Earlier this evening I finished work, and because I often lie to myself, I thought I’d idly watch some YouTube and research some stuff for blog posts and whatever. Usually, that means I’m going to zone out in front of the tv and do nothing productive, and tonight was no exception. The first video I…
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In a complete departure from what you’re used to seeing here, today I’d like to talk about a hot dude named Chris. You may also know him as Andy Dwyer, lead singer of Mouserat. I’m having some feelings about this today. You might have heard of this Chris. He’s been in some big budget movies…
You all know that I watch a lot of YouTube. Like, A LOT. Especially when Dan isn’t here, and he’s in Philadelphia this week for work so it’s all YouTube, all the time. Primarily beauty “gurus”. I find them entertaining and many of them review things I’m into. Except for right now. Holy. Shit. Why…
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Oh, Nars. This could also be called “Unpopular opinion” because I really don’t like this brand. I worked for Sephora for a hot minute when Nars was getting really big, and hearing about Francois Nars skeeved me out a little bit. I don’t know if it’s because he’s French or what, but listening to him…
We can’t talk about feminism without giving a nod to our foremothers; Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B. Wells, and the hundreds of other women who devoted their lives to making the world a better place for women, children and minorities. Susan B. Anthony spent her adulthood in the city where I currently…
So, I’m American. If you’ve read enough of my posts you’ve likely picked up on that. I like being American, despite our… problematic?… national history. It’s precisely because of this problematic history that I’m not a huge fan of Thanksgiving, and feel it necessary to call out the centuries of nonsense surrounding this holiday. First…
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I know that’s a weird thing to say, given that you’re technically reading this on a social media site, but I’m speaking more in terms of sites like Snapchat and Pinterest. Is Pinterest still a thing? I honestly don’t even know. I guess part of the reason I’m not into some of this stuff is…
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It’s Halloween, my favorite holiday, and I’m about to scare you with another unpopular opinion; to my friends who sell Lipsense, I’m really sorry. I’m hella proud of all of you for building successful businesses, especially with a brand that seems to value empowering women, but this is one product I don’t think I can get…
This might be my first really unpopular opinion, but hear me out. I am not opposed to dudes wearing, enjoying, purchasing or discussing makeup. I actually think it’s kind of great, and I’m encouraged by other countries who are more accepting of it and have cosmetics lines geared specifically for men, like Japan and Korea. What I…
Read more Unpopular opinion: I don’t like dudes in the beauty industry
I’m pretty sure this is like beauty sacrilege. I like Rihanna. She seems like a cool, confident feminist who doesn’t let insane media attention and millions of haters get her down. I don’t listen to her music because I have the musical tastes of a 60-year-old dude (#classicrock4life), but I’m open to the possibility of…
Read more Unpopular opinion: I have no interest in Fenty Beauty
I have a lot of opinions, as you’ve surely noticed by now. Some of them are funny, others are well reasoned and flexible, and some are unpopular. What kind of unpopular opinions, you ask? Well, I’m thinking about starting a new series in which I tell you all about them, consequences be damned. I think…
