{"id":1892525,"date":"2026-04-20T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1892525"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:56:00","slug":"quenlin-blackwell-lets-stop-the-lobotomy-stare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1892525","title":{"rendered":"Quenlin Blackwell: \u2018Let\u2019s stop the lobotomy stare\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1080\/0-267-1080-720\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443599.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/beauty\/article\/70115\/1\/quenlin-blackwell-lets-stop-the-lobotomy-stare-youth-to-the-people\" data-article-id=\"70115\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-portrait-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.8\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image 06\" class=\"img\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1080\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443599.jpg\" width=\"1080\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of Youth to <span class=\"nowrap\">the People<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T15:56:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"20 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"20\">20,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - beauty\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\">Beauty<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty-affirmations\">Beauty Affirmations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\">Beauty<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty-affirmations\">Beauty Affirmations<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Quenlin Blackwell: \u2018Let\u2019s stop the <span class=\"nowrap\">lobotomy stare\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>The online it-girl, and now Youth to the People partner, talks smelling good, older women and why it\u2019s uncanny that no one can move <span class=\"nowrap\">their faces<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T15:56:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"20 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"20\">20,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T15:56:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"20 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"20\">20,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isabelbekele\">Isabel Bekele<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Though you might recognise <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/quenblackwell\/\"><span>Quenlin Blackwell<\/span><\/a><span> as the face of your favourite Vine-era memes, these days, it\u2019s her viral YouTube show <\/span><em><span>Feeding Starving Celebrities<\/span><\/em><span>, red carpet hosting, or work as an actress that\u2019s more likely to come across your feed. Most recently, the internet star added skincare model to her resume, fronting Youth to the People\u2019s new SuperFood Cleanser campaign. Below, we caught up with Blackwell to chat about the campaign, her current obsessions, and of course, her beauty affirmations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT DOES BEAUTY MEAN TO YOU?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong>\u00a0To me, beauty means how still and grounded you are in yourself. I think the most beautiful thing someone can be is just chill. I think older women are the most beautiful women of all time because they just have done life. They figured it out, they\u2019re chilling and they\u2019re comfortable \u2013 that\u2019s beauty. I think beauty is just slowing down and just existing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT BEAUTY ROUTINES DO YOU LEAN ON THE MOST?\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> Probably just staying on a consistent schedule with all of my different appointments. Going to lymphatic drainage, going to an internal health person. But my entire life has been [about] my skincare routine and just making sure I do that. If you look at the pictures I posted when I was 15 years old, on the internet with a face mask on, it\u2019s always been a part of my life.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT\u2019S BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE SCENT SO FAR THIS YEAR?\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> I\u2019m such a gatekeeper, but I\u2019ll give the girls a hint on what they should do. <\/span><span>Go to some old school perfumery, like a perfume shop that\u2019s existed for over 40 years. Sit down and spend the day there. Take breaks, smell the perfumes, walk outside and get some fresh air. Come back in. Once you find your scent, then you get the notes in your scent, and you go to the witch store, or the incense store, and you ask for pure oil versions of each of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then, you take those pure oil versions of each note of your signature scent, and you put it in the mousse that you use in your hair, and lotion that you use on the body, so you don\u2019t have to spend all this money trying to find the expensive essential oil lotions. Go get a run-of-the-mill lotion, which is literally so inexpensive. Then, go get a big bottle of frankincense oil, or whatever your note is, and use that. And that\u2019s how you smell good literally all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7b007dcb-5105-44bf-bdf1-b4320105636b\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1080\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443602.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.8\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quenlin Blackwell\" class=\"img\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443602.jpg\" width=\"1080\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of Youth to <span class=\"nowrap\">the People<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>NAME ONE HOLY GRAIL PRODUCT YOU\u2019VE BEEN USING THIS MONTH?