#rebels can have glasses and acne too it be like that

[befuddled-calico-whump]

Cringetober Day Two: Self-Insert

stapling myself to Riot Kings. My coworkers always joke that I belong in a revolution, time to make that happen I guess

[thed4rkhand]

planets through the first house

Planets through the first house

Ready for yet another astrology post? We’ll be covering the results of different planets when placed in the first house of a birth chart. Remember that astrology is super fickle and changes dramatically with sign placement, aspects and conjunctions. So without any further delay, lets get into it! Do reblog and like, it took me a lot of effort to compile my observations! Feel free to leave feedback!

Trigger warning- too many, these are just my observations. Also i didn’t proof read, so spelling mistkes could be there.

for Rahu, look at the saturn part. (north node)

for ketu, look at the mars part. (south node)

Sun in the first house-

When sun is in the first house of a birth chart, the person may be heavily influenced by their father. They may look like their father or have a similar personality. Such people tend to be perfectionists, its their way or the highway. They may have a tendency to gain weight easily, however if its in scorpio then they’ll dramatically shed it and gain it, in a loop. They are extremely magnetic people. They may deal with foreigners on a regular basis, or speak a foreign language. They may deal with the government very often and may work for the government as diplomats. They may obtain their higher education abroad. They can remain quite childlike till much older. They can be very protective of their community, traditions and religion, and aim to spread awareness about it. These people are actually rarely concerned with someone’s exterior, because often times such people have such good intuition and spiritual powers (some are literally called mystics because of this), they can literally see through someone. For this reason, they actually don’t like associating with too many people, despite having a very charming personality. These are the kind of people that keep searching for ‘the one’. People may approach them regarding projects first, and they may work for the government. They may have extremely powerful enemies, but they shall defeat them. They may be closer to their mother’s family and culture. They may have a peculiar accent when talking, and many people will compliment their speech. They may have frizzy and big hair. They’ll have heavy acne in their younger years. They’ll have small squinted eyes, often accompanied by crows feet. They’ll appear much younger, and so will their mother. Their mother might be very short. They hate being indebted and like paying off loans quickly. They’ll have beautiful hands, and they have a habit of growing their nails. Many of them like to sing. Their father could’ve been a teacher or worked in heavy research based fields, maybe even a musician or doctor. Their life may go through rapid ups and down throughout. They may be extremely fond of cattle and horses, and hate flying. They may interject and cut people off in conversations. They will fall for married people or people in relationships, they will be good cooks and feel alienated by their mothers. They may wear glasses early on, and also they’re into fire rituals or fire. (pyromaniacs?). you will critique people and say terrible things you don’t mean when angry. You will have a large forehead or a receding hairline. You’ll have nightmares and premonitions about death and illness. You might be very very fond of gold or golden colours. You will be argumentative.

Moon in the first house-

When moon is in the first house of a birth chart, the person is heavily influenced by their mother. They may resemble their mother or have a similar personality. Such people are extremely moody and are always preoccupied with other’s opinion of them. They may have a tendency to fluctuate between their body weight, and are likely to have body dysmorphia. They have short necks and generally are short in height too. They’re very critical and over-analyze everything and everyone. Sometimes, even unconsciously, they manipulate people to suit their needs and whims. They get side tracked too often and have difficulty focussing on one task at hand, often amounting to laziness in other people’s eyes, even if the native is extremely hardworking in reality. However when in comes to personal care, they tend to do things in a very half-hearted manner. These people are also prone to isolating themselves from others, especially when things get hard. Such  people tend to be famous or popular in friend circles, or at the very least well known. They can be extremely picky people and often can be obsessive in their thoughts. They may follow their mother’s footpath professionally, and may want to pursue fields related to law, beauty/architecture and biology. Their mother’s were very involved in their life. Such people are always on the internet trying to look up astrology posts, tarot, etc. They like knowing whats going to happen and like to be prepared for it. They can be extremely manipulative when they want to be. They may see a lot of prophetic dreams, and their mother or them often have pressure buildup in their ears or can hear random sounds or voices. They enjoy looking at stars and the night sky. They enjoy a strange fascination for water and looking at people’s eyes. They could be into massaging people or have ‘healing hands’, or their mother could.

Venus in the first house-

When Venus is in the first house of a birth chart, the person is heavily influenced by their colleagues, significant others, or their families. They’re extremely swayed by people’s opinions of them, and often because of this are very unsure in their abilities. Big doe-like yes are often seen with this, and an inmate ability to gain beer-blotches on their face. They attract people to them. They may have bad relationships with their families, and their mother could have had a miscarriage just before them. They can be hyper sensitive regarding taste, smell and sound. They may be excellent singers or play musical instruments. They dress up glamorously for parties, but when at home or alone, they’re usually roaming around like they’re homeless. They suffer depression if they’re not looking their best even, heavily into working out and grooming. They may be extremely religious or spiritual and may mediate a lot. They explain concepts very well and can be some of the best teachers around. They usually attract female friends. They love the smell of musk and love digging deep and researching, even stalking. They could be into ancient civilizations and history, photography and art, gardening and plants, fascinated with concepts of violence and death. They sit on their bed and work, they love the sound of fire crackling and fireplaces, they gain when in relationships and love asmr sounds. The most competitive people ever and so very possessive of their own goods, also back and forth with morality (eg. One day spiritual and the next they love material goods, one day vegan and then back to being a non-vegetarian)

Mercury in the first house-

When mercury is in the first house of a birth chart, the person is heavily influenced by what extended family or acquaintances think of them. Such people are also very concerned about their health, and can be hypochondriacs. They may also at all times think that people hate them, without any reason. They could be great speakers or orators or writers. They can have a great imagination, that is extremely vivid and unique, especially as a kid. They may want to pursue careers related to beauty with such a positioning, or even theatre or music. They may have a very unique appearance, and may appear androgynous. For women, they could look like their fathers, and for men, they can look like their mothers. They may be into research and like getting to the bottom of a matter. They may always have this appearance of half-closed eyes, they never open them fully. This gives them this drowsy look. They love making spread-sheets and calculating their expenses. They could have liver or kidney issues. They may get into occult due to their siblings. A lot of transformation comes into their life due to their family and pets. They may want to live abroad. They may have addiction issues to substances like alcohol and drugs. They may have troubles with their father. May cause rifts between your mother and your father too, causes them to have a love-less marriage. They may be called snake-like, dream of snakes and walk with a very purposeful walk, they kind of sway alot. They may be extremely secretive in life. You may have lactose intolerance, and may be envious of other people’s success. You or your parents have a lot of unaccounted wealth. Such people could hear voices in their heads, see prophetic dreams and have fears of the deep water. This could make someone very tall as well. May be fond of children and old people. Either extremely thick eyebrows or no eyebrows. Dimples are very common. Long necks and dark circles, deep sunken eyes. Very cutesy appearance. Skin is discolored and if the position is afflicted, skin diseases are common. Long hands and loves instruments like the piano. You can separately raise your eyebrows and the most, I mean the most, theatrical ones.

Mars in the first house-

When mars is in the first house of a birth chart, they’re very conscious of their own opinion, or are always thinking that someone may be watching them, like paranormally. Also, they’re largely confident in themselves, for they don’t really pay that much attention to others. In fact they’ll go out of their way to rebel. They could have suffered through acne, heat boils and other skin diseases. They have frizzy or curly hair, and very reddish complexions. These are the people who blush so easily and prominently. You may have skin scarring with this, as simple as acne marks and freckles, to larger scars and burns. So expressive, the type of people who can separately raise their eyebrows. They tend to be the type who change their appearance so very often, from weight fluctuations, to piercings, to hair colors, wardrobe rehauls, and all. They can have an element of looking foreign or different. They may have huge eyes and they’re almost protruding or absolutely sunken, massive cheekbones or hallowed out cheeks. They may have this mysterious look to their eyes, and this always sad or lost look. Eyes are very red, and often they have issues like sinus or nose is always blocked or watering. They may have hidden wealth, also the type of people to have the type of personality where you would never suspect they’re into occult. They are very close or have some karmic relationship (could be negative) with their father’s brothers. They also always think about escaping, largely to forests and retreating there for a bit. Very into finding cures and deep research. Also love dears, might worship shiva and are addicted to coffee. Also fasination with the moon. People might attract stalkers with this. Hoarders and so critical everything and everyone, especially hoarders of photos. Photographs memory and love for photography and art. Love for music and music instruments, and may own one and keep it in their room. Fidget by tapping pens or feet, have to make a sound. Can be argumentative and terrible tempers. They love garlic and onion and root vegetable stuff honestly. Also weird affinity for horses and speed. Also they love seats with hand-rests, the comfy sink into ones. They’re the types who go for the head of the table seat. Also we’re you born via a c-section and not natural birth? Something is off about your birth, could be the only child.

Saturn in the first house-

When Saturn is in the first house of a birth chart, it makes people extremely unconventional and almost a social outcaste. They can sometimes have these half shut lazy eyes, where their eyelid is heavy and big, and they always appear to be drowsy. They may be alarmingly fond of animals, especially large wild animals. Also they’re absolute perfectionists, they just get up and destroy the things they created and don’t like. Also rain or thunder ASMR. They’re also neat freaks, they like their stuff kept a particular way and don’t go around cleaning their room or touching stuff. They are usually influenced by their mother and are quite close to them, unless you’re born in the evening or night time, then you’re absolutely like your father, resemble him and act like him. They may hear a lot of sounds very regularly, in their head. Could be schizophrenic or just hear loud thumping sounds. Possible love having musically instruments in their house and could play one, or they know a lot of musicians. They may be the youngest in their peer groups or colleagues, sometimes oldest. They do have old-soul personalities though. They love doing volunteer work at shelters and looking out for the underprivileged. Their upbringing could have been strict. They make friends from around the world, you’ll actually notice that they might have a lot of middle-eastern friends or be intrigued by their culture. They could have problems with their backs and legs. Further, they may be very no-nonsense strict teacher kind of person. They can also alternatively be the life of the party person, or both really. They could either be extremely happy and jumpy in public and really broody in private, or the other way around. They work so hard yet rarely get results. They suffer through a lot of ups and downs in life. Usually this gives an innate ability to lose weight and appear rather slender, also tall. This usually gives some kind of unique features to the face, large eyebrows, pointy cheekbones, small mouths, exaggerated features and this kind of drugged up look in their eyes. For women, this gives a curvy look to the body, with great breasts (in relation to proportions). People love cheese here, also they are great with children. They get blamed for cheating or other issues when they haven’t done it. You go against dogmatic thinking. You may attract men and women. Great looking feet and omg the obsession with shoes? Stop it already, you don’t need more. Also stop looking at the watch and making schedules, stop being obsessed with time, or really stop procrastinating.

Jupiter in the first house-

When Jupiter is in the first house of a chart, one is usually undeniably lucky in life. People with this placement tend to be tall, and if not then they have a big bone structure. They will have beautiful feet. They gain weight easily. They are heavily influenced by their fathers and spouses. They like scholarly debates and discussions and dislike arguments. They are fond of foreign cultures and the other dimensions, they believe in religious interventions and god. They can be a bit conservative in nature. They were either born in a comfortably rich household or will have it later. They or their parents own more than one property. Their mother has bad health, and could’ve fallen sick after giving birth to them or never had children after them. Their mother is spiritual. They could obtain higher education abroad. They could be into fields of liberal arts, especially law and academics (like wanting to become professors), they could alternatively also be musically inclined. They will have an enchanting speech and aura, and people will commend their oration. They can be into writing. They could enjoy traveling a lot. They keep looking for love, it is one of their priorities even from a young age. They feel connected to spirits or gods, and often feel that there is something off or unique about them. They may have clairvoyant abilities and may practice activities of the occult or astrology. They usually have on and off relationships in life. You chase people you like. You need intellectual compatibility in a relationship. Very choosy about clothes, friends, vacations and all. Don’t wake them up from sleep, they love sleeping, or alternatively never get enough sleep. You do things smartly, not with hardwork. You may be interested in real-estate. They get into spirituality very young, around 16 when Jupiter matures. They pretend to be more knowledgable than they are in certain areas, might fib. They’re proud of their occult knowledge. Their is a polarity in their personality that everyone sees and what their close friends see. Maybe they’re extroverted outside and very introverted inside. Or maybe they have family issues and never speak about it. Could be anything. Also a polarity in wanting material gains like status, success and money, and wanting liberation and wanting to become spiritual. They keep going back and forth. Also they keep changing their opinions on things. Notice they have good hands too. Also acne and scarring. Terrible tempers, and can be asexual or aromatic, or just don’t like to show that side to themselves. The letter ’t’ may be relevant to them, either in their name, their family, or their spouse. Don’t invoke spirits of the dead please, don’t keep trying to shift realities either, chill. They keep their nails long. People usually don’t know that a native is into occult, as they have a very different outside persona.

