Meli Pennington

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Artist Francesco Vezzoli Shows us What the Ancient Romans Looked Like With Their Makeup On

True Colors (A Marble Relief Head of a Goddess), c.1st century A.D.-2014. Francesco Vessoli It's easy to imagine the ancients in monochrome. Their classic architecture...

Last-Minute Gift Book Ideas for the Beauty Maven who has Everything

Have you finished your holiday shopping? Probably not, unless you're incredibly organized. And even so, there are always a few people who aren't that...

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...

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....

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,...

Chantelle Brown-Young & Desigual Bust Through Another Beauty Barrier

Beauty acceptance has hit a new level with Desigual's hiring of Chantelle Brown-Young for their Autumn 2014 campaign. Brown-Young, who models under the name...

Aroma M Atelier Visit with Maria McElroy & Alexis Karl

So often we think of creativity as a solitary endeavor - the artist toiling away in private, jealously guarding the secrets to her vision....

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?...

Blending Beauty Teas with the Ladies of R.L. Linden

  Beauty is not just skin deep - it's deeply connected to health and habits. And natural beauty isn't just about looking natural - at...

Beauty Archetypes: Villainesses

Bad girls - we may fear them, and we're supposed to hate them. But some of us love them! I do, and I know...

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Lockdowns Destroyed Our Human Energy Exchange Economy and I Want it Back

My husband and I went to a comedy club with friends a few weeks ago. I was afraid to go - would the comedians...
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