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Beauty and Culture
A Week Without Mirrors: My Space vs Their Space
Less than three days into my week without mirrors (inspired by Kjerstin Gruys' Year Without Mirrors, I noticed that I was feeling really annoyed......
Beauty and Culture
The 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...
Miscellaneous
Inside Beauty: Why You Can’t Match Makeup Colors in Magazines
Ever seen the perfect makeup color in a magazine and gone to the counter to buy it? It's never the same color. Or texture....
My Writing
Makeup as Ritual: The Sadhus of Nepal
Living in the Western world, it's easy to take our participation with cosmetics for granted. Whether we use makeup to smooth and conceal, or...
Makeovers in the Movies: Vertigo
Makeovers in the movies are so often about brightening up the place: prettifying a nerdy girl, replacing a boring wardrobe - even spicing up...
Cult Favorites: Miss Craig
It's easy to make fun of vintage beauty regimens - any beauty fiend who's watched George Cukor's 1939 classic The Women is mesmerized by...