Both of us can clearly recall the first time we watched the Dove Real Beauty Campaign and we wanted to talk about why it has stuck in our minds after all these years.

While this is a little different to our usual episodes, we think this is such an important conversation.

We talk about the role Dove played back when we first encountered the brand in 2004, and how relevant Dove continues to be in the evolving world of AI beauty standards.

Gel recommendation: Listening to the Dish Podcast. Gel particularly loved the episodes with Niall Horan and Tom Holland.

Taylor recommendation: The Rooster on HBO

The content we mentioned:

Dove Evoluti​​on video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U

Dove sketch campaign - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOq71eKI5Mg

The real state of beauty - https://www.dove.com/au/stories/campaigns/keep-beauty-real.html

Psychology today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-clarity/202403/beauty-filters-as-a-gateway-to-cosmetic-procedures).

Does this look like a real woman? AI model in Vogue raises concerns about beauty standards - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgeqe084nn4o

Your hosts are Angelica Pupillo (@thisisyourbody_nutrition and @gel.pupillo) and Taylor Jade Kennedy (@taylorjadekennedy). You can also follow the pod (@whatwewerefed)

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