Archive - You've Got Lipstick on Your Chin

Stop Fighting Your Short Attention Span—Use It

Mining Gold from Mental Chaos, or, how to hack your ADHD into being more useful

Jul 3 •

Arabelle Sicardi

"The Substance" is True Ozempic-Era Horror. That doesn't mean it was feminist, or good.

Is cruelty a solution? Is representation the answer? Is destruction enough?

Oct 9, 2024 •

Arabelle Sicardi

Soul Loss and Eyeshadow Palettes

When the things we love are used against us, we are taught that nothing and no one is safe from harm.

Mar 6, 2024 •

Arabelle Sicardi

Recession Spending and Pilates Pessimism

hating what other women do with their bodies is not a feminist praxis let's start there

Apr 22 •

Arabelle Sicardi

A Fact-Checked List of Pro-Palestinian Beauty Brands

If beauty brands claim to "empower" consumers, then their silence is powerful, too.

Dec 1, 2023 •

Arabelle Sicardi

Do The Things You Love Make You Feel Free?

What to disclose. What to keep to myself. And I’m trying to learn that some secrets are good to keep, some vulnerabilities my own, but also that just…

Aug 28, 2023 •

Arabelle Sicardi

Wedding Planning is Hell and I Hate It

The ick is as strong as conversion therapy, and I mean that <3

Jul 29, 2024 •

Arabelle Sicardi

On hair and aging.

Dec 12, 2023 •

Arabelle Sicardi

"Functional" Fragrance is Ancient, and Political

As the actress Gina Rodriguez once wrote, "mama, let's research!"

Jan 27 •

Arabelle Sicardi

Be Honest: Do You Think This Lipgloss Makes Me Look Less Literary?

Trick question you don't have to answer because I actually have self-confidence, THANKS VERY MUCH.

Apr 24 •

Arabelle Sicardi

"Makeup You Can Sleep In" is Keeping Me Up At Night

Youthforia - you've entered a new shark tank.

Oct 9, 2023 •

Arabelle Sicardi

What to Bring When You Leave Everything Behind

My life is suspended between the death of Two Manhattans.

Jan 13 •

Arabelle Sicardi

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