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2016 Makeup (in praise of artifice)

2016 Makeup (in praise of artifice)

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Eleanor Stern
Feb 06, 2025
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Toward the end of my adolescence, a frankly bizarre number of my friends suddenly confessed a desire to become professional makeup artists. And the thing is, they weren’t being silly. They really could have. They spent their free time practicing new makeup looks, completely transforming their faces in front of their bedroom mirrors. They discoursed on w…

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