This week's links.
On the beauty front:
– I love the Lunachicks so I was happy to see this interview with Theo Kogan, who, interestingly, has her own cosmetics line.
– Yeah, "bagelheads" is a thing. I can't say I've ever been freaked out by any sort of body modification – piercings and earlobe stretching don't faze me in the least – but this I found to be horrifying. Fortunately the effect disappears in 24 hours.
– I loved Katy Perry's manicure that payed homage to Daria, but isn't she too young to even know who Daria is? This 90s woman thinks so.
– Jenn at Literature Couture rounds up the latest and greatest fall offerings from Sephora.
– Autumn at The Beheld wrote a truly wonderful analysis of MAC's Office Hours ads (and mentioned me in the process!) *blush*
– Speaking of great analyses, I would dearly love to see Autumn's take on this Benefit video ad in which Sarah Colonna
(if you're a Chelsea Lately fan you'll know who that is) plays beauty
cop. I'm still on the fence as to whether it's actually funny. I admit I laughed, but that's mostly because I'm familiar with Chelsea Handler and her ilk's brand of bitchy humor. But it is offensive…I just hope the women who were receiving fines for beauty violations were actresses.
Art and miscellany:
– It was one of the Curator's favorite artist's birthday earlier this week.
– Oh, to be in Paris again. I want to see this exhibition on Impressionism and fashion at the Musée d'Orsay.
– GQ writes up a fantastic history of one of the best TV shows ever made in honor of the 30th anniversary of its premiere (via The Awl).
– No peace and quiet for the Curator this weekend (or anyone living in the vicinity of the Baltimore Book Festival, grrr) but I was able to escape the noise for a few hours by going to a different festival – the Maryland Renaissance Festival, an annual fall outing for the husband and I.
Jousting arena – unfortunately we had to leave before the joust started.
We're instilling the tradition into my neice and nephew, who accompanied us last year and this year – they love it!
How was your week?