Tag: makeup

  • Gone In 10800 Seconds: How KKW Beauty Is Already The Most Controversial Makeup Launch of the Year

    Gone In 10800 Seconds: How KKW Beauty Is Already The Most Controversial Makeup Launch of the Year

    Like an unopened package of s’mores Pop-Tarts, fresh out the carton, and my gluttony ready for the devouring, without hesitation, when I read the news of Kim Kardashian West launching a makeup line, set to be available on June 21, I followed the “KKW Beauty” accounts on Instagram and Tumblr. West was going to drop…

  • What Is Pastel Goth?

    What Is Pastel Goth?

    by Shae In Tumblr-land, “pastel goth” is a niche oasis within the bigger, general, more identifiable culture of modern day (20th century) goths. (Not the vintage kind of Gothicism, that was centered on the pride of Scandinavian ancestry during the Roman Empire. The “gothic” we think of today, e.g. an all-black outfit, maybe a surly expression,…

  • Alicia Keys’ No Makeup Movement: What It Means For The Rest Of Us

    Alicia Keys’ No Makeup Movement: What It Means For The Rest Of Us

    by C. Shardae Jobson In the category or hashtags for Beauty & Style in social media, we remain clicks away from the vortex of Instagram-inspired makeup selfies. (In) there you’ll observe heavy foundation, eyebrows penciled-in like curved Legos, and overlined lips. But per contra to these trends, piano talent Alicia Keys has publicly chosen to absolutely forgo…