Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Color Me Excited!
Right. So I have talked way more about my pubic hair on this blog than I ever imagined I would. Ever. Yet here I am again with my nether regions on my mind (not literally; I am not quite that flexible). Back in the day when Natasha Senior (my salon had the distinction of employing two Natashas) was my waxer-extraordinaire, there was talk of something dazzling and cutting edge. Some of the beauticians at this posh San Francisco salon were using cookie cutters and hair dye to dramatically transform bikini lines. Natasha Senior herself spoke of a beautiful blue dolphin she had recently emblazoned on a client's mons pubis. I remember thinking how outrageous it was at the time. Ridiculous even. I thought colorful, decorative pubic hair was soon to go the way of banana clips and zipper jeans.
Flash forward six years or so, and, much to my surprise, here I am staring at a box of do-it-yourself pubic hair dye. Betty Beauty comes in a wide variety of colors from natural (brown and black) to not so (blue and hot pink). Nancy Jarecki, the creator, got the idea when she saw colorists at a Roman salon slipping little brown bags to their clients as they left. She learned that the bags contained a small bit of the hair color that had been used on the clients' heads so they could take care of making "downstairs" match in the privacy of their own homes. Brilliant!
In addition to these fantastic colors, that come with a lightening creme and fat mascara-wand-looking applicator, Betty Beauty has also provided the stencils. For just $9.99, you can purchase a whole collection of fun shapes from hearts and lightening bolts to peace signs and dollar signs. I have always aspired to profess my political ideology with the hair on my vagina. Now I need only decide if my dollar sign will look better in Malibu Betty Blue or Fun Betty Pink. Decisions, decisions...Labels: beauty, rant, review, wax
tidbit posted by Mosa @ 12:38 PM
Monday, July 21, 2008
It's a Beautiful Thing
My mom didn't shave her legs when I was growing up, and her idea of eyebrow grooming was to occasionally spit on her thumb and rub down my ample brows in an attempt to minimize their persistent fullness. While I fully appreciate the lessons my mom taught me about self-acceptance and natural beauty, I entered adulthood with scant knowledge about enhancing and maximizing my better qualities and minimizing or eliminating those less desirable. Even though I have picked up some gems over the years (tweezers rock!) I am still fairly naive when it comes to beauty products. Thankfully, the time has come for me to get schooled: Beauty Junkies Unite.
This clean, well-organized and honest site gives me new insight and ammunition for my expanding beauty regimen. Woo-hoo. Maybe I will send a link to my mom.Labels: beauty, body image
tidbit posted by Mosa @ 6:16 PM
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