06. 02. 2012
Katya Zharkova plus model magazine

PLUS Model Magazine covers body image in the fashion industry

My friend and Beutiful Magazine Newsletter fashion contributor Devin Anne Pauley (Morgia Bridal – sign up for updates here!) sent me the link to this news. PLUS Model Magazine, a magazine dedicated to...

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22. 12. 2011
Photoshop detection tool

New Photoshop detector shows image alterations

Pretttty sweet, right?! Yup, image forensics researchers at Dartmouth College have created a photo analyzing tool that highlights any Photoshop-style modifications, testing it out on magazine covers and advertisements. Because, we’re bombarded by...

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25. 11. 2011
Truth in Advertising

Petition started to trigger Truth in Advertising labeling

The UK is a little ahead of us. Earlier this year, their Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) had banned cosmetic ads that featured Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington. This was because Member of Parliament...

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17. 11. 2011
nothing_tastes_as_good_as_skinny_feels kate moss

“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” t-shirt advert banned

Put this under the category of things that should never have been created: A t-shirt that says “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” Yes, it was designed. Manufactured. And sold on online...

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15. 11. 2011
bad-hair-day

Study says: only 7% of women love their hair

              Yes, seven out of one-hundred women are happy with their hair, according to a study conducted by Dove. That means, 93 woman are not. Here are...

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12. 09. 2011
America the beautiful statue of liberty

“America the Beautiful” – a documentary about the nation’s obsession with beauty

As you may have read in earlier posts over the weekend, I spent my Sunday catching up on some good shit. Meaning – eating disorder, labiaplasty and beauty/fashion industry documentaries and films. I...

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08. 09. 2011
TARA-LYNN

H&M launches “Big is Beautiful” collection, carries larger sizes

Written by April Peveteaux I do love the H&M. But one problem I’ve always faced, as a woman with breasts, is that their size L in shirts and dresses isn’t exactly boob-friendly. I...

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31. 08. 2011
Lady gaga androgynous

Bender your gender – it’s becoming more acceptable!

Lady Gaga is such a follower. We kid, we kid. But most beauty insiders weren’t that surprised by her drag-tastic performance at the VMA’s. Why, you ask? Well, because gender-bending, Victor/Victoria-style hair and...

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22. 08. 2011
nivea_offensive_ad

Nivea pulls ‘offensive’ ad

Companies like to push the envelope with their ads. Sometimes the gamble works, sometimes it doesn’t, and sometimes, like in the case of a new advertising campaign from Nivea, the whole thing turns...

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22. 08. 2011
Yoplait pulls commercial after being deemed triggering for eating disorders

Yoplait pulls commercial after being deemed triggering for eating disorders

I heard the news of this commercial Yoplait commercial that was pulled after receiving pressure from the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) from several people and finally had a chance to see it...

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