Most conversations around filter dysmorphia center on people who rely on beauty filters so heavily that unedited photos feel jarring. But there’s a reversed version …
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When Dita Became Dina: What Beauty Reveals When We Look Away
Most people use Halloween as a chance to become someone else. Dita Von Teese uses it to un-become herself. Each year, the burlesque icon known for her flawless vintage …
Public Acts of Private Preservation
Getting ready in private is a ritual. Getting ready in public is a performance. Getting ready on camera is a projection. Alone, you choose based …
Four Years Without Social Media
It’s officially been four full years since I stepped away from social media, both personally and professionally. That’s 1,460 days without scrolling, posting, or performing. Four cycles …
Pain + Beauty
We’ve heard it whispered while tweezing brows, muttered during waxing appointments, or laughed off when heels start to ache: “Beauty is pain. It’s a phrase …
In the Blink of an Eye
They say everything can change in the blink of an eye and in beauty, that’s often true. The tiniest details generate huge change. But beyond …
Put On Your Lips: What Maxine Taught Me
Some people shape us in ways we don’t realize until much later. It’s rarely the speeches or the life lessons that reach my center, but …
When Time Was Painted in Poison
Before beauty was filtered, it was radioactive.Before time was measured by app notifications or wrinkle creams, it was painted by hand onto the faces of …
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Too Close to Touch: Beauty at a Distance
What if you don’t apply the makeup to yourself? What if you applied it to the reflection of yourself in the mirror? What does it mean …