The next time you brew yourself a pot of tea, you may want to set some aside for beauty’s sake. Perhaps you are familiar with the beauty tip that involves placing cooled brewed tea bags on your eyes to fight dark circles and puffy eyes. It turns out tea is a great candidate for other…
Timeless Beauty: Meet the Vintage-Inspired Cosmetics Brand Bringing Romance and Simplicity Back to Makeup
When you watch old movies, browse antique magazines, or recall your mother or grandmother’s style, perhaps you wish those traditional beauty standards weren’t a thing of the past. You might be surprised to learn that there is a thriving community of vintage, retro, and reproduction (repro) businesses—and enthusiasts—that honor and replicate the beauty and fashion…
Divine Art and the Heritage of Beauty to be Discussed in Chicago Conference
The late philosopher and writer Sir Roger Scruton famously said: “I want to persuade you that beauty matters; that it is not just a subjective thing, but a universal need of human beings. If we ignore this need we find ourselves in a spiritual desert.” The award-winning classically-trained painter Kathleen Carr founded the Chicago-based non-profit…
Once Upon a Fantasy: Bojnice Castle in Slovakia Is a Fairytale Lover’s Dream Come True
With its teal-topped turrets and warm stone façade, oozing fantasy, Slovakia’s Bojnice Castle will take your breath away. The castle is one of the most visited in the world, welcoming hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. Its breathtaking fairytale aesthetic has also made it a popular filming location for fantasy movies. Perched on a rocky…
A Real-Life Fairytale: Bojnice Castle in Slovakia Is a Fantasy Lover’s Dream Come True
With its teal-topped turrets and warm stone façade, oozing fantasy, Slovakia’s Bojnice Castle will take your breath away. The castle is one of the most visited in the world, welcoming hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. Its breathtaking fairytale aesthetic has also made it a popular filming location for fantasy movies. Perched on a rocky…
The Mystery of Hair Conditioners, Solved
Hair conditioners fall into general categories according to what they do and the problems they solve. Using the wrong product for the specific condition of your hair will produce disappointing results. For example: If your hair is thin and fine, you are not going to be happy with an industrial-strength conditioner for thick, coarse, frizzy,…
Kitsch and Our Taste for the Ugly
Commentary In the unlikely event that I were to become rich, my first act of philanthropy would be to found a National Museum of Kitsch with free entry to the public. I am undecided whether I would place kitsch objects next to beautiful ones to drive home the intended lesson, or to allow the kitsch…
Stunning Portraits of 500 Women Around the World Celebrate Beauty of ‘Our Differences’
Inspired by a trip to Ethiopia in 2013, a Romanian photographer spent the next four years traveling the globe in search of female beauty. The more she found, the more boundless her concept of beauty became. Mihaela Noroc compiled 500 stunning, diverse portraits of women from 50 different countries in a 352-page book, “The Atlas of…
Seeing Beauty
British philosopher Roger Scruton (1944–2020) was a defender of beauty and traditional art throughout his long writing career. In his book “Beauty: A Very Short Introduction,” Scruton guides the reader through the world of the beautiful: from art to architecture to nature to even the simple pleasures of everyday acts, such as eating. He writes…
Woman Suffered Burns to 70 Percent of Her Body at Age 10, Walks Stage in Beauty Pageant to Fulfill Dream
At age 10, Danette Haag was severely burned in a house fire but she survived, suffering burns to 70 percent of her body. She was left battling physical and emotional scars that would follow her into adulthood. Now 50, Danette has learned to love the skin she lives in, becoming a wife and mother and…
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