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 Said I Was Fine With It, Then I Wasn’t, Then I Was Again
Acceptance is not a door you walk through once. I keep circling back to feelings I thought I had already worked through…
The Slowness I Did Not Earn
A sick day gave me the kind of slow morning I always thought I wanted, and it made me question what I…
Putting On Blush Because I Needed to Feel Like a Person Again
I didn't reach for the blush that afternoon because I wanted color on my face. I reached for it because I needed…
What I Do When There Is Nowhere to Be
A weekend morning with no plan should be simple, but it took me a while to learn how to actually be in…
The Days No One Sees My Face and I Still Do This
On days with no meetings, no errands, nobody to see me at all, I still sit down and do the same small…
Trying to Look Like My Roommate for an Entire Semester
She had a way of doing her eyes that I decided I needed too, and for a whole semester I borrowed her…
What My Face Looks Like When I’m Angry and Won’t Say So
I caught myself applying concealer harder than usual and realized my hands were saying something my mouth hadn't gotten around to yet.
You Look Just Like Her, People Keep Saying
Strangers and relatives have been telling me I look like my mother since I was a teenager. I still do not know…
The Difference Between Looking Good and Looking Well
I used to think those were the same compliment, and then I started noticing my own face closely enough to realize they…
The Winter I Copied a Stranger’s Whole Face
For four months I tried to have the same face as a woman I had never met, down to the exact angle…