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Illustrated portrait of a Black woman with asymmetric twists, violet eye makeup and geometric citron earrings.

From People

Imani V.

twisttheory

Beauty writer, trans woman, professional skeptic of anything called universally flattering.

The mix

Makeup · Hair · Beauty History · Transformation · Pop

Style in their words

Graphic / Color-First / Glam

Right now

lip liner one shade stranger than the lipstick

On repeat

Anohni and the Johnsons, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross

Pop · Indie

Never skipping

It Must Change

The detail I always notice

where blush stops when the face turns

Never leaves the bag

two liners and no lipstick

I changed my mind about

Full-coverage foundation. Sometimes opacity is the point.

Put this on your radar

Beauty tutorials from before every face had the same lighting setup.

One take

Never understood the hypeThe idea that subtle makeup takes less work.