[rosethornewrites]

Fic: The Rebellion of Adrien Agreste ch. 1-2

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth, Juleka Couffaine/Rose Lavillant, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Luka Couffaine, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Kagami Tsurugi, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Luka Couffaine, Lila Rossi/karma, Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth/aneurism, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug/Kagami Tsurugi, Plagg & Tikki

Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth, Lila Rossi, Jagged Stone, Plagg, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Luka Couffaine, Penny Rolling, Anarka Couffaine, Rose Lavillant, Juleka Couffaine, Kagami Tsurugi, Alya Césaire, Chloé Bourgeois, Wayhem, Nadja Chamack, Nathalie Sancoeur, Sabine Cheng, Tom Dupain, Tikki, Fang, Principal Damocles, Caline Bustier, Ms. Mendeleiev, original minor character, Alec Cataldi, Lila Rossi's Mother, Sabrina Raincomprix, Roger Raincomprix, Mylène Haprèle, Le Gorille | Adrien Agreste's Bodyguard, Nino Lahiffe, Nooroo

Tags: Lila Rossi salt, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Teenage Rebellion, Swearing, Bad Parent Gabriel Agreste, Crack Treated Seriously, Lila Rossi's Lies Are Exposed, Cuddling & Snuggling, Luka Couffaine Needs a Hug, Paparazzi, Parentification, Marinette Dupain-Cheng Needs a Hug, Gabriel Agreste Needs an Aneurism, Uncle Jagged Stone, we're all queer here, the spirit of punk is sometimes just being allowed to be yourself, Kagami Finds Her Groove, punk rock fashion, Savage Kagami, Marinette protection squad, Good Parent Sabine Cheng, Good Parent Tom Dupain, Protective Kagami Tsurugi, Protective Luka Couffaine, Bisexual Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Pansexual Luka Couffaine, Sharing a Bed, Pet Names, LGBTQ Character, LGBTQ Themes, Instagram, Bullying, Social Media, Anxiety, Makeover, Hugs, will cure your acne, Face Punching, Bad Ass Juleka Couffaine, Rumors, Protective Juleka Couffaine, Protective Adrien Agreste, Lawyers, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Holding Hands, accountability, mental health, Jagged Stone's well-paid pet shark, How to Make the Evening News, Sexy eyeliner for days, one fish two fish Lila is a screwed fish, How to have fun and piss Gabriel off, Fuckery, sweet litigious karma, Alya sugar, lawyer shark doo doo doo doo doo doo, Schadenfreude, Bad Ass Alya Césaire, Gaslighting, abuse denormalization, Jagged likes his lawyers like he likes his pets: toothy af, Blood in the Water, Everything you didn’t know you wanted and some things you did, Gabriel Agreste is shark bait, Denial, Consequences, Principal Damocles salt, caline bustier salt, the impotence of Gabriel Agreste, snarky Nooroo, lies and the lying liars who tell them, Lila's brain is a narcissistic hellscape, Lila’s mind is built like an Escher piece, Alec Cataldi salt, Adrien Sugar, wholesome salt, Fu Salt, Kwami Shenanigans, Nooroo is a little shit

Summary: Gabriel decides that Adrien entering a romantic relationship is a good move for the brand. He chooses Lila Rossi as the other half. Adrien nopes tf out.

Notes: I was gonna have it be a slow acceleration, but Adrien was all ��Go big or go home.” Also trying to find motivation to write more of this fic.

AO3 link

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“No,” Adrien growled. “Absolutely not!”

Lila made a show of crying, not that anyone in the room believed her tears were real.

Gabriel frowned at him from his desk. “This will be good for the brand—”

“Fuck the brand!”

“Adrien! This is unbecoming. You will be seen to be dating Ms. Rossi. That is final.”

Adrien’s fists were so tight he was sure he had crescents eating into his palms. “Like hell it is! I will not date that—” he gestured at Lila “—lying cow. Not after how she’s hurt my friends.”

Said girl gasped, outraged, and Adrien was glad to see she actually looked truly upset.

His father stood, but kept his voice emotionless, calm, self-assured that he would capitulate. “Cease this ridiculous teenage rebellion.”

He saw red, but oddly it calmed him. “Father, you have not seen teenage rebellion,” he said, his voice almost terrifyingly calm. “But I would be happy to teach you what it looks like if you try to force me to do this.”

Gabriel’s eyes narrowed behind his glasses. Adrien could see him considering that, but then discarding it. “It will be in the papers tomorrow. If you misbehave, you’ll no longer be permitted to go to school.”

Adrien snorted. He knew more ways to escape this house than his father could possibly anticipate—some he’d made himself, even. “Good luck, Gabe. You’re going to need it.”

He spun on his heel before his father could respond and slammed the door behind him. With the enhanced strength he had as the Black Cat Miraculous chosen, the wood cracked audibly.

As he made his way back to his room, he realized the opportunity his father had just placed in his lap. As the face of the brand, Adrien had more power than Gabriel seemed to realize. It was time to stretch those muscles.

He had planning to do.

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His father had spectacularly good timing for pulling this kind of stunt—for Adrien, anyway. He’d heard from a couple of friends of his that a certain rock star was in town. And if anyone was up for promoting teenage rebellion, Adrien had no doubt it would be Jagged Stone.

It was child’s play to sneak out of the house. He didn’t even have to transform to do it. From there it was just making his way to the Grand Paris Hotel. The staff assumed he was there to see Chloé, so getting in was no problem. Jagged Stone always rented the same suite, so that wasn’t an issue, either.

The hard part, he knew, would come after he knocked on the door.

Jagged opened the door, and then peered at him suspiciously.

“Um, M. Stone, I don’t know if you remember me but—”

The rock star suddenly broke into a wide grin. “Oh, you’re Marinette’s model friend, right?”

Adrien blinked. Maybe this wouldn’t be so hard. His rock idol knew him?

Sadly, he had no time to fanboy.

“Yes, Adrien. I was wondering if I could trouble you for some help?”

And so that was how Adrien Agreste wound up sitting in Jagged Stone’s suite, petting Fang, and telling him about the woe that was the obsession his father had with Lila Rossi, Liar Extraordinaire.

“She said I had a what?”

“A kitten. And she got Marinette expelled and is just being really awful to her.”

Jagged opened a cell phone. “Penny, I need you. Yes, I know I sent you for macrons, but this is really important. Bring my niece with.”

When he was finished, he turned to Adrien again. “We’ll get that taken care of.”

“That’s not all, M. Stone.”

He pressed forward, telling his idol of the relationship he was being forced into and his promise to show Gabriel Agreste just what he could do if he really rebelled.

When he was done, Jagged’s face was gleeful in an almost terrifying way.

“Oh, please tell me I get to help with this?” At Adrien’s nod the man whooped in excitement. “Brilliant. Once my niece gets here, we’ll plan properly. She’s a planner, that one. Smart as a whip.”

Adrien blinked. “Your niece?”

“Marinette, of course! Honorary niece.”

His jaw dropped. Marinette had always had the upper hand on Lila, could call in Jagged at any moment to destroy her, and had held back. He never should’ve stopped her.

“My father can’t know she helped. He’s got so much power in the fashion industry, and I don’t want to hurt her career.”

Jagged waved away his concerns. “Mate, listen. From what I understand you’re the face of that company. You have the power, not him. Get you in some Marinette originals, and he can’t undo the fame that’ll bring her.”

Adrien hadn’t considered that. “I just don’t want her hurt.”

He heard the door open, and then a soft, “Adrien?”

It meant he had to explain the situation all over again, letting Jagged Stone assure her that he was going to pop the liar’s kitten whopper as soon as possible.

“I can stop by your school with Fang, yeah? They can’t keep me from saying hi to my favorite niece.”

Marinette bit her lip. “That would be helpful, but for Adrien…”

Adrien smiled. “I want you to design me a new look. Something we can do here and now—maybe with the discrete help of some of the hotel staff, since they have that nice spa and such. Hair dye, new clothes. Maybe some fake piercings. Oooh, a fake tattoo?”

Jagged glanced at Penny, who looked uncertain about this. “Don’t be a party pooper, Penny.”

“His father might sue you,” she pointed out.

“Like I care. I have money.” He grinned. “And for what? Giving his kid a makeover?”

“French law—”

“Nope, don’t care. It’s happening. Get his sizes and go to my favorite stores. Adrien, what color scheme?”

Adrien blinked. He hadn’t thought that far. He glanced at Marinette. “Um, do you think Chat Noir would mind if I used his colors? I think of him when I think teenage rebellion.”

That was more because being Chat Noir had up to this point been his way of rebelling, but she didn’t need to know that.

To his surprise, Marinette grinned, the smile wide enough to match Jagged’s. “Oh, I like that idea. Chains and spikes? Fake lip ring and septum?”

“Absolutely!”

Jagged made a shooing motion at Penny, who rolled her eyes and headed toward the door, before joining in. “Now how about this idea: black and neon green hair, done to look like a skunk’s stripes!”

Adrien was surprised to find himself laughing honestly at the idea. He’d been so angry less than an hour ago, but this was truly fun. “This makes me think of those J-Rock bands, how they used to dress up.”

Jagged’s phone let out a guitar riff and he glanced at it. “Oh, right. Penny needs your measurements. Shoe size, too. Definitely some stomping boots, I think.”

He handed over his unlocked phone for Adrien to text.

“I’ll call the salon, yeah?”

Adrien nodded, texting the information, then froze. “Wait, Chloé might tell my father.”

That got a laugh. “Nah. They’re discrete. They bring everything up here for me—I won’t be around people if I’m getting my hair dyed.”

While Jagged made the call, Adrien finished the text. When he looked up, Marinette was watching him. She turned pink when she realized he’d caught her.

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” she asked after a moment.

He sighed, slumping back on the sofa and resting his hand on Fang’s head again. “No, but I don’t have any better ones. That stupid news claiming I’m with Lila’s going to hit tomorrow. And I’m so done with this, with him treating me like I’m property.”

Marinette looked worried, and he tried to muster up a smile. From her expression, he didn’t manage it.

“Maybe…” she started, then trailed off.

“Maybe?”

She didn’t look at him. “Maybe you should look into laws involving child labor and parental responsibility. You… you might be able to get emancipated.”

That startled him—something he hadn’t even thought of before. He hadn’t even been aware it was an option.

When Marinette did look at him, her eyes were stormy. “He’s so… cruel to you. Maybe there’s legal recourse.”

“I’ll think about it,” he murmured. That seemed like such a drastic measure. “I don’t know if I want to go that far.”

She nodded, and he excused himself to go to the bathroom.

Plagg shot out of his pocket the moment the door was closed. “I’m so proud of you kid. This is gonna be great!”

“Thanks, Plagg.”

The kwami grabbed the proffered wedge of camembert.

“And think about what Pigtails said. Your dad’s a real piece of work, and you deserve better.”

“I will.”

Adrien could feel the idea turning over in his mind, as though gathering strength. When he left the bathroom, Jagged met him excitedly.

“I have just the idea! A temporary face tattoo!”

[boyswanna-be-her]

I have a crush on you but also LEAK THE SKIN CARE ROUTINE

I really hope you were serious, because this is something I’ve thought a lot about and I am absolutely going to use this ask as an excuse to go into a skin care deep dive.

Here’s a big-ol high-res picture of my mug for you to inspect.

I pay less than $15 for products that must last at least 3-4 months because I just… don’t have more money than that to throw at this hobby. I’ll link to everything I use and show you the price under the cut.

I only use four of these things below every day–but when I have time, I use as many of them as my skin calls for. I just wanted to show you the whole of my skincare arsenal so as not to be coy about it taking up space and time in my life and routine. It does, and I do work on it.

I’m 33, white with combination skin, lots of prior scarring from picking, lots of sun exposure (Florida!), and several minor autoimmune issues that impact my skin when my health is poor or stress is high. I am prone to whiteheads and inflamed pimples the week of my period. 

You cannot buy, wash, treat, or hide your way to “perfect” skin. Airbrushed, poreless, whitewashed, glowing, moist, unwrinkled skin is a lie sold to us by makeup and skincare companies. There is no perfect skin–there is only skin. 

But if you personally are unhappy with some aspect of your skin, you can develop habits that make you more comfortable with/proud of/happy with your skin, and that’s what I want to focus on here.

Though good health =/= clear and smooth skin in all cases, I am lucky to report that my skin looks clearer, smoother, and younger now that I’m not just generally near death all the time. The story would be very different if I struggled with, say, lifelong acne, or if I had a chronic health problem that I was not able to manage. 

Skincare is a luxury of time, money, physical storage space, and mental space.

“Good” skin is a myth. Everyone’s skin is good skin. I started doing all of this stuff to my skin because I was dissatisfied with how much it HURT all of the time, and how flaky it was. Acne, scars, “discoloration,” different coloration, birthmarks, big pores, “craters,” uneven textures, dark hairs, thick hairs, skin tags, milia, blackheads, wrinkles, keratosis pilaris, freckles, and moles are all NORMAL skin types/features and don’t need to be “solved” if the possessor is unbothered by them. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO LOOK HOWEVER YOU WANT. 

I do this stuff because I like it, it helps my mental health to take care of myself with a routine, and it improves my physical quality of life. It helps me with some insecurities, but if that was the only thing it did for me, I don’t think I’d mess with it this much. When I’m not healthy, my skin is prone to deep cracking and flaking. I have always been self-conscious about redness in my T-zone and yellowness around my eyes (dear god, my poor, poor liver).

My skin has objectively cleared and smoothed and plumped up a lot because I smoke less, drink less, stay in mostly humid environments (because, again, Florida!), and have been managing my stress and autoimmune issues. These are all changes made in the last six months. 

