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Polyester and NYX Present… The New Girls in Town
editorial Lauren O'Neill 22/07/2025 editorial Lauren O'Neill 22/07/2025

Polyester and NYX Present… The New Girls in Town

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Artist Penny Goring’s Poems of Love and Fear Represent Our Dystopian and Utopian Selves
essay, interview Sihaam Naik 20/03/2025 essay, interview Sihaam Naik 20/03/2025

Artist Penny Goring’s Poems of Love and Fear Represent Our Dystopian and Utopian Selves

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Culture Slut: How YouTube Became an Integral Queer Archive
essay Sihaam Naik 14/11/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 14/11/2024

Culture Slut: How YouTube Became an Integral Queer Archive

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Beauty Archivist: Blush Blindness and Self Referential Makeup Trends
essay Sihaam Naik 29/08/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 29/08/2024

Beauty Archivist: Blush Blindness and Self Referential Makeup Trends

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The Rise of the Anaemic E-Girl: The Dangers of Aestheticising Illness
essay Sihaam Naik 23/07/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 23/07/2024

The Rise of the Anaemic E-Girl: The Dangers of Aestheticising Illness

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Beauty Archivist: An American in Paris & The Origin of French Girl Chic
essay Sihaam Naik 27/06/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 27/06/2024

Beauty Archivist: An American in Paris & The Origin of French Girl Chic

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Ctrl+Shift Feminism: On Cyberfemme Folklore & TikTok’s Rebrand of Late Capitalism
essay Lauren O'Neill 30/04/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 30/04/2024

Ctrl+Shift Feminism: On Cyberfemme Folklore & TikTok’s Rebrand of Late Capitalism

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An Ode to the Maximalism of Northern English Beauty
essay Lauren O'Neill 29/02/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 29/02/2024

An Ode to the Maximalism of Northern English Beauty

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Starry Eyed: The Rebellious History of Beauty Patches
essay Lauren O'Neill 01/02/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 01/02/2024

Starry Eyed: The Rebellious History of Beauty Patches

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Beauty Archivist: The Reverent, Referential Catholicism of Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2007
essay Lauren O'Neill 25/01/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 25/01/2024

Beauty Archivist: The Reverent, Referential Catholicism of Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2007

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Beauty Archivist: The Art of Christmas Makeovers
essay Lauren O'Neill 21/12/2023 essay Lauren O'Neill 21/12/2023

Beauty Archivist: The Art of Christmas Makeovers

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Art Rookie: Abject Women, Feminine Beauty and the Art of Elena Garrigolas 
essay Lauren O'Neill 23/11/2023 essay Lauren O'Neill 23/11/2023

Art Rookie: Abject Women, Feminine Beauty and the Art of Elena Garrigolas 

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Beauty Archivist: The “Sexy, Happy Girls Next Door” of Betsey Johnson’s Spring Summer 2001 Show
essay Lauren O'Neill 31/10/2023 essay Lauren O'Neill 31/10/2023

Beauty Archivist: The “Sexy, Happy Girls Next Door” of Betsey Johnson’s Spring Summer 2001 Show

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How Medusa Deluxe Pulls Back the Velvet Curtain on the Production of Glamour
essay ione gamble 11/08/2023 essay ione gamble 11/08/2023

How Medusa Deluxe Pulls Back the Velvet Curtain on the Production of Glamour

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Hair Raising! This Editorial is Inspired by Beauty Whodunnit Medusa Deluxe
editorial ione gamble 04/08/2023 editorial ione gamble 04/08/2023

Hair Raising! This Editorial is Inspired by Beauty Whodunnit Medusa Deluxe

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Beauty Archivist: Becoming Rita - How Hollywood Has Never Championed Natural Beauty
essay Charlotte Landrum 01/06/2023 essay Charlotte Landrum 01/06/2023

Beauty Archivist: Becoming Rita - How Hollywood Has Never Championed Natural Beauty

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Beauty Archivist: Pamela Anderson’s Beauty Evolution Reminds Us of the Power of Image
essay Charlotte Landrum 21/03/2023 essay Charlotte Landrum 21/03/2023

Beauty Archivist: Pamela Anderson’s Beauty Evolution Reminds Us of the Power of Image

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Lucha Libre Beauty is Finding the Soft Glamour in Wrestling
editorial Charlotte Landrum 12/03/2023 editorial Charlotte Landrum 12/03/2023

Lucha Libre Beauty is Finding the Soft Glamour in Wrestling

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Engulfed in Colour Celebrates Trinidad’s Blue Devil
editorial Charlotte Landrum 12/03/2023 editorial Charlotte Landrum 12/03/2023

Engulfed in Colour Celebrates Trinidad’s Blue Devil

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Moon Power Make-Up Focuses on Anime’s Heroines
editorial Charlotte Landrum 12/03/2023 editorial Charlotte Landrum 12/03/2023

Moon Power Make-Up Focuses on Anime’s Heroines

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