Blogs Posts in In Pursuit of Beauty category; 79 blog posts

the charm of bangles

Bangle comes from the Hindi word ‘bungri’ or glass. The name has become synonymous with the flimsy glass bracelets worn by women in India, Pakistan and parts of Africa. In fact bangles are made from several materials suc [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Henna tattoos

Henna has been used to adorn women’s bodies since the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean; it is even mentioned in the Song of Songs in the Bible. It has been used in the Roman Empire and in ancient Egypt and is still used in the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

the geisha mystique

The geisha are traditional Japanese entertainers, skilled in the arts of song, music and hospitality. Due, in part, to a media obsession, the geisha are well recognized all over the world. The most famous aspect of the geisha is the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Eiffel Tower An immense structure (Paris-France)

In 1889 The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exhibition, held in celebration of the French Revolution in 1789. The construction was only meant to last for the duration of the Exposition, but it still stands today, despite all pro [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

Perceptions of beauty

Honolulu-Hawaii, Hours before she is crowned Miss Universe 1998, law student Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad gives her national costume a tiny tweak. Lesser mortals reach farther and more strenuously in an age-old quest to embody a beauty i [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

Japanese Dance and Kabuki

Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater. According to Mark Oshima, “Originally the word ‘kabuki’ meant something ‘off beat’ or not quite moral and began with colorfully dressed, swaggering ex-samurai, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

Body Piercing

Body piercing has become an acceptable activity for both men and women. A few decades ago a person with pierced ears, nose, tongue or eyebrows may have been an oddity but not anymore. In actual fact body piercing is an ancient practice, wit [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

The Elixir of Youth and Beauty

Ancient people performed beauty rituals which seem curious or even downright barbaric to us in the 21st century. We are horrified by accounts of foot binding and ritual scarring. We never think of what future generations might make of our o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2007 | Comments : 1

The History of Jewelry

Jewelry gets its name from ‘jocale’ the Latin for plaything. It is not known how long ago men and women began to adorn themselves with pretty objects. The oldest known examples of a body ornament are some mollusk shells perfor [...]