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    4 delicious makeup ideas for the end of summer.

    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: DID COWBOYS WEAR LOTION?
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: DID COWBOYS WEAR LOTION?

    The acid mantle explained and a dive into the spectrum of self-care.
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    MAYA'S JULY COLUMN: THE CONSTRUCT OF "UGLY"
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    MAYA'S JULY COLUMN: THE CONSTRUCT OF "UGLY"

    How the pursuit and ideals towards beauty feeds the fetishization of "unconventional" beauty standard.
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    MAYA'S JUNE COLUMN: PRIDE MONTH AND THE COMMODIFICATION OF QUEERNESS
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    MAYA'S JUNE COLUMN: PRIDE MONTH AND THE COMMODIFICATION OF QUEERNESS

    "Representation during Pride only matters as much as queer people are fetishized as a “yas kween” alternative beauty still bound by the
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    10 QUESTIONS WITH SALWA & FARZANA, BEAUTY'S NEW FACES
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 5 min

    10 QUESTIONS WITH SALWA & FARZANA, BEAUTY'S NEW FACES

    Get to know @urgalsal_ and @textbookbeauty, the influential beauty prodigies disrupting the status quo.
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    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: THE BEAUTY OF TOUGH LOVE
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: THE BEAUTY OF TOUGH LOVE

    How the honesty and love of your sisterhood can be the most pivotal form of self-discovery.
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    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: ACADEMIA & (THE LACK OF) SISTERHOOD
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 5 min

    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: ACADEMIA & (THE LACK OF) SISTERHOOD

    Maya unpacks the misogynistic assumptions of critical beauty theory and philosophy.
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    MAYA'S MARCH BEAUTY COLUMN: WHY I HATE TURMERIC
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    MAYA'S MARCH BEAUTY COLUMN: WHY I HATE TURMERIC

    “Oh, did you know turmeric is a root?” Yes, I did. Did you know you're colonizing it?
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    GET READY WITH + GET TO KNOW: MAYA,  DIRECTOR
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 2 min

    GET READY WITH + GET TO KNOW: MAYA, DIRECTOR

    On how they start the day, what their role involves, and a few of their favourite things.
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    MAYA'S FEBRUARY BEAUTY COLUMN: F*CK BRIGHTENING
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 4 min

    MAYA'S FEBRUARY BEAUTY COLUMN: F*CK BRIGHTENING

    Highlight, brightening serums and masks, luminous sprays, and glow drops. What is with the obsession with brightening?
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    THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY IN THE AGE OF A.I.
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY IN THE AGE OF A.I.

    What are the consequences of tech that "helps" us shop for cosmetics?
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    HOW SELF-CARE BECAME AN INDUSTRY
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    HOW SELF-CARE BECAME AN INDUSTRY

    Capitalising on political anxiety, brands like Goop are making self-care a $250 million business.
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    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: CONSUMING BEAUTY
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 5 min

    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: CONSUMING BEAUTY

    What do beauty, "Sorry to Bother You," and modern slavery have in common?
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    WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE "SELF-MADE?" LET'S DISCUSS.
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE "SELF-MADE?" LET'S DISCUSS.

    Our obsession with celebrity brands says a lot about capitalism.
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    THE MODEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS ARE HERE
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 1 min

    THE MODEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS ARE HERE

    Voting is open in our 4th annual contest - and this time it's more competitive than ever.
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    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: BLONDE KANYE & "IRONY"
    Editor's Team
    • Mar 16
    • 6 min

    MAYA'S BEAUTY COLUMN: BLONDE KANYE & "IRONY"

    Maya sounds off on Kanye's complex relationship with symbols of white beauty, politics, and late capitalism.
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