Is Beauty What We See With Our Eyes or Feel With Our Hearts?

Is Beauty What We See With Our Eyes or Feel With Our Hearts?
Who is the beholder that matters most?
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
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Feb 1, 2022
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Image by Chris Murray on UnsplashThe beauty industry and popular culture would have us all believe that beauty is skin deep and can be improved upon by striving to meet the ideals set for us. But whose ideals should we be following?
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Writing on the female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at The Green Parent magazine. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.
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