Social media exploits our brain’s responsiveness to reward and social cues — enforcing the narrow beauty ideals we ...

Women and girls have been competing with unrealistic beauty standards their whole lives. Throughout my 18 years of life, I’ve seen many trends rise, fall, then slowly disappear. This year, many women ...

The word “goddess” may bring to mind the image of a strawberry-haired Aphrodite, the goddess of love and fertility, emerging from the sea on an ivory seashell. Or perhaps valiantly beautiful warriors ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In 2022, over 25 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States alone, ...

Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder − or does science determine what makes someone attractive? It's a question fiercely debated in comments sections across the internet, and one at the heart ...

Life can be unpredictable, so it only makes sense that as humans, we try to craft and stick to routines as much as possible. From capsule wardrobes to signature perfumes, there is comfort in sticking ...

Washington, D.C. has its power players, but none quite like Michelle German. In a city known for its political movers and shakers, she’s carving out a different kind of power—one that transforms skin, ...

https://doi.org/10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.10.3.0360 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.10.3.0360 Copy URL Some scholars have studied economic ...

What’s the cost of beauty? Since Trump’s presidency, many economists have been left in limbo about the state of the economy—and beauty isn’t exempt. Trade wars levied up to 145% tariffs on Chinese ...