Naomi Threadgill
Naomi Threadgill writes about beauty the way she actually thinks about it, slowly and without much certainty. She has kept these notes since 2021.
I Wore the Same Red Lip for Two Years Because a Magazine Told Me To
A single line in a magazine convinced me a red lipstick was the answer to looking put together. It took two years…
What My Face Actually Looks Like After a Full Night of Sleep
I started paying attention to my face on the mornings I actually slept enough, and I am still not sure what to…
Sitting With the Mirror Instead of At It
Most mornings I stand at the mirror to do something to my face. On the slow ones I sit with it, and…
The Lipstick I Only Wear When I’m Trying to Convince Myself of Something
There's one shade in my drawer I reach for only on the days I need to talk myself into a version of…
The Orange Lipstick That Was Never Orange on Me
The same tube looked completely different in the store mirror than it did in mine at home.
What I See Under My Eyes Now That I Didn’t Before
Some mornings the shadows under my eyes look like they belong to someone tired. I am not always tired. I am just…
What I Actually Do in the Two Minutes Before Bed
Taking my makeup off is not a beauty step. It is the two minutes a day when I stop performing anything, including…
The Year I Only Wore Beige Because I Thought It Meant Elegant
I decided elegance meant beige on beige on beige, and for a year I disappeared into it. A stranger's offhand comment at…
The Perfume Aisle Undoes Me Every Time
A single perfume can pull my grandmother into a room faster than any photograph. I still do not know what to call…
The Ten Minutes Nobody Asks For
On the mornings when nothing is chasing me, I still don't quite know what to do with the ten minutes I get…