Of Beauty?
I remember looking at myself in the mirror when I was a kid and thinking how ugly I was and how I couldn’t wait to be able to afford plastic surgery.
She Ain’t Pretty
She Ain’t Pretty (Thank god) Last night, I watched Beyonce’s Homecoming. I don’t know why; I’m not a huge fan or anything, but it’s good keep up with what the kids like. I like to be au current ["current" in French]. There is no denying she’s a goddess, a helluva performer. I hadn’t seen her much since the "Single Ladies" days, and her style has evolved. She still has a sassy strut and a stripper-esque krump, but now her and her bevy of back-up dancing girls have this rough, masculine thrust and jerk. “Suck my balls,” they chant as they do a manly double-arm crotch chop. Some of the moves—feet flexed, knees askew—were not coy, not sexy, not beguiling, but rather were aggressive and ugly. And I liked it. These "ladies" were not accessories, not there to titillate and tease, this was #metoo, owning their space and bodies, unapologetically with humour, defiance, and commanding attention.
A.J. RobertsPublished 5 years ago in VivaShave Your Head, Seriously
Sitting in my kitchen, so nervous I was shaking, I decided to shave my head. I remember all the weeks I had paced about within the confines of my mind, rolling the idea around like marbles, popping the 'yes' and 'no' in and out of the realm of possibility. Around this time, I had suffered a tremendous breakup, and in my acts of stress, I resorted to my cyclical shaving and dyeing and re-dyeing and growing... and found myself with about two inches of growth, and pastel pink locks.
Anna McGheePublished 5 years ago in VivaBeauty and Makeup
For those of you who don't know, I am currently working with Queens and Future Queens (a non-profit organization determined to assist young girls in becoming future leaders through mentorship programs consisting of female CEOs, CFOs, etc. of big companies as well as inspirational speakers, artist, etc.) to create an event called Champions for Change Leadership Awards 2020. Now one of the things I needed to do was find empowering music for women to feature at the event and I found one song that really made me think. The song is "Strip" by Little Mix.
Bazal MoraniPublished 5 years ago in Viva5 Easy Ways to Look and Feel More Beautiful
Have you ever wanted to have a look that makes men's heads turn and women jealous? Chances are, you're just a few short steps away from achieving it.
Mikkie MillsPublished 5 years ago in VivaWe Need to Stop Apologising for Our Appearance
As I met my friend for lunch, I noticed her lovely pink nails and complimented her choice of colour. “Sorry they’re a mess, I haven’t had time to get them done recently,” she said. That’s when it struck me: women apologising for their appearance is an all too common occurrence. And there’s undeniably no reason it should be like this. There was absolutely nothing wrong with her nails that day. And even if there was, she doesn’t owe me anything?
Simran Lavanya SarafPublished 5 years ago in Viva