The last word on minimalism and decluttering

Maybe you're one of the seemingly countless people who are really into minimalism these days. Or maybe you're like me and have been wishing you were into minimalism, because you just had to move all of your fucking property twice within a two week period and now you live surrounded by overflowing boxes and bags in a chaotic hell of your own making. That's when living the monastic lifestyle looks most appealing, I think. Either way, read this and then do everything it tells you to do, because otherwise you will never be happy.

The frustration of finding makeup matches for WOC (and why foundation is never going to look "natural", sorry) (From The Toast)

This article talks about the options for women whose skin is darker than "medium fair", as well as all the limitations. There are also tips on using concealer that apply to those of us who don't have such a hard time finding products at the drugstore.

And the makeup artist author points out that you can have even coverage OR naturally-looking skin, but not both. So it's not that I just haven't found the right foundation that will look invisible on my skin. It doesn't exist, despite what all the blog reviews try to tell me. Time to lower the expectations, I guess. Or just stick with concealer and powder, like usual, and save myself some money.

SO MUCH USEFUL ADVICE! (from The Toast)

So much. Did you know that thing about the gas cap on cars? Damn. This is a very important exception to the Never Read the Comments rule. Read them all.

The Meanest Skincare Advice (from The Toast)

Read it here. For some of it, I was like, "Yes, obviously," and for some of it, I was like, "Really? Citation needed." But in the end I just like it when people rant about beauty shit. Spoiler alert! This is how it ends:

A lot of what we consider to be good skin has nothing to do with actual good skin. Good skin is generally supposed to be clear, even, smooth, all that sort of conventional bullshit. There are elements at play with good skin that have nothing to do with your skin: lighting is a big one (another article on that forthcoming) and hormones are another. I hope I’ve opened your eyes to all the different ways the skin care industry is bullshit and that you still want to be friends. Drink a glass of water now. Bye.