The Product Graveyard: What to Do With the Stuff That Sucks
by Amalah
Hi Amy! What do you do with products you tried but did not like? Or products that worked for awhile, but not long enough to use all of? My current product graveyard is a drawer- I can’t bring myself to throw out some of these products — the really offensive ones I can toss, but [...]
Smackdown Field Trip: ISO the Perfect Concealer
by Amalah
Well. Whew! What a week last week was, with all the not-updating I did. However, a true advice columnist never rests and never stops bossing people around, and last week was no exception. I went to New York to meet up with AlphaMom’s own Isabel Kallman and was promptly dragged — dragged! — into the [...]
Mystery Meat: Deciphering Cosmetic Ingredients
by Amalah
Hi, Amy! First of all, you are amazing! You’re funny and interesting and helpful. So thank you for that. Now to my question. I’ve been looking at reviews for hair products (namely conditioner) and some stuff gets great reviews. “Amazing for my wavy hair!” I have wavy hair! I want amazing! But then I look [...]
The Smackdown Checklist
by Amalah
Hi Amy! I decided, somewhat randomly, at the beginning of July to start a program of Improving Myself, with a goal of adding one new thing to my routine every two weeks that is good for me in some way. First it was flossing (surprisingly successful!), then eating breakfast in the morning, and I’m currently [...]
Get This Actual, Real-World Look: Bare Minerals for Day & Night
by Amalah
While I have still not personally used the INSANELY POPULAR Bare Minerals line (I’ve had weird itchy reactions to bismuth in the past and am just a little askeered of what slathering it all over my face might do), when Tara volunteered an eye-makeup demo using the line, I knew a lot of y’all would [...]
Get This Actual Real-World Look: Asian Eyes
by Amalah
Woot! Another demo! This one is courtesy of Khanh, who writes: Okay, so I need to preface this demo with something: I’m Asian. However, unlike most Asians, I wasn’t blessed (cursed?) with the single eyelid. Nope, I got the coveted white-girl double eyelid. Soooo I’m not really sure if this will help other Asian women [...]
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