beauty

“She wins who calls herself beautiful and challenges the world to change to truly see her.” - Naomi Wolf

Can you get a man's haircut as a woman?
I have short hair. It isn’t exactly a bob, but it doesn’t reach my shoulders. Meanwhile, one of my male colleagues has hair almost to his waist. He works very hard to maintain it. Now, I’m not writing this to say that there is anything wrong with him having long hair as a guy or my having short hair as a girl. What I feel is wrong is that despite him having more hair, I will still pay more than him at basically every hair salon.
By Sasha Nichols5 years ago in Viva
Revolution Resolution
Naomi Wolf, in her best-selling dissection of the beauty industry 'The Beauty Myth' addresses every contradiction that women are forced to endure when chasing aesthetic appeal. A woman must not be too fat nor too thin, too tall nor too short. She must not pursue sex but must open her legs willingly when a man commands her to do so.
By Emily Williams-Owen5 years ago in Viva
I "KNOW" I Love Me Enough
I am slowly learning how to be "me" again in my new skin, that quite frankly is, amazing skin! It is skin that I had before and set it down awhile when I was told it was not that great.
By Kimberly Deluca5 years ago in Viva
Growing Up With a Gorgeous Mother Made Me Hate The Beauty
I didn’t realize how beautiful my mum was until I wasn’t around eleven or twelve. For me, she was just my mum. Kind, loving, caring, and sometimes angry. Being pretty and gorgeous meant nothing for me, and I didn’t notice someone’s appearance. I saw others by the way they were. Most of them were sweet to me as the waitress from the local bar, who gave me extra cream on my hot chocolate. Some were rude as the older neighbor on the second floor who always complained when we were playing under his window.
By Luna Laz5 years ago in Viva
Duck lips and Self-acceptance
I was going through old photos, and I came across this one. At first, I giggled, sent it to my friends and daughter so we could all giggle at it, and mock myself. Then, I looked at her again, this woman who has my eyes, hair, and human suit, but decided she wasn't good enough, so she put lip implants into her lips! WTF?!?!?!? I don't know this woman; I don't know who she is anymore. I am so far from this woman; I want to hug her and coach her to step into her power and back into her authentic self! I want to do several sessions with her, share her light with her, and show her that she is perfect, whole, and complete as she is, without changing a fucking thing about her!
By Aleta Joi5 years ago in Viva
Self-Growth in the Year 2020
In the beginning, no one expected their entire year to be a living hell. For many reasons, everyone has suffered tremendously in their own ways. In simple terms, covid-19 has disrupted everything; leaving the world permanently scarred.
By Dez's Public Journal 5 years ago in Viva
my armpit hair is 2 inches long
Hello, I hope you're having an amazing day so far. My name's Alexa, and today, I want to talk about something everyone has: body hair. Body hair is so natural and normal, yet, everywhere I see ads for hair removal and people on magazines who have baby soft hairless skin. I have seen some small brands that are embracing body hair. I first saw them on an instagram ad, they are a brand of bras and underwear called hara the label. I was so happy to see that some of their models proudly lifted up their arms while posing to reveal their armpits. It felt liberating to know that others had decided to leave their hair like me. Hey! That rhymed. Although there have been advancements to represent body hair it isn't mainstream.
By Arson5 years ago in Viva
The Making of Me
Sometimes I can be conflicted with the word beauty. I lived in a world where beauty was one dimensional and I amongst other women had no choice to accept it. Although there were men who secretly appreciated us, we still did not fit the mold of celebration and it hurt many people who shared my physical likeness.
By Genaya Johnson 5 years ago in Viva
SEXY
At the age of fifty-five I started looking for my sexy again. I have lost it several times in my life. It left in my thirties and it took until my forties to find it again. Again, it left when I turned fifty-three. This time it was harder to find. I had to redefine myself. There's nothing harder than redefining yourself. This time my nest was going to be empty. My little chick was going away to school. I had always been a mom, a single mom. A single mom whose boyfriend of many years had just broken up with her. I was not feeling sexy. I wasn't feeling anything but empty.
By Melanie Crane5 years ago in Viva
What is "Sexy"?
I recently went through a little stint where nothing I did made me feel "sexy" in the most feminine sense of the word. After being on a major weight loss journey, I gave in to all the negative thoughts I had about my body and spiraled. Night after night, I'd ask my fiancé if I was "sexy enough" for him. How could I be "sexy enough" for him? And every time I'd ask, he'd give me the same little roundabout answer: "You're pretty, and that's enough for me."
By Cat Richey5 years ago in Viva
Purpled Eyed Girl
H is shadow illuminated on the wall behind him. The light of the candles dancing along the stone walls. He slowly stepped along the dirt path that laid in front of him. As he reached the end of the path he came upon a small wooden door that had a small black knob on it. When he tried turning the knob the door wouldn’t budge. He tried jiggling the knob to see if it would come loose but there was still nothing. The ever so curious man quietly pressed his right ear against the wooden door to see if he could hear anything.
By Bianca Lafrennie5 years ago in Viva
Radical Self Love
I knew this was something I wanted to do at some point in my life, I just had no idea when. It was sort of a bucket-list item that had no plan. I didn’t expect it to happen when it did, having just experienced an emotional rollercoaster of a year.
By Linx Love5 years ago in Viva