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthtothepeople.com\/skincare\/cleansers\/superfood-cleanser\/YTTP-10100.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20331872311&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADiMnI9OZy2ZeTWpjFqBa9b4tHy90&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwnZfPBhAGEiwAzg-VzAT7JFe84CeEW9rlPlI6iSC6Gf9a9KflQ7aWkzcJAmPY-aylfSKszhoCgHEQAvD_BwE\">SuperFood Cleanser<\/a>. I\u2019ve had it since I was 15 or 16 years old. I use it to take off my make-up. I use it when I\u2019m in the shower. I use it during my bath. I like to let it sit on my face like it\u2019s a mask, even though it\u2019s not. It probably shouldn\u2019t be used as a mask, but I\u2019m like,\u00a0\u2018let me let these ingredients soak in a little bit longer.\u2019 I love a marination.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT\u2019S A BEAUTY TREND YOU\u2019RE READY TO SAY BYE TO?\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> Probably the lobotomy stare, and getting so much Botox in your face and your muscles to [the point] where your eyes open up big. And getting upper and lower bleph, and then you just literally look like AI. I think I miss when humans looked like humans, and I think a lot of people miss that. I think a lot of people are like, \u2018why are some of the things we\u2019re seeing feeling uncanny?\u2019 It\u2019s because people aren\u2019t moving their faces, because they\u2019re literally scared to get a wrinkle. So I think, let\u2019s stop the lobotomy. Let\u2019s stop being scared of moving our faces. We can always be preventative, but we shouldn\u2019t be fearful about ageing. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHO\u2019S YOUR BEAUTY ICON?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> Probably my grandmother. My grandmother was just so simple and so chic and so subtle. She would always have rollers in her hair and always wear dresses and long skirts. She was really like Mary Poppins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT\u2019S THE BEST BEAUTY ADVICE YOU<\/span><span>\u2019VE EVER RECEIVED?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> Probably to stop putting so much make-up on your face every day, because you don\u2019t need it. You are beautiful as is. It\u2019s fun to paint and to create a new persona, a character, and to decide you want to wear glitter for a little bit of time, but then give your skin a break. Let it breathe. I used to do a dip brow, six pumps of foundation, highlighter on everything, just to go to school at six am when I was in the eighth grade. Now, I\u2019m like, girl, that\u2019s why I was looking crazy. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>CAN YOU GIVE US THREE BEAUTY AFFIRMATIONS?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span> I am enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> I take care of myself because that is what I deserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> I am fine just as is. I don\u2019t want to be anyone else. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"article-footer\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-series\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">More on these topics<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-series\"><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\">Beauty<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty-affirmations\">Beauty Affirmations<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/skincare\">skincare<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"lava-lamp\">\n<div class=\"lava-lamp-text-container\">\n<h3 class=\"lava-lamp-subheading\">Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid section-header\">\n<div class=\"section-header__link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70115\/1\/beauty\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-header__title\">READ MORE<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid tag-article-list\">\n<div class=\"swiper swiper-latest\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide list-element\">\n<div class=\"scard-latest__section\">\n<div class=\"card-latest__wrapper\"><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70107\/1\/euphoria-mua-doniella-davy-on-rosalia-and-stripclub-beauty-half-magic-launch\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Euphoria\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/134-0-1030-685\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443549.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Euphoria MUA Doniella Davy on Rosal\u00eda and stripclub beauty<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70094\/1\/zeiyt-is-the-beauty-brand-palestine-sacred-olive-groves\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"260320_ZEIYT_05_571B\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-0-2947-1960\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443425.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Z\u00cbIYT is the beauty brand inspired by Palestine\u2019s sacred olive groves<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/70051\/1\/what-went-down-at-nike-toma-in-atlanta\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"optional-paragraph\"> Nike <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nike Toma in Atlanta\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-385-2720-1809\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443043.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">What went down at Nike Toma in Atlanta<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper-slide list-element\">\n<div class=\"scard-latest__section\">\n<div class=\"card-latest__wrapper\"><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70087\/1\/naturism-nudism-the-answer-to-our-body-image-crisis-strangers-public\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Naturism nudism naked in public body image self esteem\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-845-1760-1171\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443364.