On top of those changes, on an average day when I’m actually taking care of myself, I use the following four steps in the order listed, once a day in the morning. I’m realistic that I’ll only do this once a day in the morning and anything more than that is just a boring time suck for me as a person.

1. COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser - 5 oz for $10.70 - one tube lasts me about 6 months. I use this in the morning and just thoroughly wash my face. It’s very mild and has a fresh citrus scent that doesn’t linger.

2. Kikumasamune Skincare Lotion - 17 oz $12.10 - one bottle lasts me 8-10 months. This is a fermented, watery product unlike anything I’d used before. It smells faintly like sake, bananas, and bubblegum (seriously). I decant it out of the big pump bottle into a little travel bottle. I shake a little in my hand and rub it gently over my whole face and eye area. Probably not supposed to do that, but I’m a rebel. It leaves my skin a little tacky.

3. Hada Labo Rohto Hadalabo Gokujun Hyaluronic Lotion Moist - 5.7 oz for $12.99 bottle, then 6.4 oz for $10.90 refill packages - 5 oz lasts me 3-4 months. I’ve honestly forgotten what this even does but it’s a nice, thick liquid, colorless and scentless, and I put it all over my face. Leaves my skin a little less tacky but still not slick/neutral.

4. Ladykin Fresh Strawberry Icing Gel Bar - 6.7 oz for $7.99 - one bottle lasts me about 5-6 months. Someone literally bought this for me as a gag gift because they knew I liked skincare and the bottle is… weirdly obscene. But it turns out that it makes a great moisturizer for me and it’s cheap as hell and smells like fresh strawberries so what’s the down side? 

When I have time or when my skin really needs it, I also use the following products:

SHEETMASKS - Stop buying overpriced sheetmasks one at a time!!!! Leave that aisle at Target alone!!! I know they’re at the dollar store too–leave them alone!!! Those are cool if you’re treating yourself for special occasions, but I try to think of sheet masks as a normal part of my week. That means I’m not going to shell out $3-4 PER MASK if I’m using one or two every week! 

The thing with sheetmasks is, in my totally nonscientific opinion, it doesn’t really matter what kind you use. The value is in plopping a bunch of moisture on your face along with cloth that simply forces that product into your skin. It’s the skin force-feeding concept that works more than the product itself. I think. I have no proof. I have made really moronic assumptions before.

That said, you’ll find ones that you prefer over others. Snail mucin ones don’t absorb nicely for me. Exotic animal-sourced ingredients (bee pollen, royal jelly, donkey milk, goat milk, snake venom, bee venom….) sometimes irritate my skin. Other people LOVE them. 

I get sheetmasks in packages online, at TJ Maxx, and at Marshalls. I try to pay under 75 cents per mask, but lean more towards the 50 cent mark. TJ Maxx and Marshalls are great places to try out new masks–just look at the prices and the mask count and do a little mental math to make sure you’re not getting gouged.

A good place to start if you want to try sheetmasking is with the Dermal brand of sheetmasks (16 masks for $11 (68c/per), 24 masks for $14 (58c/per), 39 masks for $21 (54c/per). They’re basic and generally non-irritating with no scent and a thin formula that feels nice and leaves skin smooth and untacky. This is what I generally keep on hand. 

I have a weird sense-memory thing with ginseng, so I also look out for Esfolio Pure Skin Red Ginseng Essence Mask Sheets. I don’t recommend buying from Amazon, as I am able to find these 10-pack boxes cheaper in person.

If I’m going to use a sheetmask, I put it on after I brush my teeth, wash my face, and put in contact lenses (doing them with glasses isn’t impossible–just messier). Then I make tea and just… do stuff with the dumb sheet mask on until it’s pretty dry (20-30 minutes). Then I take it off and rub the leftover mask on my arms and legs and chest like a weirdo, because it’s still full of product, and then I squeeze the leftover product out of the package and apply it to my face. Because I have the luxury of time but not money, I do NOT waste product.

AQUAPHOR - ~$14 for 14 oz - one tub lasts me through 18 months of travel, winters, and tattoos. Apparently everyone who lives somewhere cold already knows that you need to smother your face in petrolatum when it starts acting up or the weather is cold and dry, but this was shocking news to someone like me who was raised in Southern mall culture skincare routines. When my skin is cracked and bad, Aquaphor legit helps more than my prescription steroid creams. I put as much of it on my face as I can tolerate (it doesn’t smell like anything, but it does make you damned greasy) and then go to bed. Waking up with post-Aquaphor skin is like a miracle sometimes.

MISSHA M Perfect Cover BB Cream SPF 42 - $7.20 for 0.2 oz -  This is a new purchase for me, as my favorite sheer, tinted one-tone-fits-all BB cream has been discontinued. This only comes in six colors, and most of those look like they flatter white and yellow skin–so this option won’t be perfect for everyone. I’m still in search of the perfect replacement BB, but this one works for now. In the picture at the top of this post, I’ve just done my normal 4-step thing and applied about a pump and a half of this BB cream all over my face.

***If you have actively flakey skin, I don’t recommend the MISSHA product as it does emphasize flakes and dry patches. Try COVERGIRL Smoothers Lightweight BB Cream (1.35 oz for $6.19) It won’t discolor and emphasize your flakes, if you get dried out during the day.*** 

I fell into the Korean beauty rabbit hole several years ago with @shrimoishere​ –who has been more consistent about these things and as a result has AMAZING SKIN. If you want to learn more about why this stuff works, and how it could work for your specific skin type, I highly recommend poking around r/AsianBeauty. I spent a ton of time researching products and about two years trying different things to figure out what would work for me. This has been a passive, slow journey, so I don’t think anyone who can afford it and would like to pursue it should feel intimidated by the perceived time suck. It’s just something cool to do in the background.

[lovemesomesurveys]

So what’s your name? Stephanie.

How about your age? 29.

Do those two questions get on your nerves? Not really. It’s the questions about relationships, marriage, and children that annoy me.

What’s your birthday? July 28th.

Zodiac sign? (for those of you who don’t know- cancer, leo, taurus) Leo.

Hmm… What’s your middle name? Last? Nah.

Nickname(s)? Steph or Sis.

What color are your eyes? Brown.

What color is your hair currently? Dark brown, naturally, but I’ve been dying it red for almost 4 years now. I need to get it done again soon cause I’m a few months overdo and it looks awful. It’s a lot of maintenance, but I just absolutely love it after I get it done and I can’t see going back to my natural hair color any time soon. The red has become natural for me.

What is your natural color? Oh.

Describe your hair style. It’s long, like down to my butt, and layered. I need to get trimmed again, too. Currently it’s just up in a pony tail.

What skin tone do you have? Fair.

Oh yeah I guess this is important… Your gender? Female.

What body type do you have? (slender, average, pleasantly plump) Thin.

What kind of nose do you have? Uhhh. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like the only thing I’m not self-conscious about, though.

Are your eyebrows thick? Yes.

Do you have any peircings? Where? Just my earlobes.

Do you have any tatoos? Where? Nope.

Do you want any peircings/tats? Exlpain….. I’ve wanted to get a tattoo for years, but I really, really don’t see it ever happening.

What color eyes do you wish you had? Green or blue.

Do you have fat lips? No. My top lip is thin and my bottom lip is a little bigger.

Do you have a long neck? I guess.

How big are your hands? I have big hands.

How tall are you? I guess I’d be about 5′4.

How much do you weigh? In the mid to upper 70s (lbs).

What do you think is your best feature? I like my hair when the color still looks nice and my roots aren’t starting to show.

What do you get complimented on the most? My hair if anything, after I’ve just recently gotten it done.

What is your worst feature? Everything else.

Do you have/get acne? I get one or two now and then, but I had it a lot when I was a teen and in my early 20s. My chin was always the problem area. My skin is still trash, though.

Do you have any freckles? Yes.

Do you wear glasses/contacts? Glasses.

Do you have/have you ever had braces? If so what color(s) were they? Not for my teeth, but I’ve had back braces and ones for my feet.

Do you have any scars? Where? What were your scars caused from? Several. Most are from surgeries.

Are you built well for your gender? *shrug* I just hate my body.

Are you muscley? No. I used to have great upper body strength and some muscle in my arms, but that’s all gone now.

Do you have large or petite feet? They’re small.

Long legs? Not really.

Do you paint your fingernails? Do you paint your toenails? I haven’t painted my fingernails in years, but I’ve never painted my toenails.

Where do you shave? Places.

What would be your closest label? Uhhh.

Do you ever wear your hair up? How? That’s how it always is cause I don’t have the energy or motivation to do anything else with it. It’s up in either a pony tail or a bun.

What kind of accessoires do you wear most often? None anymore. I used to be pretty big on accessorizing.

Your everyday style of clothing? Leggings or sweats with a comfy shirt. Or sweatshirt these days.

What is your favorite tshirt? I don’t have one particular favorite.

Your favorite pair of jeans? I have a few pairs from JC Penny’s because their Arizona skinny jeans always fit perfectly.

Your favorite shoes? My Adidas All-stars.

What is your idea of getting dressed up for oh say… a romantic dinner? I’ve never been, but I’d want to wear a nice dressy top and dark wash jeans perhaps. I guess it would depend on where we were going. I wouldn’t want it to be too fancy to where I’d have to wear a dress.

How about your ideal prom outfit? I wore a white, knee-length strapless dress that tied around the neck and had gold specks all over.

Wedding dress?/Tuxedo I guess…. *shrug*

Do you wear makeup? What do you wear? Rarely, but when I actually do I go for the whole thing. Like we’re talking foundation, concealer, bronzer, blush, highlighter, eyeliner, mascara, and lipstick. Sometimes eye shadow.

What, to you, is overdone makeup wise? I don’t know.

Can you walk in heels? Well, no.

Do you prefer to wear dresses, skirts, or dress pants? Dress pants.

have you ever worn rave glasses? (the ones with the bars going across) No.

Do you think rave glasses are pointless? I thought they were dumb.

What’s the first thing you wash when you’re in the shower? My body.

Do you eat breakfast? Very, very rarely.

What is your moring rutine? More like late afternoon routine, but anyway I take my medicine and then lie in bed for up to an hour sometimes before finally dragging myself out to make coffee.

What grade are you in? I’m finished with school.

What is your religion? Christianity.

What country do you live in? USA.

What country do you wish you lived in? This one.

Can you speak another language besides enlgish? Not fluently, no. I can speak very little Spanish.

What’s your favorite holiday? >> Christmas.

What kind of house do you live in? 2 bedroom.

What’s your dream home like? Just a nice 4 bedroom with hardwood flooring and a big backyard for my pup. I’d love a balcony, too. Not super extravagant, but spacious enough for 4 adults and a pup.

What kind of car(s) is parked in your driveway? Nah.

Wear you live is there a busy street in front of your house? Not really. We get a few that pass by here and there.

Are you a yankee or a rebel? Uh.

What’s your overall favorite genre of music? I like variety.

Genre of film? Romantic comedies, psychological thrillers, drama, and some horror and sci-fi.

What’s your favorite food? Taco Bell’s bean burritos (no onions, extra sauce), Doritos tacos, and their limited time rolled chicken tacos that they have right now, and crispy chicken sandwiches from Burger King. I’m sad they discontinued their cheesy tots, though. I gotta wait until next year which is super lame.

Drink? Coffeeeee.

[aimeesuzara]

The Body in Bloom, or Adventures in Shape-Shifting. PregBlog#3

I grew up constantly worried about my weight.  What preteen or teen girl doesn’t? And I gained a lot of it.  And I lost a lot of it. Convinced I was getting “fat,” (though, not only coincidentally, I was entering womanhood), I went on my first diet when I was 11.  I used diet books, counted calories in a little journal, measuring each scoop of peanut butter and each bite of rice cake.  I was not actually “fat”; I was getting boobs and hips and curves, but that fact was lost on me.  (To add: In our rather-militaristic Houston, TX PE class someone had measured my BMI and said it was higher than average, though I think I weighed about 110, ran a decent mile and won the sit-up contest; they also fanatically measured us for scoliosis and sent many of us home with confusing results. Come to think of it, I also got braces for my incorrect bite shortly after I got glasses for my bad eyes -- adolescence is a time of measurement).  Clearly, I had not been exposed to what good curves could be, thinking that lanky and straight (and also, not coincidentally, white) was my dream aesthetic.  This was the late 80s, an era for tracksuits, jogging, Lean Cuisines, diet sodas and no-butter in favor of margarine (the kind later to be found to be very bad).  Instead of enjoying what was the beautiful blossoming of my body, I was set on preventing it, and I’m pretty sure the calorie restriction wasn’t awesome for my metabolism.

Fast-forward to the last three years of high school, when I actually did gain extra weight.  This time, I owe it to a little-more-than typical teen angst and insecurity — I hid behind baggy tee-shirts as I let my body pack on a safe and protective layer.  Not seeing others like me in a markedly un-diverse town and having moved around the country 5 times by the age of 16, I ate weird s**it like coolwhip and tortillas: comfort food.  This was the Mohave Desert east of Los Angeles and I can also blame the desert, the arid, treeless, waterless place that yielded far too many suicides and drug addictions along with a subculture of weirdo outcasts indulging in our melancholia.  The conservative, culture-less and very-basic Catholic School with only a sprinkle of electives was run by jocks, cheerleaders and priests, and I rebelled by wearing Dad’s blazers and thrift-store oddities, often oversized and masculine. I hid behind a curtain of angle-cut hair and remember hating looking at mirrors, turning my face as though seeing myself would release the boogey-man. I also felt just about as equally “person” as girl, enjoying a bit of the androgynous.

