Dudes named Chris will get you every time

In a complete departure from what you're used to seeing here, today I'd like to talk about a hot dude named Chris. You may also know him as Andy Dwyer, lead singer of Mouserat. https://youtu.be/NqZMcvd0yjo I'm having some feelings about this today. You might have heard of this Chris. He's been in some big budget...

Here’s some random shit about me

Y'all know I watch a lot of YouTube, and lately, there's been this trend where YouTubers "react" to our assumptions about them. I like this in theory, but I suspect most of them don't react to a lot of our actual assumptions about them. I'm talking about the rude/dirty/financial things we assume about them. I wish they...

All aboard the struggle bus! Or boat. Or train. It’s your choice.

It's been brought to my attention that it's November 12, and I've only posted twice in this entire month. Not that I necessarily needed the reminder because, as any writer/blogger/creative type knows, when we aren't creating, we're thinking about creating. Stressing about it. Allowing it to hang over our heads like big grey storm clouds....

Let’s talk about: self-care

I'm sure you noticed that I was having kind of a rough day yesterday. I was having all of the feelings, not least among them was impotent rage, and today hasn't been much better. Luckily I only needed to work for about four hours, so I spent the rest of my day trying to take...

Am I the only one who’s already tired of hearing about fall?

You all know that I watch a lot of YouTube. Like, A LOT. Especially when Dan isn’t here, and he’s in Philadelphia this week for work so it’s all YouTube, all the time. Primarily beauty “gurus”. I find them entertaining and many of them review things I’m into.Except for right now. Holy. Shit. Why in...

Something I don’t have an opinion on

Affiliate links. It seems like a lot of people have a lot of opinions about this, and I'm really not sure where I fall. As a consumer and a frequent watcher of YouTube/reader of blogs, I think that the people who are lucky enough to have codes and affiliate links and whatever should disclose it...

Do you believe in ghosts?

Once again I know I'm coming at you out of left field, but this is something I've spent a lot of time thinking about. Not just recently but for my entire life. I can remember being little, not more than 6 or 7, and bringing home a book from the school library called Wait Till Helen Comes about a...

Let’s talk about: Caitlin Doughty and death

I know this is coming out of left field but stay with me. Caitlin Doughty is one of my favorite YouTubers. Her channel is called Ask a Mortician, which makes sense because she's a licensed mortician and runs a funeral home in Los Angeles. She's also an author, a public speaker, a death educator and...

Bonus post! Let’s talk about something really uncomfortable

Strap in folks. It's going to be a long one. So, I'm fat. I don't typically talk about my weight with anyone except my nearest and dearest (basically Dan), but it's something that's constantly on my mind. Every time I need to find a cute outfit for going out, I think about it. Every time...

Let’s talk about: Ebates

Did you all know that there's a site that gives you actual, human money back for shopping online? It's not a gimmick or a scam. They just give you money back. Yeah, it's Ebates. I feel like this is an ideal time of year to talk about it, since any reasonable person wants to avoid...

Let’s talk about: new Will & Grace

I don't spend much time talking about tv, and I know you're all likely excited to get back to the makeup, but I need to get this off my chest. Now, I adored the original series. It premiered when I was in high school, and my best friend was a super flamboyant gay dude whose...

Let’s talk about: dermaplaning

At this point, I feel like I know you guys and we're pals, so I hope we can be honest with each other. So let's be honest about dermaplaning: it's the socially acceptable way for a woman to shave her face. Don't get me wrong; as a woman of Mediterranean descent who was basically born with...

Let’s talk about: Outlander

I know, I know; this post is not about makeup. I want to talk about it anyway. I absolutely love this show, and the books series it's based on. I'm only about halfway through the third book so the show is about to pass me, and it's weird to not know what's going to happen....

Let’s talk about: Essence

Where has this brand been all my life? It's been popular in Germany for the last 15ish years but I only started seeing it in Ulta a few months ago. To be honest I completely overlooked it; how could a brand this cheap make anything worth buying? That's the part I still haven't figured out. Over the...

New series! Let’s talk about: Wet ‘N Wild

I remember this brand from the early 90s, and it was always so cheesy. It reminded me of the little kid play makeup my sister used to slather all over her face on the school bus when she was in first grade. The colors and quality were both terrible, and the only reason anyone I...