Skincare, nails, hair, and makeup. Pageants, avatars, and conference call backgrounds. In this issue, we present the places, reasons, and methods people use when projecting the version of themselves they want the world to see.
Let's face it: when it comes to skincare, most of us don't know where to start. Here is a helpful list of products that we actually tried out.
Read More >>A quiet ode to shokuhin sampuru, also known as those beautiful plastic food displays you see in Japanese restaurants.
Read More >>It took me a long time to accept myself. Asian beauty standards for men in K-drams and K-pop groups gave me comfort.
Read More >>Owner and founder of Notox Nails, Lexi Suga, shares her story of opening up a Japanese nail art business in the middle of a global pandemic.
Read More >>Insecurities get the best of us, but there are some that are unique to the Asians and Asian Americans. Here is a list of some of those insecurities and how to deal with them.
Read More >>Whether on Zoom, Google Meet, or FaceTime, virtual backgrounds are always an option, but how about getting to see the "natural beauty" of video conference backgrounds to get a genuine sneak peek into people's lives?
Read More >>Dressing down for the pandemic world but dressing up for the digital world - some of my favorite video games give me opportunities to go all out in flashy outfits when I barely make an effort anymore in real life.
Read More >>The fox-eye trend, particularly when paired with the migraine pose, is remarkably similar to how Asian people are often mocked for the shape of their eyes.
Read More >>Attraction is subjective, but hotness is not. Here are the hottest people that we know.
Read More >>What might be even more revolutionary than seeing AAPI masculinity on screen is the idea that Asian men—like k-pop boyband BTS—can subvert gendered concepts of beauty and desire altogether.
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