The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Although society tends to diminish the value of beautification efforts, we must remind ourselves that such a negative view is unneeded.

Staff Editorial: Beauty for ourselves

Meggie Chen and Tvisha Gupta November 17, 2022

This June, influencer Jada Travis posted a TikTok explaining how she hasn’t shaved her armpit hair in three years because she said “I don’t care” in the grand scheme of things. Her TikTok went...

A narrow focus on Eurocentric beauty excludes much of the wider world.

True Beauty

Sarah Liu and Jisha Rajala October 7, 2022

In July of 2020, a skin-lightening product marketed mainly to the South Asian market called Fair and Lovely was renamed Glow and Lovely following marketing campaigns that emphasized lighter skin as a more...

Although it is easy to obsess over the time you have been clean, it is important to recognize the strength it took you to get clean in the first place

Reclaiming my body from myself

Aashi Venkat April 12, 2022
Coming to terms with the aftermath of my self harm addiction
Senior Jackie Yeung paints on a coat of green, sneaker-textured nail polish.

Nailed it: Nail art in the MVHS community

Charlotte Chui and Aditi Dixit March 11, 2020
A glimpse into the process and motivations of local nail artists
Testing the customizable makeup trend

Testing the customizable makeup trend

Charlotte Chui March 4, 2018
How the experience compares to traditional products
The impact of Fenty Beauty

The impact of Fenty Beauty

Michelle Wong October 8, 2017
Students share their opinions on Rihanna’s new beauty line
Staff Editorial: Beauty matters, but for everyone

Staff Editorial: Beauty matters, but for everyone

El Estoque Staff September 21, 2016
The importance we place on physical characteristics is different for each gender, but this shouldn’t be the case
To feel pretty: The emotional toll of beauty

To feel pretty: The emotional toll of beauty

Karen Sanchez September 21, 2016
A closer look at the emotional toll of beauty
Being Basic: Looking just like the next girl

Being Basic: Looking just like the next girl

Sara Entezarmahdi September 21, 2016
The frustrations of looking generic

Winner of Miss America 2014 helps break traditional beauty stereotypes

Gabriella Monico October 7, 2013
Nina Davuluri wins Miss America pageant and challenges the preconception that lighter skin defines beauty.
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