In July 2017, a tech solutions company paid me to hang out with fifty-seven aspiring young models, actresses, and dancers who were all contestants hoping to become famous by winning this international acclaimed beauty contest.
Mental health: can you help your teen find inner beauty?
The malleable minds of teenagers, in particular, suffer from overexposure to unrealistic body representations. In extreme cases, this insecurity can lead to something far more serious – body dysmorphia.
Defining Beauty
The beauty industry is a multi-billion dollar business. By setting the trends of beauty, it shapes and defines the culture of beauty itself. While I was growing up looking at magazines, movies, TV shows and ads, beauty was identified as someone who had big eyes, was tall, blond and Caucasian. So how does a dark haired, slanty eyed, not-so-tall Asian even compare in the beauty market?!?
Exercise, With a Twist and Shout
You are supposed to laugh, you are supposed to make other people laugh… *with* you. Dance Walk like everybody’s watching. And love it!
Dating While “Fat”
The majority of women I have been in relationships with have had insecurity around their weight. It hasn’t mattered whether they were actually larger or decidedly thin, the perception of being “fat” – and thus unattractive – was often palpable.
Fear of Fat
Have we forgotten that one of the iconic beauties in West was a size 12. Nobody said that Marilyn was plus sized.
Scrub Your Blues Away: Rosie Gets an Aromatherapy Treatment
The camera follows Miss Rosie Bitts as she gets a personalized aromatherapy sugar salt scrub. Learn about the health benefits of aromatherapy and how scents affect our moods, our memory, and our entire lives.
Stereotype Me
When my boyfriend tells Americans he’s dating a Swedish girl, eyebrows invariably rise. Women flutter a smile, and an “Oh,” tinged with disapproval. Men whoop “Way to go!” and wink suggestively. If American pop culture is to be trusted, a Swedish girl is: blonde, big-breasted, willing, kinky, slutty.
Rosie and The Brazillian
This week, Rosie Bitts takes you into the intimate details of the life of a burlesque artist with her trip to the beauty parlour for a little “Lady Garden” maintenance!
Bubble-Smith Sterling Johnson on Stinson Beach
Really not much to say here other than … beautiful! Enjoy!