Cody pointed out that Olivia used to post original songs to her social media accounts ahead of
SOUR s coveted release, and was surprised to see that none of them made the album s final cut. When I was listening to Sour, I was surprised that literally none of the songs were love songs, they were all post-breakup [songs], he said in a TikTok he posted on May 23 (just two days after
SOUR dropped
). So, my theory is that there’s a second album coming called
Sweet, that has all of the sweet parts of a relationship and not the sour ones.
Dove’s latest ad highlighting the pressure on teenage girls about body image
Living life through filters has become all too common. Dove’s recognition of the damage done trying to live up to the perception of beauty is to be applauded, writes gen Z columnist Emily Johnson. Here’s why ‘Reverse selfie’ is so impactful, and what Dove needs to do next.
I was only just born when the very first Dove campaign came out highlighting the need to have honest conversations around beauty standards.
My first memory of the campaign was as a young girl scout, when a Dove Ambassador came to present to our troop about body image and how the beauty industry manipulates our perceptions of what is real and, therefore, what is attainable. During the workshop, I vividly recall the Dove representative showing us images of women, who appeared drop dead gorgeous in beauty shots, but when all the photo editing had been stripped away how ordinary they appeared. I also recall she showed us an image
The danger of that #nosejob trend on TikTok
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Don’t get me wrong, I love my “Jewish nose.”
But when more and more #nosejob and #nosejobcheck videos started popping up on my TikTok For You Page, it brought back those old unwanted feelings of hating my appearance I worked so hard to overcome. I wasn’t even interacting with the videos, yet for some reason I couldn’t get them off my feed.
On TikTok, the #nosejob hashtag has nearly 2.5 billion views, and #nosejobcheck has over a billion as well.
The videos are all pretty much the same: the first half consists of people showing their side profile in several pictures (truly a nightmare for those of us with nose insecurities!), a horrifying photo of their post-op bloody and bruised face, and then finally the new and improved nose, which is usually tiny, upturned and bump-free.
I Tried Facial Cupping, the Celebrity-Loved Plumping Technique That s All Over TikTok
TikTok is a one-stop shop for all of the latest beauty trends. Slugging, facelift concealer hacks, retro hairstyle challenges you can find it all on the app. If you re tuned into the beauty space and up to date on the most recent treatments, then you ve probably spotted facial cupping while scrolling the app.
Facial cupping comes from traditional Chinese medicine. It s a popular spa treatment but you can also do it at home. It involves gently dragging small suction cup tools across the skin in upward and outward motions. It s said to relieve muscle tension (especially in the jaw), increase blood flow, and give you an instantly lifted appearance, similar to jade rolling or gua sha.