Same. I have a wool pea coat from J Crew I bought in 2000. It is still looking great today, though I did have it relined last year (for $25). Their 1990s era wool sweaters lasted FOREVER. Now all they sell are tissue tees and other garbage products that don’t last a season, let alone years.

Doesn’t apply to me, but I do agree there is a food/skin connection. I cook most of my own meals (don’t eat out much at all), eat a veg heavy diet, when I gave grains they’re whole, and my added sugar consumption is generally nonexistent, save for special occasions. I wasn’t kidding when I said I eat clean. Quitting…

Thanks for the insight! I had always kept everything under control w/benzoyl peroxide but I had to use it nightly to head off any issues. I know I am complaining, but most people wouldn’t even notice there was much going on with my skin so I need to keep it in perspective. I like what I’m seeing so far with Differin…

I don’t eat any dairy (I’m intolerant) and eat super clean most of the time. I just get monthly hormonal breakouts.

Thanks! Never heard of them, off to Google!

Skin care talk! I started using the OTC Differin gel. I figured it would help get rid of the monthly hormonal giant chin zits I get, plus I like the idea of it being a retinoid for anti aging. I am coming into week 3 and am getting impatient. My skin has improved but I am still going through that initial breakout…

My take away from this post was HOLY SHIT SHE PAID $36 FOR A KLEEN KANTEEN??? You overpaid by an embarrassing amount if that bottle was the child size. I have a huge honkin’ Kleen Kanteen (28 oz, I think) I bought for less than $20 at Whole Foods, of all places. The ridiculously high price of your water bottle…

Holy hell, that’s a throwback I never knew I needed.

Burts Bees tinted lip balms are my jam (red dahlia is my color). I am pale skinned and tend to find my lips are also pale and disappear into my face. This balm has enough color where others will realize I do in fact have lips, but it feels and glides on just like lip balm. Lipstick is dead to me. This is all I need.

Burts Bees tinted lip balms are my jam (red dahlia is my color). I am pale skinned and tend to find my lips are also…

While this post is mainly about women of childbearing age, I will still take the opportunity to post one of my fav Paul Ryan memes.

You’re right. I had to click through links in the Celebitchy post to get the dirt. I was already at my click limit going from Jez to Celebitchy. I’m embarrassed how much effort I just went through to get the tea on Tracy Anderson.

I don’t know much about Tracy, other than she is a celeb trainer and has a “method.” Why is she awful? I clicked the Celebitchy link but it didn’t tell me why she is a horrible human being.

I’m not looking for your permission. However, you are using your own anecdata to assume that all skin products are hooey (as opposed to all of us poor widdle women folk falling victim to marketing scams!) because you don’t have problem skin. I bet you also give great diet advice!

I’m not looking for your permission. However, you are using your own anecdata to assume that all skin products are…

It isn’t a miracle but moisturizers and creams containing hyaluronic acid make my desert-dry skin feel like a million bucks. My holy grail of moisture has been CeraVe’s mixture of HA and ceramides. My face will flake all winter without it. It’s awful. If you don’t suffer from dry skin, I can see why you don’t…

It isn’t a miracle but moisturizers and creams containing hyaluronic acid make my desert-dry skin feel like a…

My fancy-pants dermatologist told me that CeraVe is the way to go, not only for poors but for everyone. It contains hyaluronic acid and ceramides, which makes my derm giddy. Bonus: CeraVe PM moisturizer (PM means it doesn’t contain SPF) makes my 40 year old face look and feel like a baby’s bottom for less than $8 a…

My fancy-pants dermatologist told me that CeraVe is the way to go, not only for poors but for everyone. It contains…

It’s been so long, I forgot about how much I miss Denise!

People is classy? They are the magazine that trots out every Duggar family cult member that gets married or has a kid. Being that there are 19 kids, that fundie cult gets a lot of press from People. Mama June, another abhorrent reality show star, fits right in.

Many members grew up in the religion (like Leah Remini). When you’re indoctrinated from a young age you tend to believe what your church and family is telling you. If you do wake up and want out, Scientology will ensure you are excommunicated from your entire family. As for grown ass adults choosing Scientology, I…

As a resident of a deep blue city in a deep blue state, I feel the same way.

That’s how I learned they were married: when their divorce was announced! I admit my dislike of him is irrational. I have only heard select songs of his but they all seem like the soundtrack to being bummed out in life.