Stephen Gill for New York TimesBy Meli PenningtonPhotography by Stephen GillShare thisFacebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin TagsbeautyMakeupMeli PenningtonNew York TimesStephen Gill My Writing Beauty and CultureThe Duty of Beauty: Vanity in Downton Abbey Any of us who are into fashion and beauty watch Downton Abbey with an eye for the details: the clothes and jewelry, and of... Beauty and CultureMedieval Mean Girls: Vanity as Morality (or Lack Thereof) Vanity gets a bad rap in popular folklore: from Cinderella to The Devil Wears Prada, the bad girls are usually the vain, superficial, and... Makeovers in the MoviesMakeovers in the Movies: Miss Congeniality There's a special genre of movie makeover: the Tomboy Makeover. Smart, goofy, and somewhat grimy, the Tomboy has lived her early life free from the... My MakeupStephen Gill for New York Times Raymond Meier for Teen Vogue Fabio Chizzola for Glamour Assorted Beauty Nicholas Moore for Jane Jenny Gage/Tom Betterton for Bergdorf Goodman more to enjoyJeff Tse for L’Oreal Beautiful People: Way Bandy Stealing Beauty: On Cultural Appropriation in Fashion Summer of Smoothies: Strawberry-Orange Summer of Love