How can you be so cavalier about OXYGEN? It kills 100% of the people who breathe it!

No. This is not racism. There is no troubling history of black folks using whiteface to oppress and marginalize whites. It may be silly and in poor taste, but it ain't racist. Not at all.

Cue influx of people who don't understand how racism and institutional power works in 3, 2, 1....

Gawd contouring again.. Etss everywhere!!

What's crazy is I *actually* did a back flip when I saw that last picture.

That's why I come here. I really don't need to see glossy photos of formidable women with way more money than me who claim their beauty routine consists of nothing but organic honey and inner gratitude.

Kevyn's books made cosmetic application accessible. I still use "Face Forward" and "Making Faces" as reference material when I need to brush up on technique or adjust my attitude - Kevyn knows best; the Demarchelier shots never get old either.

Thank you so much for that link, you have quite possibly saved my self esteem.

OMG YES LISA ELDRIDGE! She's been my guru for years. Sometimes I just watch her YouTube videos for fun...mostly when I'm stoned lol but ya, awesome lady with super helpful advice

Kevyn Aucoin was a fucking GENIUS. My sister and I bought "Face Forward" as a Christmas present for our mum years ago, and I just died poring over all those photos. His work is incredible. Love.

It's so crazy to me how contouring is essentially like an underpainting. (P.S. Big ups to Bob Ross for teaching me about the concept of underpainting.)

I'm so glad you liked it! It made me feel exactly the same way—like she was my fairy makeup godmother telling me it was really going to be okay. The world's pretty rough sometimes, so it's lovely when you come across someone who's genuinely confidence-building, isn't it?

And you definitely shouldn't wear makeup if you don't feel like it! Or go all-out with peacock false lashes and the whole shimmery kablooey! Whatever makes you feel comfortable and happy is the right thing to do. And I hear you on the not having patience thing. Some days, I'm lucky to get out of the house with enough…

God, the 80s cheek. You could ski through that shit. Add the dark eyeshadow and sticky lip and you have any action movie female baddie from 83-89.

See, this whole contouring thing happened when I was a kid, too. In the 80s people were all about using a shade darker foundation to thin your nose and stripes of blush to give you cheekbones. Then we woke up in the 90s and realized everyone was just walking around with dirty-looking faces and/or like clowns.…

If you want to see serious contouring skills, go watch drag queen makeup tutorials.

So bad makeup is now part of a person's body?

Amen. Kevyn Aucoin's shade is throwing shade.

I mean, okay, this is obviously absurd... but I am giving a "pass" to Nicki Minaj and Julie Chen because it's possible that their makeup was done to be viewed either from afar and under super bright lights, or on camera and under super bright lights. Once I watched a documentary about dancers in some famous ballet…