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
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
Greetings from our nation’s first capital! My partner and I moved to Philadelphia almost a month ago. Having lived in rural towns in Ohio and Connecticut for the past four years, we’re still experiencing some culture shock at being in a major city full of interesting things to see, do, and eat. Believe it or… Read More A Visit to Glossier Philadelphia
Happy spring! It’s been a while. Last summer, I decided to try Urban Decay’s new shiny-but-long-lasting lipstick formula, Vice Lip Bond, which seemed to be along the lines of Revlon Satin Ink and YSL Glossy Stain. Since the lipsticks were $27 each, more than twice the price of Revlon’s perfectly good version, I limited myself… Read More Urban Decay Lip Bond in PDA vs. Lucky Boy Breakfast Burrito
Gucci Rouge à Lèvres Mat in 702 Anne Lilac, to be precise. LOOK AT HER. I don’t even have to write anything (but you know I will). Until this month, the most I’d ever spent on a lipstick was $38, for Pat McGrath Madame Greige at the end of 2017. Madame Greige was my reward… Read More I Bought a Gucci Lipstick!
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’ve spent the past two weeks in dissertation jail, bouncing between several of San Francisco’s fine coffee shops while completing an extensive rewrite of my chapter on Thomas Hobbes. With the help of massive doses of caffeine, sugar, and k-pop (I’m good, I’m hot, I’m fresh, I’m fly!), I wrapped up the damned thing yesterday… Read More Beauty Shopping in San Francisco’s Japantown
I thought I’d post more after returning from England, but instead I’ve spent most of my time agonizing over a dissertation chapter that I’m revising (well, basically rewriting). You know that feeling when you read over an unfinished piece of writing one too many times, and suddenly it seems to dissolve before your very eyes,… Read More Beauty Abroad, Part 20: Barry M Nail Paints in Butterscotch Sundae, Damson, and Vintage Violet
UM, HI. A lot has happened since I last posted. I’m still stunned and depressed at Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. It was surreal to watch the whole thing unfold around me, and painful to have no way of affecting the outcome. It’s not my nation or my fight, but I’m still heartbroken… Read More Beauty Abroad, Part 18: Ancient and Modern Beauty in London
(Apologies to a show I’ve never actually watched. I’m told that I should!) I’ve noted before that the average British woman seems to get more excited about makeup than the average American woman does. I stand by my original conclusion: “In my experience, Americans pay more attention to the overall effect of their makeup, while… Read More Beauty Abroad, Part 17: The Great British Swatch-Off
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