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Beauty and Culture
Who’s Afraid of Wrinkles?
Recently I met a Celebrity Dermatologist who gave me quite a lecture on exfoliation, and how I should do more of it. This isn't...
Makeovers in the Movies
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...
Makeovers in the Movies
Makeovers in the Movies: Grease
There's nothing like the vicarious thrill we get when we see a makeover in a movie. In the blink of an eye, a made-over...
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....
Beauty Book Reviews
Book Review: Erotic Capital
We all know people who get by on their looks. For women, that has often been the only way to get ahead. But when...
Beauty and Culture
Inside Beauty: 7 Reasons Why Models are so Skinny
As a makeup artist, I get a lot of questions about models from my non-industry friends. And most of these have to do with...
Beautiful People
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...
Beautiful People
Camilla Barungi: A New Model of Economics
In the fashion business, there's no shortage of models turned beauty entrepreneurs. The pressure to always look good - plus countless hours spent in...
Beauty and Culture
Medieval 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...
Beauty Book Reviews
Book Review: Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change
There is a moment in every woman's life when she passes a mirror and doesn't recognize the person looking back. Maybe it's too many...
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Undercurrents
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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