Why Is Our Perfume Gendered?

It's another scheming way to get us to pump more money into the ever-expanding beauty industry; buy this perfume because it's for women, this is a men's only scent. From when we first start spending whatever shrapnel we have on beauty products that might make us look or feel a little fancier than before, we are told that women have a certain category of products, while men have their own designated list to choose from. While these differences may potentially have some sense behind them when it comes to, for example, skincare (due to the slight structural differences in our skin), it is far less certain when it comes to fragrance.

Are Blogs Becoming Too Self-Obsessed?

I love blogs. I adore sitting down in the evening and catching up on all of my favourite bloggers' posts, learning about new beauty products and marvelling at how someone can put such an amazing outfit together. It's a bit of 'me time' at the end of the day, a chance to chill out and simply indulge myself in all of my favourite things through a screen. Blogs exist for many different purposes; to inform, to advise, to discuss, to showcase, to inspire. If you are a blogger reading this, you will know that we all start our blogs for so many varying reasons that are completely personal to us. That's the point of a blog- it's personal and personable. I read them because I can either relate to them ('found this amazing lipstick for a fiver!'), or because it gives them a glimpse into the luxury they aspire to (designer handbags and holidays in the Maldives). But recently, I've noticed that blogs are starting to defer from those origins, evolving into something which purely boosts the ego of the creator.