The DaSkincare Code
by Amalah
My dearest Amalah, who I may have to name my firstborn child after regardless if it’s a boy or a girl, for the gratitude I feel for you now: Before reading the smackdown I was one of those wash my face with soap and water kind of girls. If that. And you’ll cringe even harder [...]
A Note From Our Patron Saint
by Amalah
Y’ALL! Laura Bennett needs our help. Your help! It’s such a long story, but let’s just say there is some super-extra-awesome stuff going on behind the scenes here at AlphaMom, blah blah blaaaaaaaaaaaaah, and the upshot is that Laura Bennett (yes, that Laura Bennett, of Project Runway FabGlamFame) has asked us for a little bloggy [...]
Nice Day for a White Wedding
by Amalah
Hello Amy, I have a question about appropriate wedding attire. I’ve been invited to about 3 summer weddings. Is it okay to wear a white dress as a female guest? If it helps, this is the dress I’m trying to decide to buy. Thanks, Emily As eye-rolly as I get sometimes about weddings and bridezillas [...]
Day and Night, Night and Day
by Amalah
This is the last of the half-assed short columns, I swear. But I am leaving for Austin in like, 10 minutes and am trying to get all these entries written ahead of time. Oh! Woe is me! My writing gig is going to cut into my drinking time! Noooo! Dear Great One Who Has Been [...]
Giving You the Benefit of My Years of Experience. And Idiocy.
by Amalah
I’ve recently gotten into the routine of wearing makeup most every day after years of complaining about the time primping stole from my much-needed beauty sleep. By which I mean laziness. But a new city and a new boyfriend and a new job has prompted me to strive for something more than the just-rolled-out-of-bed look [...]
Various Issues of the Head Area
by Amalah
(A couple more short ones. Less words for you, plus a wicked case of topic whiplash. Bonus!) Amalah, Is is true that your hair becomes “immune” to a shampoo after you use it for awhile? I freaking love my shampoo (Aveda Pure Abundance Volumizing), but my hairdresser says I should alternate shampoos to get rid [...]
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