Archive for the 'beauty' Category



Hot: Pub I wrote for last year which hadn’t been responding to my emails called me today to discuss future opportunities!
Not: The editor proceeded to compliment me on an article someone else wrote. I’m not even sure she meant to call me. I envision a scenario in which she had two columns on a note […]

Lucky for me my mommy has a generous heart and great taste.
I honestly didn’t ask for it. In fact, my maximum budget for nail polish is about $8. I mean, really. OPI is good enough for me. I’d have gotten myself a knock-off.
But I love it anyway.

I love Sephora.

But not this much.
Who in god’s name would pay $45 to play monopoly on a board if the only upgrades are property names like (I’m not kidding) Rue de Toilette, Scrub-a-Way, and Curl-de-Sac? WTF?
That said, every time I pass a Sephora I have to talk myself out of ducking in to spritz myself with Gucci […]

I’ve finally done it. I’ve chosen an end date at the place that pays me. Glory, hallelujah, amen, AND praise Jeebus.
That end date is in three weeks.
That end date means I will also be, ahem, relocating, to a hopefully cheap and fabulous Harlem or Brooklyn studio but more likely quick and easy insane roommate situation. […]