Lent is traditionally a forty-day season of reflection, sacrifice, and spiritual growth. The practice of giving something up isn’t just about deprivation—it’s about making space …
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I Have Been A Thousand Different Women
Make peacewith all the womenyou once were. Lay flowersat their feet. Offer them incenseand honeyand forgiveness. Honor themand give them your silence. Listen. Bless themand …
Aging Acceptance
Aging is a universal experience, yet its impact on self-perception, especially concerning beauty, varies among individuals. Many women have shared their personal journeys online, reflecting …
Too Close
Art and makeup share a secret: they aren’t meant to be judged up close. The most breathtaking paintings dissolve into chaos when you press your …
Makeup Competitions Need a Makeover
Makeup competition shows are a thrilling mess—part artistry, part chaos, and entirely unfair. Every face is a different canvas, which is a beautiful reflection of …
Promising Young Woman
In Promising Young Woman, makeup isn’t just about beauty—it’s about power, perception, and disguise. Cassie, played by Carey Mulligan, becomes a different “character” at a different …
The Cost of Being Taken Seriously: When Beauty Becomes a Barrier
Pretty privilege is widely recognized—the advantages that come with fitting conventional beauty standards. But there’s an unspoken counterpart: the expectation that women must downplay their …
Stress Steals Beauty
Stress turns makeup from an art into a chore. When the mind is tangled in deadlines, worries, and obligations, the simple pleasure of getting ready …
The Universe in a Compact
Cosmetology and cosmology may seem worlds apart—one concerned with beauty on Earth, the other with the vast mysteries of the universe—but their near-identical spelling hints …
Made, Not Just Found
In aestheticism, the belief is that the beauty found in art surpasses natural beauty because it is the offspring of the mind—intentional, refined, and shaped …