By: Annelise Vintila Like all teenagers I had an obsession with the most popular boy band of the times, One Direction. I was seventeen years old and I had already gone to six of their concerts, stalked their social media profiles, read their daily horoscopes and planned to get a 1D tattoo on my wrist. I […]

By: Annelise Vintila Makeup artists are called ‘artists’ for a reason; they are able to evaluate a person’s visage and contour and elevate their features to look like the best version of themselves. A makeup artist sees a client’s face as a blank canvas where they can create their best piece of art and to transform […]

By: Annelise Vintila Since I could remember, I always envied screen sirens like Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor for their effortless cat-eye look; one stare in the direction of a man and he would be cast under her spell. I admired the power of the eternal sensual glare of long lashes and glossy eyes and how […]

By: Annelise Vintila I know how I get when I am running on 3 hours of sleep, have not eaten a balanced meal in a week and constantly on the move from one errand to another; I am grumpy, irritable and bitchy. When I feel myself getting rundown, I try to fit in a relaxing activity […]

By: Annelise Vintila I remember my late grandmother’s appearance very vividly; grey curly hair, soft brown eyes, short stature and distinct varicose veins on her legs. I asked her about them multiple times as a curious child and she always told me that she’s had them since her 40s and that as a teacher, she was […]

By: Annelise Vintila Some days I wear loads of makeup, some days I go natural to let my skin breathe. Either way I choose to present myself, I try to feel as confident as I can. A harsh truth I learned only while having the experience of growing up is that some superficial people will treat […]

By: Annelise Vintila Just like millions of other people I love the sunshine glistening on my face, the Sun’s rays warming my cheeks up and making me feel cozy and warm all over. What I don’t love is when you’re basking in the sunlight and the rays hit your upper lip so that it highlights your […]

By: Annelise Vintila I had a rebel goth phase when I turned 13, and like most teenagers, I thought this was the stage of my life where I was indestructible. I wore my studded belt like a choker, wore the same ‘Silverstein’ charcoal sweater every day to class and wanted to shave off my eyebrows and […]

By: Annelise Vintila I have been living in Dublin, Ireland for the last nine months and, as cliché as it sounds, it has been life-changing. Living in Europe has given me various perspectives in accordance to what I should waste my grey hairs on. Apart from Ireland being an incredibly beautiful country, the people being very […]

By: Annelise Vintila  Heels in one hand and a smoothie in the other, I ran to my car to rush to my eyelash extension appointment across town. I recited all my goodbyes in a hurry from my best friend’s bridal shower and drove two hours to find a kind-hearted, small woman with a massage table in […]