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Pantone Has Released Its Color of the Year & We All Hate It
As it likely did for many, if not most of you, Pantone's enthusiasm for unseasoned aesthetics has left me wrinkling my nose and side-eyeing them for a second year in a row. It is a color that is in fact, the absence of color. A non-color to match our blank expressions as we all stare vacantly at our smartphones, desperate for stimulation.
Dec 6, 2025


Book Launch!
Highland Fashionista announces the launch of the Viking Age Historical Fiction Love Story Heart of the Wild Gods, by author Kendall Brooks
Oct 3, 2025


GenX Spent A Day Wearing a Crop Top (For Science) and Did Not Die
GenX, gird your loins! The tiny t-shirt is back in a big way! Allow me to walk us down memory lane into the era of the crop top!
Mar 28, 2025


A Ridiculously Simple Outfit Planning Strategy for Your Vacation
A ridiculously simple outfit planning strategy to help you get a handle on your vacation wardrobe.
Dec 29, 2023
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Safe Sunscreen Update for 2023
A safe sunscreen update compilation with product recommendations.
Jul 21, 20233 min read
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Cabinet of Bargain Curiosities: Budget Skincare Over 50 Edition
Nine widely-available bargain skincare products currently in my personal skincare rotation.
Dec 29, 20226 min read
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Microcurrent Therapy Devices: Yay or Nay?
Every once in a while I get sucked in to a popular beauty trend. This time, I'm voluntarily electrifying my face. I know how this sounds.
Nov 10, 20226 min read
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New Products: Superhero Edition
I suppose anything that inspires me to dance around the house singing the Batman theme and taking selfies does have inherent worth.
Mar 15, 20215 min read
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Multi-Tasking Products - Big Summertime Promises
One thing I have not grown weary of is the never-ending promise of cosmetics. Here are a few multi-tasking products I couldn't resist.
Jul 18, 20205 min read
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Old Faithful: Reliable Products for Your Pared-Down Pandemic Life
Like everyone else, I've been enjoying a pared-down pandemic beauty routine. Not that I really have a huge routine to begin with...
May 14, 20205 min read
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The 2018 Safe Sunscreen Update - Get Vacation Ready!
This is an update to my previous post on safe sunscreens, as evaluated by the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
Jun 11, 20185 min read
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Summer Skin Solutions
What to do with my skin in the heat of the summer months is something I am constantly grappling with. These products make it much easier.
May 4, 20186 min read
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Save Your Skin with More Safe Sunscreen Reviews
Safe sunscreen reviews, the second in a series I try more of the Environmental Working Group's highest-rated sunscreens - updated June 2023
Jan 14, 20163 min read
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Sunscreen Safety: What Every Outdoor Enthusiast Needs to Know
Sunscreen safety: a 2023 update featuring some of Highland Fashionista's top EWG-rated mineral sunscreens from my 2015 post.
Sep 25, 20155 min read
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