Category: elsewhere

The Infinite Wisdom of Winnie The Pooh

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This week, A.A. Milne, the father of Winnie The Pooh, celebrated his (posthumous) 132nd Birthday. Pooh himself turns 88 this year, having now bestowed his infinite wisdom on easy SIX generations. The inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Owl, and of course Winnie The Pooh himself have been mutual friends of our great… Read more →

Photoshopping Weight On. I mean really.

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Real live actual women barely stand a chance. It seems when inches are not being shaved off in Photoshop, they’re being added on. Is it any wonder that our body ideals are skewed when the photographs we’re bombarded with on the regular are not actually photographs but are more like photo-hybrid painting things that create an unattainable concept of feminine… Read more →

Perfect Cat Eyes, Freaky Facials, And A Walk Down Beauty Horror Show Lane, Oh My!

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{Meanwhile, over on Babble Beauty…} Ever wondered how to get that perfect cat eye? How about a double cat eye? Let me show you. I know you’ve been curious about fish pedicures and bird poop facials. Well, you’re in luck — 12 Bizarre Beauty Treatments Explained. I’ve started to grow out my pixie cut. It’s basically a nightmare. I love makeup kits.… Read more →

Lashing Out

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You know how passionately I feel about eyelashes. I’m pretty sure a good shade of lipstick and a nice pair of faux lashes are all you really need in your beauty kit. (Okay, concealer probably never hurt any body, but you get my gist.) Anyway, I rounded up all the best lashes you could ever dream of gluing to your… Read more →

Thank You, Tryptophan

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^ It’s easy to be thankful for these two. I mean, honestly, c’mon. ^ Lately, I’ve had this increasing feeling of unsettley-ness. Not in a bad way, more in an exciting way. Just y’know…life is so full of possibility if you’ll let it be, and I feel like I’m kind of getting more and more open to letting it be.… Read more →

Your Makeup Speaks Volumes: The Science of Judging Others

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Studies (and living life) have long indicated that there is a “beauty premium” (also called a “plainness penalty”) where the more attractive among us are more likely to land jobs, secure promotions, and just generally have more cash than their less comely counterparts. Or as Tina Fey explained it to Jon Hamm on that one episode of 30 Rock, really really… Read more →