Better boobs, better life

When you think about breast implants, what comes to mind? A super fake-looking pair of hemispheres? Lots of plastic and silicone? Or something that’s rock-hard from fibrosis, à la The Cool Mom from Mean Girls? No one wants failed boobs. People want any procedure done…

Now I Ain’t Saying It’s a Skin Primer Loaded with Heavy Metals

Now Kanye’s lyrics in his song “Gold Digger” are sexist, but the beat really slaps. In a similar vein, this makeup primer from Guerlain is loaded with gold, a heavy metal a.k.a. something known to be toxic to the body, but it’s super-pretty. I personally…

Chém Bằng Răng

“Chém bằng răng” is a Vietnamese phrase for “so expensive that it knocks all your teeth out.” It’s more commonly said in North Vietnam; the Southern equivalent is “chém bay đầu,” which means “so expensive that it chops your head off.” For functional reasons relevant…

By the Skin of Your Teeth?

That’s such a weird phrase. But it would actually really apply if this post was about veneers for your teeth, which are made out of ceramic materials. Instead, I’m going to write about something a little more personal to me. I was an orthodontic nightmare….

Sorry Sir Mix-A-Lot, These Big Butts Are Lyin’

I’m going to start off by saying I’m very sore from exercising for the first time in a month. I went for a 6.7-mile run and hiked up a local park called East Rock after trying on this beautiful new pair of leggings and deciding…

Nanoparticles? In my Sunscreen?

I have been religiously devoted to sunscreen since I was very young; it started off as a desire to mimic my own mother’s skincare routine, but then I came to understand the importance of applying sunscreen daily: to prevent skin damage from UVA and UVB…

Why Biomaterials in Beauty and Cosmetics?

Hello, this is me: A little dead inside, roots overgrown, hair bleached beyond repair, but I also want to say my lips look really good here. I used to hate how thick they were because all the other girls in my elementary school years had…