The Perfect Imperfection Of Wabi-Sabi Makeup

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Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images By India Espy-Jones ·Updated January 20, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Perfection is an addictive beauty ideal we’ve all fallen victim to. This is evident in everything from our medicine cabinets >Botox parties. We’re even seeing the fear of imperfection in horror films (think: The Substance), exposing our insatiable thirst to dissect and relinquish our perceived flaws. 

This season, however, perfection is an

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