Not to downplay all the good points in your post, but -Her account would be more interesting if it weren't just headshot after relentless headshot, but she's chasing the dragon, that next dopamine hit
Plus her livelihood is tied up in it now
Instagram is a scourge. Future generations - assuming our stupid species survives - will look back on this era with scorn and bemusement
Oooh I haven’t had Lambrini in years! I could offer that or Sancerre... two ends of a delicious spectrumThat tray is a thing of beauty. Teenage me wants to come over to your house and swatch them all and drink lambrini and gossip.
Edit: adult me wants to do same but with some inexpensive but very delicious French plonk.
Great article - there's a lot more that could be said on that subject. I know I'm very susceptible. One of the tactics they advise overspenders to use is the "power pause", so retailers will do all they can to create a sense of urgency or scarcity which triggers FOMO.Is there a sentence in that column without alliteration?
Meanwhile, here's an article about the tactics of online retailers, but is also applicable to influencers, basically middlemen for online retailers. Especially for those kindly curated limited edition kits.
The tactics retailers use to make us spend more – and how they harm the vulnerable
Online stores draw in shoppers but those with mental health issues are particularly susceptiblewww.theguardian.com
You’re lucky you managed to bag one. I really wanted that one, but they’d sold out!I've got velvet blush and find it really clings to any flakes if my lips are dry. It needs quite precise application but does wear down nicely once it's on. I'm not blown away by it though - I find the formula very similar to Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution.
You are the absolute best at thread titlesSali Hughes #25: Gifted. I try very hard to pay but she will not have it.
Thank youYou are the absolute best at thread titles
That article felt too close to home. I resist but feel the fomo. The '20% off your next time purchase if you choose casual delivery' saved me from some impulse black friday purchases. Altho that they needed to persuade people to spread their order by reducing their margins again shows how unmanageable black friday logistics are.Great article - there's a lot more that could be said on that subject. I know I'm very susceptible. One of the tactics they advise overspenders to use is the "power pause", so retailers will do all they can to create a sense of urgency or scarcity which triggers FOMO.
The JM thread moves at lightning speed- leave your phone alone to make tea and you come back to 12 new threadsThank youI love suggesting them - can't seem to time my Jack Monroe ones right any more! Generally Sali writes her own.
OuchReminds me of that classic from Mumsnet "the ever peripheral Sali Hughes".
There’s a colour-matching app on Cult Beauty which will suggest shades for a number of brands, and Huda is one of them. I’ve seen other people rate it, however when I tried it it came up with suggestions which I know to be too light but I did try it in the second week of having Covid and therefore looking DogRoughTM, so I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt.OK, so now I have my eye on the Huda foundation sticks. I don't wear foundation, but this looks like something I could manage. The mac app tells me I am an NW20. Can one of you clever people tell me what shade I might be in the Hada stick?
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Its really arduous taking long luxurious baths.I've just read the article - she keeps saying how 'arduous' the testing has been. I think she's joking but it's difficult to tell when reading it. Also - is it really so hard testing lipsticks and skincare?! As she must be comparing it to what she usually does if she is joking. Maybe I'm reading too much into this.
Arduous jumped out at me too. Probably an attempt at wry humour, but at some level she believes it. Why labour that she spend a month testing. C'mon. How long was she submerged for? Her already dry skin must be like the Atacama desertI've just read the article - she keeps saying how 'arduous' the testing has been. I think she's joking but it's difficult to tell when reading it. Also - is it really so hard testing lipsticks and skincare?! As she must be comparing it to what she usually does if she is joking. Maybe I'm reading too much into this.
I would go to her website and look at each foundation shade to see the face of the model wearing it to decide whether or not it could be a match for you. Then google the shade you think might be closest to your skin tone and check out YouRube reviews. Try also googling Huda foundation stick & Mac NW20OK, so now I have my eye on the Huda foundation sticks. I don't wear foundation, but this looks like something I could manage. The mac app tells me I am an NW20. Can one of you clever people tell me what shade I might be in the Hada stick?
Ouch
Thankyou for posting this x very timely advice for me.Is there a sentence in that column without alliteration?
Meanwhile, here's an article about the tactics of online retailers, but is also applicable to influencers, basically middlemen for online retailers. Especially for those kindly curated limited edition kits.
The tactics retailers use to make us spend more – and how they harm the vulnerable
Online stores draw in shoppers but those with mental health issues are particularly susceptiblewww.theguardian.com
How DARE she erase your humanity with no mention of a salty bath....??? I’m in the Bath Salt Brigade and hate a bubble (singular) or an oil. A few weeks ago I bought some fancy magnesium salts with lavender, hoping for the ULTIMATE relaxation bathing experience. Anyway the bloody lavender was actually lavender petals - like the stuff you get in a lavender bag. It was the opposite of relaxing and I ended up getting a fucking sieve to fish all the lavender out of the water... I felt like a midwife next to a birthing pool. Apologies, I may have mentioned it before so sorry if I am repeating myself.Sali claims that her nationality is erased by typos, but she’s erased my humanity in her opening paragraph. ‘the world is divided in two: the sophisticates and the toddlers. The former favour fine botanical oils, natural milks and complex aromatherapeutic fragrances. The latter crave sweet, fat bubbles, dense enough to make a carefully laid foam beard last the duration of Carols From King’s.’
I don’t belong to either camp, what ever will I do? Am I no longer of this world? Am I a cyborg (in which case do my electricals render me unsuitable for bathing?)
Come to think of it, she’s omitted The Bath Salts Brigade, a number of whom reside in this thread
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