Thank You, Instagram, for Ruining My Face
The first time I ever used FaceTune, I was trying to get rid of a pimple present in an otherwise Instagram-worthy selfie with friends. In one tap, it was gone;…
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Makeup in Conversation with Frostie Delite
Isze and I have been friends since we both started college at NYU three years ago, and she’s been Frostie Delite (her alter ego-slash-imaginary-friend-slash-makeup-service) for the last two. As Frostie,…
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Melanin & Stuff: I Shouldn’t Want to Be Pretty
I was in line to fill my bottle at the water fountain, standing behind a girl in the grade below me. When she finally moved over, I told her: “Oh…
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Disordered Eating: A Lesson in the Toxicity of Social Media
I spent all of high school hiding my body. Baggy jeans and oversized t-shirts blanketed my thin limbs. I avoided mirrors, avoided changing in front of others. I brushed off…
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Eyelash Extensions Are The Toxic Ex-Boyfriend I Pay For
I’d flirted with them for months. For the longest time, people had told me to go for them, raving about how cute we’d look together and how my life would…
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How to Treat An Adverse Skin Reaction
From time to time, even if you take care of your skin and treat it like the sensitive little baby it is, something can flare up. And when skin gets…
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The Best Bright and Neon Makeup for a More Colorful Summer
Many of us live our lives in a bizarre fear of color. We know it’ll make us happy and brighten up our day, yet often it’s far too tempting to…
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