The Salon Trap: Is My Stylist Ripping Me Off?
I understand getting hair done professionally is a big expense. The question is, am I getting too much done and getting sucked into some salon trap?
I understand getting hair done professionally is a big expense. The question is, am I getting too much done and getting sucked into some salon trap?
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…
Today’s eye makeup demo is courtesy of Susannah (the Painting Chef!) and her big, lovely blue eyes. First, I should point out that I’m capable of much more interesting eye makeup. But that it can also make me look like a crazy person. So this…
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Hey! I have an idea! Now that summer is basically over, let’s talk about sunless tanners. (Good one, Amy. You jackass.) So I deftly avoided the whole topic all summer, mostly because I hate sunless tanners. All of them. And I have tried all of…
Dear Amalah, I only recently discovered your column, and yet I have managed to spend hours perusing the archives already (and that’s saying a lot considering I have a 3-month-old daughter who keeps me on my toes!). I’ve become a fan overnight. Not only have…
Guess who’s not writing about Britney? That would be me! I think the topic’s been covered extensively enough, wouldn’t you? I bet Christopher Hitchens has a book coming out on her VMA appearance. Wait for it. Instead, let’s talk about other people’s lady parts. Namely,…
Hi Amy, I would really appreciate your help with a problem for which I can find no solution. I have long blond hair which is generally in pretty good condition, it’s not dyed and I never do anything more stressful to it than a blow…
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…
Hola Amalah! I’m a fairly new reader of your blogs, but that hasn’t stopped me from giving you my full attention and devotion. As such, I need some advice on the long standing “white after Labor Day” rule… and fast! My bridal shower is coming…
Hi Amalah, Love love love love love the smackdown. I followed your foundation routine religiously (including buying a Sephora brush) when I wore makeup… I stopped turbaning my hair as soon as you suggested it (and yes, my hair is happier.) Ok, so my skin…
I used a black liquid liner in college. I would do this heavy black line around my eyes and then a little up-and-out cat eye thing in the corner. I would do this over white eyeshadow. I would also cry myself to sleep at night…
If a bride cancels her big wedding (to get married in a small ceremony) is she obligated reimburse her mother and Maid of Honor for the cost of their dresses?
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…
But first, in case you haven’t seen this yet: And now that my heart is all up in my throat, let’s talk about beauty products. (In a positive, natural-beauty-affirming sort of way, OF COURSE.) Amy, I have been reading your blogs since before Noah arrived,…
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…
Hi. I’m having a hair crisis. After consulting several friends, one of whom pointed me to your blog, I have determined that somehow I have stressed my thin, typically healthy, but now very dry and broken hair. They all think it is the ceramic flat…
This morning’s beauty ritual: Yes, really. I’m soooo expensing my grocery bill, y’all. So, as promised, after Googling homemade beauty recipes far and wide (here’s just a sampling of what’s out there), I opted to go with whichever ones I could make without a special…