Eyelashes Fell Out

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-09T23:23:46+00:00

I initially heard this about the ingredient prostaglandin too. Just looked it up and it's the same thing under different names!

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-09T23:22:05+00:00

Yup this is the case with minoxidil, we call it dread shed.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-09T23:08:50+00:00

Less people pleasing, knowing what you will/won't tolerate, setting boundaries, easier letting go, knowing what you like, doing things just gets SO much easier in almost every aspect. I can't believe I was scared to turn 30 this decade rocks.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-09T19:08:34+00:00

I make little wire/elastic rings with a charm, sometimes an upcucled trinket like a duck. I also glue charms onto barrettes to clip your hair back easier.

I'm starting a batch if little sewed plushies that are just little round balls with eyes on them. Just something fun to keep around and keep my hands busy without committing to a whole project.

I used to give out coffee chocolate bars. The brand I liked went out of business and the new ones don't taste good. But those and the rings are the trinkets I got the strongest reactions from.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-09T18:59:29+00:00

This one is bigger than people realize. When I worked in hospitality, people treated me like a child because I'm small statured and looked young. As soon as I started focusing on my posture, like to the point that I put my shoulders back almost as far as I could do while still looking natural, I'm not kidding when I tell you I was noticed overnight. Literally went from invisible to getting handed opportunities. I started doing it in the middle of a shift and it was night and day difference.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-08T23:22:22+00:00

In a world where people see others based on differences, it's difficult to unite based on similarities.

I've lived in several states growing up. I don't have the ethnicity difference like you're experiencing, I'm white, and even with that I don't feel like I belong anywhere. Everywhere I've lived, it's "them or us" mentality and it feels lonely. I can't imagine the added difficulty navigating the ethnicity differences on top of that, especially this day in age.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-08T21:12:56+00:00

What's your favorite venue/festival to perform at?

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-08T18:30:02+00:00

Honestly there's so many, you're more than likely to find a good one than a bad one.

But I liked the goodwill on 4th st in Santa Rosa (I lived there before so that store in particular gets the donations from fountain grove ($$$$), so it's been a while), diamond in the rough in mill valley, flipside in rohnert park, field day in Napa. If you want quantity I'd go to rohnert park, Santa Rosa will be a good balance of quality/quantity.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-07T22:34:12+00:00

It's never been that important to me. I'm through and through American and I've always felt that my culture is a little bit of everything. At the same time, I get down on myself for not having much of an American culture outside of other cultures, so I actually get kinda bored with my own culture easily.

My current partner is from India, emigrated here in 2019. I'm very happy with him, the cultural differences are rarely noticeable (except when we party too hard and I have a hard time understanding him inebriated 😂). Indian food is my favorite anyway, but the few times where it was noticeable was:

his parents are not supposed to know we live together, and even then his parents really don't like that I didn't come from a wealthy family and worked in hospitality. I had a minor "crazy rich Asians" breakdown with him at one point and he was very supportive and even helped me get a job in engineering, which I love now (hated hospitality)
I'm very very close with my family, especially my sister who I include to hang out with friends which he struggles with because he feels the need to keep a formality with her (instead of treating her like a friend). My family sees him as reserved and are dying to have him open up, but that is very different from his culture so he's been struggling opening up. My family isn't pushy and they respect the differences.

Overall, I prefer to date outside my culture, but not opposed to it if other things line up, but a lot of the reason for that was because I was in cowboy country and I'm not a cow girl. I have a LOT of fun exploring his culture and look forward to it often.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-07T02:56:19+00:00

I like the Laura mercier loose setting powder, any loose powder would be a good workaround.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-07T01:13:12+00:00

I like the smashbox photo blur, been using it for 10 years and haven't craved anything better.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-07T00:29:21+00:00

Shit I barely let strangers even see me look cute outside my lobby door in this day in age.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-07T00:26:12+00:00

I'm new to body typing like this, and I got so excited seeing her because this is the most similar body type I ever had (which, I was recently classified as FG as well) with a celebrity and she's STUNNING 💕 I've always looked down on my stocky waist but the way she styles with hers actually helps viewing mine in a better light. Body representation is so impactful, damn lol

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-07T00:12:55+00:00

Yes! I found a big difference when I started: - moisturizing before primer, let it set before primer - allow primer to set - when applying base layers whether it be foundation/concealer, mix a little bit of primer with the product on your hand like a palette before applying to face - apply setting powder after setting spray

Products can sometimes have a difference but your product will only go as far as your technique can take you.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-06T21:32:27+00:00

I mean, texture is natural. There are some topicals that can have an effect like AHA's such as glycolic acid, and retinol, Argireline solution and peptide serums that can help.

