Dear Amy, I recently cut my hair shorter than it has ever been cut before. And I am absolutely in love with it. (Here’s a picture for your reference. My face is really shadowed and my arm looks unusually enormous, but the hair looks pretty…
Dear Amalah, OK, this is driving me crazy, and I figure if anyone can find out this answer you can. I used to just use whatever makeup and moisturizers worked well for me. But, then, about two years ago, I started hearing about how bad…
Dear Amalah, Lately, I have been having serious issues with my hair. It’s always been the main thing I spend my time on, beauty-wise, and that time used to pay off. For most of my life, I’ve taken great care of my hair, and subsequently…
Dear Amy Amalalala, How the chuffing hell do you use this Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray stuff? Everyone says it’s really good and I totally want beachy hair. I even like my hair when it rains because it goes all wavy and bouncy (am I…
Dear Amalah, I have a sickness. It is called ‘Constant Lip-Balm Application’ or CLBA. A couple of years ago I attempted to heal myself by ditching lip balms that, by their very design, perpetuated the vicious cycle of CLBA, at least for me (ie, Chapstick,…
Dearest Amy, Ever since that post years and years ago when you mentioned Jason bought you a beautiful bag to cheer you up, I’ve been coveting Coach. Yesterday I visited the nearby outlets and stumbled across a Coach Outlet, where I agonized over whether to…
Amy, I could use your guidance re: casual footwear…I’m always perplexed about the type of shoe to wear with jeans or casual trousers…like on a Saturday when I’m running errands around town or grabbing a quick bite with a friend. The goal is to be…
I decided late in 2006 to step out of the incredibly cliched role of the harried housewife who puts herself last and take better care of me. I’ve never had trouble carving out time for myself but carving out money for myself has been a…
This is an emergency! I swear! I am having some serious issues with a little problem I like to call SWDS (Severe Winter Dry Skin). It has gotten to the point that I have tons of cracks and very scary looking dry patches all over…
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Dear Amalah, I have a wierd skin issue. Well, a skin & religion issue. I have really dry skin in the cheek area, like itchy patchy, stop-picking-at-that dry skin. The T-zone area is not dry, but not very oily either. I used Philosophy’s Hope in…
Hey Amy! I’m going to Vegas baby! Which – more importantly – means, I’m going to Sephora baby! Now you may think, yeah, and? Perhaps you don’t realize the good life you live being in the vicinity of actual stores that sell useful, beloved –…
I made it through law school but I cannot use a curling iron. They always leave a crimped section where the arm part folds over the hair. I know you must know what I am talking about! help. me. Tara Ah, I remember the day…
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…
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So last week I was asked by Advertising Age to comment on a program McDonald’s is launching with moms to take them on field trips to get a behind-the-scenes understanding of the Golden Arches business. Apparently these moms will become “quality correspondents” and visit amongst…
Last night I couldn’t get to sleep so channel-surfing led me to one of my favorite talk shows: The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. In this sound-bite media world, I truly appreciate how Donny spends time with entrepreneurs from all arenas, trying to understand their…
Dear Amy, I have recently decided that: A – I am getting old B – My skin has always sucked C – Well, I want better skin now – that’s all. I’ve never had much of a “skin care routine.” I have been using random…
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…
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