The archive
Everything we have published
An Astro blog theme for beauty publications: product reviews, skincare, makeup, hair, fragrance, and the routines around them.
30 stories · Page 3 of 3
You Are Probably Washing Your Hair Correctly
The frequency debate has produced an enormous amount of anxiety and very little evidence. Scalps differ, and the one that tells you what it needs is yours.
Facial Mists Do Something. It Just Is Not Hydration
Spraying water on your face and letting it evaporate leaves you drier than before. That does not make the category useless — it makes the marketing wrong.
Four Weeks Of Earlier Bedtimes, And What It Did Not Change
One person, one variable, and a camera in the same spot every morning. The results were real, smaller than expected, and not in the places anyone photographs.
The Eyeshadow Palette Is A Storage Problem Dressed As A Product
Twelve shades, three of which get used, and a hinge that will fail before the pans are half gone. The format exists because it photographs well.
Maison Ivory Soft Matte Lip In 07 Rosewater
A nude that works across a genuinely wide range of skin tones, in a formula that stays comfortable for six hours. The shade name is the only dishonest thing about it.
Your Bathroom Shelf Is Too Crowded To Tell You Anything
If you change three products in a fortnight you will never know which one worked. The most valuable thing a routine can have is the ability to be tested.
