There are few feelings as liberating as watching a particularly gnarly pimple at last die off. Calm down, reduce in… Read more The Pimple Problem
Tag: beauty
Quadruple Peaks
On Wednesdays, some people wear pink. Others gather around a table at a semi-dilapidated community center in Tomales to recall… Read more Quadruple Peaks
Ill-Disguising Armor
Mom used to tell me that people stared at me because I was so beautiful. Maybe back then, in my… Read more Ill-Disguising Armor
Wider With Age
Sometimes I wonder: are all women doomed to be “wide-brimmed” after a certain age? Walking behind one such waddling hen… Read more Wider With Age
How Nice You Look
It was one of those startling moments once you reach “a certain age.” To be ogled and then approached so… Read more How Nice You Look
The Rose That Was Dead Inside
Beauty and the Beast taught children one true thing: every rose must die. Wilt away and lose all of its splendor.… Read more The Rose That Was Dead Inside
Concealing the Unconcealable
Just a little more. There. No, no, wait. Just one more daub of powder. Stand back, smile. No, it still… Read more Concealing the Unconcealable
The Beauty Beast
“You’re a beautiful girl, but you make yourself up badly,” my cousin tells me in the moonlight hanging above Strasbourg.… Read more The Beauty Beast
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