Showing Up Gorgeous and Unbothered Is Its Own Act Of Resistance
Huff PostEven in the dead of winter, when many of our faces and spirits are on the verge of cracking from lack of moisture or an unspeakably ashy political hellscape, Cyrus Veyssi is aglow. The queer, unbothered Persian American beauty content demigod has ascended to a tranquil mental space despite the particularly homophobic times we’re in. “When people come to my page and try to trigger my trauma, they’re just revealing their own,” Veyssi tells me over Zoom, where I soon realize that their confidence and positivity are contagious. I am optimistic about the way that community can bring joy to people’s lives more than I have been in the past, to be honest.” That collectivist versus individualistic mentality — the one that made me immediately feel lighter when I began chatting with Veyssi — is not just powerful, but crucial right now. “Beauty is a form of this ongoing therapy, after all.” And because we all need a little more therapy in this post-holiday winter abyss, here are a few of Veyssi’s favorite products that they recommend to feel beautiful, glowy and moisturized to the high heavens.
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