I keep a small notebook by my bed, jotting down fragments of dreams each morning. I often add little sketches next to my words, tiny …
psychology
A Soft Redrawing of Us
I’ve been thinking about how easily we forget that nothing stays the same. We build our lives around routine rhythms, specific rooms, certain people and …
The Stillness of Gratitude
An open letter to my beautiful clients, customers and readers There is a liminal feeling when the mirror seems to ask a question. It invites …
Too Early, Too Late, All at Once: Navigating November’s Beauty Tension
As a makeup artist and business owner, I feel this tension sharply. I’m told to bombard — to post, create, share, and sell — because …
It’s a Crime to Be Gorgeous
The hook repeats like a spell: “It’s a crime to be gorgeous.” The mantra becomes an incantation, echoing through a hall of mirrors where adoration …
The Slow Review of a Beautiful Moment
There are things we think we know right away such as whether we like something, whether we feel beautiful, and whether it worked. But beauty …
Embodying a Space: The Intimate Art of Dressing Its Essence
Taylor Swift’s New Album Is a Warning Sign of Who I Don’t Want to Become
Taylor Swift’s latest album The Life of a Showgirl is difficult to forget because it’s so alarmingly hollow. What lingers is the sensation that something …
The Face Beneath the Skin
Dedicated to Chester Bennington—who gave sound to the silence so many of us carry inside. Your voice still echoes beneath the skin. Beneath it lies …
The Beauty of Maintaining Things
True beauty, doesn’t always live in the new. Sometimes, it lives in what’s been kept, cared for, chosen, repaired, and reimagined. There’s elegance in maintenance …