Leaping forward at least two decades, I’m a healthy, active, in-between-sized, femme-presenting Filipina woman in her early 40s who loves her own body but still fights fears of gaining too much weight, “losing it” or “falling apart.”  After all, after 40, heck, after 35, aren’t we supposed to just go “downhill” or certainly “over the hill”? Aren’t we told we’re less desireable?  As our metabolism often naturally does slow down in our 30s, I have accepted the 5-10 extra pounds that has become part of my norm, despite being active and health-conscious.  I recognize my privileges as looking younger than my years, and yet because I didn’t grow up feeling pretty and got little romantic attention (from any gender) until mid-college — I don’t take my late-blooming for granted.  I still fear all the things we women get conditioned to, as we age: wrinkles and blemishes, uncontrollable weight gain, tiredness, declining flexibility or mobility.  The media is obsessed with youth and thinness, even if we are not.  Let’s add that there’s not a lot of representation of a gracefully-aging woman of color.

Now add: becoming pregnant.  Ha! All of the above on my list, bring them on, hormones and blooming belly!  Let’s start with “wrinkles,” one you may not expect: I normally have pretty unwrinkled skin (thanks to melanin/genes), but beginning my first trimester, I both got acne breakouts AND itchy patches/wrinkles under my eyes at once.  As someone joked with me, it’s a little like being an old teenager....who’s pregnant.

Weight gain — well, we can’t avoid that, and shouldn’t.  A pregnant woman at average gains about 25-35 lbs during pregnancy, give or take, some more, some less. The amniotic fluid, extra blood volume, body mass, and the baby itself must increase; we literally grow to provide the baby nutrients.   I’m in the late-second trimester, said to be the fun time when your energy returns, first-trimester nuisances calm down, and you get used to being pregs. It’s a time when you can revel in not having to explain weight gain to people who are asking themselves, “is she?”  The belly announces itself now, loudly, not in a whisper.  I had a major growth spurt between about week 17-21; my belly felt like a taut balloon being pushed out from the inside.  “Hold on now!” I felt like telling it.  On the outside it seemed all of sudden, I was like, “boom!” Going swimming in a bikini with the melon-belly was fun.

What I love about this time is being more aware of the sense of a person sharing my body, this tumbling, squirming, peddling being.  The Week-20 full anatomical sonogram leads to relief for many, since we can check on all the major organs and parts.  In mine, he nearly waved at us and did all kinds of what I’ll call dance moves since he has a dancer mommy. Seeing all of this correlating with the sensation confirms that indeed, I was feeling fetal movement, not just imagining things.  Until about Week 17, I was still waking up thinking it had all been a dream. Now, not so.  

I’m not yet at the point of feeling so heavy I’m lumbering, or hurting, but I have those possibilities to look forward to.  Picking things up and tying my shoes is already weird to say the least, and I imagine myself even less able to bend once the baby occupies even more room. 

It’s a new kind of learning to love my body.  And all of this has been to say that I’m used to the ebbs and flows; I pay attention not because I have always felt good in my skin, but because I haven’t.  I have learned that strength and stamina are important qualities of feeling beautiful, more than how we “look” on the outside …our beauty comes from how we feel (I tried to avoid the cliche, but now I have to say it: it comes from within).  And I feel so in love with this little fish sharing this body with me that I’m sure that the love shows on my (wrinkled, acne-d but glowing) face.  

The body in bloom for the pregnant woman is the body shapeshifting, because unlike a flower, I won’t bloom and then wither; I’ll keep changing as the body does, pregnant or not.  I hear from mommies that postpartum bodies are still changing and it is not easy, nor the same for everyone.  Rather than focus on going “back” to normal, just as in aging we have to accept that we cannot go “back” to our youth— I want to look forward to continually changing, growing new senses, new awareness, new ways of being in the body and in the world. And becoming a parent will be a shapeshifting journey to last many years more.

[salytierra]

I'm sorry if this is uncomfortable for you to answer and you don't have to if you don't want to. But what is your opinion on what's happening in Catalunya right now? From the perspective of someone who is Catalan and really knows, what's happening there?

You might have noticed this blog has gone on “fandom-hiatus” and the only thing I do is reblog once a day or post something related to this issue. So by scrolling a bit through my blog is very evident everything I need to say. 

So to just sum it up:

CATALONIA:

1. There is a percentage of population that wants in dependence. It’s not the majoritarian percentage but it’s very loud, passionate, insistent and pushy. They also got the support of the government (or are controlled by it).

2. That’s why there are two, opposite fractions of the government that want independence. The industrial elite, heirs of the right-wing party CiU and the Anti-system CUP + friends (ex: esquerra republicana). They found a common ground in it because LITERALLY NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DONE FOR YEARS but talk about the secessionist plans. 

3. 20 years ago CiU began an indoctrination process from schools, based off twisted, transgressed history and symbols. They were smart and when the recession arrived, used the cuts that they made, that all of Spain had to make, but where the other regions’ governments accepted their responsibility, the catalan governemnt diverged the attention from them and popularized the “Spain is stealing from us” slogan, and actively used the drive to independence to rise in power, by promising utopia wonders in an independent Catalonia. 

4. Fast forward a few years of increasing tension and we got a very, very aggressive secessionist movement, led by politicians that raised themselves to the status of Gods for their followers. Young people are extremely susceptible. Because of the aforementioned indoctrination and because the government asks to “disobey and rebel against the fascist Spain”. Young people love “disobeying” and it also became a social trend. 

5. We live in a moment and a region where anyone who disagrees with their opinion becomes an outcast. Some months ago students were beaten up till critical state in the Barcelona University just for being anti-independentist. Which is why most people that are against it don’t speak it out loud. You just can’t speak it out loud. You can’t voice your opinion, you can’t HAVE a different opinion. 

6. For the Catalan government and its followers the non-secessionist Catalans ARE NOT CATALANS. We are called traitors, fascist, we are insulted in every possible way, harassed, boycotted, silenced…

7. They lie about everything. They say that an independent Catalonia will be the new Andorra (meaning rich), when the most prominent Catalan companies already announced that they’ll leave in case of a unilateral-independence-declaration. (Sabadell bank left just hours ago for Alicante). Or that it will be part of the European community, when the EU told several times that it won’t happen. There will be a commercial blockage and no recognition. Because the EU is trying to ERASE BORDERS not to create more. 

8. The media is extremely manipulated and polarized. In the rest of the Spanish newspapers you can lean to the right or left, but you get the information more or less. Catalan media is ultra-radicalized and not only outright lies but omits whatever the information they want that could make their plans look unsure or negative. (The government also has no problem booting out members of their own party that express doubts, so that’s nothing, really.)

9. There is a governmental network called “Diplocat” (that is paid by our taxes, whether we agree to it or not) that has the ACN (catalan news agency) in its pocket. Among other things they also build “catalan embassies” in other countries, send representatives to talk in big universities about the “catalan freedom” (it’s not about fucking freedom! it never was!) and pay journalists and authors around the world to talk about Catalonia. 

10. The added problem to this is that the central government is a bunch of limp dicks that spend decades pretending this problem didn’t exist and would go away by its own. We had one party (Ciutadans ) rise to be the 4th political force in Spain, from Catalonia, mostly by proclaiming themselves anti-secessionist. They are the main opposition to the government here, but they are not strong enough to actually do anything, and the problem is that the parties that have “anti-secessionist” as a common factor don’t really agree on anything else, including how to face the problem. So they are just flopping around like “???” 

11. Now. About the 1st of October. 

What happened was that that an illegal “referendum” took place. It was a mess from the moment it was announced till this very second. 

You could argue that this is “democracy” (which is what they do) but it was all very well planned to precisely make it badly, rushed, makeshift, and illegal by both Spanish and European laws. 

But I guess you’ve seen the news. One side of the news. 

It was all very well orchestrated. I agree that sending police to confiscate the urns was not a good move. Not because it was “cruel” or “dictatorial” but because it was DUMB AS FUCK. They should just have let it happen and then ignore the results because the “referendum” was illegal in the first place. 

BUT EVERYBODY KNEW THERE WOULD BE POLICE. It was notified left and right. It was all a scene for the media and the internet. 

So you’ve seen these policemen on the news or on twitter. What you didn’t see were people waiting for them to arrive and start throwing stones, water and broken glass at them, spitting and yelling them in the face, pushing them and throwing themselves against them just to get a bruise to then post on the internet. 

You didn’t see that most of the reported cases were fake. Including a woman that went viral because “she had all her fingers broken” but then confessed on regional TV that she only had a capsulitis in one finger. Or the kid bleeding that was a photo from 2012 when the catalan government sent the regional police (mossos) against the 15M protestors. In fact, a LOT of photos were from that time. 

I’m not saying that there hadn’t been some police brutality. But it had certainly not been to the extent they made it look like. And honestly. I would have lasted way less than these agents before starting defending myself from these beasts. 

12. You certainly didn’t hear that THE URNS WERE ALREADY FULL BEFORE THE VOTING BEGAN (it’s on video, GDI!! stop denying it!). Or that the same person could vote several times. Or that CHILDREN could vote. 

(Yes, these people used their own children as human shields even though they knew before leaving home that there would be police, made them vote, and then they call the rest of us “inhuman” for not thinking like them.)

13. There was absolutely no census. And only those that wanted the “yes” went to vote. So the percentages are bullshit. 

Not to mention that out of the 5,5 million Catalans entitled to vote. According to them, 2.2 million voted with a 90% yes. (remember the urns already full and people voting several times? Well, including that!!) 

So… with 3.52 million Catalans against it, WHAT RIGHT DO THEY HAVE TO UNILATERALLY PROCLAIM INDEPENDENCE NOW???? 

(Which is what Puigdemont is threatening) 

14. The national police had been harassed since then, physically attacked, THEIR KIDS singled out and threatened in schools by teachers, classmates and neighbors. Some had to send they families away because they are in danger. (are these kids not catalan too?) 

15. Everything is a giant, scary mess. This is so way out of hand, there’s no actual plan, nothing is sure. 

16. If you are not secessionist, you are fucked. If you are - you are too, just don’t know it yet. 

And this is my summary of events for you. 

Of course I can say all of this here because of the anonymity of tumblr. If I did it in real life it would be a social suicide at best and land me in the hospital at worst :))

But I will be there, in Barcelona, for the anti-secessionist protest this Sunday. I hope your international media doesn’t forget to report that too. 

[builder051]

No sympathy (a Spiderman sickfic)

I was super enthused about how much love the first Spiderman fic got, so I had to run and write another one.  This one is Halloween themed, and it’s EXACTLY 2100 words.

Ned’s texted Peter four times in the last hour.  He’s as dead-set on inviting Peter to do something for Halloween as Peter is dead-set on saying no.

“Geez, how many times do I have to tell you,” Peter mumbles as he taps out another reply.  I’m busy. Stark internship.  Already told you.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to go trick-or-treating in Ned’s building.  To be honest, he kind of does. There’s that one neighbor that gives out full-size KitKats, and he has the best costume.  And it’s not even a costume, it’s, like, his work uniform…  But there are way more important things to do.

If urban legends and underground news reports are anything to go by, Peter has dozens of black kittens to save from satanic sacrifice and chocolate-stealing thugs to beat up and kids to help cross the street and baskets of candy to check for broken glass and LSD…  With that agenda, goofing off on Halloween doesn’t stand a chance of making it onto the timetable.

Peter turns his phone upside-down on the desk so it won’t glow at him when Ned inevitably texts back. Again.  He rests his elbow on his partially-finished algebra homework and drops his forehead into his palm for a moment, until he remembers he shouldn’t do that because it’ll give him acne.  But cool-hand-on-achy-forehead kind of feels good, so maybe it’s a wash.

The sun’s falling into its late afternoon position, warning that dusk is near.  And that people with headaches should close their blinds to avoid being shot in the eyeballs with extreme sunset glare.  Peter doesn’t think the blinds on his window have worked since he moved in, so he splits the difference and pushes out of his desk chair to head for the kitchen.

May’s working late, so Peter’s on his own tonight.  She’s given him free reign to do whatever he wants to celebrate as long as it’s legal and he’ll be ready for school tomorrow.  Usually Peter would be ecstatic about the breadth of his freedom, but today he’s just glad he’s alone so he can dry-swallow three ibuprofen and eat cheese shreds straight from the bag.

With hunger taken care of and medication yet to kick in, Peter checks his watch.  The neighborhood won’t start bustling with Halloweeners for another couple of hours.  His homework’s as good as finished; no one will show up with completed math assignments tomorrow morning.  Peter doesn’t feel like giving the school population at large another reason to call him a geek.  And he doesn’t feel like he’ll be able to concentrate especially well anyway.

