I purchased this product with store credit earned through my Glossier referral link. Thank you to everyone who has clicked my link and helped me buy products to review! Having tried a range of Glossier products over the past three years, I feel comfortable making a pretty bold generalization: their makeup is better than their… Read More 7 Days of Glossier, Day 3: Milky Jelly Cleanser
Disclaimer: I purchased this product with store credit from my Glossier affiliate link. Thank you to everyone who has clicked on my link and helped me buy products to review! Welcome to the second of my seven Glossier reviews! At this rate, I’ll probably get to the seventh product before the 2020 election, but I’m… Read More 7 Days of Glossier, Day 2: Haloscope in Quartz
My blog has existed for four years, but this is the first post I’ve ever devoted to mascara. I literally didn’t have a “mascara” tag before today. You’d think I’d write more about mascara, seeing that I wear it almost daily, but there are two reasons why I avoid the subject. First, I just don’t… Read More Wet n Wild MegaLength: The Only Mascara I’ve Ever Liked Enough to Review
When Glossier announced late last year that it was launching a perfume, I barely took notice. Fragrance is one of the few categories in my beauty stash that aren’t ridiculously overpopulated. I wish I could attribute this to willpower, but the reason is more mundane: I dislike a vast majority of the perfumes I try… Read More 7 Days of Glossier, Day 1: Glossier You
I purchased these products with store credit earned through my Glossier referral link. Thank you to everyone who has clicked on my link and helped me buy products to review! Things have been quiet on the blog, due to my ongoing job applications and financial uncertainty. Until those situations resolve, I’ll have to keep minimizing… Read More 7 Days of Glossier, Day 0: Introduction
Since the beginning of 2017, I’ve maintained a lipstick inventory, noting how often I wear each of my lipsticks, which ones are new to me, which I’ve destashed or finished, etc. Some people use a spreadsheet, but I prefer the humble Word document. As you can see, I place an asterisk next to a lipstick… Read More Lipstick Megapost: Inventory, Pans, and Last Destash of 2017
Happy New Year, friends! It’s 0°F outside (that’s -18°C), so we are STAYING PUT. But I’m still wearing glitter and sequins, because 2017 only dies once. And we made prosecco-raspberry jello shots and put them in French 75s. I’m still planning a post about my lipstick inventory, but before 2017 ends, let me write up… Read More Beauty Resolutions for 2018
Welcome to my annual roundup of my 15 favorite new-to-me beauty products of the past year! (Here are my lists for 2016, 2015, and 2014.) My 2017 can be summed up in this viral tumblr post: Because I had so little time for blogging in the second half of 2017, this post will double as… Read More My 15 Favorite Beauty Products of 2017
(Settle in. This will be a long post.) First, some personal news: I defended my doctoral dissertation earlier this month and now have a Ph.D. in English! At my university, the dissertation defense (our official term, hilariously, is “Final Public Oral”) is a pretty lowkey affair. It consists of a 30-minute presentation and another 30… Read More Pat McGrath Labs LuxeTrance Lipstick in Madame Greige
In my personal taxonomy, most makeup falls into one of four categories: 1) products that I collect actively (lipstick, eyeshadow, nail polish); 2) products that I own in limited numbers because I use them very slowly and/or don’t find them exciting (blush, highlighter, eyeliner); 3) products that I wear regularly but purchase only when I… Read More Gambles with Gloss: NYX Gingersnap and Revlon Rosy Future
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