As I mentioned last year in my video on H&M, the biggest trend in 2021 will inevitably be sustainability, which you would think is a good thing. But a lot of brands like to cut corners here, trying to make their products look sustainable in appearance only. Dig into the nitty gritty behind their marketing
A few days ago I posted an interaction I had with a vegan bag company on Instagram which claimed to be sustainable. Looking at the exterior of these bags, they looked awfully polyurethaney (not a word, but bear with me). After a week-long exchange, they admitted the exterior was, in fact, a plastic-based faux leather
Last week I published a video on unsafe contact lens materials, in response to viewers asking for safe TTDEye contact alternatives. Since then, I’ve received a few questions asking if Desio contacts are safe. A quick Google search revealed the package insert for their lenses, detailing the composition of their lenses. The important stuff is
Today’s exploration into 19th century beauty features D.G. Brinton, noted physician, archaeologist, and author. Though most of his books focus on ethnicity, we’ll focus on Personal Beauty, published in 1870. Drawing from both mythological and historical sources, Brinton discusses what make a woman beautiful. A small mouth, upturned nose, and naturally arched brows are some
Although we associate makeup with everyday wear, in the early 20th century people strictly used it for the theater. A plethora of grease and cream paints defined the performer’s features, set with powder if deemed necessary. Here makeup was at its infancy, long before influencers and fast makeup brands catapulted it into a $532 billion
