Lighter eyes are idealised across societies, which often put brown eyes on the ‘boring’ end of the spectrum. Here's how one writer discovered a newfound appreciation for her eyes.

Lighter eyes are idealised across societies, which often put brown eyes on the u2018boringu2019 end of the spectrum. Here's how one writer discovered a newfound appreciation for her eyes.

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Beauty standards: “How I learned to appreciate my brown eyes”

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While skin colour is the main component of colourism, eye colour plays into the dynamics, as anything that matches the perception of the western standard of beauty is idealised.

There are multiple Instagram filters that claim to offer you the ‘perfect eyes’, which overwhelmingly define the standard of ‘perfect’ as bright blue

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Sadia Nowshin grew up believing light eyes were more ‘desirable’, but the past year has made her realise it’s time to change the narrative.

Eye colour and Eurocentric beauty standards: “How I learned to finally appreciate my ‘boring’ brown eyes”