Let me be honest and say I’ve never had great skin. There was a time when I was so unhappy with my skin that I didn’t want to leave the house, and it really impacted my self-esteem. The thing is when I was a teenager my skin was okay, but when I became an adult … Read More →
‘The white-washed media I had been consuming was reinforcing a form of femininity based on a European concept of womanhood.’ Illustration: Chuva Featherstone Colorism is more than being called a cockroach, having guys compare my nether regions to a medium rare steak, or seeing my crush preferring lighter-skinned women over me. No, it goes deeper … Read More →
Clownish… a badly made Insta dress. Photograph: Kellie French. Hair and makeup: Sarah Cherry Photograph: Kellie French/The Guardian It started last summer. Clothes adverts flooded my Instagram feed, and it was uncanny. One minute, I’d be envying a friend her Agnès B boiler suit (it has a bumflap, so you don’t have to take it … Read More →
As a beauty editor, aside from writing about the latest trends and new products, I also get a chance to see the inner workings of the beauty industry. From meeting product developers for those state-of-the-art hairdryers to interviewing aestheticians and dermatologists on how they create revolutionary skincare products–it’s all in a day’s work. A few … Read More →
Summer is my season. I dream about her all year long and count down the days until I can trade in my ultra-moisturizing winter cream for highlighter, bronzer, and over-the-top glitter. So, when I decided to do a makeup look using only products from the aisles of my fave drugstore, I knew it had to … Read More →
PHOTO: JOSEPHINE SCHIELE I’ve wanted a signature scent since I was old enough to convince my mom to buy me glitter-filled perfumes from Claire’s. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve graduated to more sophisticated, less sparkly fragrances, but I still love the idea of being immediately identifiable by an amazing smell. After the perfume that I’d been wearing since … Read More →
No woman ever wants to smell her signature fragrance on another woman. It’s the sensory equivalent of arriving at a party feeling like Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars only to see somebody wearing the same dress as you. And they got there first. And they are Jennifer Lawrence. Ugh. It’s this quest for originality that’s led to … Read More →