Cinematic triumphs like Ryan Murphy’s series American Horror Story and the epic and sinister blockbuster Snow White and the Huntsman have proven that, sometimes, we can be titillated by what we fear, that the scary and the sublime can sometimes coexist.
Last month, astronomers announced that they had discovered a new planet nearly 33 light-years away from Earth, a small mass temporarily dubbed UCF-1.01, believed to orbit the star GJ 436.
Imagine taking the term “summer white,” printing it on an impermeable rubber strip, tucking this token inside a locked metal box, then throwing that box into a deep ocean, watching as it sinks all the way to the bottom, where it might eventually be unearthed years from now and deemed a relic of ages past.
A little birdie told me that OCC Makeup is coming to Sephora stores in September, and I can only hope that my feathered friend had some insider information yet to be formally announced.
After a few days laying low and nursing cups of hot ginger tea to soothe a sore throat (not to mention the sniffles, lingering headaches, and the beginnings of a throat-tickling, sleep-minimizing, completely irksome cough), I finally woke up today feeling ready to put on my game face and hit the New York City streets.
Did you know most of the shaving gels on the market are mainly comprised of compressed air?
When I covered the Rachel Roy Fall 2012 presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in February, I noticed more than the color-blocked cardigans, leather culottes, faux fur vests, tailored trousers, chunky sweater vests, and evening dresses with draped hemlines and petal-like accents.
When I was 10 and 11 years old, I would often beg my mom and my oh-so-fabulous grandma to let me put on one of their fancy nail polishes, a process that involved child manipulation tactic— from placing praying hands moving up an down ever so slowly in supplication to fluttering eyelashes, pouty lips, and the occasional crocodile tear.
All those wedge sneakers we’ve been seeing this season?
The sun was beaming in NYC today, and I woke up feeling energetic, optimistic, and adventurous.
