a fairy tale (and new red lipstick) for valentine’s day

Allow me, dear reader, to impart upon you a fairy tale: A weary princess – nay, queen – stumbles wearily through the village, merely fulfilling the obligations of her kingdom. In this case, her kingdom of skincare, a domicile fraught with violent history but has seemed to finally reach its period of peace and prosperity….

Monday Muse Update! (Issa Rae)

So, on Monday I did my very first “Monday Muse” column, and used it as an opportunity to gush over Issa Rae of Insecure and how the show uses makeup as a new way for the show’s audience to gain insight into the character.  If you haven’t read it yet, why, here is a lovely little…

Welcome!

An introduction all about what the hell I’m trying to do and how I got here.