Fiji and Autumn check in this week with finding new events in the city, sex dreams, high levels of stress, and another quarter life crisis Next, we dive into this week’s topic: the pursuit of beauty and the paradox of effortlessness. We’re talking: beauty sickness, the double-bind of beauty, our early memories of beauty, are men beautiful?, beauty vs comfort, pretty privilege, the art of beauty, is beauty anti-feminist?, white-washed beauty standards, how to engage in beauty in a healthy way, natural beauty vs botox beauty, Love Island UK, plastic surgeon tiktok, beauty influencers, anti-aging products, why the media doesn’t want older women, the cost of beauty, Kylie Jenner, the feeling of being perceived, the correlations between botox and relationships, perception drift, listener stories, and more!👀 Suggested episodes:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu2NZI-oK_E&t=3268s  https://youtu.be/6fHrPNyd0jw?si=0VzFI8QENED37ZI5  Join our community of confused pussies💦🌵  Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15KMnnC5F9caehTM6z4c34ye2fEf05wBRXKEE6hTV5iM/edit Intro 00:00:00- 00:02:42 What’s got us s0 wet and s0 dry this week 00:02:42 - 00:08:13 What is the pursuit of beauty? 00:08:13 - 00:17:11 Would life be better if we weren’t in pursuit of beauty? 00:17:11 -00:29:00 Should women live in the pursuit of beauty? 00:29:00 - 00:36:00 Beauty obsession and beauty sickness 00:36:00 - 00:51:47 Plastic surgery and reality TV 00:51:47 - 01:18:48 The double-bind of beauty and the allure of effortlessness 01:18:48 - 01:37:06 Who is to blame? 01:37:06 - 01:58:23 The Correlations between Botox and Relationships 01:58:23 -02:09:24 Wrap up: What’s got us wet, dry, and confused about the topic 02:09:24 02:19:53 follow us on instagram, twitter, youtube, and tiktok @s0wets0dry the s0 wet s0 dry team:  Autumn (host, editor)  instagram: @autumnkaira  twitter: @autumnkaira  tiktok: @autumnkaira  Fiji (host, editor)  instagram: @s0wet  twitter: @s0wet  tiktok: @fijithesiren  youtube: @s0wet  Mylao (Graphic Designer, and Artist) instagram: @xlaomedia  email: [email protected]  A.I.R. (Music Producer)  instagram: @airgoincrazy *This content is for entertainment, journalistic, and educational purposes. We do not own the rights to the content from other creators in this episode.* ---  Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/s0wets0dry/support