Or they had a backlog of lye

I want an entire wardrobe of tunics, ponchos, and skinny things on the bottom. All drapey all the time.

Yep, I underestimate people and their vagaries all the time. And I am old and grumpy and think that not only am I entitled to stay warm, I am entitled to not get cold looking at young people defying comfort for fashion ;-).

I actually really like the maternity tunic, but a)I’m not pregnant (although the not-pregnant model makes me think I could get away with it anyway, just a little extra swooshy) and b)I’d freeze. I know this is discounted, so likely a reasonable spring/summer item, but there are so many sleeveless-yet-dramatically-cut…

I can’t imagine having only four keys, though.

You know, I’m seeing people who are uncomfortable with this, and I can see why, but I also want to say that the older I get, the more I just straight-up see more beauty. I teach, and I see these young women full of energy and enthusiasm for the world and each other, and they’re insanely gorgeous. I see my peers and…

Hell yeah. Although I’ll also note that my mother-in-law is pretty damn gorgeous too (and her son takes after her, thank GAWD).

My mother (who was very hard on herself, and bludgeoned by the beauty myth) used to say that there were maybe five beautiful women on the planet, and one of them was Liz Taylor. Anyone else could be cute, or sexy, or attractive, or pretty, but that wasn’t the same.

Not so fast. I am doing menopause for the second time. Granted, the first time was unusual (I have a pituitary tumour, and something between that tumour and the medication used to reduce it put me into menopause—ten years with no period, and my FSH showed menopausal. My hormones are not to be trusted). Now I’m going…

You totally, totally can. The ensemble would rock, particularly if you had some great accessories (I’m seeing either a seventies-style silver horn pendant, right smack dab in the cleavage, or something with ye olde historical referentiality) . Although don’t listen to me; I’m kind of tempted by a pair of faux-leather…

Oh shit yeah, the skinny metallic belt. And a polyester shirt with a v-neck, big collar, and bell sleeves.

Hell, we were so downmarket that I looked forward to the Sears catalogue every fall and then at Christmas. Lusted after gauchos. Was happy when I got them and wore the damn things to death. Saved money like crazy—from presents and babysitting—to buy myself a pair of Levis pantomime jeans to wear with a turtleneck…

I have the best luck with products that have really stupid names, packaging, or claims. The more ridiculous the ad, the better. I think it’s like Iceland/Greenland—give something a bad name and people will avoid it so that only people in the know get to use it (except that it’ll be from brands like Vichy, major…

That’s awful, and I know a lot of people who have had a very bad time with Accutane. Do you know if you can still get prescription-strength retinol for acne? That helped me a lot in my teens, but it was way back in the eighties. It was so strong I had to read the waiver before my doctor would prescribe it (as in:…

I love Neutrogena rapid tone repair (they have a moisturizer—morning and night—and a serum). Vitamin C plus Retin-A. I absolutely did not believe that skin care products did a damn thing except soften skin and lighten wallets until this helped me to get rid of enough brown spots on my forehead that my spouse was…

It just got frustrating, ya know? I was like you—I had been colouring my hair since I was fifteen or so, because I thought it was boring, because my mother did it, whatever. And then at some point, I thought, this is a chore. I like my grey. I kind of wish it would just finish the job and go white, but at least it’s a…

Okay, sorry to reply on Sunday morning, but I find it cozy to wake up to Saturday Night Social. I did the same thing you did a handful of years back—got sick and tired of dyeing my hair every four weeks with the grey growing in. I got a recommendation for a really good colourist and got very pale, almost grey,…

I say keep Columbus Day (and its sales—gotta move inventory) but give it a refresh. Sort of like Guy Fawkes Day—start burning the guy in effigy, making a celebration out of the fact that we’re starting to be willing to understand history. We don’t have enough holidays dedicated to condemning a detestable figure. I’m…

Crap—I have this problem and I’m 5’4” and fairly small (although I’m short waisted and have really muscular legs, so that has to affect things) . I always, always go up two sizes or so with cheap or midrange tights or the crotch falls somewhere around the middle of my thighs. Even some of the “nicer” brands do this. I…

Crap—I have this problem and I’m 5’4” and fairly small (although I’m short waisted and have really muscular legs, so…

But as with many things I did back then, I’m having simultaneous disgust and desire