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Week in Review: 9/23-9/29
From older models to make-up on men, this week @Beautyskew we discussed a lot of juicy stuff. Take a look: From top hats to morning coats, there’s something nice about keeping a pompous dress code...
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Weekend Observations: When Will I Stop Comparing?!
We were invited to a potluck lunch with a bunch of school families yesterday. We ate outside which was quite pleasant given how unseasonably warm it was. I sat with a couple of mothers and...
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Pic of the Week: This Just Struck Me, And I Don’t Know Why
I saw this ad in one of the fashion mags and was taken aback. I had to photograph it with my camera phone (hence the off kilter shot :)). What actually struck me about the pic? Obviously the model...
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Week in Review: 10/7-10/12
A week full of holidays, work and beauty! Why is it that I can’t control the urge to compare myself to others? But is that so bad in the end? Weekend Observations: When Will I Stop Comparing? This...
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Weekend Observations: Time to Pay Attention Internally
Ah, another year has passed. In a few days we will be embarking on 2013. January signifies beginnings for so many of us, but for me it represents anniversaries. Come January 16, my husband and I will...
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Why Naming Gwyneth World’s Most Beautiful is a Good Thing
Breaking News: (well not so breaking in this speedy internet age) People magazine has named 40 year-old Gwyneth Paltrow the World’s Most Beautiful woman. Ok, Ok, don’t snort. Who says People magazine...
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Pic of the Week: What an Inspiration!
Wow! While I may not be much of a Cole Hann fan, I was blown away by the use of China Machado as it’s model. She looks absolutely amazing! Imagine if we can look like her — with all her energy,...
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Weekend Observations: Why Do Our Friends Never Seem to Age?
I had a great reunion today! One of my best friends from college, Melanie, was in town from London and encouraged a group of us from college to reunite. While I do see some of the gang from time to...
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Weekend Observations: Some Everyday Aging Beauties Turning a Scary Situation...
What if I told you to imagine this: a single scene, empty-ish dance floor, and lots of older people looking for love. Yikes, right? Actually the opposite. I was TOTALLY inspired by what I saw. While I...
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Weekend Observations: Amazing Looking Centurions? Yep!
It’s the period of the Jewish New Year. Despite common belief, the new year isn’t celebrated by just one holiday, Rosh HaShanah. It includes a series of holidays during which you contemplate the...
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Weekend Observations: It’s Finally Impacted Me, And It Can Do the Same For You
This past Friday was my birthday. I usually keep this news quiet. I don’t like to tell people because I’m not one for people making a fuss over me. But, thanks to Facebook, everyone knows our...
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Are We Hard-Wired to Be Attracted to the Beauty of Our Elders?
Is it me or are we finally looking at our elder beauties in a new light? Every where I look I feel like people are starting to pay attention to the beauty of the older women and men in our society in...
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Beauty, Judgements & Hypocrites: Enough is Enough
That’s a picture of me when I was about 6 months old. As you can tell I’m wearing a special shoe on my left foot. That shoe, along with a cast, straightened (well, for the most part) the crooked leg...
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Getting Up Close and Personal with the Hottest, Coolest, Ladies in Fashion Tech
Warning: This is not your typical Beautyskew post :). I’m taking a leap. For those of you who follow my posts, you know that I share my thoughts in written form. Well, for the first time, I’m going...
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“Beauty and the Beast”: A Blow to Feminism or Something Powerful For Us All?
This week we are changing things up! While the last number of posts have been about the future, i.e., upcoming fashion tech, this week I’m going to talk about something that’s been around for...
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Beauty in the Workplace: How We Can Embrace, Not Fear, A Multi-Generational...
Within minutes of me publishing last week’s post, The Role of Ugliness and the Need to Address the Topic Head On, I received a very interesting plea by one of the readers. He urged me to address...
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The Other Side to Media’s Unrealistic Depictions of Beauty
Apologies for the break in posts over the past few weeks. I’ve been cooking up a whole new aspect to my blog! Stay tuned for the upcoming changes. Courtesy of Numero Magazine I was flying back from...
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The Beauty of Social Media isn’t Just Skin Deep
A street in Paris My my trip a few weeks ago In past posts, I have referenced the anthropology-based work around various technology platforms I had the privilege to develop, including a study on Social...
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Not What You’d Expect: What Blind People Can Teach Us About Physical Beauty
Courtesy of WatchCut Video What does beauty mean if you’re blind? After all, you can’t see, right? Does it actually matter to a person who can’t see? The answer? Yes! I came across a fascinating...
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Empowerment, Political Affairs & Youth Education: Fashion Week’s Other Side
If any of you follow fashion, you know every major city has celebrated it’s Fashion Week over the past month or so. And I can’t help but reflect on it all. Sure, Fashion Week is full of crazy...
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