Outside the Beauty Box

Hey Beautiful! Whether you're looking for stories (real and fictional) about the reality of body positivity (and body negativity) or searching for more diversity positive content, this is your corner! "Outside the Beauty Box" is all about loving and celebrating the diversity of human beauty. This is your sign to be proud of the body you were born with.

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Highlight: I WISH I could make my art this expressive

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Highlight: The emotion

The child's emotion is illustrated soooo beautifully.

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Highlight: Boy Looks Like a Model

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Highlight: Yes! Finally some headscarf art

I NEED more of these, PLEASE.

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A post shared by ⊹ ࣪ ˖ Rina ₊˚⊹ (@strawber.rina)

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Highlight: Cutesy and Retro

I can only imagine how long his too to draw, but it's so cute.

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Highlight: You know a painting is good when...

She just looks so real. It isn't hyper realism, but all of the subtleties in her expression, freckles, the nuances of her nose shape, just make her feel organic and authentic.

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Highlight: Queen Vibes

So I think small eyes look awesome (I have slanted eyes myself) but some people are still insecure about small eyes and monolids. So can we just appreciate how regally the eyes are illustrated in this painting? This woman is giving all the queen vibes.

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Highlight: Here comes the sun...

I love the sun marking type makeup on this guys face. TBH, I wish I'd come up with that.

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Highlight: Anyone else getting comic book vibes

I don't know why I feel like this needs to be a character in a superhero comic (which is obviously a good thing.)

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Highlight: Ohhh, the beauty of black

Ya'll know how I feel about my extraordinarily dark skin tones. And while I'm pretty sure this phot was edited for contrast, it's so aesthetic. Also, can we just talk about how hibsicus are one of my favorite flowers?

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Highlight: I LIKE interesting noses

Different nose shapes are beautiful and add character to our faces. The first step in self-love is learning to stop hiding from our identities, and this is why these self-portraits are so important.

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Highlight: Acne does not take away your beauty

Teenagers deal with enough stress (and even outside our teens sometimes we still get acne.) Just a reminder that a pimple does not have the power to take away your beauty.

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A post shared by 🌿Celine Kaminski | Artist & Illustrator🌿 (@the_printrovert)

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Highlights: I'm loving the Roman nose

Big noses need more time in the spotlight tbh. Shout out to gewska . this oc looks so whimsical.

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Highlight: dreads

I want to read a whole comic in this art style tbh. It's immaculate. I love the way the colors are rendered.

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Highlight: That HAIR

How? Just...the god-tier skill it takes. No joke. There are no words

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Highlight: Bald Beauty

I WISH I could rock short hair this immaculately. Shout out to adxnnart . The way the lips are rendered is so pristine.

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Highlight: I'm in love with the art style

itsjambie has this awesome video series drawing insecurities (fabulously) which you should definitely check out. The artwork isn't limited to things revolving around being plus-sized but also being skinny, having crooked teeth, having acne etc. And you can suggest what you'd like to see drawn next in the comments. It's awesome.