Flicking on the TV to a random rerun of The Simpsons, Peter flops down on the couch.  He intends to hang through the 30-minute episode, then put on his suit and jump through the window to start his patrol.  But somehow Peter blinks and the TV’s playing Hocus Pocus and it’s dark out and he’s missed something.  Like two hours of passing time.

“Fuck,” Peter curses himself, jumping to his feet as realizations of the date, time, and fact that he’s not feeling well all crash into his head.  He tornadoes into his room and strips, almost tripping over his jeans as he tries to scramble into his suit.  He’s groggy and his reflexes suck.  The logical voice in his head, the one that’s usually reminding him to do his homework, tells him this is not smart.  He should think about staying in tonight.  Or hit up Ned for something safer to do.  But the louder impress Mr. Stark and justice for Ben voice makes him keep going.

Peter throws his jeans and hoodie into his backpack, slings it over his shoulder, and tosses back the blinds to open his bedroom window.  He crawls up onto the small ledge of the sill and shoots a line of web to the next building over.

He swings to his usual hiding spot in an alley near the school building and drops his backpack behind a dumpster.  Everything seems to smell worse than usual, and it’s not helping Peter’s head.  Or his stomach, for that matter.

“Ok.  Here we go.”  Peter revs himself up.  He jumps on top of the dumpster and swings himself onto the roof the bodega to survey the streets from above.  A few people in costumes are running around, and there’s a pretty comical looking group of small-scale Power Rangers standing on a street corner, but beyond that, everything looks normal.  There aren’t any black-robed Satanists brandishing bloody knives or kids dropping to their knees from poisoned candy.  At least not that Peter can see.

He sits down on the edge of the roof and watches for a while, then webs himself two blocks over to get a different view.  A couple taxis honk at each other.  Some guy re-lights the jack-o-lantern on his balcony three separate times because the wind keeps blowing it out.

Peter rolls his mask up to his nose so he can catch a little bit of the autumn breeze.  It feels nice, especially seeing as the pressure of the tight spandex over his face is doing little to make him comfortable.  It’s actually making him pretty uncomfortable.  The throb that was just between his eyes earlier is now playing across his whole forehead.  And his stomach’s starting to feel frothy, like it’s full of shaving cream.

There’s a sound coming from the sidewalk on the other side of the building.  Not of someone in peril, more of sound of frustration.  But with the lack of anything else going on, Peter decides it’s his business to investigate anyway.  He looks over the vertical line of brick wall and sees what he thinks is a scruffy homeless man lounging on a dirty bedroll and a stroller-pushing woman expressing disdain that he’s blocking the sidewalk.

It’s not the large-scale, Halloween-themed rescue mission Peter’s been expecting, but he knows how to diffuse this bomb.  He puts his mask back down and jumps to street level.  The impact reverberates from his feet to his head, and Peter tries not to cringe as the headache flares into momentary vertigo.

“Ma’am, he’s not gonna hurt you,” Peter says, addressing the gum-chewing young mother first.  A candy bucket for her sleepy baby clad in a skeleton onesie is slung over the stroller’s handle.  Peter imagines she’s really trick-or-treating for herself.

“Yeah, but he’s blocking the sidewalk,” she complains.

“I know, I got it,” Peter placates her.  He bends at the waist to tap the man on the shoulder.  He’ looks like he could be dozing, and he has a smoldering pipe held up to his lips.  The fumes coming from it smell a bit more illegal than just tobacco.  “Hey, dude?”  He says.  “You can’t sleep here.  People want to walk here.”

“Hm?” the guy says, exhaling a cloud of smoke and looking quizzically at Peter’s masked face.  “What’re you supposed to be dressed up as?”

“Hi, I’m Spiderman,” Peter introduces himself.  He holds out his hand, and when the guy shakes it, Peter puts his other hand into the guy’s armpit and pulls him to his feet.  “There’s an alley right up here where you can be without being in everybody’s way.”

The guy fumbles so as not to drop his pipe, but doesn’t resist Peter walking him ten yards down and depositing him around the corner between a trash can and a drainpipe.  “I’ll go get your sleeping bag,” Peter promises, hustling back the way he came.

The young mom is already gone when Peter dashes back around the corner to grab the filthy bedroll.  He shakes it hard over the ground, muttering, “Could’ve at least stuck around to say thanks.”  Once most of the dust and stray flecks of weed are lost to the sidewalk, Peter re-traces his steps again.

The homeless man is braced against the wall and losing what sounds and smells like a full stomach of liquor.  “Oh, god,” Peter cries in surprise, turning his head away as soon as he realizes what’s happening. “Ok.  Um.  Yeah.”  He sloppily folds the sleeping bag into a rectangle with too many corners and sets it on the ground.  He can feel his own stomach asking to rebel, and his headache’s screaming a whole new tune.  “I’m not the one to help you with this.”  Peter’s mouth is full of spit.  “There’s a shelter with rehab stuff down on 35th by Steinway…”

The guy just pukes again, and Peter turns around to stumble out of the alley on shaky legs.  He swallows hard.  Vertigo threatens to take him down, and Peter leans against the cool brick wall.  He can hear blood pounding in his ears, but it doesn’t drown out the homeless man’s next retch.  That’s all that’s needed to send Peter over the edge, and he has to scramble to flip his mask up fast enough.

He heaves a couple times and watches dazedly as a small puddle of thick whitish spit forms between his boots.  His stomach empties before it settles, and Peter leans heavily into the wall.  He wipes away a moustache of sweat with the back of his gloved hand.  The spandex fabric still carries notes of the homeless man’s smoke and BO, and Peter almost goes down retching again.  But he just coughs and gasps for a moment before deciding he has to get out of here before he becomes a Halloween disaster himself.

Peter starts the stroll back around the block to pick up his backpack, feeling too dizzy to web himself around.  He briefly clocks in for another good deed and helps a couple third-grade ninjas cross the street, but practically undoes it when a yellow cab almost slams him on his way back across.  Peter halfheartedly flips the driver off and continues on his way to grab his stuff.

After struggling to pull his jeans over his suit, Peter zips up his hoodie and stows his gloves and mask.  He realizes he forgot to pack shoes, so he just has to hope his Spiderman boots won’t be noticeable.

Peter enters his building through the front door and pauses for a moment while he considers the choice of stairs or elevator.  He goes for the stairs, and even though his quads are burning by the time he reaches his floor, at least his head is still on his shoulders.

Light’s streaming from under the door when Peter approaches the apartment, and that can only mean that May’s home.  He tries to think up a good, believable story for what he’s been up to, but nothing comes easily, and he’s eager to get inside and shower and go to sleep.  Or maybe vomit his slimy guts out for the next millennium.

“Hey, May,” Peter says as he pushes open the door.

“Hey yourself,” May says.  She’s on the couch, eating popcorn and watching It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.  “You do stuff?  Have a good time?”

“Yeah, just, uh,” Peter starts, “Ran around with Ned for a while.”

“Great costume,” May says, nodding to Peter’s getup.

“Thanks,” he replies absently.

“That wasn’t…” May trails off and starts over.  “What’re you supposed to be?”

“Um.”  Peter looks down at his rumpled hoodie and finally understands.  He scrubs his scrambled brain for an answer.  “Um.  Dead tired?”

“Dead tired,” May repeats.  “Well, you’re doing a fantastic job with that.  You look awful.”

“Yeah, I’m not feeling all that great, so I thought it would be kind of appropriate,” Peter says in a mixture of truth and joke.

“Would you happen to not feel great because you ate all my cheese shreds?  And now I can’t make lasagna for tomorrow night?”

“Sorry, May,” Peter says, passing his hand over his forehead, which is beading with fresh nauseous sweat. He almost starts to unzip his hoodie, but stops himself before he reveals what he’s wearing underneath.

“Want some popcorn?  There’s candy corn, too.” May asks, inviting him to join her in front of the TV.  “We got plenty of that.  Could have snacks for dinner all week.”

Peter’s stomach rolls, and he has to swallow hard to push down the rising bile.  “You know, uh, I’m not sure I’m really in the mood to talk about food right now.”  He starts down the hall toward the bathroom.

“You do feel sick, huh?  You think you need help or anything?”  May makes to stand up.

“No, I’ll be ok,” Peter insists.  “Just, uh, maybe don’t eat all the candy corn.  I might want some.”  He suppresses a gag.  “But, probably not till later.”

[themadilisa]

mocha task: one

ORIGINS & FAMILY:

Full Name: Madison Louise Becker

Nickname(s) and how they got them: Madi, Mads 

Date of Birth: April 28th 1997

Age: 22

Zodiac: Taurus

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (UK)

Places lived since: Chicago

Parents’ names & occupations: Louise Becker née Taylor and Tyler Becker

Siblings: No siblings. 

Relationship with family (close? estranged?): Madi’s close with her family. 

Children of his/her own?: No, she’s too young for that!

If so, relationship with child’s mother/father?: N/A

Age he/she became a parent: N/A

PHYSICAL

Height: 5ft 4 inches

Build: Slim

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Nationality: English & American

Distinguishing Facial Features: Straight nose & high cheekbones

Hair Color: Ginger

Usual Hair Style: messy curls or worn up in a messy bun. often with strands that are bonded together with flecks of paint. 

Eye Color: Hazel

Complexion (freckles, acne, skin tone, birth marks, scars): A few light freckles, pale skin that doesn’t tan at all. A few scars from childhood accidents - she was a clumsy kid, one in particular is a scar on the pad of her thumb when she tried opening up a coconut with a knife... it didn’t go well. luckily it didn’t need stitches. 

APPEARANCE

Style of dress/typical outfit(s): Casual

Typical style of shoes: Canvas shoes, typically vans. 

How does he/she dress up?: She has a few night out dresses, short slinky things that she rarely wears. 

Dress down?: Fluffy PJ and leggings with cute slippers. 

Favorite outfit: A band t-shirt that she tucks into an old pair of jeans. each item of clothing has at least one patch of paint on it, but it doesn’t bother her. Her favourite pair of vans and very little jewellery, just a ring. 

Glasses? Contacts?: 2020 vision baby.

Grooming (makeup? shower daily? wear only clean clothes? pluck eyebrows?): Clean clothes? Madi doesn’t own many shirts or trousers that don’t have some sort of paint stain on them. she rarely wears make up. Madi is particular about showering daily, if she has time she’ll even shower in the morning and in the evening. 

Jewellery? Tattoos? Piercings?: Madi’s not really a jewellery or tattoo person but she does have a couple piercings. her ears are pierced twice, and she’s got a belly button piercing from a misguided attempt at rebelling as a teen. 

What does their voice sound like?: She’s got a sweet voice, a little high pitched and all excitable. 

Style of speech (loud, mumbler, articulate, etc.): She can be a very fast speaker, especially when she’s excited - she’s not really a mumbler and she often doesn’t realise the volume of her voice. 

Accent?: Still very much English - she’s picked up a slight Chicago twinge which is more noticeable when she’s speaking to someone else from Chicago, but she’s very well spoken, accent leaning towards an Oxbridge/received pronunciation accent. (think BBC news presenters)

Unique mannerisms/physical habits (bites nails, talks with hands, taps feet when restless): Madi definitely talks with her hands, she’s known for excited gestures and wild limbs when she’s excitable, multiple cups of coffee and tea have been sacrificed to her hands flying around. She’ll play with her hair with she’s nervous, either push it behind her ear or twist strands between her fingers. 

Left handed or right?: Left handed

What does their writing look like?: Super messy.

Do they work out/exercise?: Not really? She’s often too engrossed in a sketchbook to care about running.

VOCATION

Level of education: College - currently studying

Profession: Sales assistant in retail / forger

Describe their work space: Standard shop layout?

If no job, where do finances come from?: N/A

Past occupations: Various sales positions/temp work. 

Dream occupation: Artist

Passions: Painting

Attitude towards current job: A stop gap to pay for college. (goes for both jobs)

Spender or saver?: Saver (though currently all her money goes to school tuition)

LIKES & DISLIKES

Hobbies: Anything crafty.

Indoors or Outdoors?: Outdoors, she loves sitting outside and painting the landscape - especially in the summer. 

Favorite color: She’d struggle to choose but probably yellow. It’s bright and sunny. 

Favorite smell: Wet paint

Favorite and least favorite food: Pizza / Meatballs 

Favorite and least favorite book:  / 50 Shades of Grey

Favorite and least favorite movie: Girl with a Pearl Earring / The Da Vinci Code 

Favorite and least favorite song: Heart to Heart by James Blunt / Gangnam Style... it’s still overrated.

Favorite and least favorite holiday (and why): Christmas because it���s time for family and giving and enjoying yourself and with all the lights and colours she just thinks it’s beautiful / Valentines Day if that counts... she just thinks it’s a con by the card and gift companies to make money. 

Coffee or tea?: Neither. Hot Chocolate

Crunchy or smooth peanut butter?: Smooth probably.

Do they watch TV? If so, what?: Yes, she may not always pay attention to it but she watches. Mostly teen shows and bad reality tv. 

Favorite place to hang out: Mocha, isn’t that obvious?

Do they like music? What kind?: She likes pop, and the top 40 really. She’s got a bit of an eclectic taste in that she enjoys a bit of show tunes, a bit of 80′s and a bit of rock as well. but her go to is bubblegum pop. 

