Beauty is Bizarre

I love to explore and be enriched by other cultures, including subcultures within my own. When I travel, I am enthralled with the differences, and the similarities, between my culture and cultures abroad. Here, I will point out to you a few extreme examples of what people will do in the name of beauty, but I do not mean to be critical or patronizing. I am sure that the people I mention below would be equally surprised to learn that I once ate nothing but grapefruit for a month, or that I wrap my hair in tin foil, or that … the list goes on and on. (I wouldn’t even tell them about the time I donned a Dolly Parton wig.) I’m sure you’ll find the following examples of bizarre beauty more worthy of your time:
Read on...