Coping With Looking "Natural"

Podcast: Coping · Coping Inc.

Opublikowano: 2026-05-04

What does it mean to cope with a beauty standard that pretends not to be a beauty standard at all? This week, we’re talking about looking “natural” – which, in 2026 means botox in your 20s and three‑hour self-care routines. Alice Griffin and Jannah Anderson explore how “aesthetic inflation”, a concept first articulated by writer Jessica DeFino, has shifted the baseline so dramatically that simply existing feels like falling behind. We unpack the psychological toll of chasing an ever-changing beauty ideal marketed as effortless, and ask whether celeb transparency around cosmetic work is actually all t...