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Beautiful People
Painted Ladies: Adele Bloch-Bauer, Gustav Klimt’s “Woman In Gold”
She was the Mona Lisa of Austria - her mysterious beauty enthralled everyone who saw her. For years, she was simply called the Woman...
Beautiful People
Jodi Hilton Captures The Beauty of the Last Tattooed Women of Kobane
While documenting the war between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State fighters, photojournalist Jodi Hilton got the idea to make a portrait series of Syrian...
Beautiful People
On Being Happy – and Beautiful – at One Hundred
As a makeup artist people usually ask me to make them look as young as possible. And I get it - any of us...
Beauty and Culture
Is Fat Evil?
Just about everybody in modern society has something to say about weight - their own or someone else's. And it's usually not very nice....
Beautiful People
Painted Ladies: Victorine Meurent, Manet’s Modern Muse
She was the Kate Moss of her day, her face ushering in a realist art that shocked the Paris bourgeoisie. But who was she?...
Beautiful People
Blue Eyeliner, Tattoos, and Face Packs: Beauty Secrets from a Prehistoric Siberian Princess
Finding remains of ancient people is rare enough - finding them well enough preserved to guess at their daily lifestyle is a revelation. In...
Beauty and Culture
What is Looking Young Anyway?
As a makeup artist, I get lots of questions from people on how to look younger. Maybe it comes in the form of "How...
Makeovers in the Movies
Makeovers in the Movies: Pretty Woman
There are makeover movies I love to love - and some I love to hate. Pretty Woman is definitely one I love to hate:...
Beauty and Culture
Is Your Makeup Killing You? Decoding Cosmetic Scare Stories
You've seen the stories: There's Lead in Your Lipstick! Pthalates in Your Shampoo! Parabens in Everything! Our cosmetics are awash in toxic chemicals, or so...
Beautiful People
Marilyn Minter’s Subversive Beauty
Orange Crush. Marilyn Minter, 2009. Enamel on metal, 108 x 180 inches. What would happen if you ate all your makeup - and it was...
My Writing
Book Review: Toss The Gloss
Andrea Q. Robinson knows a lot about beauty - she's a legend in the cosmetics industry. As a student in an all-women's Catholic college,...
Marilyn Minter’s Subversive Beauty
Orange Crush. Marilyn Minter, 2009. Enamel on metal, 108 x 180 inches. What would happen if you ate all your makeup - and it was...
Mirrors – A Short History
"Man wishes to see himself because he is vain, and he's afraid to see himself since, being vain, he cannot tolerate the sight of...