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Nude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturism<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70076\/1\/leanness-straight-men-snatched-little-waists-fatphobia-ig-disordered-eating\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lean body image\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/50-0-1202-800\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443288.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Why do so many men now want snatched little waists<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70064\/1\/clavicular-diy-hacks-mindset-looksmaxxxing-community-black-market-beauty\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DIY mindset of Looksmaxxxing\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-244-2026-1347\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443153.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Inside looksmaxxing\u2019s DIY, black-market beauty economy<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper-slide list-element\">\n<div class=\"scard-latest__section\">\n<div class=\"card-latest__wrapper\"><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70055\/1\/ai-help-choose-your-next-tattoo-chatgpt-gemini-image-generation-artist\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1411420\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-146-640-426\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443107.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Would you let AI help you choose your next tattoo?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70042\/1\/why-are-musicians-so-hot-cameron-winter-franz-liszt-prince-gorgeous\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cameron Winter\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-0-1024-681\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/2\/1442984.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">\u2018It\u2019s the emotional IQ\u2019: Unpacking the unique hotness of musicians<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70030\/1\/starface-lip-balm-product-of-the-week-magical-hydro-stars-recommendation\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"original-C187C805-D4A7-463B-A1AE-65EDD3C7DD69\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-299-1242-826\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/2\/1442906.jpeg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Product of the week: Starface\u2019s \u2018magical, squeaky clean\u2019 lip balm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper-slide list-element\">\n<div class=\"scard-latest__section\">\n<div class=\"card-latest__wrapper\"><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70022\/1\/tattoo-assembly-showcases-the-cutting-edge-of-tattoo-culture\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TATTOO-ASSEMBLY-66\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-41-2945-1959\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/2\/1442810.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Tattoo Assembly showcases the cutting edge of tattoo culture<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70025\/1\/horoscopes-april-2026-new-moon-aries-taurus-season-uranus-gemini\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horoscopes April 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-0-2700-1796\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/2\/1442862.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Horoscopes April 2026: A 7 year cycle has ended \u2013 so what\u2019s next?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/69976\/1\/best-scents-perfumes-2026-destin-de-balmain-eris-parfum-dizziak\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Destin_de_Balmain_1_Credit_Balmain_Beauty\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/140-0-1624-1080\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/2\/1442787.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">The best new scents, from real strawberries to mother\u2019s breast milk<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline\" data-newsletter hidden>\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Though you might recognise <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/quenblackwell\/\"><span>Quenlin Blackwell<\/span><\/a><span> as the face of your favourite Vine-era memes, these days, it\u2019s her viral YouTube show <\/span><em><span>Feeding Starving Celebrities<\/span><\/em><span>, red carpet hosting, or work as an actress that\u2019s more likely to come across your feed. Most recently, the internet star added skincare model to her resume, fronting Youth to the People\u2019s new SuperFood Cleanser campaign. Below, we caught up with Blackwell to chat about the campaign, her current obsessions, and of course, her beauty affirmations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT DOES BEAUTY MEAN TO YOU?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong>\u00a0To me, beauty means how still and grounded you are in yourself. I think the most beautiful thing someone can be is just chill. I think older women are the most beautiful women of all time because they just have done life. They figured it out, they\u2019re chilling and they\u2019re comfortable \u2013 that\u2019s beauty. I think beauty is just slowing down and just existing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT BEAUTY ROUTINES DO YOU LEAN ON THE MOST?\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> Probably just staying on a consistent schedule with all of my different appointments. Going to lymphatic drainage, going to an internal health person. But my entire life has been [about] my skincare routine and just making sure I do that. If you look at the pictures I posted when I was 15 years old, on the internet with a face mask on, it\u2019s always been a part of my life.