The Ins and Outs of Beauty Standards

Throughout our entire lives, beauty standards have always been all around us. Beauty standards have always had an impact on our lives. There are obvious things that they influence, like how we wear our hair on a particular day. But they can also influence our self-esteem and eating habits. They help shape cultures and eras…

Top Seven Pieces of Renaissance Art

When we consider contemporary art, most of us imagine to the likes of Pollock or Warhol, anything that invokes a sense of “oh, that’s modern art.” But what is our perception of modern art? Basically, anything that we can’t describe. Campbell soup can certainly draw contrasts with Van Gogh’s pieces, but if anything, there is…

Get Your Glow On

Here’s how to really boost your highlight collection –with advice from a teen on a major budget. Get ready to glow! I’ve rounded up cream highlighters, and powder highlighters, ranging from brands like Anastasia Beverly Hills to Benefit, Becca and Marc Jacobs. Best Highlighter: Cover FX Highlighter Drops These revolutionary drops have transformed my makeup…

Falling with YAA: Changing of Seasons, minds and hearts

  Green               jealousy, guilt, healing,      ↓ yellow  ☀           cheerful, happy, irresponsible, unstable     ↓        orange            courageous, confident, ignorant     ↓ red                    …

Kintsugi: Storytelling in Scars

The traditional Japanese art of kintsugi supposedly originated in the 15th century, when shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent a broken bowl to Chinese craftsmen in hopes for its repair. When the bowl returned to him from China, he was dismayed to find it awkwardly put together with… staples. Large, bulky staples, which frankly did not improve on its…