I felt like a domestic goddess when I made my own lavender linen spray (same recipe as above). My sheets smelled wonderful. Then I used it while ironing a violet linen dress. It smelled wonderful. Then over the next few days, it faded in spots, as if ai'd sprayed it with bleach.

A friend of mine worked at the prison where she was incarcerated and said that Mary Kay believed herself to be destined for great fame. She believed herself to be incredibly charismatic and said “the world” was just using her relationship as an excuse to pay attention to her.

I noticed my first few grays in my twenties. This is going to sound crazy: at 32 a big front chunk of my hair turned gray overnight when my boyfriend was in a life-threatening accident. Yes, like the old wives tale about seeing a ghost. This doesn't not seem possible and has probably been myth-busted, but. I had about…

I regularly assign and update "style statements" for my friends. These are little phrases to keep in mind while shopping and getting dressed. I like "Lady Community College Teacher." It does conjure Guatemalan accessories. I've had friends ask for help with dressing more fashionably, looking more glamorous, or feeling…

Barbara at Self Salon in Williamsburg and Bushwick. She does that magical thing where my hair doesn't look shorter after cutting but just hangs better and she doesn't hair shame*. Under a hundred dollars. Great product lines, including Devachan, but she doesn't push me to buy. She has cool-girl style, owns the salons…

I have Bernadette Peters/Felicity/3B curls. I always use a wide tooth comb in the shower while conditioning. That is it, when I wear my hair curly which is usually. If I blow it out straightish, I use a round brush while drying and sometimes a paddle brush to finish, the. I don't comb or brush it ever for as long as…

This was fantastic. I could spend all day reading detailed accounts of the mundane beauty habits of women who are mostly focused on other things.