The Vanity Mirror: For beauty tips and other such things

Mostly patience, but besides that:

• start at the bottom, and move up in small increments, as you get each short section untangled.

• Use a narrow-tooth comb and pick the tangles out, rather than trying to comb then out with a wide-tooth comb.

• When mine gets horribly tangled, I slather it with (cheap, heavy) conditioner, like Suave and essentially use that as lube.

• I don't know whether you have this option, but if it was really bad, especially if they were in the back, I handed a comb and brush to Mr Maddy, sat down in front of him with my back to him and let him do it.

@Hats: I bought a black slouch hat (I believe that's the correct term, not sure though) because it was the first hat I'd found in a while that actually fit me and kept the sun out of my eyes. Wearing it around, I got a lot of fashion related questions as in "what kind of style are you going for?" I wasn't sure how to answer that, as I just bought it because I liked it and it fit. The hat in question.◊

Also, what is it with the moustache craze? I grew one on impulse and suddenly I'm seeing moustache shit (and the resulting backlash) fucking everywhere. When did giant 'staches become a hipster thing?

edited 18th Oct '12 9:37:31 PM by drunkscriblerian

Fairly recently.

Just got a safety razor for christmas. I'm officially never shaving with a cartridge razor again. The safety works great, and after only a bit of fiddling it is actually way more controllable than a cartridge head, especially around beards or mustaches. You only have one edge to plan for, so you can get nice clean lines around extant facial hair. Since the head is heavier you don't feel like you have to press down as hard, which makes it easier to avoid nicking...so long as you don't let the thing slip side-to-side at all. Word of caution; you can cut your finger on the thing so handle with care.

Also, the shave is closer and the replacement blades are about 30 cents a pop...way, way better than the five dollars you can end up paying for one of the top-end disposable cartridges.

I got a haircut today and I let the girl style it and she actually did something I liked and may try to replicate. This never happens.

One question; is there a way to pull of Jojo-style outrageous outfits without coming off as insane? How would one go about toning them down?

As in Jojo's Bizarre Adventures Jojo?

I potholed it and everything...

In short, you're asking if there's a way to tone down day-glo/ primary colour insanity and still keep the feel? Um... <shuffles a bit> Dunno, to be honest.

Keep the general tone with pattern and colour, but... not quite as big and bold, maybe?

Random rambling.

The only beauty tip I can use now is losing some weight. I am in no way fat, but I am a little on the pudgier side.

Get a pedometer and try walking more. Keep track of how many steps you walk during the day. Try to walk about 10k steps a day if you can. If you're just a little pugy, this small change might be enough.

Have someone to keep you accountable. My mother lost a good bit of weight on Weight Watchers. What she said helped her most was the weigh-in meetings, and not their calorie-counting system. While joining a formalized diet program may not be what you want, at least find a buddy who will hold you to whatever you settle on.

Eudi... Hm. Well, with Jojo, it's not the coloring that's the issue, since everyone knows Araki is probably colorblind.

No, what I meant to say was, that shamelessly audacious Macho Camp vibe, that vanity that isn't about impressing others with power or sharpness like a lot of modern men's fashion attempts, but which is about a solid, unwavering self-image that is ostentatiously unafraid to go out and play with concepts and be in stark contrast to what's accepted as normal.

I'm interested in displaying this sense of "ostentation of independence of style" and "unbridled creativity", but without trampling over conventional good taste or being in-your-face about it. I want to give off the vibe that my eccentricity is still business as usual, not a message for or against anything, not something that others should feel bothered or threatened by.

I don't know if I'm being clear...

I think I get what you're saying. As with hats, much of it is in your attitude. If you're self-conscious about what you're wearing, everyone else will notice it (negatively) as well. Put it on and forget it.

You may want to ease into it — wear one thing that's a bit eccentric at a time, at first, until you master the "Oh, what am I wearing again?" skill. Then either add another mildly unusual item or step up the eccentricity.

Pretty much this.

If you're comfortable in it, sod what anybody else thinks. That's the attitude to maintain.

Bowties it is, then!

Come now! Everybody knows that Bowties Are Cool. Of course you can run with that!

Dr. Who fashion is not exactly mainstream, but it's come to be accepted.

One day I'll have the abs to pull off Bare Your Midriff without looking like a slob; the real challenge is to do it without looking like a horny Club Kid desperate for attention.

I've begun using cold cream rather than soap to wash my face as cream is apparently better for dry skin. It's been two weeks and my face hasn't felt tight after a wash, which tends to happen with soap. But the softness and smoothness tends to last only until the next morning.

Okay, wow, this borders on the realm of sorcery.

It is sorcery.

I did Don Giovanni with a soprano from Korea. She kept saying that she wanted to have surgery to make her eyes bigger. I didn't realize at the time that she might have been serious.

I'm really really fat, and there's nothing that can change that. But I don't know. I do like makeup, some advice on palettes would be nice.

What skin tone and eye color do you have? Those make the biggest difference in choosing good colors for you.

Spring or Autumn? Summer or Winter? (Yes, that site might start melting your mind, but it's got the basics all there...)

I forgot all about that! My mom and my sister and I had our colors done years ago. I remember that my mom was an Autumn and so is my sister, and I think I'm a Winter. What an odd memory.