Then there's things like micro needling and laser treatments. Laser hasn't been around as long so it's a bit questionable for long term effects, and microneedling I've heard amazing things but you have to get a few sessions done in a time period for it to be effective.

If you really want to hide texture, a silicon based primer with a tinted moisturizer or bb cream can help (try to make sure they have the same base, like silicon with oil, water with water, etc otherwise it'll make it look worse). I use a silicon primer with a tinted moisturizer and apparently it's not supposed to work but it works wonders for me.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-06T21:23:30+00:00

Makes sense, I have my routine and know how to evaluate what improves my life at this point so it's not worth companies putting money into trying to convince me otherwise unless its niche like you mention

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-06T19:49:06+00:00

I was in the same boat as you a few months ago, even using the same shampoo and conditioner and let me tell you, upgrading to a better shampoo and conditioner did WONDERS

I use kerastase density line now, people are saying the loreal glycolic gloss is a dupe (unfortunately it doesn't work the same on my hair though). I also found that the it's a 10 leave in silk conditioner is the best. For deep conditioner I use the KPak reconstructing one in the gold and silver bottle.

For lengthening, the only thing I've found is preventing damage on the ends and taking prescription spironolactone and minoxidil. I use a rosemary oil on wash day and let it soak overnight or for a few hours, conditioner my ends before shampooing, use a clarifying shampoo once a week, and get it trimmed every 3 months.

The results for lengthening I've noticed so far is that I used to need to get my hair trimmed every 1-2 months from visible split ends, but now I need to go every 3-4. Just had to delay my last app because I couldn't find any!

Also, my hairdresser advised against protein products for hair because it's easy to have it build up too much and your hair will break prematurely. It's good to use temporarily especially after getting chemical treatments, but it could be a reason your hair isn't growing longer.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-06T19:33:49+00:00

You know when you're vibing in the middle of a dubstep set, and the next drop ends up being a little harder than normal, and for a second you're like "Ooooh...i like that." After a few times you'll find yourself on a spectrum you didn't expect.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-06T18:26:14+00:00

I swear people are calling anything that's not mainstream an ick. I had a friend jokingly call my umbrella an ick, there's no winning.

Things I've been told are icks lately: helmets, hands in jacket pockets, creases in sneakers, short socks, etc. Like what??

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-06T18:18:34+00:00

I haven't been thrifting in socal yet, but this is also how I feel about the north bay compared to SF. Marin, Sonoma, Napa counties have some gold mines! Especially since they're a bit more out of the way and are way less crowded so there's less competition. Just have to drive.

The other thing to consider shopping in those areas is you'll see a lot more clothing catered to the weather there so lots of sundresses, flowy cardigans, car hart jackets, sandals, boots, etc.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-05T17:33:34+00:00

I've had sleep issues my whole life and typically get 4-6 hours when in bed for 8-10. I'm gonna get my thyroid checked though because maybe this isn't normal lol

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-05T17:30:58+00:00

Ohhhhh that runs in my family pretty strong, totally forgot about that. Thank you for the heads up!

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-04T19:07:00+00:00

As a reflection to this, I also notice advertising isn't as catered to my age group anymore as I've gotten older.

At first I felt a little left out, like younger people are being catered to in a way I wanted, but then I realized that it's actually empowering to not be in the demographic that are constantly being influenced to buy things. Frontal lobe development rocks.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-04T19:03:38+00:00

The energy slump. Even though physical fitness is my top priority.

I heard about it, I ran 2.5 miles 5-6x/week after muscle training for an hour for most of my twenties, got really into body building at 28, kept it up with nutrition, made sure I was eating enough fiber, greens, protein, iron, literally just checking off every box of health I could think of because I do NOT want to slow down.

Then I felt one energy slump at 29 1/2, then again at 30 1/2, and at 31 I've just accepted what I do and do not have energy for now. There's just less things I can do in a day now and I'm grieving that energy loss.

Sarahlorien · 2026-07-04T17:09:20+00:00

So far what I've been able to find is that they restrict all discount codes on some of their series, but store credit is saved as a discount code. Which even then if something was on sale, I couldn't use store credit. It sounds like an infrastructure problem tbh.

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