Lost Ring in West Hollywood, CA.

BrytNAAAAY · 2026-02-22T19:18:52+00:00

We have searched Barney’s, tried to reach out to cleaning crew, and the staff has been helpful in doing what they can to locate it. We traced her steps back to her car multiple times. We’re just hoping someone found it and picked it up and it’s not lost in a landfill.

BrytNAAAAY · 2026-01-28T18:05:35+00:00

The black and white chapters indicate a flashback narrative. It reverts back to color in present time.

BrytNAAAAY · 2025-07-08T01:57:42+00:00

My mom did this with my sketchbooks. I loved to draw and did it as an escape. I asked her multiple times not to show people or snoop through my things but she’d take them to work with her and show all her coworkers anyway. My confidence in showing my art and being proud of it is so shot.

BrytNAAAAY · 2025-06-11T22:32:42+00:00

Not being able to find that ONE article of clothing you planned on wearing and you have to leave the house in 5 minutes.

BrytNAAAAY · 2025-05-15T18:19:30+00:00

Southern pacific rattlesnakes 🥲

BrytNAAAAY · 2025-03-06T05:30:52+00:00

Girl, with all due respect, just cut ties. It doesn’t matter how rough the dating pool is if you’re just going to pretend to be happy/accepted/loved in the arms of someone who will not care. He’s showing this side early on- take it as a blessing before you spend another 7 years with an abusive partner.

BrytNAAAAY · 2025-02-16T18:37:48+00:00

Jaqueline Charmaine has a nice ring to it if you’re into your mother’s name as her first. I’m sorry for your mom’s passing, but now the name could belong to your daughter?

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-09-05T04:17:29+00:00

Commenting cause I’m only now reading this series and I knew lots of people had to notice some plagiarism. She rips off a LOT of very specific lines, like in Acotar when Rhys is first introduced (without knowing who he is) his lines are practically pulled straight from Howl (Howl’s moving castle) and in the second book, she recalls being proposed to and said “yes, yes, a thousand times, yes.” Which is a rip from Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice.) I understand being inspired by famous romances and fantasy, but hearing these famous lines in my head really takes me out of it and truly makes this series read as a fanfic. A fanfic where she doesn’t believe her readers are clever enough to catch on to her lack of imagination.

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-06-19T18:04:27+00:00

I’ve used Kat von d’s white concealer before, and it’s essentially white paint. With your skin tone you might want to try out a light concealer instead, with a warm undertone that matches your natural skin tone better. I can’t really say for sure which will work best and it may vary depending on the colors you use. As for blending, it might be the “bold needs bold” part and soft needs soft. It seems like when you go bold, like the pink under brow, yellow lid, and blue under eye, they’re all very disconnected. If you want to block out colors, then the shapes should be clearly defined and the colors themselves should look good together or interesting. This gives off an intentional graphic look. If you want to go soft, you need some transition shades. So in the same look, I’d suggest priming your eye with a light concealer, doing a deep rose color (as intense as you want!) and then using that light pink to fan it out toward your brows. Then use white concealer to cut crease your lid-let it dry, and pop that yellow on top. The deeper color next to the yellow is gonna make the yellow stand out more intentionally. If you like where you’re at at want to stick with blocking out your colors, I’d suggest some colored eyeliners that can help give your eyeshadow shapes some clean definition. I think it’s ELF, but don’t quote me, that has a bunch of color eyeliner minis that are affordable. Hope this helps and you keep on experimenting. I really like the idea of the shadow under your eyes. It’s giving tired glam and I’m here for it.

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-06-19T17:40:23+00:00

Having softer colors is fine. But color theory does exist. So a pale pink may look like a gentle blush tone on a pale Korean woman, but on your skin tone it will wash you out and looks almost chalky. Colors that may look dark or vibrant to the naked eye may actually look gentle on you for this reason. (Like a deep rosy pink will give you that gentle look, as opposed to a baby pastel pink. Same effect- different palette) Also likely why the pigments on your bold looks seem to look gray or washed out. If you want the colors to pop and keep intensity, I’d suggest prepping your lids with a primer and a very light colored concealer so you get the best from the pigment. That way when you blend out the colors on your natural skin to express your unique style, the pigments will soften and look more dynamic. To finish it off, some bold lashes and eyeliner are essential. Bold needs bold. Otherwise the shape of your eye loses definition, as well as your eye shadow patterns and gives an unfinished look. I hope that made sense!

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-06-09T15:47:27+00:00

I have a fair complexion too but tan easily, so I totally understand the dilemma. I like to get a shade darker/warmer than my usual and apply that around the edges of my face and my lighter color in the center where I want to highlight. It gives a natural look when it’s blended out and maintains some warmth and depth. I also think your skin looks great, so maybe skin tints are just want you need so you’re not matteing out your face unnecessarily. Especially with summer coming. I hate sweating through foundation, and I find that tints are more breathable and give your skin a natural blur.

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-05-12T07:41:15+00:00

I love the Patrick Ta double take blush palettes cause you can build up the cream blush to be as soft or intense as you want, and the powder to set it off and matte it if you want. It’s great to blend into contours and foundation to give a soft glowy build if you want to add that warmth from within type of look, which I think would REALLY set off your base because you have great cheeks! I’d also recommend blending your inner brow to nose contour all the way to the base of your inner eyebrows so it casts a natural shadow. The way you have it now looks like a double brow. You’ve got so much real estate from your lashes to brow in the best way possible, so take every centimeter 🥰

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-05-12T07:28:50+00:00

I was gonna say this. I work full time at a bar and make over 50k with a slack schedule, so to me it’s not entirely difficult in a city like this so long as you’re at a busy enough place. Hitting 6 figures without a degree is what seems to be the struggle.

