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One Last Look Back
Throughout this past year, there have been many ups and unfortunately, many more downs. However, the world of Fashion and Beauty has acted as a shining platform to allow us, especially me, the opportunity to reconstruct ourselves and create individuality through distinct articles of clothing. From oversized leather jackets and high-waisted loafers, to baby tees and low-rise jeans, the trends that were born this year will continue through 2021. Even though our lives have been put on pause, and the “normal” is now seen through computer or phone screens, high-end brands such as, Chanel, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and many more, have illustrated alluring and exclusive pieces that have proudly walked down the runways of Paris and Italy. Fashion can be accepted and enjoyed from more than 6 feet apart. While Fashion is an environment absorbed with creative minds and inventive creations, you and I play a vital role for the existence of Fashion and Beauty. Fashion icons all around the world have paved the way for our eyes to be attracted to pieces and products that speak to our heart, and through Quarantine, I believe that thousands of girls and boys, like myself, have changed their Fashion taste, style, and preference.
Chanel Spring 2021 
Prada Spring 2021 
Louis Vuitton Spring 2021
“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.” —Gianni Versace“
Even though 2020 has been the longest, yet fastest year, our TV’s, computers, and phones have influenced the way Fashion and Beauty is seen through the eyes of the young. Celebrities’ such as, Adut Akech, Devon Lee Carlson, and Emma Chamberlain have made a significant impact on teens and adults during Quarantine. Personally for me, in the beginning of 2020, my style needed a major rebranding. It started with skinny jeans, plain shirts, and day-to-day shoes. Yet, as time passed by, I saw myself becoming more and more intrigued with pastel tones, printed pants, chunky rings, and surprisingly, oversized blazers. Fashion is a never ending cycle of artistry, ingenuity, and thread. I, and many teens out there, search for purpose everyday in our lives, whether that means playing a specific sport, or participating in theater, or even writing poems about love and hope. And the craziest thing that I have learned about myself this year, is that I don’t need to hide from my problems or fears, or escape from what I love, which is writing and learning about Fashion.
Adut Akech 
Devon Lee Carlson 
Emma Chamberlain
2020 has been an exhausting, unstable, and conflicting year, yet, a year that has allowed me to dig deep inwardly and grow with a sense of self importance and purpose. As we continue on with these difficult yet, reassuring times, remember to be curious, so curious that it will make you want to mix and match patterns and textures. Remember to be accepting, so accepting that it makes those around you, feel beautiful and powerful. And lastly, remember to be brave, so brave that you even surprise yourself for the choices that you have made, that it leaves you wanting more. So, cheers to 2020, you will forever be in our past.
“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” —Elsa Schiaparelli
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Euphoria- Beyond the Makeup
Doniella Davy is the mastermind behind the unique and intelligent makeup looks in the HBO series, Euphoria. Makeup is a piece of artwork, that helps the public understand someone’s image in an authentic and an exceptional way. Every single character in the series has an aesthetic look to them, whether that means having rhinestones layered along the cheekbone or having pigmented eyeliner along the eyelids. Doniella has inspired people across the world to express themselves however they please by using makeup in a clashing illustration.
Doniella Davy with Jules Vaughn, played by actress Hunter Schafer.
As you watch the series, you will realize that throughout each episode, Kat, Cassie, Rue, and other characters wear and portray themselves continuously in different ways. There is never a moment where you see a character articulating a look the same way twice. Seeing the process and watching videos of the makeup artists tackling ways to emphasize the advanced and rare makeup looks is truly amazing to witness. One thing that I love about Doniella’s taste is, how each characters style is separate from the rest. Personally for me, I am in love with Maddy Perez’s style and makeup looks (Maddy is played by actress Alexa Demie). They’re bold, fierce, striking, and daring, everything that a makeup artist should present to the public and media’s eye.
Doniella Davy once said in an interview with Allure Magazine that, “it was the opposite approach from what typical makeup departments use for television. Usually, so-and-so has their everyday look, and that’s just their look. This was completely different because Sam (creator of Euphoria) wanted the makeup to be its own full expression of what was going on with the characters. If they’re experiencing different emotions and circumstances in all these scenes, then the makeup had to be different.”
Maddy Perez 
Kat Hernandez
Makeup is a “whole freedom of self-expression”, says Sam Levinson. Over the years, makeup on television has not been depicted in a creative way like, the series Euphoria does. Witnessing the artistic wonders of the makeup looks Doniella Davy and Sam Levinson generated in the show, motivated me and thousands of young teens, who are experimenting with makeup, to go beyond the regular standard of how makeup should look. From now on, before I leave my home, I will no longer just wear mascara, I will apply glitter to my eyelids and rhinestones to my cheeks.
Nate Jacobs 
Jules Vaughn 
Rue Bennet
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Creativity Through Fabric and Thread.
There are no limitations when it comes to Fashion.
Everyone deserves to have the right to express themselves through color. Whether its a dark, olive green denim or a latex red halter piece, its all up to you. Fashion is an ongoing movement of inspiration for the lives of millions. Personally for me, I have always loved how clothes and accessories can make me feel alive and confident with myself. Here’s the thing about fashion, though — you have to start with an open mind that is willing to absorb the ideas and creativity from fashion icons and reconstructing them into YOUR own label. Having your own identity is important for human growth and is essential for your mental health, so go make your label rather than having someone else define it for you. Living in a society that is constantly judging you is frustrating and maddening — change the standard and define yourself with an open heart and some serious fashion and show the world your inner and outer self. You can be that guy or girl, who walks into a room that is filled with disapproving glares, holding your head high while wearing a sequined pantsuit and not back down to the glares of hate and prejudice.
