Annie Walton Doyle

Inside everyone is a little bit of a Francophile, right? French things are just good and that’s that.

Self-care is a phrase so enthusiastically tossed about as of late that in many ways it has lost all meaning. In the same way “wellness” has gone, the concept now seems vague and fuzzy, somehow ineffable.

Who could have predicted at the turn of the century that one of the biggest (if not the biggest) trends in makeup would be contouring?

Companies — like, say, L'Oreal — wouldn’t just use the broad, vague, abstract concept of diversity (by hiring Munroe Bergdorf) to lure in customers... would they? But you have to remember — companies are about money-making first and foremost. Sometimes, they’re not really about much else.

You can’t fight it so embrace it: Fluffy winter hair.

Blurred lip lines make your mouth look plumper in a natural, non-Juvadermed way (pretty), plus makes it look like you’ve just been making out (further proof you are pretty — as if you needed it).

The wonderful thing about knitting is that it combines mindfulness with mindlessness. You have to concentrate, sure, but you can easily lose yourself.

On the difficult and important topic of highlighter, I’m torn.

As someone with a longstanding and deep love of a shine-face, powder blush has always been somewhat of a problem area for me.

There is literally no disadvantage to being confident. It’ll make you happier, more successful, a better friend, a better person.