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Lipstick’s Day
Today is National Lipstick Day and I couldn’t let it pass without posting the marvelous picture above taken by photographer Chaloner Woods in 1955. The colors are so vivid yet so refined and…
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The Allure of Compacts
I tenderly glanced at my friend when her 91 year old mother pulled a mirrored compact from her purse to touch up her lipstick after a wonderful restaurant dinner we shared. My friend…
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The Custom of Compacts
I watched a poignant documentary a few weeks ago on public television called Tea Time. It followed five Chilean women who have been gathering together once a year for tea since graduating from…
