February 2012
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Makeup brushes
Wash: Shampoo does the trick beautifully. Circular motions on your palm to get all the product out. Repeat until brushes rinse clean.
Dry: Gently press out most of the moisture, then store brush head down in a cup with a paper towel on the bottom so water doesn’t stay in the barrel of the brush.
Ta-dah: !
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taliamailman asked: SERIOUSLY. tell me about rag curlers!!! will it make my hair like brigitte bardot's hair? what about soda cans??
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“Do you want me to go home?”
“Well,” said Marjorie, considering, “I suppose if you’re not having a good time you’d better go. No use being miserable.”
“Don’t you think common kindness——”
“Oh, please don’t quote `Little Women’!” cried Marjorie impatiently. “That’s out of...
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“If you’ve got a headache today, then ought you to wash your hair?”
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– Elizabeth Bowen, The Death of the Heart
Did you know? Red lipstick makes you a more...
Oh HEY, guys. I decided to stop being a jerk and post something to our beauty blog. It’s about bright red lipstick, and it’s just in time for Valentine’s Day.
(Kidding. I wrote that entirely to send Talia off screaming and tearing her hair. Talia once yelled at me for wearing red on the Jewish version of Valentine’s Day, in July. I believe her exact words were: “Oh...
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Ivory Soap Will Save Your Life
seriously, Ivory soap for every stain (red wine, blueberry yogurt) on every fabric (silk, cotton, poly-blends) in any style (wedding dress, work suit). the white bar. nothing fancy. i keep one in a plastic bag under the bathroom sink.
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i used to work at the kind of store where customers would come in with a spot on something and ask us to fix it. we’d go to the back, soak the thing, scrub...