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Tik Toker who looks like Kylie Jenner and the Hairstylist who "Ruined" her Hair

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Intro     The Video     My experience     Taylor      What can we learn?     My Pinterest boards So I just came across this saga on Youtube about a Tik Toker who bears an uncanny resemblence to Kylie Jenner (honestly I think she's prettier than Kylie). I was initially drawn in by her face because I couldn't believe how much of a doppleganger she was. However, her videos about having her hair "revamped" by a supposedly expert hairstylist, and the flatly disappointing results that ensued made for riveting entertainment, and quite rightly went viral. Especially since the whole situation, whilst being very "Tik Tok" and "Influencer 2024", is also so relatable to probably every woman ever in existence. I'll link the video that explained the whole situation below. You should give it a watch and get caught up. The Video My Experience Ok, so hopefully by this stage you've watched the video and/or have familiarized yourself with the messy dra

Quickie post - the Tragedy of Doctor Who, The Rings of Power, The Marvels, She Hulk...I don't need to go on do I?

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Note: I know Doctor Who is the BBC not Hollywood but it suffers from the same show-killing problem. It is not what Hollywood is trying to do that is out of step with audiences, it is how they are attempting to do it. Or enforce it as it appears. Everyone would agree that Hollywood needed to be more diverse; that the movies of the recent past were simply not inclusive of large populations of society. But Hollywood's version of diversity is not thoughtful, sincere or relatable.  The subverting of beloved characters is something that makes me particularly mad. Because when you weaken male characters, and insert a "girl-boss to rule them all", it doesn't say promoting strong women to me. It says pandering to the most shallow definition of female strength, whilst ignoring real characteristics that are the true source of feminine power. So a 120 lb woman doesn't have to be able to kick down ten 250 lb musclemen in order to be defined as "strong". And that is a

The Lord of The Rings : The Rings of Power. Bland, Boring, UnFey 🙁

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 There's been talk about Amazon's The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power for months now; heated debate and sometimes outright anger over the "forced diversity" and 'toxic woke feminism" people felt it included. I heard the chatter, saw some trailers, but for the most part ignored the perhaps premature surmises on how bad it would be. Instead I chose to wait and watch for myself, then make up my own mind, relatively free from the biases swirling in the cyberworld around me. And so I did. I have to say I honestly went into the first episode with high hopes for a transcendent experience even marginally akin to the one Peter Jackson gave us in his unimpeachable version all those many years ago. I could care less whether some hobbits were now brown, whether some elves had darker skin...so what? If in a fantasy world no less,  you cannot imagine characters with slight variations in skin colour than what the book described then you're fucked. As long as the

My $40 Back To School Essentials Challenge

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  Hello everyone, I hope you and yours are all doing well. Today I decided to challenge myself to see if I could spend just $40 to purchase my back to school essentials at yesstyle.com. I have really been enjoying shopping on this site lately, and the one package I ordered from them so far arrived quickly and without problems. Their prices are so reasonable and the products are tempting. Today, I thought of a fairly inexpensive challenge (excuse) to buy as many stationery products for back to school as I can, while spending no more than $40. Without further ado...let's see how I did. These are the products I placed in my shopping cart to order: 1.  School Time - Printed 2-Layer Pencil Case - US$ 5.60 2.  SOONERGO - Set of 4: Pen - 0.5 mm US$ 6.60 3.  SOONERGO - Set: B5 Loose Leaf Document Folder + Refill Paper + Divider + Highlighter  -  US$ 10.90 4.   School Time - Set of 6: Highlighters - US$ 4.60 5.  Cute Essentials - Transparent Sticky Note - US$ 5.20 6.  Yuja Girl - Cartoon P

I made a video! Vitamin C and Korean Skin Care

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Hello everyone! This is  a short post as it's near 12:00 midnight as I type and I've just finished uploading my (very amateur) video to Youtube.  Exciting yes...but I'm quite tired now (*sigh)😪 So lately I have been wanting to take better care of my skin, as I enter more mature years. Through my explorations and tentative experimentations with what's available out there, I have become a little bit obsessed with two things: 1. Vitamin C 2. Korean skin care Lately, my favourite product has been the dear Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin C Drops and the Freshly Juiced Vitamin E Mask. I've been slathering them both on my face almost every night and I really am seeing a difference. Therefore, I decided to make a video review and post it to YouTube. Now I'm not a pro content creator by any means, and I definitely don't have the pro equipment they use, but I think I did alright for a rank amateur.  Dear Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin C Drops and Vitamin E  mask - quick

Stationery Love - Journaling in 2022

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 Hi everyone! I cannot believe that my last post was in 2016 (!) and it is now all of 2022! The struggle has been too real I'll tell you. Sadly, I allowed life in general to knock me off the creative planner bandwagon...that is, until now.  Due to the vagaries of "Ms. Rona" since 2020, I think many people had their routines derailed, and planning became somewhat different than it had been before. For me, I started tending towards creative journaling more than planning. Honestly I think that was always the style that appealed to me most. So now instead of keeping a daily planner, I'm more into freestyle journaling, using words, pictures, stickers, and whatever I can find to do creative, expressive layouts. I love decorating with different pens and markers - whatever helps me to express my mood. My favourite thing to keep are lists and trackers of all kinds. For instance, some of the ones I've enjoyed including in my journal are: Water trackers - pretty standard to

Latest planner layouts!

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My unfussy, imperfect yet totally cute planner layouts. I've come a long way! Sunny,bright and summery I love this kate spade inspired spread. It's my favourite so far. Mason jars! Just love the colours here.