Blog 2: Themes reflection
My better lives course Make up break down is a very good fields to practice the three pillars of the better lives course. Due to the subject having an extremely large platform for millions to use a lot can be said about the use of make-up and its role in practicing sustainability, diversity and social responsibility.
Even though fashion clothing is great on diversity there are some things that can fit all kinds of people, people may have the same body type or the same nationalities and traditions, but in make up the most important aspect is the canvas (the face) no two people have the same face or skin types, that’s why I find make up the most diverse aspect of fashion, people are able to represent themselves and express themselves through they makeup looks. Going into this course I will keep this in mind, there will be different faces I will try looks on they will each have different eye shapes and size features, so it’s important I use products that can fit all diversities; for example, use pallets which don’t have any offensive marketing, or brands who have all shades of foundation so that everyone is able to use their product.
I will also try to use sustainable make up when practicing my project, I’ve learned from the lectures the consequences and impact the fashion world has over the environment. I did my research and found that there are a lot of make-up brands which use sustainable make up by natural ingredients produced from renewable raw materials, which could even be better for the skin. Make up packages can also be sustainable, a lot of make-up packages use plastic, but some brands like KIKO have changed to recyclable wood compacts, which can be refilled.
Social responsibility is an aspect of the better lives pillar which the make-up industry has not tackled yet. Some cosmetic companies still test their products on animals, even thought the number of businesses which animal test has decreased in the last few years the majority of cosmetic companies still use them for testing. However, there are other ways social responsibilities have been dealt with other than animal testing, and that’s charitable activities led by those businesses. For example, one of the largest make up companies FENTY created by Rihanna donates a large sum of her profits from her make up to fund education for children across the globe. Having this information, I will try to gain more knowledge on this topic.
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