Beauty has never been static. Over the past hundred years, the ideal face, body, and overall “look” have shifted again and again—shaped by culture, media, politics, technology, and the changing roles ...

Growing up as a Korean American girl in a predominantly white suburb of Chicago, I had a very specific idea of what beauty was. It only took me until the age of about eight to realize that I was not ...

What does it mean to be beautiful? This is a question with an ever-changing answer. In our society women are expected to fit with the constantly changing beauty standards that have been set for them.

Remember when we all thought we needed to look like we'd been run through seventeen Instagram filters just to grab coffee? Yeah, those days are finally getting the boot. Women everywhere are ...

Let’s take a trip down memory lane. The year is 2003, and Black women in entertainment are thriving. From music to movies and models on the runway, no lane was untouched. Growing up in the 90s and ...

When I was 12 years old, my self-proclaimed “biggest talent” was giving myself a salon-style blowout. I would set my dryer to the highest heat and speed and painstakingly run a brush through small ...

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. The internet is abuzz with talk of beauty ...

“I don't believe a person needs to have an active romantic or sexual life to be happy and have a fulfilling life.” It’s not often that women describe themselves as “ugly,” as the term is deemed ...

In the realm of contemporary fashion, we often discuss the silhouette of a couture gown or the structural integrity of a ...