Favorite type of weather: Sunny. 

Favorite form of entertainment: Music.

How do they feel about traveling?: She’d love to travel more. 

What sort of gifts do they like?: Homemade gifts, often something she’s crafted or painted. She’s all about the thought you put into a gift over the value of it. 

DETAILS

Type of car he/she drives (or wishes he/she drove): Doesn’t drive. Wishes she had something cute like a Fiat or a Mini

Pets?: None.

If not, do they want any?: Yes.

Most prized possession: A painting her grandmother did of her as a child. 

One word to best describe them: Bubbly.

What makes them laugh?: Memes, friends, quite a lot to be honest.

Any special holiday traditions?: Returning to Cambridge UK and spending time with her dad’s family. 

Do they know how to swim?: Yes

Can they cook (if so, how well and do they enjoy it)?: Sort of. She’s not terrible but she’s not the best cook either. Typical student really, she can cook a few select dishes. 

Is there anything they always carry with them? If so, why?: A sketch pad, because you never know when inspiration will strike.

Ideal vacation: Caribbean

Do they keep a journal?: Nope. In a way her journal is her sketchpad.

Are there any places that hold special meaning to them?: Her grandmother’s home. 

Bad habits: Nibbling her nails. 

Good habits: Drinking plenty of water.

Do they smoke? No.

Drink?: Socially, but not often.

Take drugs?: No.

BONUS

Most important/defining event in life to date: Moving to Chicago/America

Daily routine: Eat, sleep, paint. Repeat. Pretty much. Oh and college.

Sleeping habits (Night owl or early bird? Light or heavy sleeper? Fall asleep anywhere or need specific conditions?): More of a night owl if anything She can fall asleep anywhere, but needs pitch black if possible. 

Typical Saturday night: At home, sat by an easel with paints and a paintbrush in hand. 

Most used word or phrase?: Awesome

What is home like (messy, neat, sparse): Fairly messy, but not dirty. Just lots of painting stuff lying around. 

What does their bed look like? (bed sheets, lots of cushions, king or queen): small double, with lots of pillows and plushies, a blanket and quilt because she likes to snuggle.

What are you likely to find in their purse/bag/backpack/wallet?: pencils, sketchpad, maybe some loose change. 

What about their fridge?: whatever food she can afford

Medicine cabinet?: there’s a few types of painkillers, some bandages, but there’s not a lot in it. 

Glove compartment?: she doesn’t have a car, but no doubt it would be full of cds. 

Nightstand?: a few books. 

If they wanted to hide something, where would they hide it?: in the trunk she uses to store her old art projects.

[canadajoke5-blog]

TSC MASTER LIST: THRIVE MARKET ESSENTIALS

It’s no secret that I love Thrive Market. You’ve heard me talk about it everywhere because it really is that good. They make shopping for healthy items easy and affordable. No need to sift through aisles of products reading all of the ingredients. Everything has been reviewed and approved.

They make it easy with categories from vegan to paleo, household to beauty and everything else in-between. It’s really your one stop shop for healthy living. Plus everything gets delivered so there’s no need to go to the store. Efficient! Just how we like it.

Today I’m sharing TSC MASTER LIST: THRIVE MARKET EDITION ( you can find the full master list here ). These are the items I find myself going back to time and time again. Let’s dive in:

RAO’S HOMEMADE SAUCE

“Rao’s Arrabbiata “Fra Diavolo” Sauce is made with the spice of imported crushed red pepper, imported Italian tomatoes, imported pure Italian olive oil and blended with fresh garlic, fresh basil, black pepper and oregano.”

 There’s something about Rao’s that just tastes SO MUCH BETTER than any other sauce. Once you try it you’ll understand. I love using this with lentil pasta and Brussels sprouts for an easy and quick weeknight meal. Throw on some nutritional yeast and you’re good to go. You can also use this to make gg pizzas which are loaded with fiber to fill you up. The options are endless really.

YUM EARTH CANDY

“When you go picking for strawberry licorice, settle on YumEarth. This fully USDA Certified Organic Licorice is not like the other candies on the market. It’s made from ingredients like real fruit juice and organic cane sugar and no high fructose corn syrup, soy, or dairy anywhere in the bag. It’s gluten-free, too!. Great for kids and adults.”

Let’s be real – sometimes you have a sweet tooth and you just want some candy. Well it’s time to say buh-bye to red dye and artificial flavoring and say hello to Yum Earth Candy. This stuff satisfies your sweet tooth and tastes delicious. I love snacking on this during movies or while driving in the car from San Diego to Los Angeles. Plus with Halloween coming up, this makes the perfect substitute. You can even create a candy bar for your next party.

ORGANIC PUMPKIN

“Farmer’s Market Organic Pumpkin is rich, smooth and delicious, AND ready to use in everything from baked delights to entrees. Use it in a variety of recipes including pies, muffins, cookies, soups…even chili!”

Every morning each of our dogs has a scoop of this pumpkin in their food. They LOVEEEE it. Literally though, they live for their pumpkin. It’s great for providing fiber & beta-carotene to promote vitamin A. You can also use this to make a homemade pumpkin spice latte and skip the sugar-filled one from Starbucks.

ROSEWATER MIST

“Experience the delicate floral scent of real roses any time of the year! Rosewater is truly versatile with numerous benefits from culinary gourmet flavoring to uplifting cosmetic mist. Use as a perfume, body splash or add to your hair rinse or bath water. You can also combine with therapeutic oils to make your own complexion formula.”

There’s nothing better than a good mist. I even wrote a whole post dedicated to why I’m obsessed. This smells delicious, it’s refreshing and it provides extra hydration for dewy skin. Who doesn’t want that? Mist yourself midday while you’re walking to grab coffee, mist yourself in the car while in traffic, mist yourself at night before bed. There’s really no wrong time to mist.

CALM TEA

“Calm Tea features a proprietary formula that provides a highly absorbable, water-soluble magnesium in ionic form. It gradually reduces accumulated calcium, giving fast relief to many symptoms of magnesium depletion. CALM mixes easily with water for a convenient dose of magnesium.”

I’m obsessed with this powder. It’s like Xanax but all natural. Really relaxes you. BIG time. I swear I’m so high-strung & this stuff really zens me out. Highly recommended. I add this to mint tea ( just a scoop ) or to warm water.

RAW ALMOND BUTTER

“Rich and creamy Artisana Organic Raw Almond Butter is made from 100 percent organic nuts and crafted in small batches for the freshest quality. And without any artificial dyes, preservatives, or high fructose corn syrup, it packs in the nutritional profile of a superfood. A single serving provides seven grams of protein, keeping you feeling full.”

My raw almond butter is added to: apples with chia seeds, baby carrots, PB & J on an open-faced sandwich, celery, banana slices, smoothies, oatmeal, a piece of dark chocolate, sweet potatoes, TSC two ingredient pancakes, &/or any baking recipes. Add cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, or nutmeg for added flavor. Raw almonds are rich in monounsaturated fats, which help your heart without raising your cholesterol levels. YUM.

INDIAN HEALING CLAY

“Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay is bentonite clay from Death Valley, California, where it is sun-dried for up to six months in temperatures that sometimes reach 134 degrees Fahrenheit. With more than 50 natural minerals inside, it makes for a nourishing face mask or skin treatment. It can lift pimples and blackheads right out of your pores.”

I don’t care if your complexion is acne prone, oily, or dry, if this mask isn’t in your medicine cabinet you’re seriously missing out. This secret mask has been named “the world’s most powerful facial” and it’s under $5.

All you do is mix this powdered clay with equal parts of raw apple cider vinegar &/or a bit of water. Use a bowl & spoon ( preferably non-metal ) & stir the mixture well so it turns to paste. Apply the clay to your face & allow it to harden for ten minutes ( sometimes I even leave it on for twenty mins— rebel!!! ). Remove by washing it off with warm water. It’s totally #teamnormal to have some redness.

Pros: it reduces acne scars, shrinks pores, & provides a tightening sensation ( << love!!). And not only can you use this magic mud to beautify, it can be used on skin irritations & bug bites too.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

“Bragg Organic Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar can add a pop of tangy flavor to salads, veggies, and even popcorn, but it also has nutritive benefits with enzymes that may help with digestion, pH balance, and inflammation. Bragg makes theirs with non-GMO, USDA certified organic apples and keeps it raw and unfiltered with the “mother” intact.”

ACV is GREAT for beauty. It’s insane for skin, hair, nails, weight loss, & detoxification. You can create your own toner to balance your pH by combining 1 cup of ACV with 1 cup of cold water. This can help with any sun spots/aging you may have. You can also drink it in the morning as a shot to help promote detoxification to flush your system. Plus you can even use it on your hair by adding a couple of teaspoons into your shampoo to help create healthy, shiny hair.

SILVER

“For thousands of years, silver has played an essential role in safeguarding human health. In fact, until 1938, colloidal silver was the preferred choice of physicians for empowering the immune system and stimulating the body’s innate healing processes. Sovereign Silver has only two ingredients: pure silver and pharmaceutical-grade purified water. It does not contain added salt or proteins that render other silver products less effective. Plus, it is packaged in non-leaching glass bottles to guarantee purity throughout its shelf life.”

If you’re starting to feel sick, enjoy some silver! This stuff is an immunity booster. If you feel a cold coming on simply place 1 tsp under your tongue for 30 seconds before swallowing. I also love to take this while I’m traveling to avoid getting sick from the stale airplane air. Be sure to stock up on this for winter time to keep yourself strong so you can continue building your dreams.

OK there you have it! My Thrive Market MUST HAVES. What am I missing? What are you guys all obsessed with?

x, lauryn

+ full TSC master list

+ PODCAST with Nick Green, CEO of Thrive Market

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Source: https://www.theskinnyconfidential.com/tsc-master-list-thrive-market-essentials/

[pretty-perdita]

Perdita Mariel Faye -- Character Sheet

and people don't ever let you down / forever find a way to kill whatever love they've found / a heart beat and I want it too / manhattan is where she grew so i left and i let the flower be / and yesterday saw the flower on cable tv / much prettier than here with me / for all of the world to see

Archetype — The Ruler Birthday — July 6, 1994 Zodiac Sign —  Cancer MBTI — ENFP Enneagram — 4, the individualist Temperament — melancholic Hogwarts House — Slytherin Moral Alignment — True Neutral Primary Vice — Pride Primary Virtue — Diligence Element — Fire

Overview:

Mother — Abigail Faye (nee Lewinsky) (FC: Kristi Allen) Father — Michael Faye (FC: William Shatner) Mother’s Occupation — socialite/homemaker Father’s Occupation — private banker/wall street broker Family Finances — wealthy Birth Order — second child Brothers —  Edmund (26, FC: Chris Pine) Sisters — Ophelia and Rosaline (17 in November; FCs: Camilla and Rebecca Rosso) Other Close Family — Penelope and Patrick Patts (children, 1 year olds) Best Friend — Anita Dearly; Georgette Midler (childhood best friend) Other Friends — Roger Radcliffe, Annette Grant, Raksha Bendiya, Enemies — Toulouse Bonfamille, Marie Bonfamille, Al McWiggin, Cruella deVil, Chester Glass, really so many people Pets — Viola, dalmatian. (Really Anita’s but she lives with her.) Home Life During Childhood — A Daddy’s Girl. She was the picture perfect angelic daughter, until she got her heartbroken. Then she turned into a rebel. Her and her mother had an awful, toxic relationship. Her mom was an alcoholic and was always judging Perdy (her looks, her attitude, her body, etc etc). Her father didn’t really do anything to stop it. She had a good relationship with her older brother Edmund, they are very close. Has a contentious relationship with her sisters, but she loves the little shits. Town or City Name(s) — New York City, NY USA; Cambridge, England What Did His or Her Bedroom Look Like — Perdita’s house has five floors, but the top floor is just a little hallway and a bedroom with a bathroom attached. This was Edmund’s room until he left for the military when he was 18 (when Perdita was about 14.) Then, Perdita took it over. It was decorated with all white furniture and dark pink almost magenta accents. Always messy, her clothes thrown about and make up all over her vanity. After her boyfriend broke her heart, she changed everything to dark reds because she was dramatic like that. The furniture stayed white, though. Any Sports or Clubs — Martial Arts (she’s a blackbelt); was in clubs like student council and stuff when she was younger, but after her sophomore year she dropped out of most clubs. Schooling — Private Jewish school from Pre-K to middle school, some preppy school in NYC for high school, Cambridge University for college--double major in mathematics and literature. Favorite Subject — Math Popular or Loner — Popular Important Experiences or Events — The first time she got drunk. When her boyfriend broke her heart. When she saw her mother really, truly drunk the first time. Nationality — American Culture — Jewish/American Religion and beliefs — Jewish, mostly non practicing. She does the big stuff like Hanukkah and Passover.

