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Makeovers in the Movies: Working Girl

  Makeovers always hold the promise of a better life - new beginnings, being accepted into a better crowd, or finally measuring up. But what...

Beautiful People: Way Bandy

To call him a beauty pioneer is no overstatement: Way Bandy was the first superstar makeup artist. And for photographic makeup techniques, you could...

War Paint

Do you watch Vikings? I'm totally hooked, and between the violent clashes between cultures (and the costume details), I've been musing about Floki's eyeliner.   Fierce...

Is Wearing Makeup Unvirtuous?

Quite often when I tell another woman that I'm a makeup artist, she'll respond with an immediate confession about her makeup habits. "I don't...

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...

Does Makeup Hurt Self-Esteem? Is The New York Times Sexist for Asking?

The New York Times published - on its "room for debate" page - a by authors with various viewpoints about makeup and self-esteem....

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...

Makeup as Performance: Cindy Sherman

Do we create our own identities, or are they created for us? In the age of seemingly infinite aesthetic choices (including surgery), are our...

Book Review: The Makeup Wakeup

It's easy to assume that the makeup tips we pick up over time will accumulate into an always-better look. But after 40, that assumption...

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....

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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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