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“which trends should come back in 2025?” can i just do whatever the fuck

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man it sucks so many people on here have absolutely convinced themselves that entire categories of consumer goods like perfume are bougie. you are depriving yourself of little treats by just assuming you cant ever afford anything! this isnt an avocado toast post either im not saying 'just save up and buy it lol', i would never say that, what im saying is perfume (that is: scents in liquid, paste, oil or solid form intended to be worn as a personal adornment) as a commodity starts at "free" and gradually increases in price from there. my favorite perfumes are priced everywhere between $0 and $300. one of the most lauded amber scents in the world (regrettably JUST discontinued), "Amber Paste" by Kuumba Made, is one of those little hippie oils you get at Whole Foods and it cost $10.

and im not telling you to wear perfume, obviously people have allergies and shit, or just dont care for it, im talking to the people who WANT to own fragrances. im saying they aren't all going to cost $150.

you can also get unlimited (unlimited over a long enough timeline, they limit you to a couple or three per visit) free samples at a lot of sephoras and nordstroms if you live somewhere that has those stores (this depends on the location and a lot of other organic factors, you'll have to check ahead of time or just try it if you're nearby, it's sort of random). if you're actually buying something at sephora (and they have a lot of stuff that isn't a million dollars as well, despite their branding) ask for every free sample at checkout that they have. they will often load you up, and not just with perfume. secondhand outlets like Value Village and Goodwill also do huge business in perfume because people are ALWAYS donating it.

sephora also does perfume refills. if you actually do buy a full size bottle, they can refill it for much less than buying a whole new bottle of the stuff. i don't know exactly how much it costs because i havent used this service myself. and idk how careful yiou have to be about reeceipts either, but look into it if you bought a full size and its running out

idk it just bums me out there are all these people who actually want perfume and seem to think it's out of their price range. the really basement-tier dupes of popular brand scents are so good these days it's often worth dropping the $10 at Walmart or Rite Aid too.

some of my favorite ever perfumes were some weird crap i got in a crystal wizard store, or a drug store, or a goodwill, or whatever. if you want perfume you can get it

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some swimming sturgeon for your everyday personal use

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acipenser fulvescens - river sturgeon

02/21/2024

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⋆｡‧˚ʚɞ˚‧｡⋆ art thoughts 01/22/25 ⋆｡‧˚ʚɞ˚‧｡⋆

i need more white acrylic and oil paint. fun. i am chasing the high i got in college when i had projects to do. i have so many extra paper pieces from a college project that i think i’ll do some collage works. i need more tombow mono erasers. I need more surfaces to do projects on. i need a tombow mechanical pencil. i like those type tips. i really need to go to my local art supply store instead of michaels.

my favorite sketchbooks now are the pentalic nature sketch sketchbook. i can use it for project planning, early sketches, early ideas, and smaller works in oil, acrylic, and watercolor. it’s a spiral notebook, which i prefer. it has a good texture to it too.

i think my collage works will be of fish. so time to look through photos i’ve taken myself of fish as inspiration.

i desperately need to stream line the stuff i have. i probably have 500 pens and markers without exaggeration and i don’t use them enough.

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“please stay one lake sturgeon apart to help stop the spread of covid-19”

9” x 12” / oil on canvas board

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AMERICAN PADDLEFISH

ALSO KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI PADDLEFISH

it’s national american paddlefish day :) so have some upclose photos of my painting “Mississippi paddlefish”, oil on canvas board, 2023. ko-fi | patreon | website

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_ new at sephora _ make up for ever super boost lip gloss _ $26 USD for 9 ml

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_ new at sephora _ ciele glow + protect spf 50 liquid highlighter _ $36 USD for 5.5 ml

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_ new at sephora _ kilian paris angels’ share paradis extrait de parfum _ $385 USD for 50 ml

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_ new at sephora _ henry rose dave eau de parfum _ $120 USD for 50 ml

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07-08-2024 — Errands

oil on paper — 8” x 6” — july 8 2024 — quick painting

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THE SWIMMING PIC HAS ME SOBBING 😭😭

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A series of more realistic birds. These are birds I spotted throughout 2024 which I'm working through!

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Rain Coat by Andrew Wun Silk Mix Jaquard and Embossed Taffeta. Hand Beaded with over 30000 Swarovski Clear Crystals.