Tender Is the Flesh Book Review: Grief, Cannibalism & the Nuclear Family

Agustina Bazterrica’s Tender is the Flesh uses cannibalism as a device to explore themes of power, privilege, grief & society’s role in perpetuating oppression.

Happy Birthday, Virginia Woolf!

Virginia Woolf, best known for popularizing stream-of-consciousness as a narrative device, is easily one of the most important writers of the 20th century modernist movement. Although Woolf ultimately lost her battle with manic depression and cut her own life short at...

Review: My Scheming Black Pearl Brightening Black Sheet Mask

Known for its brightening properties, black pearl has been used in skincare for 1000+ years. Does My Scheming’s Black Pearl sheet mask live up to the hype?

4 Sun Protection Tips: Celebrate Summer with Healthy Skin!

It's the first day of summer and you know what that means: you'll be hearing from me about how to have fun in the sun without burning your buns! It's no secret that I'm a staunch advocate for skin cancer prevention. If there is a secret to be had, it's that the...

Swallow Film Review: Impulse-Control Disorders & Domestic Horror

I don’t talk about it as often as I should, but my skincare obsession began as an attempt to curb a different type of obsession. Dermatillomania, also known as excoriation disorder, is defined by the DSM as “a disorder of impulse control characterized by...