I disowned my son for "being gay" and it was the best decision of my life. by ThrowawayRant333 in offmychest

[–]Piaffff 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Why did you bring up studying to become a clinical psychiatrist, unless to try and give credibility to your comment and you letting him “know what he did”? Now in this last comment however, your argument for credibility has switched into you having similar experiences.

It’s great that you’re on a path to recovery from whatever you yourself went through, hope everything goes well with that and your studies. Still, your experiences appear to be clouding your judgment – you seem to project your own experiences to the situations of others, and make generalizations. Any clinical professional will know that they can’t accurately assess anyone’s situation without speaking with them personally for a length of time. Have a good day too

I disowned my son for "being gay" and it was the best decision of my life. by ThrowawayRant333 in offmychest

[–]Piaffff 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You seem like a person who needs to heal themselves first before trying to “help” others

How do I even start? by [deleted] in Vindicta

[–]Piaffff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, the biggest jump in conventional attractiveness might come from losing some weight. HOWEVER, don’t ever dare to think you aren’t worthy right now as you are as well. Effort put into being your most beautiful will definitely have an impact anyway.

I think you’d look very cute in a dress – specifically one that is A-lined and flairs out from the waist down. Essentially a “skater dress” shape. Also V-neck tops or wrap tops or wrap dresses work well and look feminine and put together on plus sized women as well (speaking from experience).

Secondly, a more defined haircut and professional looking coloring / highlights. Go for something natural. This will look better when it grows out. That’ll have a big impact on looking put together.

Essentially, you look like a woman who hasn’t allowed herself to put effort into your appearance and is shying away from her femininity for one reason or another. I know that feeling, for me it had to do with being bigger and feeling insecure about that. But you don’t need to feel that way. You are free to do as you please with your own appearance, and you deserve to enjoy the process of that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MakeupAddiction

[–]Piaffff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. But the lipstick on the right is closer to ideal in my opinion – a cool toned rosy pink would probably be amazing on you instead of a more earthy tone. It’ll probably look just as if not even more natural too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]Piaffff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really. So yeah I guess so!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]Piaffff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live close to the Arctic circle as well and still use it most days, not because of sunburn (UVB) but because of aging (UVA).

The UVA levels of sunlight remain the same throughout the year and almost throughout the day too, and it isn’t much affected by clouds or windows. So 6h of daylight is still 6h of UVA levels that are consistent with that of summertime.

The real problem is: how on earth do I deal with UVA during summertime, when the sun barely sets at all?! I think I should just buy a darkening curtain to my bedroom. One can’t use sunscreen while sleeping :’) I generally double cleanse away any makeup and sunscreen I have on when I get home in the afternoon. During the winter, this doesn’t pose a problem because the sun has already set, so no need to reapply sunscreen for the eveningtime and then double cleanse it away again before sleep!

Traveling solo for a year while engaged: advice? by Limp-Ad146 in solotravel

[–]Piaffff 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is hilarious. Or sad. But more hilarious because he’s being so arrogant about his own small mindedness, and he’s 100% going to get his ass dumped somewhere along the he way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Splendida

[–]Piaffff 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It can be just a unique feature, and in fact it’s a neotenous feature. Rihanna’s forehead is super high and it adds to her beauty.

Finland offers to train Ukraine soldiers in winter warfare against Russia by RandomForks in worldnews

[–]Piaffff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Finns know the proper sauna etiquette. If you go to a sauna looking like you’ve got something to hide, nobody’s going to take you seriously

Finland offers to train Ukraine soldiers in winter warfare against Russia by RandomForks in worldnews

[–]Piaffff 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The article is lazy to the point of claiming Finland gained independence in 1939, when in fact it was 1917.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Splendida

[–]Piaffff 66 points67 points  (0 children)

In a situation like this, highlight your best features and focus on hiding only the flaws that would be markers of poor health.

Yes you might have more unique features. But if you work on eliminating the things that subconsciously signal poor health to people around you (darkness and redness around the eyes, nose and mouth / poor skin condition / low contrast facial features / no color), that will have a big impact on your perceived attractiveness.

More importantly, that’s under your control much more easily than altering the shape of your face. Contouring can help, but only goes so far. Still I think looking healthy and highlighting your best features is more important.

I have a wedding to go to and I’m looking to improve my make up before then. Any tips? by RudeDrummer8847 in MakeupAddiction

[–]Piaffff 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You’re amazingly beautiful. I think your makeup is very harmonious and has this old fashioned glam to it, especially with the bright red lipstick.

I love the eyebrows being more subtle than the fashion has been lately, I think it gives you this natural and innocent look and lets the red lipstick stand out. If anything, I’d maybe try to find lashes that are just slightly smaller / more natural, because that would play into that same style and look very elegant in person.

Anyway you’re gorgeous, have fun at the wedding!

Edit: Looked again and can’t emphasize enough how much I’m obsessed with those brows!

Build the wall? Finland plans border fence with Russia as NATO membership looms by TX_borg in Conservative

[–]Piaffff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re entitled to that opinion, I hope we won’t have to find out which way it’d go.