Physical Appearance:

Face Claim —  Yael Grobglas Complexion — golden skin tone, she can get very tan and surprisingly does not sunburn easily. Has a decent amount of acne though her skin has gotten much better since being pregnant. Has breakouts though because she doesn’t take her makeup off properly (wears it to bed sometimes and wears it for exercising.) Hair Colour — golden blonde Eye Colour — blue Height — 5’8 Build — tall, very beautiful, long legs. Slender, has put on weight around her hips because of babies, but stays well-toned. Takes very good care of her body. Tattoos — none Piercings — ears (probably double holes and maybe a cartilage); used to have nose piercing but she took it out when she was like 19-20; used to have belly button piercing but not since she had babies. Common Hairstyle — down, in waves that she normally enhances with a curler (her natural waves are more tight than the loose ones she does). Hates putting her hair up and does it only on very rare occasions. Clothing Style — fashionable. Wears a lot of bright colors. Keeps up to date with fashion trends. Designer brands. Lots of accessories (is always wearing earrings/necklaces/bracelets/different handbags) Mannerisms — Rarely fidgets. Crosses her arms over her chest a lot because she does it when she’s anxious or feeling exposed. Usual Expression —

Health:

Overall (do they get sick easily)? — Actually, yes. Perdita gets colds very easily and she has allergies so she’s constantly taking medicine for those. When she travels she tends to get sick. Physical Ailments — None, she’s pretty fit. Maybe a little anemic post-babies. Neurological Conditions — Post-partum depression (medicated). Allergies —  none really except general allergies in the spring/summer Grooming Habits — excellent. Perdita takes great care of herself. Her worst habit is going to sleep with her makeup on sometimes. Sleeping Habits — Perdita has turned into a back sleeper since the babies. She also sleeps very deeply. Being a single mom to twin toddlers, and the assistant to a high fashion designer is taxing. Eating Habits — she eats kosher most of the time. Also is very health-conscious (almost to a fault.) She rarely eats sweets. Exercise Habits — Perdita is getting back into kickboxing. She does a lot of yoga/pilates to keep her body #tight because she’s worried about the weight she gained while pregnant. She’s very body/health conscious.   Emotional Stability — haha. Well--if we don’t include her depression, Perdita is definitely solid mentally. She knows who she is. She is unapologetic about it. Internally, she’s quite insecure, but she mostly ignores that little voice (except for in her appearance, which she takes great care of and pride in.) Body Temperature — moderate. She can definitely get cold. She hates extreme temperatures in either direction because she’s rather “cold blooded” aka her temperature changes with the air around her. Sociability — Perdita is super extroverted. She’s very good with people. Knowing their weaknesses. Analyzing them. She uses her extrovert personality as a weapon. Addictions — none Drug Use —  none; used to do party drugs/smoked weed on occasion, used pretty bad in high school. Also, she takes prescribed anti-depressants Alcohol Use — drinks pretty regularly but rarely gets horribly drunk

Your Character’s Character:

Bad Habits — bites her nails really lowkey, though she won’t admit it. Also she picks at the split ends in her hair all the time. Also is way defensive. She’s quick to snap at people. Good Habits — Takes care of herself and her body. Takes care of the people closest to her. Best Characteristic — Her fierceness. Worst Characteristic — She’s also a coward lmao Worst Memory — When she got her heart broken when she was 16. Best Memory — When the babies were born and the four of them were all happy and healthy and together. Proud of — her babies, her friends, the fact that she has come back from her post-partum Embarrassed by — not a lot, tbh. Except maybe like her ears. Driving Style — perdita never learned how to drive growing up rich in NYC pfft Strong Points — She doesn’t let herself be defeated. Even if she is inwardly crumbling, she refuses to break. She’s very resilient. Temperament — I promise you she’s level-headed--okay, well, level-headed on her way to hot-headed. She is chill until you annoy her. Also a very defensive person. Attitude — Holier-than-thou. She definitely thinks that she is better than almost everyone else. Weakness — her babies, loving people. Fears — being made fun of, being a loser lmao Phobias — none, but she’s really not a fan of spiders/other creepy crawlies Secrets — that she has post-partum. Only the quartet know about that. Regrets — Leaving Paul and taking the babies from him. Feels Vulnerable When — all the fucking time man. Pet Peeves — incompetent people Conflicts — her pride v her heart Motivation — to keep her family safe; to prove to her mother she’s worth something Short Term Goals and Hopes — to be a good mother, to get better (from her post-partum) Long Term Goals and Hopes — to be a good mother, to make something of herself. Sexuality — she’s p fuckin straight. Would make out w girls at like parties and shit. Day or Night Person — a night owl, tbh. Introvert or Extrovert — extrovert Optimist or Pessimist — realist.

Likes and Styles:

Music — Broadway!! Her favorite. She loves Anything Goes. That’s her favorite musical, but she likes pretty much all of them. Her favorites are the oldies though. The classics. She really likes Cats (ironically), Phantom, Les Mis, Hairspray...she also has a secret soft spot for some old country like Sheryl Crow and Shania Twain. Books — Perdita read a lot in college, as a literature major, she kind of had to, but she never really liked reading. It was perfectly fine and all, but she much preferred her math classes. Magazines — All the magazines. Perdita is a fan of gossip and has to always keep up with the latest fashion trends and celebrity scandal. Foods — Perdita really likes salads. No. She like--actually likes them. I know, she’s weird. Loves a good italian dressing, though and olives and spinach mmmm Drinks — Red wine. That’s her favorite. Though, she’s also a fan of prosecco. If we’re going nonalcoholic she hates orange juice, her mom used to force her to drink it because Perdy had a weak immune system. She loves lemonade and sweet tea though. Animals — She likes pretty animals--like horses and big cats and wolves. Also, a fan of dogs. But, mostly she’s pretty indifferent to animals. Sports — Paul lowkey totally got Perdita into football. Also, her dad likes to watch American football, so she always was watching sports growing up. Also baseball. Yankee fans, ofc. Social Issues — Perdita is a feminist, but it is a problematic kind of feminism. It’s hard to explain because she thinks women are better than men, but she definitely engages in toxic misogynistic (girl hate) behavior and stuff like that. Color — White. She loves the cleanness of it and how it goes with everything and is a daring color. Not many people wear white. Clothing — Fashionable. Designer as much as possible. Bold, bright colors. Always dressed to impress. Jewelry — Lots of gold, not as much a fan of silver. Earrings/necklaces/bracelets most days. She’s toned down the jewelry because babies like to pull on things. Games — Perdita actually loves video games. She’ll play pretty much anything. She loves racing games and shoot ‘em up games. Websites — Anything gossipy. Also a big instagramer. Ofc. Twitter too, probably. Facebook. Tumblr. All social media. Greatest Want — to be successful and to be loved Greatest Need — to forgive herself and to apologize for the wrongs she’s done.

Where and How Does Your Character Live Now:

Home — she lives in an apartment with Anita in the Benbow. 101, first floor. Household furnishings — it’s a ragtag bunch of furniture. They got donations mostly from Sarabi and Simba and the Grants. Lots of baby stuff, everywhere. It’s a bit crowded but nice enough. Favorite Possession — Her wardrobe that she managed to scavenge. Most Cherished Possession — The baby blanket that Edmund brought her when he told her to run. Neighborhood — they live in Benbow, near the university campus Town or City Name — Swynlake, Wiltshire County, UK Details of Town or City — magick-friendly, small, country, etc Married Before — No. Significant Other Before — Connor Madison, broke her heart when she was 16. String of lovers after that. Paul Patts -- father of her children. Children — Penelope Eowyn Patts and Patrick Aaron Patts. 1 year old. Relationship with Family — A Daddy’s Girl. She was the picture perfect angelic daughter, until she got her heartbroken. Then she turned into a rebel. Her and her mother had an awful, toxic relationship. Her mom was an alcoholic and was always judging Perdy (her looks, her attitude, her body, etc etc). Her father didn’t really do anything to stop it. She had a good relationship with her older brother Edmund, they are very close. Has a contentious relationship with her sisters, but she loves the little shits. Car — none. Career — assistant to Duchess LaBlanc Dream Career — a statistician for a large company Dream Life — together w Paul, married, with their babies. I cry. Love Life — Lol. Nonexistent at the moment. Still in love with Paul. Talents or Skills — A whiz at numbers. Also not a bad dancer. A black belt in karate. Intelligence Level — Very intelligent. Finances — She’s good at budgeting but she does not have a lot of money.

Your Character’s Life Before Your Story:

Past Careers — she didn’t work except for a few internships at big wig companies during university. Past Lovers — Connor Madison, broke her heart when she was 16. String of lovers after that. Paul Patts -- father of her children. Biggest Mistakes — leaving Paul. Biggest Achievements — Becoming Duchess’ assistant. Staying on her feet after being disowned. Having her babies.

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So what’s your name? It’s Nana

How about your age? 21

Do those two questions get on your nerves? Nah

What’s your birthday? October 17th

Zodiac sign? (for those of you who don’t know- cancer, leo, taurus) That makes me a libra

Hmm… What’s your middle name? Last? Not telling you

Nickname(s)? I don’t have any

What color are your eyes? Mixture of green, blue and gray

What color is your hair currently? It’s blonde

What is your natural color? Blonde, but more like yellow-ish blonde. my current color is more like ash blonde

Describe your hair style. It reaches to my armpits, it’s wavy and damaged af

What skin tone do you have? Light

Oh yeah I guess this is important… Your gender? Female

What body type do you have? (slender, average, pleasantly plump) I guess i’m average

What kind of nose do you have? It’s too big for my taste. like a potato LOL

Are your eyebrows thick? No, they’re pretty thin

Do you have any peircings? Where? Seven on my earlobes, one on the rook and one on my belly button

Do you have any tatoos? Where? No

Do you want any peircings/tats? Exlpain….. Not anymore piercings. i don’t think i want tattoos either

What color eyes do you wish you had? Bright blue or like a dirty green. i like my own eye color tho as well

Do you have fat lips? No, but my top and bottom lip are pretty much the same size

Do you have a long neck? Not really

How big are your hands? They’re pretty small

How tall are you? I'm 163cm

How much do you weigh? About 60kg i think

What do you think is your best feature? I like my eye color

What do you get complimented on the most? My eyes i guess. also my smile

What is your worst feature? My nose and hair

Do you have/get acne? No, i get some pimples sometimes but that’s it

Do you have any freckles? Kind of, i used to have more prominant freckles but they’re kinda faded away for some reason

Do you wear glasses/contacts? Contacts only

Do you have/have you ever had braces? If so what color(s) were they? No

Do you have any scars? Where? What were your scars caused from? Couple

Are you built well for your gender? I have no idea

Are you muscley? Somewhat

Do you have large or petite feet? Something in the middle

Long legs? Nope, pretty short actually

Do you paint your fingernails? Do you paint your toenails? I never paint my toenails. but i sometimes paint my fingernails when i don’t have gel nails on

Where do you shave? Legs and other places

What would be your closest label? What?

Do you ever wear your hair up? How? If i wear it up it’s on a ponytail. i only do that when i workout

What kind of accessoires do you wear most often? Just earrings 

Your everyday style of clothing? Leggings and a long sleeve shirt. or jeans and a shirt

What is your favorite tshirt? I don’t have one favorite, i like most of my shirts

Your favorite pair of jeans? Black skinny jeans

Your favorite shoes? Adidas superstars or my Fila winter boots 

What is your idea of getting dressed up for oh say… a romantic dinner? Just something formal, but i wouldn’t wear a dress

How about your ideal prom outfit? I have no idea, i didn’t attend

Wedding dress?/Tuxedo I guess…. Hmm. if i ever get married i’ll have a white dress for sure

Do you wear makeup? What do you wear? Yes, i do my base which usually consists of foundation, concealer, powder and bronzer and highlighter, and i do my brows and mascara, sometimes eyeliner and a lip balm or lip gloss

What, to you, is overdone makeup wise? I don’t know

Can you walk in heels? Yes

Do you prefer to wear dresses, skirts, or dress pants? I guess dresses out of these options

have you ever worn rave glasses? (the ones with the bars going across) No

Do you think rave glasses are pointless? I guess you could say that lol

What’s the first thing you wash when you’re in the shower? My hair

Do you eat breakfast? Pretty much everyday

What is your moring rutine? Take my medicine, go to the bathroom and do stuff there and then eat breakfast

What grade are you in? I’m not in school

What is your religion? I’m not religious

What country do you live in? Finland

What country do you wish you lived in? I like living here

Can you speak another language besides enlgish? Finnish and some swedish

What’s your favorite holiday? Christmas

What kind of house do you live in? Apartment building

What’s your dream home like? I have no idea, but i like something modern but not like overly modern you know?

What kind of car(s) is parked in your driveway? There’s many cars but they are all my neighbor’s

Wear you live is there a busy street in front of your house? No, it’s not super busy

Are you a yankee or a rebel? Uhh

What’s your overall favorite genre of music? Pop

Genre of film? Horror, thriller, drama, action and movies that are based on true events

What’s your favorite food? Sushiii, noodles, chicken, salmon

Drink? Iced tea

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The White Jeans That Will Make You Look Like A Total Badass

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The White Jeans That Will Make You Look Like A Total Badass

Aside from politics, blue cheese and the latest Star Wars film, there are few things that can provoke the same furious levels of debate that white jeans can. To some, they’re the epitome of Riviera chic, to others they’re the kind of tacky piece that – along with deep V-necks and rhinestoned hoodies – are best consigned to a large bin.

