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Opinion: Teen obsession with skin care products isn’t a trend, it’s a warning sign
Editor’s Note: Holly Thomas is a writer and editor based in London. She is morning editor at Katie Couric Media. She tweets @HolstaT. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion on CNN. CNN — Adolescents’ enthusiasm for beauty products is nothing new. Indeed, we’ve long taken it for granted. When I was about 12, I received a large — unsolicited — Estee Launder makeup sampler for Christmas. The box felt like a totem of my impending maturity, recognition that I would soon be allowed access to an as-yet out-of-reach club. I gave it pride of place on my bedroom table (swiftly rebranded as a “dresser”…
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Craig Conover’s House: Paige DeSorbo Does DIY Bathroom Fixes
As you can see in the video above, Craig Conover recently renovated every inch of his home, making some very impressive improvements along the way. However, the Southern Charm cast member’s girlfriend, Paige DeSorbo, felt there was one room in particular that was still in need of a major change. “I don’t know what possessed me, but I woke up today and decided I was gonna do a home improvement day,” the Summer House cast member shared in a January 4 Instagram Story video, noting that she was in “one of Craig’s bathrooms, which is really my bathroom.” Pointing to the bathroom vanity, Paige explained, “The tiles are black and white, but this was gray, so…
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The Best Skin-Care Science on the Market in 2024| Well+Good
Rihanna. Lady Gaga. Jennifer Aniston. Selena Gomez. We have no shortage of beauty brands created by celebrities, but in equal measure, the number of genius-level talent leaving behind jobs at NASA and MIT and bringing their Nobel Prize-winning knowledge to techy, next-wave skin care is mounting. And this revolution doesn’t appear to be stopping any time soon, as new players enter the game to one-up devices, ingredients, and the way actives get into our skin and hair. While there can be arguments to be made that geniuses have always been behind the scenes, this trend of smarty-pants skin care kicked off in earnest in 2017 when Professor Augustinus Bader, one…
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Book Review: ‘How to Be a Renaissance Woman,’ by Jill Burke
The 16th century, Burke notes, is a time, like the one we are living through now, when technology and visual culture collided. Developments in single-point perspective, draftsmanship and anatomy all influenced portraiture. And body ideals were changing from the gothic paragon, with narrow shoulders and big hips, to soft hourglasses, preferably complete with pale skin and golden curls. There are plenty of noblewomen in these pages — their stories are usually the best documented — but Burke makes an effort to talk about women of many kinds: domestic help, peasants, widows, courtesans and all manner of sex workers. (The names mentioned also function as a great source for anyone in…
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Popular TikToker Alix Earle is being criticized for recommending beauty products intended for Black women
Alix Earle’s magnificence recommendations have garnered some criticism.tiktok.com/@alixearle Earle has sparked discussion on TikTok for recommending a $10 oil which is mostly meant for Black hair. Her use of a Maybelline concealer in a deeper shade for contouring also elevated some eyebrows. Critics panic the items will offer out, becoming inaccessible to the communities they were designed for. Alix Earle, who has become TikTok’s de facto “it female,” mainly many thanks to her meditative and glamourous get-completely ready-with-me films, has sparked conversations on the net more than some of her current solution suggestions. Which is because the suggestions — specifically a Mielle hair oil and a Maybelline concealer — are…
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Lenovo’s new ThinkBook has modular accessories that add LTE, a webcam light, and more
The fourth technology of Lenovo’s ThinkBook 16p laptop arrives with a exclusive attribute: the potential to insert modular add-ons. Applying the magnetic pin connector at the top rated of the display screen, you can connect the products from Lenovo’s lineup of modular Magic Bay add-ons, which include the 4K wireless webcam, webcam light-weight, and even an accent that enables LTE connectivity. The machine, which commences at $1,349 with out the components, comes with a 16-inch IPS display working at both 120Hz or 60Hz. It also features up to a 13th Gen Intel Core H-collection processor and offers an optional discrete graphics chip from Nvidia’s most the latest GeForce RTX lineup.…
