If there’s one thing I’ve learned from living in central New Jersey for the better part of a decade, it’s how to choose humidity-resistant makeup. (I would say “humidity-proof,” but nothing is truly humidity-proof except mosquitoes.) In a part of the world where the humidity index routinely hovers above 90% and occasionally creeps up to… Read More Making Up with 95% Humidity
I bought this product 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! Glossier has existed for three and a half years, and I’ve been searching for the perfect subtle mascara for almost that long: that is, ever… Read More Glossier Lash Slick: My Platonic Mascara?
I’ve fallen behind on my promised Glossier reviews (surprising no one, I’m sure), but here’s the first of two Glossier-centric posts that I hope will make up for my dereliction. I’ve been testing Glossier’s new mascara, Lash Slick, for the past month, and I finally set foot in the Glossier ~*~showroom~*~ earlier this week. This… Read More A Visit to the Glossier Showroom
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! Avid Glossier followers know that the best source for upcoming releases is Glossier’s trademarks page. When the name “Lidstar” appeared there about a year ago,… Read More Glossier Lidstar Eyeshadows in Cub, Fawn, and Moon
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
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
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
Since my last post, I’ve crossed a few thresholds: the autumnal equinox, my 30th birthday, and my dissertation deadline. (For the record, 30 feels exactly like 29, and I was so busy in the weeks leading up to my birthday that I didn’t even have time to freak out over becoming an Old.) Now that… Read More Lipstick Project Pan Update #1
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