Beauty is over. It’s so passé. Pouty lips? Trendy hair? Well-tapered brows? These things are no longer of pressing interest to the vast majority of American women.

Here’s Chattering Mind’s humble prediction: Magazines that primarily feature the latest bang trim will soon notice a big dip in readership. What about those plastic surgery reality shows, you ask? Well, okay…they may last another year or so, but then they’ll blow off the networks like so many dried tumbleweeds. Or face peels.

Radiance, peace of mind and authenticity are what everyone craves today. Here’s evidence with trickle-down potential: An article about how folks in the spa industry recently met to talk health and wellness. Making clients look more technically attractive is a “given,” but no longer their goal or emphasis. Ha.