Liz Moody

Welcome to the Liz Moody Podcast, where we believe that there is always something that you can do to create a life that feels amazing, and we help you figure out how to find the lever to pull at any moment to actually do that.

First up, social media.

There are a few different impacts social media is having on beauty and the pressure that we have to perform beauty.

I think the first and most simple one is just knowing what's available.

When I was in my 20s, I honestly am not sure that I knew that Botox existed.

I certainly didn't know about any of the laser treatment or all the crazy skincare available.

I think I was like still scrubbing my face with the St.

Ives apricot cleanser in the orange bottle, which apparently is terrible for your skin.

When I was in my 20s, you would read a magazine and kind of find out about celebrity skincare routines and like little recommendations from editors here and there.

You would maybe get a recommendation from a friend.

But social media takes any niche thing that is available and it amplifies it to millions and millions and millions of people.

And here's the more insidious part that I think we do not talk about enough.

Wellness influencers, beauty influencers, lifestyle influencers need new things to talk about constantly.

They are incentivized by their audiences and the algorithm and brands to constantly find and promote new services, new treatments.

They get views by saying, oh, I just found this new laser and I tried it and now look at my skin.

They get views by saying, oh,

I found this vibrating plate.

New things capture your attention and we are in an attention economy.

Wash your face and wear sunscreen does not capture attention.

This is a downside of an attention economy that people do not talk about enough.