Recently, I stumbled upon this month's issue of Cosmopolitan, featuring Nina Dobrev as the cover girl. Dobrev is best known for her leading role in the popular show "The Vampire Diaries." Now, I've never seen the show, but I'm aware of who she is, and she is a very beautiful person....however, the cover of this magazine does Dobrev's natural beauty no justice.
As you can see in the image below, Nina looks borderline flawless. Her skin is perfectly smooth, her hair is perfectly tousled, and her dress is perfectly fitted...sensing a trend yet? She's posed squatting down, ever-so conveniently flaunting her very noticeable assets. Let's be real for a second; no one actually looks like this, yet the media leads us to believe if you want to be beautiful, you have to look like this. It's rather sickening because even Nina Dobrev doesn't look like the girl on the cover of Cosmopolitan.
In my opinion, she's even more beautiful without the airbrushing and skimpy clothing. What's so wrong with displaying the more natural side of beauty? Are we all really so unattractive to the point in which we need airbrushing and sexy clothes to be deemed as "good looking?" I honestly think not. I feel that the media is set in their "airbrushing and sex sells" mindset. With that being said, I don't even see the point in having headlines on the cover of a magazine if the selling point is going to be the "perfect" person on the cover.
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| September 2013 Cosmopolitan **Notice how the text curves with her body**  Nina Dobrev in a more natural state |
This made me laugh and I agree with what you're saying. Magazines like these are selling a false image to people.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. People don't need any of that to be pretty. They think that of they don't have any of these they aren't pretty. The fact that these magazine covers hide the people on the fronts true beauty is bull. They're fine just the way they are.
ReplyDeleteI agree so much. Even though I think she is naturally very pretty. I love that you said its selling a false image to people because it really it. I did the same thing with you how you did the picture with makeup and then the picture withouth makeup! Great minds think alike!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely very true. I have to agree that natural beauty is what makes a person, not necessarily make-up and clothes but always having a smile and upbeat personality can be one of the most beautiful traits in anyone.
ReplyDeleteIts true that magazine covers are giving a fake image and i think it just makes people feel like they could never look like that.
ReplyDeleteGreat diction in this post, I can almost hear your sarcasm at times and it was worth the read. Very interesting point you made in saying that they might as well just scrap the words on the cover if the main focus/selling point is going to be the seemingly flawless individuals that are provocatively draped across the cover. #LikeABoss
ReplyDeleteOne thing to consider, magazine companies are paid handsomly from advertisers. These advertisers are usually beauty product and hygeine companies. It goes hand in hand that if consumers see these "beautiful" celebrities on the covers, they are more likely to buy those products advertised later on in the magazine. Usually the first few pages are ads for beauty products, Because the desire to look like the celebrities is strongest and they are more likely to buy.
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