Beauty, Blog Review, Career, Fashion, Lifestyle

Blog Review: ‘kate in the classroom’ by Kate

Name: Kate Akhtar-Khavari Blog: kate in the classroom Her favorite post: tbd There are a lot of girls out there who are trying to break into the style blogging world that is has become important for bloggers to create a brand that is both broad enough to appeal to a wide audience while at the… Read More Blog Review: ‘kate in the classroom’ by Kate

Beauty, Blog Review, Fashion, Healthy Living, Lifestyle

Blog Review: ‘Elle is for Love’ by Sépideh Sabati

Name: Sépideh Sabati Blog: Elle is for Love Her favorite post: http://elleisforlove.com/fashion/fashion-basic-tee What better blog to launch a new featureon than that of my sister? Elle is for Love is, indeed, a labor of love, and I have been watching Sépideh work hard on putting together a blog that would combine her passions: fashion, beauty,… Read More Blog Review: ‘Elle is for Love’ by Sépideh Sabati

Beauty, Blog Review, Fashion, Healthy Living, Lifestyle

Blog Review: ‘Rosiemay’ by Rosie Pert

Name: Rosie Pert Blog: Rosiemay Her favourite post: http://www.rosiemay.co.nz/2015/05/29/why-is-skinny-a-compliment-and-fat-an-insult/ Blogging since early last year on her website Rosiemay, Rosie Pert has put together since then “a collection of thoughts in respect to fashion, beauty and lifestyle.” She states that she is “all about health and happiness” and that she “love[s] to portray this through writing.”… Read More Blog Review: ‘Rosiemay’ by Rosie Pert

Beauty, Blog Review, Career, College Life, Fashion, Healthy Living, Lifestyle

Blog Review: ‘The College Girl Daily’ by Hannah-Beth Floyd

Name: Hannah-Beth Floyd Blog: The College Girl Daily Her favorite post: http://www.thecollegegirldaily.com/2015/05/how-to-color-code-your-bullet-journal.html When comparing the earlier posts on The College Girl Daily with the ones Hannah-Beth has recently put up, one can’t help but be impressed by how far she has come. The evolution in blogging style is often a reflection of the journey the… Read More Blog Review: ‘The College Girl Daily’ by Hannah-Beth Floyd

Beauty, Blog Review, College Life, Lifestyle, Music

Blog Review: ‘Eyeliner Wings & Pretty Things’ by Paige DiFiore

Name: Paige DiFiore Blog: Eyeliner, Wings and Pretty Things Her favorite post: http://www.eyelinerwingsandprettythings.com/what-not-to-bring-to-concert/ Eyeliner Wings and Pretty Things made its first appearance in May of this year. Since then, Paige has been sharing all kinds of advice and information with her readers. She’s both quite open about her own life, sharing not only her monthly… Read More Blog Review: ‘Eyeliner Wings & Pretty Things’ by Paige DiFiore

Beauty, Blog Review, Writing

Blog Review: ‘Melody Sim’ by Melody Sim

Name: Melody Sim Blog: Melody Sim Her favorite post: http://www.melodysim.com/2015/01/our-love-story.html Blogging for a little under a year and a half doesn’t keep Melody from writing on just about anything. From travel logs to product reviews, and including deep, mindful posts, Melody writes about it all. She explains how “[she] love[s] writing – every word that… Read More Blog Review: ‘Melody Sim’ by Melody Sim

Beauty, Community

The Dialogue on Beauty Continues: Another Dove Video

A little over a week ago, Dove posted a follow-up video as part of its ongoing Campaign for Real Beauty. The most important conversation this new video fosters is not around individual physical beauty; rather, it seems that Dove has put its finger on the fact that understanding real beauty’s full scope isn’t just a… Read More The Dialogue on Beauty Continues: Another Dove Video

Beauty

The Pendulum Swings Yet Again: Banning Super Skinny Models

A recent article on CBC News reports that France is “likely to ban super-skinny models” from their runways because of a link between “high fashion”, “body image”, and “eating disorders on French catwalks”. The conversation about the real meaning of beauty has reached quite a level of prominence; that a country well-known as a leader… Read More The Pendulum Swings Yet Again: Banning Super Skinny Models

Baha'i, Beauty

Thoughts on a Baha’i Sense of Fashion

I love fashion. I have a rather simple fashion taste, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy putting on nice outfits on, neither does it mean that I don’t enjoy seeing a fabulous outfit on the street. However, I always question what is the relationship between fashion and one’s spiritual progress in life. There… Read More Thoughts on a Baha’i Sense of Fashion

Beauty, Opinion

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the prettiest of them all?

I finally figured out what was bothering me about the whole concept behind America’s Next Top Model. Tyra Banks says that she wants to promote different types of beauty. While she is doing that in one way, in that there are contestants from various backgrounds as well as winners from different backgrounds, she is also… Read More Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the prettiest of them all?