Gluttony wants more because it craves comfort.Greed wants more because it craves control. In the beauty realm, greed often wears elegance. It spills over, stacks, …
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Overfed and Under-satisfied: Beauty Hoarding
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 …
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 …
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. …
Outward Bound, Homeward Changed: What Art Knows About the Before and After
Before and after photos usually focus on what changed visibly. But in this diptych, two prints of the same ship, one Outward Bound, the other Homeward Bound, …