A Position of Correction

Cosmetic Class,1950
Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can’t put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do your hair with any sort of fun or joy if you’re doing it from a position of correction.Continue & Comment

A Healthy Shape

A better measure [than BMI] of whether your shape is healthy is the amount of flesh around your waist compared to your hips.

1759 court dress worn as a wedding gown. Displayed in the Rijksmuseum
A bit too much of a good thing… not to mention an unhealthy head deficiency.
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Body Numbers

What’s your pick?

  1. a bathroom scale (for weighing yourself)
  2. a tape measure (for measuring yourself)
  3. both – knowledge is power!
  4. neither – such data is irrelevant (or, if pedantic, such data are irrelevant).

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