Ahead of the 2020 Olympics, skincare brand SK-II is introducing an animated beauty series called VS that tells the stories of top Olympic athletes in six parts and declares that Beauty is #NOCOMPETITION. This animated series is centered around taking the toxicity and competition out of beauty, and instead of getting people to define what beauty means to them individually.
VS, the SK-II STUDIO Animated Series, tells real-life tales of athletes like decorated gymnast Simone Biles, world-record swimmer LiuXiang and Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo, badminton duo and Olympic gold medalists. To support the message that there is no one-size-fits-all ideal for beauty, each part of the series is animated in a different artistic style.
Animated Beauty Series
VS by Skincare Brand SK-II Shares the Stories of Top Olympic Athletes
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