Sigh of relief. I didn't know what had happened to Allie. I am so, so glad she's well (and more selfishly, producing work again). Love her to bits.

Gotcha. At the same time, I don't have a problem with the idea that a woman should be admired/appreciated/worshiped as a minor deity for enduring the special hardship and pain that is pregnancy. Men should totally bow down before that shit. I guess the problem is that our overly-consumeristic society can only come up…

I am so, so sorry for your loss. You are a very strong woman! And yes, those are some glorious pearls for clutchin'. :-)

Oh, FFS just leave already. We don't want you up here whinging about wait times. Go pay through the nose back home and shut up already.

Bang. Fuck that shit.

I dunno. I got a push present. I thought it was sweet and appreciated it. My husband spoils me, but I lavish gifts on him too, so it's not exactly like anyone is getting bilked here.

This article is bullshit. The taste of a wine can vary greatly depending on any number of factors. Some people enjoy exploring those different tastes. If you don't, then don't drink wine. It's that simple. (Same goes for beer, scotch, tequila, rum...whatever you like).

That image is perfection.

So...they use lead in Dior ($35 per lipstick) and you'd be surprised to find it in the lower-quality Sephora line ($12 per lipstick)? That doesn't make sense. The survey found that lead levels increased as prices decreased, therefore I think you would be more likely to find lead in Sephora lipsticks.

Yeah, it's pretty disheartening. I wish laws would make them ammend their packaging/advertising to say "Burt's Bees by CLOROX." I think more people would be wary of such "enviro" brands if they new they were the same old dirty big business in a new frock.

Somehow I think ensuring women's safety comes a long way down the list of priorities after "turn huge profits."

I was being sarcastic. No one is supposed to tell women what they can and can't do. But the MEN who are overwhelmingly in charge of both FDA and industry need to make sure the contaminants are taken out of their products (and that proper legal channels exist to protect their women consumers).

Yes, not necessarily. But would you be surprised?

See the quotation marks? I hear you. I didn't mean actually natural, I meant fake-marketing-itsnaturalitmustbegoodforyou!!!-natural.

Thanks for the links!

Yup.

While that is a very interesting point, it isn't entirely true. Lead does, literally, make lipstick (and paint) "pop" and is used to make high-intensity colours with staying power. So yes, they are consciously adding lead to the mix in many cases.

Joke away sista. God knows killing ourselves to look good is the name of the woman's game.

Well, at least those men are provided PPE and training in how to avoid injury/reduce harm and are EXPLICITLY told what they're working with (in North America that is...God knows most of the rest of the world views all humans as dispensable resources). No one tells women they're shoving lead in their mouths or…

No surprise there. I never liked their stuff anyhow, never used it.