What parts of us are never captured, and how does beauty teach us to grieve change? There are versions of ourselves we’ll never meet again. …
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Cosmetic Inheritance
What beauty rituals are passed down like family secrets—and how do we know when they no longer belong to us? We inherit the architecture of …
Cutting Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face vs. Biting Your Face to Spite Your Nose
The phrase “cutting off your nose to spite your face” means sacrificing something important that hurts yourself in the long run. In beauty, this could …
Anything Cherished is Ephemeral
There’s a certain heartbreak baked into everything we love. The lipstick you wore on the night you met them. The eyeshadow that caught the light …
The Mirror Scar
It doesn’t always happen in a dramatic moment. Sometimes, it’s quiet. You’re going about your day—washing your face, fixing your hair—when you glance at your …
Fortunately / Unfortunately, You Are Your Own Brand
Fortunately, you are your own brand. Unfortunately… you are your own brand. This paradox can feel both empowering and exhausting—especially in a world where “image” …
The First Reflection
Before the world taught us what beauty should look like, we already knew something magical: the mirror wasn’t a test—it was a toy. A place of wonder. …
Getting it Just Right
There’s a reason the story of Goldilocks still echoes through our adult lives. She wasn’t greedy—she was discerning. She was on a search for just right. And …
Let the Light Rewrite You
“You won’t hold the same glow from morning to dusk. Let the light rewrite you.” We live in a culture obsessed with permanence—perfect makeup that …
The Mask and the Mirror
Makeup doesn’t erase. It reveals. We often talk about makeup in binaries:Natural vs. glam. Real vs. fake. Mask vs. mirror. But makeup rarely lives in …