Makeup Exploration
Personal taste or universal rules?
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Beauty science - Golden ratio by Stephen marquardt - Physiology on how we interoperate different faces
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Society - Profiling
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Face Value – Stereotypes
Ted talks Cameron Russell
Image is powerful but superficial - can transform public perspective
Other than sugergy its hard to change how we look
Pretty white girl - Seen as being sexy in the industry
Genetric lottery - was lucky to with genes of tall slender figures, feminity and white skin
Of 677 models - only 24 less than 4 % were not under weight
Health youth and symmetry – natural what we think is beautiful
Images are constructions – not who the model is
Free stuff - just because of looks, not who you are
Facts
is there a clear discrimination in the fashion industry of non – white ethnicity?
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2008 – black model on cover of vogue 2011 – was the next time
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2001 – vogue published the title the arrival of the Asian super model not one black or Asian model was used in the title
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2011 – channel not one model was coloured male or female
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2013 – black people on the front of a magazine it won’t sell
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2013 – new york fashion week 79% were white 9.75 were Asian 7.67 were black 2.12 were Latina
Ideas of beauty in different cultures
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Bishonen – Japan – beautiful youth boy – in pop culture – androguous look – transcend the boundary of gender
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Skin Beaching –especially in Asia – cast system – surname / skin colour – more lighter skin more beautiful- costly and dangerous
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Surma/Mursi - ethopia – lip plates – larger the more beautiful you are – more cattle to family if bigger when married
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Kayan Tribe – brass neck coils – more slender and thinner = more attractive
Skin Bleaching
Skin bleaching refer to the practice of using chemical substances to try and lighten the skin tone or provide an even skin complexion by lessening the concentration of melanin. Several chemicals have been shown to be effective in skin whitening, while some have proven to be toxic and harmful.
The two main chemicals found in skin lightening products is Hydroquinone and Mercury, which both chemicals inhibit the production of melanin in the skin. The less amount of melanin in the skin = the lighter it is. It damages the tissues within the skin and can result with patchy skin. Its said that skin bleaching can also cause kidney problem and, skin cancer especially in poorer countries where products have not been approved and tested.
On the product information such as Hydroquinone Skin Bleaching Topical, it states the side effects may include mild burning, stinging, redness, and dryness. To stop using if blistering, skin cracking, blue-black darkening of the skin, or if symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
People bleach their skin as its known all around the world that the lighter the skin, the more beautiful you are. For example in Africa 8/10 women bleach their skin to be more beautiful, successful and more likely to find marriage. Men also take part in this skin alteration.
The video shows many famous/icons that bleach their skin within the industry, which have an impact on public.
It also shows that skin bleaching is used all over the world such as in America and Africa.
It addresses the reasons but also the issues that occur due the products.