Gluttony is about excess. It’s the restless craving for more: more palettes, more procedures, more proof that we’re worth noticing. And in the beauty world, it …
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Painted Temptation: Lust and the Performance of Desire
Lust doesn’t have to arrive naked. Sometimes it wears a full face of makeup and never breaks eye contact. In the world of beauty, lust is …
Cosmetic Wrath
Some cosmetic applications don’t derive from celebration. They’re an act of survival. It sharpens in the aftermath of being overlooked, underestimated, or discarded. Wrath in beauty …
Pride: The Crown We’re Afraid to Take Off
Pride is the sin with the best posture. It walks into a room with the confidence of someone who’s already been seen and approved and …
The Sins We Wear
We like to believe our beauty routines are rituals of self-care, self-expression, even self-love. And often, they are. But behind every action and product promise, …
I Keep Thinking about Daylilies
There’s a myth we keep feeding: that beauty should last forever, the goal is longevity and makeup should stay on through rainstorms, heartbreaks, and time …
Father Time and Mother Nature: The Parents of Beauty
We don’t often picture Father Time and Mother Nature at the same table, but in the world of beauty, they are always in conversation, sometimes …
One-Way Mirror: Beauty, Boundaries, and the Illusion of Being Seen
There’s something quite infuriating about the phrase “I’ll see you next time” when it comes from the glowing face of a beauty influencer, staring into …
Honesty in Flux
Elvis Presley became an Elvis impersonator before he died. Somewhere along the way, the origin blurred with the echo. He began to play the predictable, …
“Make Yourself at Home” (But Where Is That?)
There’s a phrase people say when they’re being welcoming: “make yourself at home.” But as a kid, that sentence always left me a little confused. …