Retin-A is a bit too harsh and way too spendy, like $250 for a 4 oz tube at the pharmacy. I order this stuff called Good 'n Natural Retinol, take a glob in the evenings after washing my face about the size of a grape and smooth it all over my face and neck. There's some whitish residue that looks like I've slapped…

It's not an insult, it just makes people look damn foolish when they don't know what the word means yet continue to use it to prop themselves up. I don't consider someone a hustler if 1. all their money just comes from mommy and daddy and 2. if they don't know how to use that money to, you know, HUSTLE and make more…

I wonder if I could make that work + Becca illuminator in palest gold for a summery look...hmmmm

That is bizarre. I know that different people get profiled for various reasons, I wonder if the reason they just get me straight through security most of the time is because my visits are always marked "professional" and when customs agents need elaboration, I'm a teacher. I take a lot of meds and I've seen them hold…

Same for Urban Decay.

In Stockholm, if you've got naturally dark hair and your brow game is on point, you're already a head-turner. If you stick with the muted fashion trends (black/grays with more detail in accessories) and have either boobs or an ass, you will have no problems dating in Sweden unless you have a horrifying personality.…

You could try a muted forest green shadow, that can bring out the green and golden strands in your eyes.

I kinda feel the same. I've done way too much plane travel, including while injured, and on that one the doctor gave me a note to show TSA in case they had questions about the painkillers he'd prescribed (I was in Canada and treated there while injured, flying back to the US). Despite that both my hands and arms were…

Because they were trying to obey the law and not get fired/sued?

My first overseas trip was to Russia in 2009, where airline security makes our TSA look like a bunch of happy Santa Clauses. I'm prescribed Valium and had like five pain pills ICE, I was advised to get paper copies of each rx. Nobody checked. In subsequent flights, where I carry different sorts of meds, I make sure…

Exactly — they were following protocol, and considering we've had a collective panic attack over ebola (and bird flu...and swine flu...), it's not a wise decision for an airline attendant to deviate from policies on sick passengers. She should have also been carrying an oncologist's note due to flying and possibly…

I exfoliate a few times a week with a clarisonic-like device and use a thick layer of retinol before bed. I use Murad's Invisiblur sunscreen like a primer, and Tarte's Amazonian Clay primer as a foundation. NARS concealer or Bare Minerals Blemish Remedy treatment if I need it, then I set it with Bare Minerals Blemish…

I APPROVE OF THESE CHANGES

Any tips or tricks for subtle contouring for really pale girls? The Touche D'Eclat in the lightest shade was much darker than my skin tone, and as of right now I have 'pearl white' pigment I use at the top of my cheekbones to give a little lift. I'm cool toned so contouring with bronzers is a no-go. Should I just keep…

Top of the cheekbones is good, as is the topmost arch of your brow, inner eye (if it's eye safe), and your philtrum — the top two peaks of your upper lip. Check yourself in daylight to make sure you're not over-glittered or greasy. Also, Too Faced makes a matte bronzer that I really liked when I was more tan.

I want to imagine her singing the Topsy song a-la Bob’s Burger’s to a stranger, so I’m just putting that soundtrack in my head now.

It’s not just the kids, it’s the coupling up. Hell, give me a choice between spending the evening with my friend and her five y/o and 18 month-old versus a newly engaged couple who can’t keep their hands off each other, I’m gonna go hang out with my friend and her kids. I’ve had a slew of bad breakups and even when…

My most dedicated students were almost always teenage girls and I think it’s because I made myself available to them while letting them solve their problems themselves — other teachers would have made a big deal out of something I could read as a distraction and not a good thing to bring into the limelight, like a…

ohhhh okay that makes even more sense. Same concept but thanks for clearing it up a bit!

Or code for “shut up because you’re making me uncomfortable”. Maybe I scare them with legalese so they default to that hoping that I’ll concur and drop it. I WILL NEVER DROP IT