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60s Sex Kitten, Like Never Before

12 August 2011 • Kimberly

Kristen Stewart on the cover of the latest issue of W magazine. I'm not her biggest fan, and she's barely recognizable, but hello! There are bigger things at hand, here. 60s sex kitten vibes! B I G   hair !   Winged cat eye.  Nude lips! White  f u r ! Pink typography! I overuse exclamation ... Read More

The Review: Lime Crime ‘Coquette’ Lipstick

21 July 2011 • Kimberly

Frivolity and consumption at its finest. .   .   . In a moment of weakness, I ordered a Lime Crime lipstick. Totally ridiculous in the sense that I am, admittedly, quite snobbish about my makeup—I prefer the luxe and sophisticated for the sake of cohesion (I'm not kidding when I say that I'm a bit ... Read More

The Beauty of Imperfection

14 July 2011 • Kimberly

I'm not perfect. I drink my hot cocoa out of a Tinkerbell mug (my favorite, actually)—not one of a sophisticated Starbucks variety—and leave less than perfectly symmetrical lipstick stains. I prefer my [eye] makeup to be messy, smudged, and slightly haphazard because imperfection seems to exude je ... Read More

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