Topic: beauty advice

The December issue of Psychology Today arrived in our mailbox over the weekend, with a busty model donning boxing gloves and skimpy swimwear heralding an issue all about beauty. One of their features, “The Truth About Beauty,” gives us women some surprising advice: Ditch Naomi Wolf’s old “Beauty Myth” argument and put on some damn lipstick! Amy Alkon, a syndicated advice columnist (advicegoddess.com), says that women should forget about bra-burning and gender equality and get back to their vanity mirrors. Feminist imperatives to ditch our efforts at appearance are damaging and counterproductive, she says, concluding that “like knowledge, beauty is power.” More »