Is Beauty A 'Soft' Subject?
I am new to blogging and upon discussing the content of my blog with a friend, they expressed their surprise that 'someone so academic' would be writing about a 'soft' subject like beauty. Now I wasn't at all happy at this remark. Not only is it one of my passions and the topic that my whole blog is based on, but I also have numerous friends that are employed in the beauty industry in some way https://www.pureshaka.com/ . I have friends who are professional makeup artists, beauty therapists, hairdressers and nail technicians. I also have friends who run their own franchised beauty businesses such as Avon. All of these people are smart, creative, passionate and highly trained professionals. And yet there are still those that doubt whether it is a worthwhile industry to work in or whether as a field of study it deserves respect. The beauty industry in the UK alone employs over 1 million people. Despite a global recession in re