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From Stage to Cosmetics: Celebrities Are Taking Over the Makeup Industry

CAMILLA LIU In the Era of Rising Celebrity-Owned Beauty Brands, Would You Pay for Your Idol’s Products? Rihanna just completed her spectacular 2023 Super Bowl halftime performance on the 12th of this month. This is her first live performance since the 2018 Grammys, and her return to the stage has attracted countless old fans and new viewers. However, after Rihanna’s 13-minute show, besides the Twitter … Continue reading From Stage to Cosmetics: Celebrities Are Taking Over the Makeup Industry

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Believe It or Not, Fashion Trend is a Circle

CAMILLA LIU Believe it or not, trends are always cyclical. Some people say that fashion is a circle, with a roughly 20-year rotation from start to finish. From scrunchies to hair claws, from floral dresses to flared pants, various retro fashion items have reappeared in the vision of contemporary consumers. In this article, let’s take a look at these fashion items with me! Photo from … Continue reading Believe It or Not, Fashion Trend is a Circle

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Nail Trends: Predicted

CASSANDRA LUNDSGAARD We may still be in the thick of winter, but what is the harm in fantasising about Spring! With nail trends ever-changing, we will never fall short of options for your next perfect manicure.  We can thank Hailey Bieber for bringing chrome into everyone’s life. Bieber kindly shared her effortlessly chic manicure, she used a thinned out OPI’s “funny bunny” topped off with … Continue reading Nail Trends: Predicted

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Behind the Public Criticism, What We are Supposed to See in Kim Kardashian’s Harvard Business School Speech?

CAMILLA LIU Just in the past week, Kim Kardashian was invited to give a guest lecture at Harvard Business School, which pushed her into the limelight once again after she was already in the forefront of the internet’s attention. In fact, It’s not hard to find out from the news released by the western media that day that the public opinion about Harvard’s invitation to … Continue reading Behind the Public Criticism, What We are Supposed to See in Kim Kardashian’s Harvard Business School Speech?

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A Guide to Dressing Like Everyone’s Favourite Nepo Baby: Lily-Rose Depp

CASSANDRA LUNDSGAARD Lily-Rose, daughter to world renowned actor Johnny Depp and French singer Vanessa Paradis, is the ultimate “cool girl”. If you haven’t heard of her yet you’ve definitely at the very least caught a glimpse of her in the Chanel black dress with gold chains. Whether she is seen in Chanel or just a pair of jeans and a basic top, she never fails … Continue reading A Guide to Dressing Like Everyone’s Favourite Nepo Baby: Lily-Rose Depp

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The New (It) Girl on the Block: Alix Earle

ALESANDRA VETTESE TikTok is full of opportunities for fame; opening the app and posting a video can, under most circumstances, bring you huge amounts of celebrity. Though this fame is usually short-lived and fleeting, some users have managed to capitalize on their overnight stardom. Sure, they need to have one video which grants them mass exposure, but the rest is up to them. Some fail, … Continue reading The New (It) Girl on the Block: Alix Earle

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Hot Take: Bleached Brows are the Accessories you Didn’t Know you Needed

CARLY HARRIS Bleached brows – you might hate them, you might love them, but one thing’s for sure, this trend isn’t going anywhere.  You’ve probably seen anyone and everyone with bleached brows recently. From models to actors to influencers, everyone is participating in the trend. But why? Why are bleached brows all of a sudden a thing? Some of fashion’s most influential people including Kim … Continue reading Hot Take: Bleached Brows are the Accessories you Didn’t Know you Needed

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Gymfluenced: The Rise of Fitness Content (and Misinformation) on Social Media

GARETH BOYLE Social media has become a rabbit hole of content in the past few years. This is a product of implementing endless feeds of content for users to interact with, an example being Tik Tok’s main form of content distribution which inspired Instagram’s “Reels” function. This endless amount of content allows for endless forms of entertainment. Essentially, there is something out there for everyone. … Continue reading Gymfluenced: The Rise of Fitness Content (and Misinformation) on Social Media

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The Dilemma of Contemporary Body Aesthetics: How Skinny Do I Have To Be To Be Perfect?

Social media is dominated by unrealistic body standards and causes many teenagers and young adults to develop body dysmorphia disorders. Skinny and fit models plague most of the fashion models, and causes impressionable young adults to develop unrealistic body image standards. Young adults associate these unrealistic body standards to society’s fashion expectations. Due to the powerful social media culture, these body type expectations continue to … Continue reading The Dilemma of Contemporary Body Aesthetics: How Skinny Do I Have To Be To Be Perfect?

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2022’s Must-Have Accessory: Acne

JO HO Acne is finally in. No, I am not talking about the trendy Acne Studios scarf, I am talking about the annoying breakouts you have been getting on your face since you were 14. For years, the beauty industry has been fueled by society’s fear of acne and skin imperfections. From the 10 step Korean skincare routine to celebrity endorsed Proactiv products, skincare companies have made … Continue reading 2022’s Must-Have Accessory: Acne

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