Happy Lunar New Year! Just kidding, it's not actually until February. But sometime in the last few years, it's become de rigueur for brands to release a bunch of stuff for Lunar New Year. I never really noticed it because I live in the U.S. and it's not something that's celebrated everywhere, but now, immediately... Continue Reading →
Travel makeup
It's been almost a year since I started traveling in a mildly insane manner. Boston, Michigan, various cities in Florida multiple times, Rochester, Albany, and now Roanoke, Virginia. Dan is here doing some kind of airplane training, and since there's really no need for me to be home, I met him here after my weekend... Continue Reading →
Holiday anti-haul: Sephora edition
Here we go again: another anti-haul! Today we're looking at Sephora, and there's a lot to rag on here so let's get right to it. Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Carnaval Extravaganza Beauty influencers everywhere are weeping that this made someone's anti-haul, but I really don't get why it's so universally loved. It's supposed to... Continue Reading →
Spring anti-haul: stuff I won’t be purchasing
Happy Spring, friends! If you're lucky you've had spring weather for more than a week. I'm currently in northern Michigan with Dan and there are still snowbanks here, though it's been consistently above freezing so they're rapidly disappearing. I head home to NY next week, and from what I hear their weather has been pretty... Continue Reading →
Unpopular opinion: I don’t like dudes in the beauty industry
This might be my first really unpopular opinion, but hear me out. I am not opposed to dudes wearing, enjoying, purchasing or discussing makeup. I actually think it's kind of great, and I'm encouraged by other countries who are more accepting of it and have cosmetics lines geared specifically for men, like Japan and Korea. What I... Continue Reading →