I came early to my calling (pedantry). In that spirit, I’m joining with another doctoral student, Sylirael of The Painted Rogue, for a collaboration post on makeup in graduate school! (Or, I suppose, a pair of collaboration posts: this is mine, and you can find hers here.) Despite our disciplinary divide–I’m in the humanities, she’s… Read More The Character of a Painted Woman: Makeup in Graduate School
(Three questions of balance, actually.) In my review of NARS Lhasa, I mentioned that I have several under-the-radar beauty staples, products I use so often I’ve stopped thinking about them. I thought I’d follow up on that post with a review of another product I use almost every day: NARS blush in Mata Hari, a… Read More A Question of Balance: NARS Mata Hari
If you’ve viewed any other post on my blog, you’ve probably seen NARS Single Eyeshadow in Lhasa. Since buying it last November, I’ve worn it almost every day, which means that it’s found its way into the vast majority of my FOTDs. I use it so much, in fact, that I’ve almost stopped thinking about… Read More Taupe of the Heap: The Congeniality of NARS Lhasa
This month I took an important step toward beauty-blogging legitimacy and bought my first NARS eyeshadow duo: Habanera, an unexpected pairing of mint and plum. I wouldn’t mind that pairing in a cocktail, either; I’m sure I could find artisanal plum bitters somewhere in Brooklyn. Habanera is part of the NARS permanent collection. Its name… Read More Review (and Cocktail Idea): NARS Duo Eyeshadow in Habanera
I seriously restricted my beauty spending in March; my only new acquisitions were a Milani liquid lipstick and nail polish (the latter of which set me back a mere $.55); an assortment of NYX products, three of which I’m going to return; and a replacement travel bottle of my favorite moisturizer, First Aid Beauty Ultra… Read More April Wishlist
Name: NARS Sheer Lipstick in Flamenco Date of Purchase: Feb. 2012 Grade: A Notes: NARS was the first beauty brand I fell in love with, and it remains my favorite to this day. (That said, my experience is limited; with the exception of two YSL lip products and two Chanel nail polishes, I haven’t made… Read More Lipstick Chronology #9: NARS Flamenco
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