There’s something quite ’80s fashion about white jeans, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Channel your inner George Michael in most sartorial matters and you’ll be onto a winner. But how do you avoid looking like you’re on the way to a fancy dress party? “Keep it simple,” says Mr Porter style director Olie Arnold. “Avoid ripped or overly-stressed styles and instead look for a washed denim in a slim-leg fit. Pair your jeans with shirts or T-shirts in warmer tones to avoid harsh colour blocking, or try a short-sleeved print shirt for a fresh summer look. Consider footwear that will complement the rest of your outfit too – loafers, boat shoes and or tennis sneakers will keep the look grounded.”

As well as wondering how to wear white jeans, those reading this on Hamilton’s side of the pond might also be worried about style rules that dictate what can and cannot be worn after Labour Day or before Memorial Day. But while light-coloured trews are best saved for a dry day, they’re also the trouser most beloved by OG American Rebel Steve McQueen. And you can probably guess what he would say about rules.

“Summer offers the perfect opportunity for men to incorporate this style into their wardrobe,” says Arnold. “White jeans are a versatile alternative to classic denim and can be easily dressed up or adapted into nine to five wear.”

Of course, there are some practical matters to take into consideration when buying or wearing white jeans. If your idea of a good date is slurping on spaghetti rather than order a steak, for example, then we suggest swerving them altogether. Otherwise, it’s a case of accepting that they do come with a sense of mild peril. You’ll have to pass on the extra sauce on your hot dog, and if you’re down the pub it’s probably wise to swap that glass of red for a G&T, but beyond that there’s no reason that you can’t embrace the trend for pale pins with a few bits of buying advice.

White Jeans Buying Considerations

Fit

Unless your aim is to be arrested for indecent exposure, spray-on skinny jeans are best given a wide berth. There’s just something unspeakably seedy about tight, white trousers. Instead, go with a classic cut. “A straight or slim leg works best for this style,” says Arnold.

Finish

Like a well-cared for bathroom, keep the finish of your white jeans fresh and clean. The look that you’re aiming for should be more Talented Mr Ripley than untalented Mr Ripped Jeans. The main benefit of this is that they’ll be in your wardrobe or seasons to come. “Don’t be afraid to wear white jeans all year-round,” says Arnold. “Choose a classic wash that will work for each season.”

Quality

To avoid looking like a third division football player or reality TV reject, quality should be high on your list of requirements. “Lighter coloured jeans can be high maintenance, so invest in quality denim that will keep its shape and colour,” says Arnold. That doesn’t necessarily mean you to go designer, just take time to feel the weight of the fabric.

Colour

The word ‘white’ represents, paradoxically, a pretty broad spectrum of colours. So while a stark shade might not be the one for you, there’s no reason to suppose that you wouldn’t kill it in ivory or bone. “Remember that white jeans won’t work for everyone,” says Arnold. “Try other neutral shades and find the colour that best suits.”

The Best Brands For White Jeans

Lee Jeans

One of the forefathers of the modern denim movement, heritage workwear brand Lee Jeans offers high-quality denim at a reasonable price. And what does that mean for you and your white jeans? Styles cut from weighty fabrics that you’re unlikely to see your stripy Y-front underwear through.

Buy Now: £35.00

Topman

Since upping its denim offering a few seasons ago, Topman has established itself as one of the main ports-of-call on the high-street for pieces that are pretty much fresh from the catwalk. It’s also good at keeping its denim clean and simple – which is just the way we like it.

Buy Now: £40.00

Zara

There was a time when the menswear from Spanish fast fashion giant Zara was all loud prints and brash embellishment. Fortunately, these days the retailer’s offering is comprised of pleasingly pared-back and heavily catwalk influenced pieces, and that includes a selection of white jeans to sit under everything from a sports jacket to a sweatshirt.

Buy Now: £29.99

Mr Porter

Not a brand, per say, but the menswear maestros at Mr Porter certainly know how to put quality and style at the forefront of their buys. The etailer offers only the most premium labels, and that means, aside from the fact you’ll want to stuff your wardrobe full of its wares, that it has one seriously handsome selection of classic white jeans.

Buy Now: £195.00

Weekday

Using exclusively organic cotton to create its crisp line of denim, H&M-owned brand Weekday is a go-to if green matters are high on your priority list when picking out white jeans. Its impressive selection of cuts also manages the dual feat of being directional as well as classic. Colour us impressed.

Buy Now: £30.00

River Island

High street hero River Island seems to get better every season, with an increasingly excellent offering of marvellous menswear. Clean, crisp and perfectly simple, the brand’s straight-cut white jeans tick all of the sartorial boxes.

Buy Now: £20.00

Acne

Sharp Scandi style doesn’t get much better than Swedish label Acne. With its elevated streetwear, the brand has become the ultimate name for deceptively simple pieces that will live in your wardrobe for season upon season, without ever looking dated. And that makes its white jeans the gold standard.

Buy Now: £220.00

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Glossier Solution

I have to say that I was truly #blessed in my tween and teen years. Other than the occasional zit when I got my period, my skin was clear and smooth. 

Then I hit 25 and my hormones decided that they were going to rebel. Idk if it was because I was getting into baby-making years or what but my skin exploded. I started to get oil production where I'd never had it before, leading to clogged pores. Then came the acne. 

Not the satisfying kind of whiteheads that you can pop (but you shouldn't) for instant gratification. No. The kind that lives in the deeper layers of skin and just makes the texture of your face look bumpy AF.

I tried my usual drugstore creams but nothing worked. Proactiv? Nah. So I went to the derm. After looking at my chin and cheeks through a magnifying glass, he confirmed it: cystic acne.

He wrote me a prescription that I used until I ran out, moved to LA, and didn't get a refill on. Oops. 

Then this came in the mail.

Granted, it didn't look like that when it arrived. I was too excited about getting a skincare product in the mail that I ripped it open like a Christmas present. You know exactly what I'm talking about. 

My favorite part about it, initially, was that the dispenser is a pump. It looked like the kind that your manicurist uses for easy acetone pick up. Easy peasy. I plopped it on my bathroom vanity and got to work.

The formula contains Alpha Hydroxy, Beta Hydroxy, and Polyhydroxy Acids, which are gentle enough to use on sensitive skin and powerful enough to exfoliate away the dirt, dead skin, and pollutants that are causing breakouts. Calming aloe also acts to soothe skin after the exfoliation.

But would it work on my stubborn (hidden) acne? 

 The Verdict

 Abso-fricken-lutely. After just two weeks of using this product, I have noticed less texture around my hairline and chin. I'm also starting to see my skin get more balanced and my blackheads have totally decreased.

Now my skin is sensitive, which leads to a lot of reactions when I try new products. (I do it for the fans). Even though the directions say to use it every day, I started using the Solution every other night before bed. I'd follow with my serum and moisturizer. By the start of week two, I had upgraded to every night before bed.

I've already ordered another bottle of the stuff, even though I'm not halfway done with my current one. I have a-ways to go to get that perfect skin but I'm already doing better than I was.

This shit works. Period. 

Glossier Solution, $24

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European women’s best kept ancient skin and hair care secret, used for hundreds of years to clarify & condition skin & hair

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This DIY toner is perfect for many skin types! Whether you have acne prone skin, hyper-pigmentation or aging skin apple cider vinegar is perfect for YOU!

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♡ My secret to full volumized BIG hair in 1 step!:

♡ My Straight Hair Tutorial:

♡ How I use Hot Rollers!

♡ How I get messy beachy waves:

♡ How I Remove My Makeup:

♡ Makeup Brushes For Beginners!:

♡ All about my Nails:

♡ My Wedding Series!!

♡ My Fitness Routine:

♡ How I (weekly) Juice:

♡ How I Make (weekly) Healthy Smoothies:

♡ My Playlists (All my videos organized by category!) http://www.youtube.com/view_all_playlists

Camera used to film my videos: Canon Rebel T5i

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Product Description Tasmanian Apple Cider Vinegar is incredibly moisturizing- a miracle worker for people with dandruff, eczema or dry skin. What is it? European womenÕs best kept ancient skin and hair care secret,used for hundreds of years- made with Tasmanian apple cider vinegar rich in naturally occurring vitamins and minerals enriched with beneficial herbs. Ingredients and benefits: INGREDIENT BENEFITS Tasmanian apple cider vinegar rich in naturally occurring beneficial vitamins and minerals Ð restores acid balance to improve skin texture moisturizes and rehydrates the skin especially if skin is eczemaic concentrated herb extracts-nettle, marigold, horsetail Herbs are chosen for their reputation, singly and combined to: soothe a dry, sore or flaking scalp, stimulate growth and help to strengthen and create healthy hair, improve texture and shine, soothe and balance skin. Directions for use: As a hair rinse: it conditions the hair after shampooing adds gloss and shine, brightens natural color, leaves hair soft and easy to comb and helps to combat dandruff and eczema Simply add 2/3 tablespoons of this to a liter of water as a final rinse. As a last rinse for face and body too, to restore the vital acid balance, firm, tone, remove drying soap residue and moisturize the skin. Simply add a couple of teaspoons to clear rinse water for the face- you will not believe how incredibly soft and moist your skin feels afterwards.

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European women's best kept ancient skin and hair care secret, used for hundreds of years to clarify & condition skin & hair

Rich in naturally occurring beneficial & nourishing vitamins and minerals - restores acid balance to improve skin texture & hair - removes residue from hair products & shampoos while deeply conditioning

Moisturizes and rehydrates the skin and is especially healing for eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, dry skin, sensitive skin, dandruff and skin irritations

100% NATURAL & ORGANIC INGREDIENTS: Infused with concentrated organic herb extracts - nettle, marigold, horsetail chosen for their reputation, singly and combined to: soothe a dry, sore or flaking scalp, stimulate growth and help to strengthen and create healthy hair, improve texture and shine, soothe and balance skin

FREE BEAUTY SAMPLES INCLUDED | Apple Cider Vinegar clarifying rinse can be used as purifying hair rinse & a facial & full body toner - safely cleanses all skin types & formulated for the most sensitive skin without drying out or irritating your skin.

Product Description

GOODBYE ACNE - The #1 SECRET to restore your skin is Organic Apple Cider Vinegar!

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Our toner is also infused with the highest quality Organic Hydrosols, pure-products of the steam distillate material, the real aromatic therapy from plants and flowers - very gentle yet powerful as the best fighting ingredients:

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Price: $19.95

YOU ASKED & WE LISTENED - Introducing our new All-In-One Hello Cider 4oz Toner, in a convenient beautiful spray top frosted glass bottle. You love our Hello Cider wipes, below are the 4 reasons why you will also love our Hello Cider toner.

SAY HELLO TO CLEAN HEALTHY SKIN - Apple Cider Toner is a blend of ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR w/ the MOTHER. It contains alpha hydroxyl and malic acids as potent antibacterial, anitfungal preventing pimples from forming as well as reducing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and helps with aging spots.

INFUSED WITH SIX ORGANIC PURE HYDROSOLS (not water w/ added essential oils) of Tea Tree, Rose, Geranium, Lemon Grass, Neroli, and Chamomile. Each one of our 100% natural and organic hydrosols are hand picked specifically to combat acne, clear blemishes, restore your natural pH level, hydrate, treat pimples, blackheads plus staying on all day at the perfect nature moisturizer.

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Apple Cider Vinegar | Anti-Acne & Anti-Aging Natural Toner! DIY

This DIY toner is perfect for many skin types! Whether you have acne prone skin, hyper-pigmentation or aging skin apple cider vinegar is perfect for YOU!

Purchase the same exact apple cider vinegar I USE here: http://go.magik.ly/r/mamichula/d62a/

Tutorial on this look: http://youtu.be/U1agBqy4gvw

My accutane journey: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpGx5fmf3u7A5ncuWX85OAiziiE8XxzJw

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♡ How I Whiten my Teeth!!!!!:

♡ Everyday Eyebrow Tutorial & Grooming:

♡ How I Tint/Dye My Eyebrows:

♡ How I Cover Under Eye Circles & Bags:

♡ Updated Daily Foundation Routine (Full Coverage)

♡ Updated Skin Care Routine For Acne Prone Skin:

♡ Everyday Makeup Routine:

♡ My 10 Min Makeup:

♡ Waterproof Summer Makeup Routine:

♡ Get Ready With Me Series!!!

♡ My Fave BB Cream (for oily skin) Review & Demo:

♡ FULL Coverage Foundation That Wont Break You Out!:

♡ How I Got Rid Of My Acne For Good (older skin care routine):

♡ My Secret to LONG Sexy Lashes:

♡ How I do my Cat Eye Liquid Liner:

♡ How I Use Makeup To Cover Acne:

♡ Secret to how I keep my makeup flawless ALL DAY (Primers):

♡ How I grew my hair longer, stronger, and faster:

♡ My secret to full volumized BIG hair in 1 step!:

♡ My Straight Hair Tutorial:

♡ How I use Hot Rollers!

♡ How I get messy beachy waves:

♡ How I Remove My Makeup:

♡ Makeup Brushes For Beginners!:

♡ All about my Nails:

♡ My Wedding Series!!

♡ My Fitness Routine:

♡ How I (weekly) Juice:

♡ How I Make (weekly) Healthy Smoothies:

♡ My Playlists (All my videos organized by category!) http://www.youtube.com/view_all_playlists

Camera used to film my videos: Canon Rebel T5i

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