What’s On Weibo: Eyebrow Pencil Gate: “Lipstick King” Li Jiaqi Loses 630,000 Fans In One Night

What’s on Weibo: Eyebrow Pencil Gate: “Lipstick King” Li Jiaqi Loses 630,000 Fans In One Night. “Li Jiaqi is facing controversy for remarks he made during his recent e-commerce livestream. When viewers made comments about an eyebrow pencil being expensive, he lashed out and asked them if they worked hard enough. Due to his cold attitude and arrogant comments, the ‘lipstick king’ seems to have lost his crown.”

‘I Was Shadowbanned:’ How Hinge’s Algorithm Decides Who You Date (Gizmodo)

Gizmodo: ‘I Was Shadowbanned:’ How Hinge’s Algorithm Decides Who You Date . “A lot of online daters think Hinge and other dating apps are keeping them from seeing or matching with the most appealing singles. Anthony isn’t the only one. I talked to another man who said he an identical experience but asked not to be quoted, and it’s not just frustrated guys either. Five women who spoke to me for this story swore that Hinge and other dating apps withhold their most attractive prospects. Some said it’s their own accounts being hidden from other users. And social media is full of people across the gender spectrum describing dating app shadowbans, sometimes offering tips and techniques to escape the algorithm.”

Essence: Does Personal Style Exist In The Age of Social Media?

Essence: Does Personal Style Exist In The Age of Social Media?. “As an active TikTok user, I often find humor in how the platform’s ads influence my shopping decisions, especially when it comes to fashion. I’ve purchased numerous items from SSENSE after watching TikTok creators’ hauls and styling tips. Amidst my shopping spree, I couldn’t help but question if I’m gradually losing my sense of personal style, prompting me to investigate if others are experiencing the same phenomenon. With most of my peers working in the fashion industry in some capacity, I asked them to weigh in their thoughts.”

Glossy: Elizabeth Arden uses generative AI for new virtual store launch

Glossy: Elizabeth Arden uses generative AI for new virtual store launch. “Launching on Tuesday, the immersive VR store created by experiential e-commerce firm Obsess allows users to click through a virtual space based on Elizabeth Arden’s historic Fifth Avenue salon with its iconic red door. It features product information alongside a mini online museum on the history of the brand.”

AFP: Warnings over AI and toxic beauty myths dog TikTok’s Bold Glamour filter

AFP: Warnings over AI and toxic beauty myths dog TikTok’s Bold Glamour filter. “TikTok’s latest sensation is a real-time filter called Bold Glamour that sashays right past debates over toxic beauty standards on social media, going all in on giving users a new face. Quietly released to the app’s more than a billion users, Bold Glamour convincingly blends a user’s real face with an AI-generated ideal of a supermodel, drawing both laughs and alarm.”

Marie Claire: Beauty 3.0

Marie Claire: Beauty 3.0. “The use of filters across platforms has emphasized impossible aesthetic standards and warped people’s sense of themselves—with perfection just a few taps and swipes out of reach. It remains to be seen just how those forces operate in the metaverse, which is at once more ‘unreal’ than social media and more immersive.”

Michigan Daily: Why TikTok loves ‘Get Ready with Me’s and why you should too

Michigan Daily: Why TikTok loves ‘Get Ready with Me’s and why you should too. “Creators big and small prop up their phones and film themselves doing their skincare routine and putting on their makeup, all while chatting with their followers. Where are they going? Who are they going with? What products are they using? It feels oddly reminiscent of a FaceTime call with a friend, and may just be one of the easiest yet most successful genres to post on the app.”

BuzzFeed News: Even Fitness Influencers Are Fed Up With The Amount Of Lies, Photo Editing, And Manipulation That Go Into Fitspo Social Media Posts

BuzzFeed News: Even Fitness Influencers Are Fed Up With The Amount Of Lies, Photo Editing, And Manipulation That Go Into Fitspo Social Media Posts. “A slightly bigger bicep, a more cinched waist — a huge amount of fitness influencers are editing their posts, and it’s screwing everyone over.”

PR Newswire: Apparel Impact Institute Opens First Call for Applications for the Climate Solutions Portfolio – A New Tool to Deploy Grants from the $250M Fashion Climate Fund (PRESS RELEASE)

PR Newswire: Apparel Impact Institute Opens First Call for Applications for the Climate Solutions Portfolio – A New Tool to Deploy Grants from the $250M Fashion Climate Fund (PRESS RELEASE). “Today, nonprofit organization Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) opens its first call for applications for the Climate Solutions Portfolio, a soon-to-launch registry of proven carbon reduction solutions for the fashion industry.”

CNN: How virtual clothes could help solve fashion’s waste problem

CNN: How virtual clothes could help solve fashion’s waste problem. “The textile and fashion industry creates roughly 92 million tons of waste annually, and digital fashion could have a role in reducing that figure…. For example, a designer could release an item of digital clothing in 10 colors in the metaverse, and use the sales data to inform which colors to use for the real-world version.”