My birthday falls on December 26, in the midst of a season already dense with meaning and obligation. For a long time, this made me …
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Gifting, Receiving and the Space in Between
The holidays tend to magnify gift-giving into something louder than it needs to be with the endless lists and urgency. Somewhere along the way, the …
Words are Wands: The Whispering Power of What We Laugh At
We live in a world saturated with language — not just in books or conversations, but on shirts, coffee mugs, doormats, kitchen signs, and checkout …
The Lipstick Lamp
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 …
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 …