My lips have always been my favorite physical feature. I’ve gone through phases of feeling self-conscious about other parts of myself, but I love my lips. They’re thick, pillowy, and the perfect canvas for color. They’ve even been featured modeling lip art at my previous magazine gig. Ironically, they’re also one of very few things…
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I’m a proud card-carrying member of the Sad Girl Club. I jam out to Lana Del Rey like most people do to Cardi B, and spent most of high school journaling and making playlists in my room rather than going out. I have a lot of feelings, and my beauty look has consisted of embracing…
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Despite my well-documented love of frequent snacking, there was a time when I rarely bit into a croissant with bare lips when I could have done so wearing two coats of duochrome glitter atop a vibrant crimson red. This is a great litmus test for the staying power of any given product, but also, I…
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You can’t talk about the best lip balms without somebody bringing up Fresh. The natural beauty brand’s Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment is so nourishing, so smoothing, and so famously beloved, even Meghan Markle counts herself as a fan. “I have searched high and low and tried every kind of lip balm but this is the…
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I’m a liquid lipstick fiend. You name the shade, and I’ve got a few tubes that fit the bill. I know some people aren’t a fan, but our love is true; I love the look and the long-lasting finish. But this isn’t a story about liquid lipstick. It’s a story about the simple combination that’s…
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If you happened to dart into a beauty retailer recently, you might’ve noticed something. Alongside the boatload of matte lip finishes and liquid lipsticks, a different formula is taking hold. Gentle, easy lip tints and stains are hitting shelves left and right from brands as skin-friendly as Origins and as dramatic as Pat McGrath Labs.…
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