MAC MACximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Everybody’s Heroine + More MAC Lipstick Swatches!

There are certain beauty products, usually lipsticks, that stay on my mental wishlist for years, never quite becoming an urgent desire but never quite fading from memory, either. The original version of MAC Heroine is a good example. In 2012, dozens of Tumblr posts brainwashed me into wanting a purple lipstick (real ones will remember… Read More MAC MACximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Everybody’s Heroine + More MAC Lipstick Swatches!

February 18, 2025March 1, 2025 auxiliarybeauty7 Comments

My 12 Favorite Beauty Purchases of 2024

This post is going up a little later than I expected (I was out of town for the holidays for an extra week, and then I got sick), but I’m back in Philly and back on my bullshit, so here it is now: my roundup of the best beauty products I bought in 2024! I… Read More My 12 Favorite Beauty Purchases of 2024

January 12, 2025January 10, 2026 auxiliarybeauty5 Comments

My True Winter Makeup Collection, Part 2: Eyes

You’re not misremembering: my first post about my True Winter makeup collection did include eyeshadows and eyeliners. However, I realized after publishing that post that I’d forgotten to include a few products, and then I bought two more TW-appropriate eyeshadows and decided I might as well do a whole new writeup. So my previous post… Read More My True Winter Makeup Collection, Part 2: Eyes

December 17, 2024December 20, 2024 auxiliarybeauty2 Comments

Buy Me a Coffee (If You Want)!

Just a quick announcement: I’ve created a virtual tip jar at https://ko-fi.com/auxiliary_beauty! I can’t add the Ko-fi widget to my homepage without upgrading to a paid WordPress Business account, which would sort of defeat the purpose, so this post will have to suffice. I hesitated before doing this, because money inevitably makes everything a little… Read More Buy Me a Coffee (If You Want)!

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 auxiliarybeauty2 Comments

MAC MACximal Sleek Satin Lipstick in Guessing Game + Lots of MAC Lipstick Swatches

I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of Googling makeup swatches and being directed to filtered-to-hell TikTok videos. MAC has reformulated almost all of its lipsticks over the past few years, and it’s next to impossible to find the new ones swatched even on Instagram, let alone on blogs. (Forget about coherent reviews written… Read More MAC MACximal Sleek Satin Lipstick in Guessing Game + Lots of MAC Lipstick Swatches

November 18, 2024October 11, 2025 auxiliarybeauty5 Comments

My True Winter Makeup Collection, Part 1: Cheeks & Lips

(Note & disclaimer: This is the second of my seasonal color analysis posts. I’d recommend reading my first post, on my session with Kigo Color & Style back in August, for context. Lena is a personal friend and generously gave me a free session; she also helped me figure out the seasons of some of… Read More My True Winter Makeup Collection, Part 1: Cheeks & Lips

October 20, 2024December 4, 2024 auxiliarybeauty7 Comments

My Seasonal Color Analysis with Kigo Color & Style

Disclaimer: Lena of Kigo Color & Style is a longtime friend and generously did my color analysis for free (her standard price for a four-hour session is $400). I was under no obligation to write this post, though we did discuss it before I published it; all thoughts and opinions in it are mine except… Read More My Seasonal Color Analysis with Kigo Color & Style

August 16, 2024August 17, 2024 auxiliarybeauty10 Comments

Cheap(ish) Thrills, Part 5: NYX Fat Oil Slick Click in DM Me & Going Viral

After my positive experience with NYX’s Fat Oil Lip Drip, it was inevitable that I’d try the next product in the Fat Oil series: Fat Oil Slick Click, a balmy lipstick in click-pen form. I feel ambivalent about including this review in my Cheap Thrills series—$11 for two measly grams of lipstick is a mid-priced… Read More Cheap(ish) Thrills, Part 5: NYX Fat Oil Slick Click in DM Me & Going Viral

May 23, 2024June 4, 2024 auxiliarybeauty6 Comments

A Visit to Glossier SoHo

It was a total coincidence, I swear. My partner and I took a short trip to New York last month, and the place where we had a brunch reservation turned out to be right across the street from the Glossier flagship store, and we arrived at the restaurant thirty minutes early, and it was raining,… Read More A Visit to Glossier SoHo

April 6, 2024August 19, 2026 auxiliarybeauty4 Comments

Three Recent Lipstick Empties

Believe it or not, I don’t just acquire new lipsticks; I also use up old ones. However, finishing a lipstick is a rare enough occurrence for me that when it does happen, I feel the need to brag about it on at least one online platform. And when I finish three in a short period… Read More Three Recent Lipstick Empties

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 auxiliarybeauty3 Comments

Auxiliary Beauty

Dress, Paint, Patches, Setting of Eye-brows, and licking the Lipps with Red.

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