Recession Skincare
How to take care of your skin — and your wallet — during tough times.
How to take care of your skin — and your wallet — during tough times.
Hi, I have heard that people who use natural products instead of moisturizers on their face (olive oil mixed with a herbal essence for example) are always complimented on how young and great they look — does this really work? I like the idea of…
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…
O wise Amalah, Your recent Smackdown post “What You Wore” inspired me to ask a question. It was this quote that did it: “The only piece of your advice that I didn’t follow to the letter was open-toed shoes with pantyhose. I’ve been cursed with…
Hi Amy, What’s your opinion on buying special anti aging/moisturizing hand lotions versus just bothering to religiously apply a halfway decent sunscreen with a high SPF? I currently apply neither, a strategy which hasn’t boded well for my granny looking hands. I’m sort of hoping…
Dear Amalah, Oh my holy hell. I look like washed-up crap in photographs. Why is this? Why can’t I have skin-colored skin? I didn’t used to be so ghostly whiiiiiite! Okay, background: I am a natural strawberry-blond (glad you didn’t take the fake red route…
Flashback Friday is an occasional feature where I test out products I used ages and ages ago to see if they are as good (or as bad!) as I remember. I should start this one off by admitting that I never used before, but I…
Amy, So, my hair is currently a bit longer than shoulder length and it looks terrible. I HATE my hair long and keep it predominately in a ponytail any time is is past chin length, BUT I am growing it out to donate it to…
Dear High Priestess of Beauty & Skincare Amalah, After recently discovering you and soaking up your advice like a sponge, I have recently switched from using the Proactive skincare system to using Philosophy Purity Made Simple for cleansing, thus drastically reducing the number of skincare…
Hi Amy, Cankles, big feet, and cold toes – that’s me from the knee down (or mid-thigh, it’s tough to tell). Zappo’s is lovely when you have a clue what you’re looking for but I am so terribly terribly inept at this whole thing. Tell…
If you need a new fragrance but haven’t been shopping for one in a while, Amalah shares her tips how to buy a new perfume.
Coming to peace with and handling pregnancy battle scars, also known as stretch marks.
Ah, summer. The season for pedicures, natural highlights and bronzed skin. And flat, droopy-ass hair. If your hair is anything like mine, you know what I’m talking about. Your hair goes totally splat at the slightest whiff of humidity. You leave the house with a…
Hi Amy, I had a baby about four months ago. Now I’m stuck in the “I can’t wear my old clothes except for a few stretchy sweat pants and one pair of cords and one pair of my pre-five-month maternity pants that I won’t give…
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…
Today, I want to take you on an extra-special journey through the Mind of Amy, as I demonstrate my typical thought process as I read through a typical question. (Bold text is our intrepid question-asker-person, while everything in italics and parentheses is mine, as you…
Just say no to the overtoe.
Hello Amalah, While I’m not sure how you feel about advice-seekers straying away from beauty and fashion, I will take a chance and submit a non-product-related question (because in addition to converting me to Philosophy products for my face – OMFG, thank you – several…
How to Repair Your Makeup After Crying Hi Amy, I have a somewhat strange question to ask. I am about to go through a number of events (an IVF cycle, a close friend’s wedding, sister’s graduation) where I will definitely be crying, but still need…
Hi. I’m Asian, and I have really thick, straight hair, that is impossible to coax into anything without tons of hair spray. I’ve always wanted to have wavy hair, and I’ve been considering getting a perm, but I don’t want curls, just waves. Is this…