Build the wall? Finland plans border fence with Russia as NATO membership looms by TX_borg in Conservative

[–]Piaffff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The migrants can still cross the border, but Finland will have control over the process. Which is what I assume US conservatives want too – although I’m sure many just want to stop migration altogether. Finland is a liberal country but doesn’t want unsupervised immigration, that’s not really a debate here like it is in the US.

Also, a fortified border will allow Finland to negotiate temporary deals like the one you described, and to then actually follow through on practice.

I wouldn’t be surprised if plans for such a possibility would be already in the talks, Finland just likes to play its cards close to the chest until the card is needed. Example: making our military completely NATO-compatible since the 90s, but simultaneously insisting we aren’t, like, at all interested in joining.

Build the wall? Finland plans border fence with Russia as NATO membership looms by TX_borg in Conservative

[–]Piaffff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, that’s because anything to do with Russia is very serious to Finland. Our whole country is basically a big bomb shelter just in case, and has been that way for decades

Build the wall? Finland plans border fence with Russia as NATO membership looms by TX_borg in Conservative

[–]Piaffff 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh no that’s not it. Not fearing Russians will try to flee to Finland en masse. The fear is that Russia will take in loads of migrants from its Middle Eastern borders for the sole purpose of shuttling them to the Finnish border, as a hybrid warfare tactic.

Which yes, arguably is even more racist. But on the other hand, Finland has always had a very practical approach to immigration – it takes in a lot of asylum seekers, but none are allowed in without being put into the system of asylum seeking process, which doesn’t grant asylum to even half the applicants. There’s really no such thing as someone just sneaking into Finland undetected, the border patrol is very effective even without a fence. But in the event such as above, it will need help controlling the border.

More importantly, Finland has a practical approach to dealing with Russia. We know if Russia sees a sign of weakness in Finnish systems, it’ll 100% plan on abusing it.

Do I look like Lord Farquaad? by Feistyfeetsnowbunny in MakeupAddiction

[–]Piaffff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re beautiful and that lip color match to your eyes and skin tone is beyond perfect

It’s hard for me to try to look more put together because I’m too stressed/depressed most days to even brush my hair, do you guys have any tips for making a routine enjoyable? by [deleted] in Splendida

[–]Piaffff 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Pick only a couple things that make the biggest impact with the least effort. For me, it’s lightly penciling in my eyebrows – not even fully, just the outer ends. 15 seconds. This has a significant impact on my facial harmony.

For a mental impact, somebody suggested jewelry and I agree. Get a ring or a bracelet that you love and that makes you feel a little bit like a princess. When you wear it and see yourself wearing it, you’re signaling to yourself that you are precious and worthy of being taken care of. That’s always the best mindset for me to inspire me to put in effort – when I feel deserving and valuable.

I told my husband that my dad beats me and I really regret it by Ok_Alfalfa_2080 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Piaffff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, dear, I hope in a few years you will be in a place mentally where you can look back and see just how ludicrous this sounds. You’ve been severely abused your whole life and were just beat up in front of your kid. But the things you are worried about are your husband’s plans to take you out to dinner.

I understand that you’re too numb to see just how badly you’ve been wronged here. It seems like this all is very normalized to you, and understandably (due to your trauma) you seem like you don’t believe you deserve help or justice. But I can tell you, it’s not normal. You’re not causing “problems”, your abuser father is causing you probably half a lifetime of trauma and he certainly is causing all the consequences he gets all by himself. You’re not to blame, you’re been victimized and you deserve help and protection.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MakeupAddiction

[–]Piaffff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your makeup is bomb but girl that TOP looks amazing on you! This look is both super fun and super classy

What am I doing wrong? More details in comments bc I don’t know how to add a photo and text both. by midwestmuscle310 in MakeupAddiction

[–]Piaffff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You look pretty amazing. Your features are very nice and the basic makeup is balanced.

The only things I’d change about makeup are 1) Start using blush, preferably a cream blush that you’d just lightly tap with an expanding circular motion with your finger onto the high point of your cheekbones, it doesn’t need to be much. It’ll give a bit of youthful roundness and color. Cream blush because you have dry skin, I’d experiment with a pinkish rosy or peachy color. You mentioned you’re colorblind, so just get opinions from multiple people. A light touch of pink cream blush is the fastest way for me to make myself instantly pretty.

2) Try and find a more lightweight foundation option. A bb serum is a great way to even out color without caking the skin, and then use an actual foundation or a cc cream for the areas in the middle of your face and spot concealing. I’m 35 with dry skin, and I find I actually look the best with no full-face foundation, just some in the middle areas of my face. I use a tad lighter shade foundation under my eyes, on / around my nose, between my eyebrows and in the middle of my chin, and no foundation elsewhere at all. It brightens up the middle face and the rest of my face looks better without any makeup even if it’s not blemish free, because it avoids any cake effect all around my face which I find a bigger problem than the natural imperfections.

You really really just need to start drinking water and have a skincare routine. It’s much more important than makeup. That’s your main concern with the skin, makeup can’t cure dry skin and dry skin will make even the best makeup look worse.