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Why Photoshop Needs to Change Did you know, according to Paige Woldt’s slideshow, 99% of photos in ads and magazines have been retouched by photoshop similar photographic enhancements? Photoshop is an Adobe software used to edit images.. The use of photoshop to make people look perfect is wrong. When people look at these magazines with photoshopped images they think that this is what they're supposed to look like. However, photoshop itself is not a bad thing. As Ms. Summers says in Don’t let…

What To Expect After Cataract Surgery If your vision is clouded by cataracts, your eye doctor may recommend surgery at some point. Cataract surgery is a simple operation that removes the cloudy lenses from your eyes and replaces them with clear, artificial lenses. You may need the surgery on just one eye or on both, but your doctor may only do one eye at a time so your vision isn't compromised. Recovery from the surgery is usually fast and uneventful. Here's what you can expect. Immediately…

17 Fun Facts About Microdermabrasion Skin Treatment Summary: Microdermabrasion is and amazing skin treatment that removes signs of ageing and make your skin look young and fresh. With microdermabrasion treatment, you can look beautiful and attractive in no time. Let’s check out some interesting fun facts about Microdermabrasion. Main Content: Microdermabrasion is an amazing anti-ageing treatment that can make you look a lot fresh, young and beautiful. Let’s take a look at some fun fact about…

*For many years, facial scarification has held many different symbolic meanings unique to individuals. The face is a very prominent and important symbolic feature that is often used in many cultures to symbolize important areas of that culture. Many groups alter or add features to the face and or to their body to symbolize either different characteristics of that individual and in some cases to identify that person within their group or cultures. Some ways of doing this is through the practice…

This summary and review of Botox Nation (Dana Berkowitz 2017) is a deep look into the development of the Botox phenomenon that is in our world today. Botox is a trend that is on the climb and is different from any other ‘anti-aging’ prevention or cure on the market. And somehow along the line Botox was given the okay to be passed off as a medical procedure with curative and preventative powers. (Berkowitz, 2017, p. 5) The author Dana Berkowitz uses Botox as an avenue to view how the norms of…

“The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural” (Klein). Many people in this society have been persuaded over the course of 100 years that what makes someone beautiful is how clear their skin is or how clear someone can make their skin appear using cosmetic products. Unconsciously, America has fallen into the belief that clear skin, without acne, and flawless makeup is the constitution for self-confidence and success in life. This belief of beauty creates a dystopian…

I often wondered why people care so much about the perception of others. I ask why do people dress in certain ways? Before immigrating to the united states, I was in awe of the effect of brand name goods and how it garnered attention from teenagers. As Adam smith says in the theory of moral sentiments, we morally judge people when we are symmetrical to them. However, being I the sympathetic cycle of exclusivity, we are often faced by the symmetry of judgement, which in turn, determines if we are…

Originated in 1951, the Miss World competition had once attracted up to 3 billion viewers in 115 countries. Despite the widespread popularity of beauty contests, extensive controversies about their impacts come along. Following the rising number cosmetic surgery accidents and slimming tragedies, researchers (Haas, C.F., Champion, A. & Secor, D., 2008) have pointed to the mass media as the root of "overly-idealistic standards of beauty". Critics have questioned the purpose of such an event and…

Cosmetic dentistry has become quite popular among people suffering from dental problems. Initially, the cosmetic dentistry trend was started by the celebrities, but slowly it has started to get popularity among the general population as well. It combines different techniques to correct the structure and overall appearance of the teeth. Various problems like irregularity, gaps between the teeth, fixing uneven teeth, replacing damaged teeth can be fixed with dentistry. Minor face lifts in order to…

Tattoos... Always are going to be a thing to talk about. Some people hate them and the other one can become addicted to them. The art of tattooing began so long ago, hundreds of years, the Egyptian age. Discovered found some momies with drawing and words in their skin. However if we keep searching in the history of the world we can notice that in almost every century and country there were a different fashion of tattoos. For example in XIX you could go to the circus and found women covered in…