We’ve been hoping to collaborate with Zelda Elisco for some time now. Zelda’s project, Strength Marks, reflects a radical commitment to authentically portraying bodies and challenges the conditioned beauty ideals that have shaped our collective understanding of worth and visibility. Her work’s focus on authentic, individual beauty and bodily agency feels like a true reflection of the Beyond Beauty Project's values.

We are honored to feature Jayne Mattingly as our first Beauty of 2026! Jayne’s work centers on what she so powerfully names Body Grief—the quiet, complicated, and very real mourning that can arise when your body changes, when life takes an unexpected turn, or when the body you live in no longer mirrors the one you once knew. What we most appreciate about Jayne’s work is how deeply human it is. We thank Jayne for her courage in giving language to experiences that many of us fe

Our final 2025 Beauty of the Month is Renée Mifsud! We are so grateful to share Renée’s story with you—we’ve been connected on Instagram for a few years now, so it feels especially meaningful to feature her work. Renée is a spiritual guide and community builder whose work blends mind, body, and heart in a grounded, soulful way. Her perspective beautifully shows us how slowing down and living with integrity can be a powerful act of healing, for ourselves and for the world arou