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Bijou’s Beauty Bar

A very small beauty counter with very strong opinions.

Verdicts, unasked for

Three verdicts

Bijou at her walnut vanity holding a red lipstick, Monsieur Puff sitting on the counter behind her.
“Not that one. That one’s for cowards.”

On colour

Bijou raising a paw to her eye at the lit mirror, working on her lashes.
“These? These are load-bearing.”

On lashes

Bijou head-on in her champagne robe and pearls, ringed by the glowing vanity bulbs.
“One blink, darling. That’s the whole trick.”

On timing

Stills from the floor

Bijou seated at the vanity, one paw on the walnut counter beside a tray of lipsticks. Bijou holding up a lipstick while Monsieur Puff waits on the counter. Close view of Bijou drawing a deep red lipstick across her mouth. Bijou lifting a lash tool towards her eye in the mirror light. Bijou mid-application with one eye shut and the tip of her tongue out. Bijou looking straight down the lens, lashes finished, bulbs blazing behind her. Bijou resting at the counter in her champagne robe and pearls. Bijou pouring cream into a saucer, a string of pearls coiled beside it. Bijou looking down at the full saucer, warm rim light along her fur.

The work

Six episodes. One professional.

Episode one

The consultation

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she took one look at me and said I'd been wearing the wrong red my whole life 💄

the one she threw over her shoulder is still on the floor. she has not looked for it.

what colour is she putting you in?

#persiancat #cuteanimals #beautytok #fluffy #catsofinstagram #bijoubeautybar

Episode two

Lash day

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she calls them "load-bearing" and after seeing the blink I'm inclined to agree 👁️

the tongue comes out during application. every time. she does not know she does it.

lashes: yes or absolutely not?

#persiancat #beautytok #cuteanimals #fluffy #catsofinstagram #bijoubeautybar

Episode three

Closing time

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asked her for the actual secret and she said "fourteen hours of sleep" ☕

then she poured me one and told me to sit down. so I sat down.

save this for your next long day

#persiancat #cozy #cuteanimals #fluffy #catsofinstagram #bijoubeautybar

Episode four

Free advice

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she does a free advice segment now. nobody asked. that has never stopped her 💅

"a man who wants to find you, finds you" — the counter has spoken

what should she answer next week?

#persiancat #datingadvice #cuteanimals #beautytok #catsofinstagram #bijoubeautybar

Episode five

The ex files

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storytime: the scratching post incident 🎀

she has forgiven him. she brings it up weekly, but she has forgiven him.

what's the worst gift you've ever received?

#persiancat #storytime #funnyanimals #catsofinstagram #beautytok #bijoubeautybar

Episode six

The apps

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she joined the apps for research purposes. the research is not going well 📱

"nobody fluent in sarcasm announces it" — swipe education, free of charge

what's the worst bio line you've ever seen?

#persiancat #datingapps #funnyanimals #catsofinstagram #beautytok #bijoubeautybar

Inside the private studio

A private production workflow.

  1. 1

    She pitches three episodes.

    All three will be good. She will still have a favourite.

  2. 2

    You pick your favourite.

    Disagreeing with her is allowed. It is not encouraged.

  3. 3

    The selected episode goes into production.

    Twenty-one seconds, sound on. She does her own timing.

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The cast

Two of us. One opinion.

Portrait of Bijou: a white Persian cat with long curled lashes, rosy blush, pearls and a champagne silk robe.

Proprietor

Bijou

I have run this counter a long time. I know what suits you, and I will tell you whether or not you asked.

The robe is silk. The pearls are mine. The opinions are free.

Sit down, darling. Let me look at you properly.

Monsieur Puff

Colour-swatch model. Has never once been consulted. Never will be.