Female students share what makes them feel beautiful

Bailey Stover • March 28, 2020

In honor of Women's History Month, senior Bailey Stover asked female RBHS students to answer the question, "What makes you feel beautiful?"

Female students define beauty

Bailey Stover • March 10, 2020

To celebrate Women's History Month, female students share how they define beauty. Answers include, "It starts out with mental health," "An inner quality," "Just being a good person on the inside" and everything in between.

More than just a pretty face: the modern battle against beauty standards

Maddie Orr • March 10, 2020

“Don’t post that picture of us until I can edit it first,” I find myself telling my friends. I need to add a filter, adjust the brightness, alter my skin tone and sometimes even whiten my teeth or soften the texture of my skin before it graces the world of social media because, for me, the way I look isn’t perfect until I completely modify my appearance. The photo isn’t good enough for the world to see. The edits will protect my self-confidence as people won’t be able to judge the lonely pimple protruding from the center of my forehead or the stray hair that catches my eye.

Dressing for others results in dissatisfaction

Sarah Mosteller • December 16, 2019

[penci_text_block block_title_align="style-title-left" custom_markup_1=""]I was ready to start the day, my eyelashes coated with thick mascara, skin hidden behind a mask of foundation, fingers littered...

Au Naturale is in style

Nikol Slatinska • March 26, 2018

More and more people have found a need for ingesting and applying natural ingredients. Nowadays, many have gladly abandon their pill-laden lifestyles for a much simpler alternative.

Too much too soon? Social media affects beauty trends

Ann Fitzmaurice • February 25, 2018

Social media is a big reason for why people of younger generations are incorporating makeup into their daily lives.

Americans pick up on Korean skin care trends

Kat Sarafianos • April 23, 2017

The Western world is currently experiencing a rise in the popularity of Korean skin care routines, which can include up to 10 steps.

Unlikely philosophical studies bring new light on beauty

Kristine Cho • March 13, 2017

In this week's installment of "Moral Morality," you will find out how

Foundation now, wrinkle cream later

Nikol Slatinska • February 14, 2015

Research shows sleeping with makeup on has damaging effects on skin Most people wear makeup to conceal their flaws, but keeping it on for too long can lead to more blemishes than you started out with....

Toxic beauty products pose potentially dangerous risks

Sophie Whyte • May 5, 2014

Health is often thought of in terms of what you put into one’s body, but equally important is what one is putting on their skin. More than 10,500 chemicals are in usage for beauty products within the...

Blue Stem renders customer speechless

Maria Kalaitzandonakes • January 9, 2013

When I was a child there were two classifications for stores. The “you can’t touch anything in here, or I’m going to have to sell you to the store owner to pay them back” kind and the “you can...