{"id":288,"date":"2020-06-03T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airportmaster.net\/?p=288"},"modified":"2023-10-31T15:25:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:25:46","slug":"how-the-language-of-beauty-needs-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/airportmaster.net\/index.php\/2020\/06\/03\/how-the-language-of-beauty-needs-to-change\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Language of Beauty Needs to Change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The language we use is important and has consequences.  Adjusting our language (or being aware of the impact of language) is a way we can reduce harm as individuals on an on-going basis. By being aware of how the word choices we make and whether there’s room for improvement, we really can make the beauty space more inclusive, respectful, and kinder.<\/p>\n

Let’s Use Specific Descriptions<\/h2>\n

Is there any product that’s universally loved? Any?<\/em>  Regardless of product category, price point, color, texture, or whatever, not everything works for everybody and that’s literally the point of having a billion brands and products released every year — something for everyone.  There are several examples of the language used under the guise of one-size-fits-all that need to change.<\/p>\n

Nude is a concept<\/span>, not a color.<\/h3>\n

The color of what is “nude” depends on who it is being applied to, and it really is a “me but better” kind of concept.  It’s the natural flush your skin makes when you blush, it’s your natural lip color but better, it’s your skin tone but more defined (through playing with light and dark).  A lot of brands use the word “nude” to describe something that is a shade of beige.  This is also done with words like flesh and skin.<\/p>\n

It is infinitely more useful to describe something like, “This is my favorite nude [product type] on my [insert skin tone\/coloring] because it enhances [color\/undertone].” For me: This is my favorite nude lipstick on my light\/light-medium, neutral-to-warm skin tone because it enhances the rosy undertones of my lips.  I’m so bothered by the word nude that I would rather say “my favorite lips-but-better lipstick is” than “my favorite nude is,” though.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

(Links go to product reviews, I’ve consciously not linked to any retailer in this post.)<\/p>\n