Color is beyond something we wear. It’s something we feel. In this one-of-a-kind class, we’ll explore how makeup and mood intersect through the magic of …
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Misrecognizing Ourselves in the Mirror and Beyond
Some days, I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and think, Yes, that’s me. Those are the days after I’ve gone for a run, eaten …
Miss to Ma’am
There’s a moment when the world stops calling you miss and starts calling you ma’am. And while it might sound like a formality, it often lands like a recalibration …
When the Small Thing is the Big Thing
The mind can heal the body.The body can’t always heal the mind.But healing the body might just help the mind heal the body. Details are …
Beauty, Interrupted
The Physique Illusion: Where Aesthetics, Cosmetics and Health Collide
There’s a strange irony in watching a physique competition: the bodies onstage are finely tuned, chiseled, radiant. They look like the epitome of health. And …
When Avoidance and Obsession Speak the Same Language
Some people avoid mirrors like they hold secrets too cruel to confront. Others can’t seem to look away, as if more staring might eventually yield …
Eating Our Skincare, Wearing Our Growth
“Eating our skincare” might sound like a wellness trend or a cheeky phrase — but it’s actually a return to something very real: beauty rooted …
What We Don’t Say, We Wear
Hemingway once wrote what might be the world’s shortest tragedy: For sale, baby shoes, never worn. Just six words—and yet the silence between them is deafening. It’s …
What Even Is an Aesthetician? (And What Am I?)
The word aesthetician began not in a salon or a studio, but in philosophy. It comes from the Greek aisthētikos, meaning “of sense perception”—a word used to describe …