By: Annelise Vintila Last weekend I went to my best friend’s mom’s birthday who just turned 58 and it was a surprisingly enlightening experience. I have known Maria, my best friend, and her mom Willy for 18 years now and Willy has always treated me like a daughter; she had always encouraged me to live my […]

By: Annelise Vintila The older I get, the more I begin to understand multiple sides of a story; for example, when I was twelve years old and just beginning to blossom, I looked at women with plastic surgery in disgust. I believed that no woman that respects herself should morph her physical appearance to appease […]

By: Annelise Vintila The older I get, the more I understand the reasons behind botox. Growing up, I thought only people that had a lot of money and were afraid of aging would get botox in their face; I perceived it as a bourgeoise mindset. I used to obsess over botched celebrity botox injections and […]

It seems as if people either love or hate Botox. Those who love it often understand its potential for smoothing out fine lines. Others might be a little more apprehensive about the procedure. They may believe that Botox is unsafe, or that if they stop Botox treatments, they’ll end up with even more wrinkles than […]