While you are not just what you wear, you can find the freedom to express yourself through fashion. Billie, Rihanna, Zendaya are our generations icons that have all uniquely expressed themselves through their fashion and have each created their own individual labels. Following their lives we see an evolution in their energies and their spirits and this can be a trend each of us can follow — change when you want and however you want.
Every year there is a drastic movement of change in the fashion lines and trends that we are constantly following. Like I said before, having your own identity is crucial for human growth, and this ties in with fashion. Fashion throughout the decades has always changed and in a funny way makes itself back to our time today. The clothes that we wear today can give us confidence, and the photos we see from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, inspire us to enhance our clothing taste.
For me, as a fifteen year old, my fashion taste has changed throughout my childhood, but for the past year, I have set my style to be inspired by 90s glam. 90s glam is a runway of nostalgic flavor, some even say its a full force of power and chic. Finding fresh and creative looks is simple yet, complicated, but isn’t this how life is? Its simple by finding material that speaks/relates to you, but complicated if not accepted or conforms to what others think is fashion. Well speaking from a power chic position — throw down your guard and live and dress the way you feel, its all that matters!
Vogue, Bazaar, Elle, Instagram and Pinterest are all sources that can assist you on your journey of finding your individuality while seeing some of the greatest collection of fashion artists the world has to offer.
Uncovering your creative identity through clothes, jewelry, or makeup is a refreshing feeling, that can help you express yourself and illustrate your emotions, thoughts, and feelings as a human being.
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Glossier — The New, Dewy, Look
Skin first, makeup second, smile always, tagline of the global cosmetic company — Glossier. Glossier is the definition of the ¨no makeup, makeup¨ look, where a simple splash of Cloud Paint, can do the job. When I first heard about Glossier, I thought it was just another brand of makeup that every girl and boy buys so they can ¨fit¨ in. However, when I began using the products and researching the company, I immediately fell in love with the sparkle and softness of their lines and the hope and inspiration of their message.
Self Care, Self Love.
Glossier has no limits when it comes to skin care, makeup, and fragrance. What I love most about Glossier, is that it encourages people of all races, ethnicity , and ages, to embrace themselves through a glossy, slick look. In my personal experience, when I applied the makeup and soft moisturizers onto my bare/dry face, I actually felt comfortable and my skin felt alive. The fresh applications were easy to apply and I love the ritual of applying Glossier and starting my day with a sense of self and personal expression.
Something for Everyone.
A lot of men and women have different ways of expressing themselves through makeup. It can be a dramatic eyebrow, or a subtle bronze. But, to be honest, there really are no rules when it comes to makeup and making yourself feel great, especially for Glossier. Please don’t dismiss this brand as just trendy, or a fad for the self absorbed. It is an amazing company that I hope you become just as obsessed with as I have.
One of the best things about Glossier is that they have a variety of different shades and colors that go extremely well for so many different skin tones. Plus, don´t even get me started on the Cloud Paint and the renowned Lip Gloss. The colors and the textures that Glossier has to offer are truly one-of-a-kind and are the pure definition of ¨dewy¨– there is something for everyone!
Products that I use:
(and love..)
Future Dew
Balm Dot Com
Stretch Concealer
Skin Tint
Wowder
Boy Brow
Lidstar
Protip
Cloud Paint
Haloscope
Glossier inspires our society to accept ourselves and to be our own beautiful.
¨You’re not just a skin type¨
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The Beauty of Makeup
Makeup is not about being prettier than everyone else, its about being pretty with yourself.
The Makeup industry is a worldwide campaign that influences men, women, and children to express themselves through exotic colors, glossy lipsticks and a lot of glam. But does it do a good job of allowing people to express themselves without fear of judgement? When someone wears a full face of makeup, do you automatically judge them for what they painted on their face? When you see the purple undertones that lay underneath the pigmented eyeliner that has been perfected for the 15th time, do you look at the artwork and think ¨isn´t that odd?” Do you laugh at men who apply foundation or eyeliner to themselves, do you sneer at young boys and girls experimenting with hair dyes and piercings?
Its not about being the prettiest one in the friend group or the skinniest one in school. Its about having confidence in yourself, and to have the ability to wake up in the morning and not care what your mom or dad, your brother or sister or your peers think about how red the color of your lips are, or what hairstyle you decide to wear. We all have inner struggles and demons that lay beneath our skin, and its okay to hide our deepest regrets, our scars, with foundations and makeup.
Anyway, some might argue that hiding our pain is wrong and not healthy, and yes, not addressing our issues can be damaging to our mental health. But, any man, woman, or child that challenges themselves to express their deepest and most personal story through powders and palettes, through goth or glam, deserves our love and above all respect.
The way we feel about ourselves is such an important part of becoming a incredible person, a person of confidence and strength, a person of incredible artistry and passion, a beautiful person with crooked teeth, heavy eyeliner and gorgeous nails, its all good if your good. And always remember, we don’t have to show it outwardly we can rage from within and still be heard and still make a difference.
We have a long way to go; unfortunately our society continues to ridicule our differences and flaws and it is truly appalling and upsetting because no one can determine who you are — who we are! The only person that matters, is the one whose image reflects back at you when looking in the mirror.
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Hold Tight, I’ll Be There Soon!
