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The Outline's "The Skincare Con"

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The Outline's "The Skincare Con" refers to an article published in The Outline which argues against the merits of skincare products, concluding they are a scam attempting to sell women products based on an unattainable ideal of "perfect skin." The piece generated many responses on Twitter, which in turn led to people making jokes about the various hot takes on skincare.

Background

On January 30th, 2018, The Outline published a piece by Krithika Varagur called The Skincare Con."[1] The piece argues that modern skincare products purport to encompass vague concepts like "all-natural beauty" and "no-makeup-makeup," ideas which mean to be pretty without the use of noticeable makeup. Furthermore, the piece cites studies from dermatologists which claim basic items like moisturizer have unclear benefits. Varagur quotes stories from doctors and the subreddit /r/SkincareAddiction which find people overusing skincare products with harmful acids, essentially turning their faces into a giant open wound. Varagur concludes that investing in skincare is a waste of money with the ultimate aim of attaining an unattainable ideal of "perfect skin."

Developments

Quickly, the piece generated strong reactions from Twitter. Many Twitter users were unhappy with the piece's assertions. Twitter user and Allure magazine editor Sam Escobar tweeted[2] that the piece reiterated an older argument against makeup that states women only use makeup to please men rather than their own enjoyment, gaining over 150 retweets and 690 likes (shown below, left). Writer Alana Massey countered the piece by tweeting[3] an excerpt of a piece she wrote which frames skincare as a ritual of femme generosity and empowerment, gaining over 120 retweets and 490 likes (shown below, right). Buzzfeed[4] compiled the range of Twitter reactions to the piece that day. Racked[5] wrote a piece defending skincare in response to The Outline article that day.

丹 Sam H. Escobar @myhairisblue Follow congratulations to the Outline, who managed to reinvent the "women only wear makeup to feel attractive to others" theory of vapidity, but for 2018 What I call the "New Skincare" is a break we were sold in the past. It encompasses -dewiness," and all-natural beauty" Itsakes sense for so populist aesthetic of contouring, the para makeup that's so big on Instagram and Yo showing you how to do this directly from the former has monopolized social capita the same enormous quantity of products. buying things, and displaying them for oth worked hard for what you have, even if you self-selects for superior genetics. 12:40 PM -30 Jan 2018
Alana Massey @AlanaMassey Follow Last year I wrote about how beauty and skincare are sacred communal rituals characterized by mutual femme generosity, read it instead of that mean one racked.com/2017/3/29/1496 In a space that is so often categorized as the domain of the vapid, vain, and competitive, there is instead depth, decency, and camaraderie. The idea that women wear makeup exclusively to be attractive to men is heteronormative, sexist, and also plainly inaccurate- especially when so many men blather on about how they prefer "natural" looks. "I'd say the biggest (and most damaging) societal misconception about people who care about beauty products is that they are, simply, vain and shallow," says Jessica, a 30-year-old Beauty Talk member who spent much of her teens and 2os resisting her love of makeup as she grappled with her relationship to and understanding of femininity. "I also very much believe that if makeup were a male hobby, it would be treated as maintenance and/or self-respect rather than a shallow fixation." She refers to her makeup as "fiercely feminine armor."

As debate and criticism circled around the skincare article, Twitter users parodied the debate by offering parodies of hot takes about skincare. For example, Twitter user @nopoweradeinusa[6] tweeted a joke about skincare and his foreskin, gaining over 530 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @leyawn[7] created a joke about his take which gained over 700 likes (shown below, right).

christian @nopoweradeinusa Following here's my take on the skincare article, I just learned about washing under my foreskin and it is everything 9:07 PM 30 Jan 2018
leon @leyawn Following every one's waiting for my take on skincare you fools i will never tell you what i think about skincare. it's a secret. i'm taking it to the grave 5:24 PM-30 Jan 2018

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[1] The Outline – The Skincare Con

[2] Twitter – @myhairisblue

[3] Twitter – @AlanaMassey

[4] Buzzfeed – People Are Screaming About Skin Care In Response To This Article Titled The Skincare Con

[5] Racked – Skincare Is Good and Also Works

[6] Twitter – @nopoweradeinusa

[7] Twitter – @leyawn

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Overview

The Outline's "The Skincare Con" refers to an article published in The Outline which argues against the merits of skincare products, concluding they are a scam attempting to sell women products based on an unattainable ideal of "perfect skin." The piece generated many responses on Twitter, which in turn led to people making jokes about the various hot takes on skincare.

