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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was the winter of Tabs’ discontent, because it was raining, and there was *no way in heck* he was going to subject his award-winning kitty coat to that much humidity on the day of the Golden Globes. Tabs had planned to fly down to Beverly Hills today to co-host the show with Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg, but a freak Nor’wester rolled in, and the FAA (Feline Aviation Administration) grounded all feline operated airlines. Oh, well… He decided to take advantage of the unexpected opening in his schedule...

I just watched a makeup video on Instagram with a pre-teen girl with porcelain, pore-less, perfect skin applying 10 beauty products to achieve “flawless skin.” There was baking and contouring and lots of Shape Tape involved, and she also exclusively used premium products, namely MAC, Fenty, Laura Mercier and Tarte. Now, when I was that girl’s age, I had one Corn Silk Pressed Powder from Thrifty’s, and for me that was luxurious. My mom wouldn’t even let me wear mascara (“too mature”). The girl in the video looked to be about 12, and she was in full-beat glam with false...

So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a good start. ? 1. Frosty pink gloss or a frosty white brow bone? (And you gotta pick one! You can’t choose “neither.”) Take me back to 1999, why don’t you? I’m gonna have to go with the...

As Forrest Gump famously said, life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get, and I feel that that is 100% the way it is in beauty, too — because I’ve been a makeup/hair/nail enthusiast now for, what, a billion years? — and I’m repeatedly utterly shocked by the things that happen. A (shockingly) hairy situation I cannot even BEGIN to describe how repeatedly surprised I’ve been by the hair-related changes on my person over the past 10 years. Unexpected hairs have thrown me for a loop many times. Where to start… OK, well,...

So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a good start. 1. What lipstick do you wear the most? Lately, MAC Velvet Teddy (that is, when it’s not falling in the toilet, OY!), because it goes with everything. 2. What’s your upper monetary limit for a...