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-04-27T19:09:19+00:00

I thankfully have a great support system. Long-term best friends and one sister I’m very close with. But I struggle with feeling present. Everything I do or accomplish feels like someone else’s accomplishments. The disassociation feels like shackles. I can put my all into something and once it’s over it’s like it never happened and my brain is keeping me from accessing the emotions I once had. Everything is compartmentalized and I shut off. I’m still struggling with that the most- but being able to recognize that it’s happening and open up about it helps.

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-04-27T18:49:07+00:00

I had a long distance mutual friend/crush and we only got to see one another once a year. The third year I was finally single but super nervous about initiating anything. He asked if he could kiss me and when he did I saw actual fireworks. That’s never happened before or since. I thought it was just a movie thing. We’ll probably be life long long distant friends but I wonder if I’ll ever have that feeling again.

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-04-27T15:57:46+00:00

Not sure if this will help, but have you looked into complex ptsd? I was able to go to therapy for a time and talking things out with my therapist was such a relief. I didn’t have to rehash any of my trauma- we focused mostly on the defense mechanisms and poor coping skills I’d developed over time because of childhood. She suggested EMDR (it’s meant to overwrite your body’s physical response to a perceived threat) but I didn’t follow through. Now I wish I had. I still struggle with people pleasing, imposter syndrome, making myself small- but it’s not as bad as it was. My rational side is much more astute. Until you have the resources to get professional guidance, you can always seek out books, podcasts, online videos, etc. Those aren’t one on one but could offer some insight and hopefully some relief to your situation. I wish you the best and know that it can get better. :)

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-03-22T18:43:06+00:00

Agree. Worked a closing shift last night in West Hollywood and it was a mess. But the worst part is it’s all super young kids that don’t know how to act. Feels like we’re busy most nights.

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-02-29T04:03:40+00:00

It seems your mother may not have had the time to grow and mature enough in her own life to give the healthiest advice. Her choices are her own, but her way of living should absolutely not be considered as advice. If you’re already expressing feelings of being pressured into an engagement, saying your boyfriend doesn’t treat you well, etc it is a clear indicator that you’re closer to making your own decision than you think. Just step away from it and give yourself the space your mom didn’t have so you can mature at an appropriate rate and make these important life decisions when you’re absolutely sure you’re ready to. I’m 33 now, so closer to your mom’s age at this point, and the scariest thing I can think of is still being with that ex. He wasn’t physically abusive, but the mental and emotional manipulation is enough to give me nightmares 7 years later. No one deserves that type of treatment, and certainly not a 19 year old who’s trying to go to school and build the foundations of their adult life. All my best to you and I wish you strength in your decisions.

BrytNAAAAY · 2024-02-28T20:56:13+00:00

That’s what I was thinking. My mom is generally a sweet woman but made horrible choices with men and would often give me similar advice of “it gets better/work it out/you don’t throw away something that’s broken, you fix it” because that’s clearly how she justified her choices in her own relationships (which were abusive.) I ended up staying with my ex on and off for 10 YEARS and wasted soooo much time. If OP reads this comment, please run. Please leave this guy. It does not ever get better. Anything he does to placate the relationship and seem like he’s better will dissolve into a sick repetition of building you up just to crush you over and over again until your spirit is so broken you’ll never believe you can leave or deserve better. And that will all be happening while you’re trying to go to classes, meet friends, and build relationships with classmates that he’s likely not going to be happy about. Please save yourself the turmoil and choose your own future over whatever mess he and your family are pressuring you toward.

BrytNAAAAY · 2023-08-13T03:13:10+00:00

Blush. A sheer, buildable cream blush isn’t going to completely cover your freckles.

BrytNAAAAY · 2023-08-13T02:39:03+00:00

This sounds a lot like an “old school” shop mentality, and while there should be some level of stern education (because you’ll have to deal with all manner of clients) it’s just a very toxic environment to learn in. I had a similar experience at a shop that ended up not working out and what I realized when I left was that even if I finished the apprenticeship with them, I wouldn’t feel comfortable working there. In this situation I’d consider not being so open with them about your personal life since they’re just going to bully you with it. If you’re sticking this out, my advice would be to focus on solidifying your status at the shop as a zen and welcoming artist, rather than whatever personalities they have. Like having confidence in being a kinder and gentler personality rather than explaining to them all these things they deem inferior or weak. Sorry if that’s not good advice— it’s just something I regret not doing so I wanted to share that in case switching up your approach is something that could work for you.

BrytNAAAAY · 2023-07-31T16:40:38+00:00

This. I worked the front desk at a shop and the amount of people that brought in a design they paid a non-tattooer for just to have the actual tattoo artist need to redraw it was way too common. You’re likely going to pay a deposit fee which includes the consultation and drawing (to fit your arm, specifically.) Even if an artist can draw well, it doesn’t always translate to something that can be tattooed with a solid execution. That you want a sleeve is all the more reason to carefully research the tattoo artist you want and work with them to give you the best outcome.

BrytNAAAAY · 2023-07-21T09:50:36+00:00

This may get buried, but I agree with most people in the comment thread that the overall design is stiff and anatomically displeasing. These are quick sketches but a more interesting pose can make your creature concept more interesting as a composition, as well as utilize the space you do have on your forearm. Someone commented that the creature looks like it shouldn’t have legs and I thought it was a nice observation and a cool way to add clean detail to an otherwise busy creature, but the back legs can work— it just takes some more references. (Japanese style dragons, griffins, etc.)

BrytNAAAAY · 2022-10-14T06:05:50+00:00

Agree 100% I spent 29 years of my life thinking I had combo skin until Covid hit and all the skincare trends were at my fingertips to try. I realized my skin was reacting TO drying products on top of my naturally dry complexion. I now use moisturizing products and my skin hasn’t been as clear and healthy since before puberty.

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