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    What Is a Quiet Facelift? Experts Explain the Trend

    While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. It’s no secret that celebrities are a constant source of beauty inspiration. Lucky for us, over the last few years, they’ve gotten a lot more transparent about what it takes to look that good. Sure, they have experienced glam teams on speed dial and hefty budgets to splurge on the best of the best skin-care formulas, but their access to plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures is really what makes a world of difference. Celebrities like Kylie…

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    Pretty Jane stretch either end of the spectrum with new understated single, Quiet – Backseat Mafia

    Pretty Jane’s new single “Quiet” is a masterclass in restraint—well, until it’s not. True to its name, the track tiptoes around your ears with a hauntingly minimalist vibe, Dalrymple’s barely-there vocals aching with longing. “It’s funny, we all seem to have a soft spot for a girl talking quietly,” he quips, encapsulating the song’s tender yet melodic core. The band takes a clever approach to emotion, letting softness take center stage. “When you’re expressing strong emotions, the instinct is to go big,” notes DiVergilio, “but here, we wanted the song to feel as small and unassuming as possible.” That understated touch shines in the chorus, where Strain explains, “We stripped…

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    JESSICA returns with the beautiful and ethereal track ‘And In The Quiet There Is Desire’. – Backseat Mafia

    Three years ago JESSICA graced us with the gorgeous album ‘With Reverie’, reviewed by us here. She is back with a new track ‘And In The Quiet There Is Desire’, an achingly beautiful track that seems to float like a gossamer thread through the skies, borne on a wandering piano and strings. JESSICA’s voice is a sonic salve – reminding me of the delivery, at times of Dusty Springfield – that drifts through the instrumentation at a distance, majestic and ethereal, almost ghostly. The lyrics reflect the dreamy hypnotic tones: Right beforethe dawnthere’s a placea place on Earthand in this quietthere is desire The accompanying video is a simple colour-infused…