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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Day 18, Part Two: J’adore this expensive lipstick
Remember when I wore some really horrendous long-wearing lipstick? That was one half of the “Seductive, Classic Naturals” look in the “Fall’s Sexiest Makeup” feature. Here’s how the other half, the “Fierce and Fiesty” look appeared in the magazine: And … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Beauty, Cosmo, Makeup, Women
Tagged Beauty Product Test Drive, Dior, eyeshadow, fun stuff, lipstick, mascara, Maybe She's Born With It, Maybelline, Rimmel
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Day 18, Part One: Safe Sex FAIL
Okay, so kudos to Cosmo for writing an article on safer sex (“How to Outsmart STDs”, The Cosmo Health Report, pages 186-189). However, this piece could have been much better if: It wasn’t so freakin’ heteronormative It didn’t over-sensationalize the … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Cosmo, Heteronormativity, Rape Culture, Sex, Sexism, Slut-Shaming, Women
Tagged Awesome Bloggers, condoms, FAIL
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Did someone from Cosmo write this ad for Trojan?
Wow. Trojan has a new vibrator out, called the Triphoria (Tri plus Euphoria, get it?), and someone managed to write a TV ad for Trojan that never uses the word “vibrator”, but did use plenty of Cosmo-worthy euphemisms for “Use … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Cosmo, Funny Stuff, Sex, Slut-Shaming, Women
Tagged Babeland, FAIL, television
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Day 17, Part One: The Menz, They is So Crabby
I have a strong temper. So does the Stig. But miraculously enough, we both have the magical ability to control our tempers, so either of us aren’t stuck explaining to our RA why the ceiling has collapsed and why there’s so … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Celebrity, Cosmo, Heteronormativity, Mansplanation, Rape Culture, Women
Tagged Domestic Violence, Fuck This Patriarchy Bullshit, The Stig, Videos
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Day 16, Part Two: A Beauty Sneak Peek
I’m sorry for the dearth of posts. I’ve been incredibly busy with school (attempting to dominate PhotoShop, researching Renaissance Venice for an Acting for the Classics assignment) and practicum (staking stage lights) that I don’t have anything else for today. … Continue reading
Day 16, Part One: LOOK WHAT I HAVE!
My order from Macy’s came through. I got some more Cosmo-worthy makeup to experiment with, and I’ll be doing some more beauty posts over the weekend. I got the hideous zebra bag for free. Yippy Skippy. I will be responding … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Cosmo, Funny Stuff, Makeup
Tagged Beauty Product Test Drive, randomness, The Stig
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Day 15, Part One: All Hail The Shrunken Jacket
One of thea fashion things that I’ve seen in multiple magazines, including Cosmo, is the Shrunken Jacket. The Shrunken Jacket is a small, formfitting jacket that will make the wearer feel badass. I got mine yesterday. Mine doesn’t have metal … Continue reading
Perspective.
While many women and girls in the U.S. are stealing peeks at their mom’s/big sister’s Cosmo at 12, the situation is a little more different for girls living in poverty in third-world countries: The Girl Effect is a great organization … Continue reading
Day 14, Part Two: Cosmo’s resident “Guy Expert” makes an effort, fails miserably
So, Cosmo has this column called “Ask Him Anything” (Love&Lust, page 166-7), written by Ky Henderson. And unlike the rest of Cosmo’s “advice”, he says things that (usually) make sense. However, he kind of misses the boat on this one: … Continue reading
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Tagged FAIL, Relationships, The Stig
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The Cosmonut Strikes Back 