Varlow Academy of Magick
You are cordially invited to explore the secrets of the seasons at the Varlow Academy of Magick! I am honored to be your witchy guide as we dive into the mysteries, lore, and tradition of each season. Get ready to amplify your personal power with seasonally crafted initiations.
Music In Their Hands And Magic In Their Eyes
A cornerstone of gothic is finding beauty in the darkness. There is, after all, much elegance to be found in the macabre. Imagine a delicate footstep cushioned by the loamy soil of a seaside graveyard enshrouded in a cold, billowing mist.
Dark Beauty
As golden sunlight exhales to earth, her creatures are given life, embraced as they grow to full radiance, allowing a force of will to...
Marriage and Mourning in White and Black (and Eventually Red)
Photography by
ROYA DIAR
Model: Mahafsoun Cape: Costurero Real
Back up a bit (again). We’ve returned to the Middle Ages, and black underwear does not exist yet.
Olde-tyme...
1,600 Years of Gothic Fashion: Unders/Outers
Photography by
VIONA IELEGEMS
Model: Amaranth from the Noble Blood Vampire Chronicles
Anyone who’s worn black for a funeral or white for a wedding. Anyone who’s...
Bewitch and Stimulate The Senses with Autumn Skincare
“Variety is the very spice of life, / That gives it all its flavor.” —William Cowper
Though often attributed to Shakespeare, the above quote actually...
Bell, Book, And Beauty
Feature Image: ©Columbia Pictures / Diltz / Bridgeman Images
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Amid a swathe of tribal fertility idols, leopard-lined cloaks, and a cabaret singer imported from Montmartre,...
The Beauty Witch: OCTOBER
The Wheel of The Year is a funny thing. And quite beautiful, really. As we undulate forward into a new season of life, we...
The Beauty Witch: September
When the circle of the year turns in September, it is a certain, defined clicking into place, one that takes us from the slow...
The Sweet Waters of Beauty
Article from the Mermaid Issue #59
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Oshun, African goddess of all things beautiful and erotic, is a playful, flirtatious coquette and—lucky for...