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT\u2019S BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE SCENT SO FAR THIS YEAR?\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> I\u2019m such a gatekeeper, but I\u2019ll give the girls a hint on what they should do. <\/span><span>Go to some old school perfumery, like a perfume shop that\u2019s existed for over 40 years. Sit down and spend the day there. Take breaks, smell the perfumes, walk outside and get some fresh air. Come back in. Once you find your scent, then you get the notes in your scent, and you go to the witch store, or the incense store, and you ask for pure oil versions of each of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then, you take those pure oil versions of each note of your signature scent, and you put it in the mousse that you use in your hair, and lotion that you use on the body, so you don\u2019t have to spend all this money trying to find the expensive essential oil lotions. Go get a run-of-the-mill lotion, which is literally so inexpensive. Then, go get a big bottle of frankincense oil, or whatever your note is, and use that. And that\u2019s how you smell good literally all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7b007dcb-5105-44bf-bdf1-b4320105636b\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1080\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443602.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.8\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quenlin Blackwell\" class=\"img\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443602.jpg\" width=\"1080\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of Youth to <span class=\"nowrap\">the People<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>NAME ONE HOLY GRAIL PRODUCT YOU\u2019VE BEEN USING THIS MONTH?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthtothepeople.com\/skincare\/cleansers\/superfood-cleanser\/YTTP-10100.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20331872311&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADiMnI9OZy2ZeTWpjFqBa9b4tHy90&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwnZfPBhAGEiwAzg-VzAT7JFe84CeEW9rlPlI6iSC6Gf9a9KflQ7aWkzcJAmPY-aylfSKszhoCgHEQAvD_BwE\">SuperFood Cleanser<\/a>. I\u2019ve had it since I was 15 or 16 years old. I use it to take off my make-up. I use it when I\u2019m in the shower. I use it during my bath. I like to let it sit on my face like it\u2019s a mask, even though it\u2019s not. It probably shouldn\u2019t be used as a mask, but I\u2019m like,\u00a0\u2018let me let these ingredients soak in a little bit longer.\u2019 I love a marination.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT\u2019S A BEAUTY TREND YOU\u2019RE READY TO SAY BYE TO?\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> Probably the lobotomy stare, and getting so much Botox in your face and your muscles to [the point] where your eyes open up big. And getting upper and lower bleph, and then you just literally look like AI. I think I miss when humans looked like humans, and I think a lot of people miss that. I think a lot of people are like, \u2018why are some of the things we\u2019re seeing feeling uncanny?\u2019 It\u2019s because people aren\u2019t moving their faces, because they\u2019re literally scared to get a wrinkle. So I think, let\u2019s stop the lobotomy. Let\u2019s stop being scared of moving our faces. We can always be preventative, but we shouldn\u2019t be fearful about ageing. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHO\u2019S YOUR BEAUTY ICON?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> Probably my grandmother. My grandmother was just so simple and so chic and so subtle. She would always have rollers in her hair and always wear dresses and long skirts. She was really like Mary Poppins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>WHAT\u2019S THE BEST BEAUTY ADVICE YOU<\/span><span>\u2019VE EVER RECEIVED?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong> Probably to stop putting so much make-up on your face every day, because you don\u2019t need it. You are beautiful as is. It\u2019s fun to paint and to create a new persona, a character, and to decide you want to wear glitter for a little bit of time, but then give your skin a break. Let it breathe. I used to do a dip brow, six pumps of foundation, highlighter on everything, just to go to school at six am when I was in the eighth grade. Now, I\u2019m like, girl, that\u2019s why I was looking crazy. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>CAN YOU GIVE US THREE BEAUTY AFFIRMATIONS?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span><strong>Quenlin Blackwell:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span> I am enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> I take care of myself because that is what I deserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> I am fine just as is. I don\u2019t want to be anyone else. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/70115\/1\/quenlin-blackwell-lets-stop-the-lobotomy-stare-youth-to-the-people&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1080\/0-267-1080-720\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443599.jpg&#8221;] Photography courtesy of Youth to the People April\u00a0 20,\u00a0 2026 Beauty \/ Beauty Affirmations Beauty \/ Beauty Affirmations Quenlin Blackwell: \u2018Let\u2019s stop the lobotomy stare\u2019 The online it-girl, and now Youth to the People partner, talks smelling good, older women and why it\u2019s uncanny that no one can move their faces April\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,76],"class_list":["post-1892525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dazeddigital-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1892525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1892525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1892525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1892525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}