Post-Election, Beware ‘Self-Care’
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence,” Audre Lorde wrote in her 1988 essay collection, A Burst of Light. “It is self-preservation, and…
Founder of No. 1 Beauty Retailer In Nation Interferes With Election Journalism
Hello and welcome to another edition of THE DON’T BUY LIST! Late last week, the Washington Post announced it would break with…
Glitter Freckles Are Canceled
We’re back with another episode of The Review of Mess: a podcast collaboration between The Review of Beauty (by me, Jessica DeFino)…
‘I was prescribed medicine for a zit. Should I take it?’
The next installment of Ask Ugly, my monthly beauty advice column for the Guardian, is here! Hey Ugly, I went to a…
Are You Ugly? Do You Have A Good Life?
Readers! I’m researching an upcoming Ask Ugly column and would love your help. A young woman is seeking advice re: how to accept…
All the makeup I put on my face
Popular wisdom holds that women should wear less makeup as they grow older, but I find this to be hard advice to…
Things I bought, things I want
I can’t stop thinking about this excellent camo puffer—as I’ve mentioned before, I think outerwear is the one item most worth worth…
The Friday wrap-up
I was sad to learn to that fashion legend Polly Mellen died this week, at the ripe old age of 100. She…
Fall, 1980
When I was 16, I left Houston for boarding school in Massachusetts. This wasn’t something that kids really did down in Texas,…
Let’s check out some house shoes
These are just super-fluffy and adorable. These Glerups are from Denmark, where they definitely know what cold is, so I’m guessing they’ll…