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We have entered the age of TikTok face

From ‘are you cat pretty, bunny pretty, deer pretty or fox pretty?’ to ‘are you boy pretty or girl pretty?’, viral beauty trends offer us the illusion of variety and choice while encouraging algorithmic sameness

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Jan 22, 2024

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I had my face stolen by AI

With the rise of AI-generated modelling agencies and no copyright protections, many models – like Nassia Matsa – are discovering that they don’t have the rights to their own bodies

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How to recreate 8 of Kate Moss’s era-defining beauty looks

It is Kate Moss’s 50th birthday, so to celebrate we dip into the Mossy archives and select eight of her most iconic beauty looks that you can re-create

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Jan 16, 2024

Alex Peters
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Unshrinking: how to detox from fatphobia

In her new book Unshrinking, Kate Manne explores the systemic nature of fatphobia and how we can unlearn the damaging body standards we are taught from a young age

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Jan 15, 2024

Adele Walton
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Why FOMO is the ultimate beauty trend

Behind every strawberry girl and brownie glaze manicure is a desperate longing to be a part of something

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Jan 10, 2024

Cierra Black
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Somatic therapy: the rise of psychotherapy for the body

When you feel like you are losing your mind, it might be time to get in touch with your body

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Jan 09, 2024

Beth Ashley
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T girl wisdom: Kay Wow shares her beauty affirmations for 2024

Speaking to Nicolaia Rips, TikTok’s favourite older sister figure Kay Poyer shares her beauty wisdom and her advice for the coming year

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Jan 04, 2024

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Beauty forecast 2024: Girlhood-core evolves into New Romantics 2.0

Post-girlhood beauty will see the New Romantics re-emerge to combine blush and ribbons while engaging with politics and gender

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Jan 03, 2024

Ellen Atlanta
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How perfume found a devoted online audience in 2023

2023 saw the rise of PerfumeTok and the core-ification of fragrance as we all turned to scent to help us manifest and craft the perfect aesthetic for our hyper-niche personas

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Dec 22, 2023

Bee Beardsworth
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The problem with AI beauty influencers: we can’t envy them

Will the unreal beauty of virtual and AI-generated personas work against them when it comes to influencing us to buy into their make-up, skincare and fitness routines?

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Dec 19, 2023

Paula Wengerodt
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5 ways to celebrate the winter solstice and yule

Priestess and spellcaster Isabella Greenwood explains the ancient pagan roots of our midwinter festivals and shares her alternative rituals to celebrate it

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Dec 18, 2023

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A holiday gift guide for all the beauty archetypes in your life

Not sure what to get your strawberry girl best friend or ketamine chic cousin? Here is the Dazed Beauty gift guide for 2023

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Dec 14, 2023

Ellen Atlanta
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Does the luteal phase of your menstrual cycle really make you ugly?

According to TikTok, ‘you’re not ugly, you’re just in your luteal phase’ – but what exactly is it, and does it really have an impact on how you look and feel?

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Dec 13, 2023

Maria Poggi
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Ranking 2023’s food-inspired beauty trends by how tasty they are

From latte make-up and blueberry milk nails to cinnamon butter cookie hair, beauty trends in 2023 were all about looking and feeling tasty. We rate them based on how delicious (and ridiculous) they are

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Dec 12, 2023

Darshita Goyal
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We’re more terrified of ageing than ever – but why?

From climate anxiety to fear of diseases wiping us out, it is no wonder that we are worried about getting older. Are we trying to stop the end of the world with Botox?

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Dec 08, 2023

Aimée Walsh

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