It's been a funny old few weeks. Although I've been a little pre-occupied with getting married and enjoying a much needed honeymoon, it was impossible to avoid the stories that were popping up across my news feed on a daily basis. For decades women have been overlooked, manipulated and downright abused simply because of their gender - and it's time for us to stand up and say enough is enough. My blood has been boiling reading the stories of so many women that have suffered at the hands of their male counterparts, but in the same breath the industry in which I've worked for over a decade is equally as accountable for the manipulation of women's emotions. Beauty brands have long played on our insecurities as a way to make money, telling us we need to 'fix' those fine lines, pimples, areas of pigmentation, short lashes, slim lips or any number of unique assets. It's been an issue I've been increasingly aware of over the last year or so, but in recent weeks the cultural landscape (impacted by the news stories that never seem to end) has made it even more top of mind and frustrating to witness. 
One of the stories I picked up on at the end of last week was the news that Dior had announced the face of their newest launch 'Capture Youth' is 25 year old Cara Delevingne. 'Capture Youth' is an 'anti-ageing' skincare line designed specifically for women in their 30s who are concerned about the visible signs of aging; although no other details are available as yet, the range is...