Because I Have Been Just WAITING For the Chance to Whip Out Some Wedding Pictures
by Amalah
Hi Amy, I wrote you AGES ago asking about how to get a Coach bag on discount, and then school kicked in and I promptly forgot to check back on your site for the advice. So imagine my surprise when I went back the other day, searched in your archives, and discovered that you answered [...]
Because Nobody Else Wants to Discuss Your Hair As Much As I Do
by Amalah
BUT FIRST: I’ve gotten quite a few requests for clarification about the Not Curly But Sort-Of Bendy hairstyle I described two weeks ago. For some reason, the brilliant bit of prose: "don’t open the “flappy”thing" confused a couple people. I mean, really. Anyway, funny story! I’d actually taken pictures of the technique with the idea [...]
Because Dubious Hodgepodge Would be a Great Name for a Rock Band
by Amalah
BUT FIRST, LET ME GET ALL META ON YOUR ASS With a question from…me! Whoa. Dear Amalah, Do you have any words of advice for future question submitters about how they can help YOU help THEM? Also, why do all your pop culture references date from before 1999, you big fat lame-o? Amalah Yes! I [...]
Because I Was Just Feeling Particularly Talky
by Amalah
Dear Amalah, Recently you said that one of the best ways to look like you have it all together, is to get your eyebrows done. I gulped when I read that, for while I spend hundreds of dollars on my hair, I have the worst eyebrows ever. I have naturally dark hair and I bleach [...]
Because Every Woman Deserves to Look Like Audrey Hepburn
by Amalah
DISCLAIMER: This week’s column was written while your intrepid bossy-type advice person was at the beach, where she (like always) wore no makeup, spent days in the same tank top and didn’t deep condition. Because she likes to believe that she magically transforms into a tanned natural beauty with wild sun-kissed hair at the beach, [...]
Because “Classic” is Just Another Word for “Reruns”
by Amalah
Amalah is traveling to New York City this week on a top-secret anti-leggings guerrilla mission. Or possibly she is just drinking a lot of wine. Either way, this week’s column features some of her favorite questions from past Smackdowns. Dear Amalah, I don’t know if I’m the only fingers-applying-foundation person to think this after reading [...]







