February 25, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Whether watching television or reading magazines, people are unable to escape the influence the media has on their perception of beauty, since if they are continually being told to think that something is beautiful, before long they come to accept…
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February 24, 2015 Skin and Body
If you don’t love your body the way it is you will probably spend most of your time loathing your appearance, which isn’t exactly going to benefit your self-esteem. Of course, you don’t want to end up at the other…
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February 24, 2015 Skin and Body
There may well be more overweight individuals in society than those who are a healthy weight, but this is not a situation most overweight people are comfortable with. Given the choice, the majority of overweight individuals would love to be…
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February 23, 2015 Skin and Body
Some people become so preoccupied with the parts of their body that they dislike that they can think of nothing else. What is the point obsessing about your big nose or small breasts? It isn’t going to make you feel…
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Online dating sites have become popular with all sorts of people who want to go out and have some fun or find someone that they could eventually settle down with. There is no longer this assumption that if you’re using…
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February 19, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
What exactly is inner beauty? In today’s society there seems to be preoccupation with the way people look: how tall and slim they are, how they dress and present themselves, and how well age treats them. There is little room…
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February 16, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Who dictates what we should regard as beautiful? So often editors of celebrity magazines and tabloid newspapers love to print pictures of celebrities not looking their best and then completely lambaste them for daring to step out of the house…
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February 15, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
A twenty-first century woman is supposed to be able to have it all an education, a successful career, fulfilling relationships, children, but is this the reality? It seems that although there is a huge amount of pressure for women to…
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February 15, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
It may sound rather prudish to assert that modesty is the best way of exhibiting beauty, but when women in the public eye are continually exposing themselves for the paparazzi it is easy to see why so many women take…
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Women buy shoes that hurt their feet because of vanity, pure and simple. Women want to look good and feel good about themselves, and what they choose to wear provides them with an opportunity to convey confidence and a certain…
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February 14, 2015 Skin and Body
The beauty industry is hugely profitable because, clearly, men and women value the way they look. Women in particular are the target market for beauty products, especially those products which advertisements inform us will reduce the signs of ageing. Getting…
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February 14, 2015 Skin and Body
Women always seem to be worried about the way they look and so it is not surprising they spend so much money on clothing, hair products, cosmetics and creams in the pursuit of looking good. As soon as a girl…
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February 12, 2015 Skin and Body
It appears that for some women having a year-round tan is more important than safeguarding their health. There are many risks associated with sunbed-use and yet there are still women who insist on topping up their tan on a daily…
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Most women have clothes hanging in their wardrobe that, despite no longer fitting, remain there undisturbed. It shouldn’t really come as a surprise when so many women are overweight, having gained weight over the years and telling themselves that one…
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If the designer tag is more important to you than the price of your child’s clothing it really shouldn’t be. There are some parents who are prepared to pay ridiculous sums of money just to ensure that their child is…
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February 7, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
There have always been visual representations of beauty which have shifted over time. You only have to look at portraits and paintings from across the centuries to see how fashions and perceptions of beauty have altered. There is now a…
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February 6, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Beauty is a concept which encapsulates both a person’s external appearance and their internal make-up, although often when people speak of beauty they refer simply to the aesthetic value of a person because it, in theory, is easier to gauge…
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February 6, 2015 Skin and Body
As a rule, celebrities don’t lead the same kind of lives that ordinary people do, no matter how much they try to pretend they do. The reality is that they don’t have to work a traditional nine to five job…
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February 6, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
There is clearly a lot of money to be made for those involved in the beauty industry. From cosmetics to anti-ageing creams and now increasingly cosmetic surgery, women are prepared to pay for what they perceive to be perfection. It…
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February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
What exactly is the point of comparing your body to other people’s bodies? It isn’t going to make you feel any better about yourself and is actually likely to make you feel worse. Perhaps you’re a masochist and enjoy torturing…
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February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
The perception of beauty is subjective – what one person finds attractive, another may not. However, we cannot escape the influence of the society in which we inhabit, and thus our perception of beauty can be coloured by what the…
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February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
Body image isn’t just about how people see themselves, but also how they believe others see them. Often whether a person has a positive body image or a negative one is very much influenced by how they think other people…
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February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
Women are particularly susceptible to negativity towards their bodies, due to the importance with which the female appearance is perceived to have in our society. In order for women to ‘succeed’ in their relationships, career, and life in general there…
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February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
We all have features of our body that we dislike, but why do we bother wasting so much time sat in front of the mirror examining all our flaws? Life is simply too short for us to be worrying about…
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February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
The saying ‘you are what you eat’ implies that in order to possess good health you have to follow a healthy diet, which obviously has some truth in it. When individuals lead a healthy lifestyle, including eating a balanced diet,…
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February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
It’s not surprising that women have so many body hang-ups of their own when they are regularly confronted with pictures of celebrities wearing the skimpiest of swimwear in order to show off their beautiful beach bodies. When you look down…
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February 5, 2015 Skin and Body
Of the various surveys conducted on women’s body image, the indication is that the majority of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. Height, body shape and size, bust size, wrinkles, cellulite, and any distinguishing features can all factor into women’s…
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February 3, 2015 Skin and Body
People usually undergo cosmetic surgery because they have something about their appearance they dislike and want to improve. In a superficial world you don’t want to stand out for any of your ‘imperfections’ – you would rather be seen as…
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February 3, 2015 Skin and Body
If you want to get body confidence you have to learn to accept that you’re a beautiful person. You may not be a conventional beauty, but you no doubt have interesting features and aspects of your appearance which you don’t…
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February 3, 2015 Skin and Body
It is rather unusual to encounter a woman who doesn’t have something about her appearance that she dislikes, be it the size of her breasts; her weight; her height; her ears; or the way her face, in general, looks. In…
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