Hello Chickies,<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s due to my various Buddhist<\/a> or Seymour-esque<\/a> explorations, but I just had an enormous realization about the cosmetic world, often referred to as the \u201cWorld of Beauty\u201d.<\/p>\n It\u2019s about the story of the finger pointing at the moon. My dad, who learned it from Buddhist teachings, always told me: do not mistake one for the other.<\/p>\n And then by looking at Instagram feeds the other day (huda beauty <\/a>or nyx<\/a>, etc\u2026) I told myself: this is nuts, totally nutso! Tell me again that we consider beauty? I love that women display their complete transformations and therefore show their true self, honestly I find this beautiful. But this demonstrates well that cosmetics are not \u201cbeauty\u201d! There is no judgment here but the power of the word is such that I think it better to call things by their righteous name.<\/p>\n A hydrating cream, sunscreen, a lipstick, I find this just brilliant: nah, but a lipstick is a colored stick and it\u2019s applied on the lips, damn it I LOVE THIS! but it\u2019s not beauty, it\u2019s not \u201ca weapon of seduction\u201d, it\u2019s not \u201cbe yourself\u201d, etc.\u2026.<\/p>\n So of course it\u2019s creative, it\u2019s playful, it\u2019s social but what is truly beautiful is to create, to have fun, to express which tribe you want to belong to. It\u2019s \u2026you. Not the lipstick. Do you follow me?<\/p>\n And do not let anyone, no guy, no girlfriend, no magazine, no commercial, nor yourself tell you that you need cosmetic \u201cto be beautiful\u201d. Fuck the \u201cyou must have\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The other day, a \u201c beauty\u201d journalist asked me what was my opinion on \u201cbutt contouring<\/a>\u201d\u2026 NO KIDDING?! (I had to answer that (unfortunately) I had no expertise on the matter\u2026.) (hahahahahahaha)<\/p>\n I do not challenge the marketing and journalists teams who are working to create products\/stories that you like reading and find helpful. I\u2019m not at the point of where to say you rotten lying pieces of garbage but I think it\u2019s necessary to like cosmetics for what they are\u2026 meaning cosmetics do not equal beauty necessarily. And at the moment when you are mistaking one for the other, you are on the way to create a lot of\u2026ugliness. In reality the objectification of beauty is awful! Just look at the majority of the advertising in the cosmetic industry\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello Chickies, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s due to my various Buddhist or Seymour-esque explorations, but I just had an enormous realization about the cosmetic world, often referred to as the \u201cWorld of Beauty\u201d. It\u2019s about the story of the finger pointing at the moon. My dad, who learned it from Buddhist teachings, always told … Continue reading THE BEAUTY OF COSMETICS<\/span>