Background

On January 30th, 2018, The Outline published a piece by Krithika Varagur called The Skincare Con."[1] The piece argues that modern skincare products purport to encompass vague concepts like "all-natural beauty" and "no-makeup-makeup," ideas which mean to be pretty without the use of noticeable makeup. Furthermore, the piece cites studies from dermatologists which claim basic items like moisturizer have unclear benefits. Varagur quotes stories from doctors and the subreddit /r/SkincareAddiction which find people overusing skincare products with harmful acids, essentially turning their faces into a giant open wound. Varagur concludes that investing in skincare is a waste of money with the ultimate aim of attaining an unattainable ideal of "perfect skin."

Developments

Quickly, the piece generated strong reactions from Twitter. Many Twitter users were unhappy with the piece's assertions. Twitter user and Allure magazine editor Sam Escobar tweeted[2] that the piece reiterated an older argument against makeup that states women only use makeup to please men rather than their own enjoyment, gaining over 150 retweets and 690 likes (shown below, left). Writer Alana Massey countered the piece by tweeting[3] an excerpt of a piece she wrote which frames skincare as a ritual of femme generosity and empowerment, gaining over 120 retweets and 490 likes (shown below, right). Buzzfeed[4] compiled the range of Twitter reactions to the piece that day. Racked[5] wrote a piece defending skincare in response to The Outline article that day.


丹 Sam H. Escobar @myhairisblue Follow congratulations to the Outline, who managed to reinvent the "women only wear makeup to feel attractive to others" theory of vapidity, but for 2018 What I call the "New Skincare" is a break we were sold in the past. It encompasses -dewiness," and all-natural beauty" Itsakes sense for so populist aesthetic of contouring, the para makeup that's so big on Instagram and Yo showing you how to do this directly from the former has monopolized social capita the same enormous quantity of products. buying things, and displaying them for oth worked hard for what you have, even if you self-selects for superior genetics. 12:40 PM -30 Jan 2018 Alana Massey @AlanaMassey Follow Last year I wrote about how beauty and skincare are sacred communal rituals characterized by mutual femme generosity, read it instead of that mean one racked.com/2017/3/29/1496 In a space that is so often categorized as the domain of the vapid, vain, and competitive, there is instead depth, decency, and camaraderie. The idea that women wear makeup exclusively to be attractive to men is heteronormative, sexist, and also plainly inaccurate- especially when so many men blather on about how they prefer "natural" looks. "I'd say the biggest (and most damaging) societal misconception about people who care about beauty products is that they are, simply, vain and shallow," says Jessica, a 30-year-old Beauty Talk member who spent much of her teens and 2os resisting her love of makeup as she grappled with her relationship to and understanding of femininity. "I also very much believe that if makeup were a male hobby, it would be treated as maintenance and/or self-respect rather than a shallow fixation." She refers to her makeup as "fiercely feminine armor."

As debate and criticism circled around the skincare article, Twitter users parodied the debate by offering parodies of hot takes about skincare. For example, Twitter user @nopoweradeinusa[6] tweeted a joke about skincare and his foreskin, gaining over 530 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @leyawn[7] created a joke about his take which gained over 700 likes (shown below, right).


christian @nopoweradeinusa Following here's my take on the skincare article, I just learned about washing under my foreskin and it is everything 9:07 PM 30 Jan 2018 leon @leyawn Following every one's waiting for my take on skincare you fools i will never tell you what i think about skincare. it's a secret. i'm taking it to the grave 5:24 PM-30 Jan 2018

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External References

[1] The Outline – The Skincare Con

[2] Twitter – @myhairisblue

[3] Twitter – @AlanaMassey

[4] Buzzfeed – People Are Screaming About Skin Care In Response To This Article Titled The Skincare Con

[5] Racked – Skincare Is Good and Also Works

[6] Twitter – @nopoweradeinusa

[7] Twitter – @leyawn

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