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Managing My Jacked Up Spine Gave Me Perfect Posture
As you may recall, there were some major complications with my birth. I was born with a crooked spine (congenital scoliosis), I was bow-legged (still kind of am) and my feet pointed inwards when I...
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Long, Fake And Pointy: My Week With WTF Nails
I took the L train home from work a couple of weeks ago and watched as a young girl peeled her purple acrylic nail from her finger, all shifty-eyed like, “Eff, I hope nobody saw me do that.” We made...
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Quick Question: Do You Have Super-Dry, Red Nose Corners?
My skin isn't very dry. Combination, maybe. But holy face dandruff, Batman, do I have dry nose corners! (Actually, dandruff is oily--but I digress.) The creases where my nose meets the rest of my face...
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I Got Waxed By A Trainee Because It Was Free
I guess I've always been a bit of a masochist, minus the self-loathing. My brand of masochism is rooted in stubbornness and pride. I was the kind of kid who would hold her breath at dinner instead of...
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I Listened To My Gut And Dyed My Hair PINK!
In the words of the great, curly-haired philosopher Nikka Costa, "Everybody got their something." You know--that thing, that thought, that outrageous idea that pops in your head from time to time just...
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Concealer, Teabags And Spoons: My Store-Bought And DIY Under-Eye Regimen
I’ve suffered from insomnia for the majority of my life, and I have the face to prove it. These under-eye circles do nothing for me except let the world know that I got no sleep, feel not-so-great,...
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My Dream Concealer, Brought To Me Via Instagram
Impulsively buying nail polishes, eye shadows, lipsticks, glitter, anything that Hannah suggests and then I later see staring at me from the shelves at CVS (‘Sup got2b? Thank Hannah for actually...
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Start Working On Your Bacne Now So You Can Be As Naked As You Wanna Be When...
When I say I spend on my back, I don’t usually mean I'm lying down; rather, it involves rowing-like exercises on suspension trainers to avoid Shar Pei-esque rolls, and some sort of scrubbing or...
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Quick Question: Do You Ever Buy Skincare Products From The Doctor?
There's an increasing number of brands being sold exclusively by dermatologists and plastic surgeons these days. And by "exclusively," I mean some sneaky websites find loopholes and become...
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I Made A Big Change Yesterday
So I went away this weekend upstate to visit the Dia: Beacon museum. It was incredible. A huge warehouse-type structure, naturally lit via huge skylights, housing an incredible collection of modern...
View ArticleHow To Apply Your Makeup Before Sunrise During A Power Outage
I've gotten a lot of requests for different video tutorials, but none so much as this: Dear Marci, I have to wake up really early for my job, and my power company is really unreliable. How can I do my...
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Trendy Teeth: A DIY Gap-Tooth Tutorial
Alright, I've done a lot of this "trendy" business: weird pointy nails, nail wraps, neon nails (OK, so a lot of trendy nail crap), dry brushing, and BB cream using. But ever since I got the gold cap...
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Quick Question: Which Nail Polish Color Will Get Me A Boyfriend Fastest?
You might have read my recent xoJane article about how I've been single for seven years and I'm trying to figure out why. So, I'm working on my self-deprecation, health, etc., but three whole weeks...
View ArticleA DIY Cooling Mask With Benefits That Melt Into Your Skin
Although I'm usually in Singapore, I found myself in Palm Springs over the Easter weekend, which also turned out to be White Party weekend. Big gay dance festival! With so many Speedo-clad hotties...
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I’m Anemic, And It Messes With My Cuteness
I’m not quite sure what caused it or for how long I’ve actually suffered from it, but it’s a truth I’ve come to terms with, you guys: I have iron-deficiency anemia. This means my blood lacks enough...
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My Favorite Face Scrub Turned On Me After 10 Years Of Loyal Service
What do you do when the one beauty product that has never let you down suddenly turns evil and screws with your skin? Move on, of course, perhaps after giving it the middle finger. (Why is it so...
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My Friend Opened A Tanning Salon In Our Hometown And I Kind Of Hope It Fails
New Jersey, the state I lived in from the second month of my life to the 183rd, banned minors from using tanning beds yesterday. I'm totally cool with that. Tanning beds have been deemed just as...
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OK, Fine, I'll Tell You How I Get My Hair So Shiny
Ever since xoVain launched, I have, for almost a month now, been bouncing off my bed in Singapore in the mornings to check out the site. I mean, between xoJane and xoVain, I really don’t need much...
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Quick Question: Which One Of These Asian Beauty Goodies Should I Try First?!
Our beloved Faz is visiting her boyfriend in California right now, but at some point before she left, she sent me a package from her homeland, Singapore, full of awesome Asian beauty stuff that's...
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Date Dilemma SOLVED: I Finally Found Coverage That Doesn't Look Cakey Up Close
I just realized I’ve been dating for 22 years. That’s one year less than Annie’s been living. My first boyfriend was a fellow sixth-grader named Jason, a handsome young man (boy) who, like me,...
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