Whew! There is much to catch up on. As you've probably guessed I've been either too busy or too drained from the workweek to blog, but I have a brief respite now. Let's see what's been catching my eye over the past few weeks, shall we?
– Thoroughly enjoyed this piece on why loving makeup does not also make you any less of a feminist.
– I had heard of Make Cosmetics, but what I didn't know prior to reading this profile of the company is that the packaging is based on the work of Donald Judd, plus part of the proceeds go to a foundation "dedicated to accelerating women-led, worker-owned cooperatives to drive large scale change."
– Meli at Wild Beauty explains how, despite the frenzy surrounding 3D makeup printing, it's all a hoax.
– The Dieline gives a shout-out to Marc Jacobs Beauty. It's all in the "smile".
– So pleased to see that one of my favorite beauty and lifestyle blogs is back!
– Next on my reading list is Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure, reviewed over at Nailed It. I feel more validated now in looking to fashion museums for guidance in establishing a beauty museum, since the book was written by a fashion researcher at the Met's Costume Institute.
– Too-Faced's latest mascara ad takes the "better than sex" theme to the next level.
– Glamour Daze covers beauty tips from the '30s.
– Avon calling! Beautylish provides a brief history of the company. Refinery29 also gives us some beauty history with their slideshow of men in makeup.
– One of my favorite sources for vintage images, Found in Mom's Basement, has some great roundups of both ads for red lipsticks and beauty ads from the '80s and '90s.
– The latest in crazy plastic surgery includes a "hand selfie" in which a woman's hands are injected with Juvederm to make them appear younger in engagement ring photos, along with the "internal bra", which I don't even want to describe. *shudder*
The random:
– On the pop culture front, check out this interview with the fabulous Carrie Brownstein, along with an interview with Scott Aukerman and Reggie Watts of Comedy Bang! Bang! Oh, and one of my favorite comedies turned 30 and another favorite turned 10 – I can't believe it!
– Chloe Sevigny hits the nail on the head as to why '90s nostalgia is so powerful among my generation. I also liked this revisiting of 1998's radio hits. How many do you remember?
– Baltimore simultaneously makes the list of best cities in the world and gets called an "uninhabitable wasteland" by Stephen Colbert.
– Have to admit I'm pretty excited for this H&M/Jeff Koons collab.
– In other art news, a German museum replicated Van Gogh's ear through growing his relative's cells. Kinda creepy but also pretty cool. On a different art note, I chuckled at 500 years of women ignoring men and cats in art history.
– I was very inspired by this marathoner – I hope to still be this active if I live to 91!
– Speaking of running, I ran the Baltimore 10-miler this weekend, my third year in a row. It's a great race, although I was so disappointed in my time – much slower than the previous two years. Shouldn't I be getting faster?! I had fun though.
At the start:
At the end modeling the swag:
And I made a friend:
Since my parents were in town, I made a few desserts for them to enjoy, including a strawberry pie.
Babo Bear loves berries (obviously, since he's part bear) and was very eager to chow down:
I also made honey vanilla ice cream with crumbled Speculoos cookies and raspberry sea salt brownies:
The berries are sooooo delicious and abundant this time of year at the farmer's market.
– Finally, the most exciting news – a Wizard of Oz Uglydoll collection is coming in September! Naturally I have to have Cowardly Lion Babo.
(image from curiozitycorner.blogspot.com)
So what have you been up to?