To whom to subscribe: Public "power of powder"
LIFE WITHOUT SOCIAL NETWORKS in 2015 - something from the field of bold experiments. You can use microblogging in order to be aware of the smallest details of the lives of your friends, or you can view the whole world through them. To help with the second, we will regularly talk about the authors of the most beautiful instagram accounts, witty twitter and socially useful Facebook. In general, people whose accounts are able to inspire us to feats or throw a couple of ideas on how to diversify our own lives, and for which it makes sense to subscribe right now.
We mentioned the “power of powder” public in one line, when we were discussing how to approach unusual cosmetics, and we put his characters as an example. They treat makeup as the main way of expression and are not afraid to use cosmetics as they want it, and not to manufacturers and glossy magazines. Photos from the podiums still get into the “powder strength”, but the administrator selects only those images that fit into the course of the public. In addition to them, there are thematic photo projects and links to prominent tumblr, as well as manifestos. In order to better understand the purpose and nature of the public, we contacted its administrator and asked her about the purpose of the community, readers' letters and whether the opinions of others are important.
Valeria Kolesnikova Public administrator
Public almost a year and a half, he was born to my good friend. But after a month of its existence in administrators, besides the creator, I and another girl were listed. All of us were united by some similar (but not single) aesthetic perception. At first I was strange and interesting. My interest in make-up was growing at that time, and it was very helpful. For a while we were constantly discussing something, the content was updated not from one person, as it is now. If we talk about the first posts, we were moved by the desire to tell what can be done differently, as it is written in a book for girls or a glossy magazine.
When I began to practice the life of the page, I realized that because of my ignorance about cosmetics I cannot write about it. And what else there are many platforms where people do it professionally. I am an absolute visual, and therefore it is easier and more interesting to show for me. The only thing that I would like to change now is to start creating your content, go to a new level.
Surfing on the Internet is great, you can find interesting in the most unobvious place. Basically, I take pictures from all the known treasure troves of the visual: Tumblr, Pinterest, Fliсkr, and also various foreign publications. There are no specific favorite blogs, except that my hard drive, where everything is collected. But there are links to some cool ones in public, I try to share.
Sometimes readers send their photos, although I did not call for this. Most likely, this was due to the fact that the content was replenished with photos of bold makeup of “real” people, and not models from shows and shootings, that is, girls like you who are sitting on the other side of the screen. First sent thematic pictures for publication. At one moment, someone did not hesitate to send his photo, and I said that it was welcomed. This is very important, and this is where the project’s benefits are expressed: people are inspired, try to repeat or come up with something of their own, liberate themselves, learn new things, go through some changes and then write thanks to us. Again, at the very beginning it all seemed insignificant. But people send their stories about how they overcome such difficulties as fear of condemnation. We have to deal with a large number of people who are really worried about the approval of society, whether they are people in the subway car or people from close circle. Someone asks for anonymity, someone wants to declare himself. More often I collect several photos of different people in one post and put the tag # inspired. I hope no one is offended.
I think that “hiding shortcomings by emphasizing merit” is boring and uninteresting, although at the same time absurd. I am very close to what you are talking about now: the beauty of the body, the acceptance of yourself, the destruction of stereotypes in terms of choice of clothes and makeup. I perceive my body as a canvas, and it is important for me to feel comfortable. There was a time when I myself was inspired by my own public: I experimented at home and went out with the results of these experiments on the street. Yes, I was faced with a wave of rejection and oppression within the radius of my own family. Yes, the outside world looked through the eyes of absolute misunderstanding, but it didn’t bother me, and if I had to fight back, I gave it. It should not be otherwise. After some time, my interest in makeup was going from something insane to something superminimalistic, and I was comfortable. But this did not prevent the provision of diverse content to the public. I can not single out a single function of makeup, I believe that this can be both entertainment-art and voice-position, this is such an abstraction.
Chronic lack of time and too extensive flow of information - my scourge. I do not listen to the Bjork album, I don’t know about the exhibition and the new pub among the first ones, but I try to look through some informational bombs. In my opinion, the media needs to display diverse opinions and views, raise the important problems of society as a whole and of individual minorities, create high-quality material and make them think and think about their work. It may be worthwhile to rely on originality, if not - to correspond with what they declare themselves. Perhaps, I will refrain from listing and specifics.
Public "power of powder"