Beauty Blogosphere 4.5.13
Beard braids, Blue Screen of Death nail polish, the neo-Nazi Estee Lauder boycott, and more.
Wearing Stigma
Playing by the fashion rules means you've won the game of stigma management.
Beauty Blogosphere 3.29.13
Easter bonnets, 'shrooms, North Korean breasts, and the hottest women in tech.
Why You Gotta Be So Sensitive?
Despite there being no clinical definition of "sensitive skin," 60% of us think we have it. What gives?
Beauty Blogosphere 3.22.13
Atomic hair, the world peace diet, semen-scented perfume, and period panties too!
Review: Girl Model
"Girl Model" doesn't place blame for the deeply troubling aspects of the modeling industry; instead, it reveals the constant passing of the buck.
The Hair Back There
Why, when every hair on a woman's body is policed unless it's on her scalp, does neck hair get a pass?
Beauty Blogosphere, Ides of March
Butch heroes; Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, and authenticity; porn makeovers; and, surprise! Kim Kardashian is a vampire.
Work Appropriate
Dressing for work in the sex industry
Beauty Blogosphere 3.8.13
"Mad Men" models, Manic Pixie Dream Persona, raw cosmetics, Anne Hateaway, and more.
The Ikea Effect
If we tend to overvalue products of our own labor, what does that say about beauty work?
Beauty Blogosphere 3.1.13
Genetic surveillance face models, Team Kristen, Vaseline for Men, and the porn star next door.
Labor Models
If we learn to frame modeling as an industry—one with work hazards for its laborers—we might be able to prevent eating disorders from being one of those hazards.
Girls, Belated
Welcome back!, she said to herself upon logging into her blog's CMS for the first time in two weeks. It was great to take…
What Would a Busy Blogger Do?
The time has come, the blogger said, to talk of many things—actually, just one, which is a need for a bit of time off. Specifically,…
Beauty Blogosphere 2.8.13
Yoda's makeup artist, snaggletooth girl group, pretty girls making ugly faces, and more.