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Kenyan celebrities are driving a surge in weight‑loss and cosmetic procedures, sparking criticism and concerns.
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In recent months, Paloma Buddemeier has watched a stream of people walk into her nail salon with the goal of looking as if they'd never been there at all. "It's crazy," the owner of Wumman Spa in Lon
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Manosphere influencers are twinkmaxxing — and proud of it
Despite a big week for Clavicular, fellow influencer Dillon Latham delivered the most fascinating piece of news from the looksmaxxing world. The twink aesthetic is the latest to get the manosphere tr
Testosterone shots, chiseling jaws: Inside the world of 'looksmaxxing'
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Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity
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Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity
Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity
Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
Internet personality Naomi Kuria shared her weight-loss experience with her followers - and came in for a lot of criticism/Naomi Kuria/FacebookIn Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a
GEN Z CORNER: Body positivity matters as society judges
A plus-size woman poses on the beach / PIXABAYThe first time someone called me “thick” in Nairobi, it wasn’t a compliment. It was said the way you say “traffic on Thika Road” — resigned, mildly irrita
Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity