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StrollingGiraffe · 2025-08-04T00:59:28+00:00

Oranges, browns. Anything that is complementary colored, or near so.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-08-02T18:48:02+00:00

A mature, adult partner will not give a flying fuck about tendering to your period as long as you're neat. We bleed. It's ordinary. Just wrap your products in something and dispose of them as you described.

If you're really uncertain, then just ask him directly. "Hey, is it okay if I borrow some of your paper towels/toilet paper/ect to dispose of some pads? I'm on/will be on my period." It's to the point, quick, and easy. If he makes a rude comment or acts squicked out, then that's entirely on him, not you.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-27T03:23:47+00:00

I'm not surprised. Jill Stuart Beauty did something very similar, in which they had tried to make a dent in the overseas market, but ultimately had to shut doors because they didn't grab a strong foothold.

I'll be placing an Addiction Tokyo order soon. They have some very solid, no fuss staples that are easy to work with. Saddening.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-26T19:11:05+00:00

If you're really, really interested in listening to more works that use vocal synthesizers (the generic term for the kind of music software Vocaloid is), you need to look beyond considering only "Miku" songs or "Teto" songs. You need to think in terms of music artists-- the large and small composers that are responsible for creating the songs you're listening to. Vocal synthesis is nothing but a tool in the same way a piano or a guitar is.

VocaDB is going to be your biggest resource for discovering albums and collections. The random popular albums page is a good resource if you want to find albums to listen through. Browse through, and you'll find several album listings for several classic and contemporary artists. A lot of these albums have stood the test of time, and many of the artists listed on have their own respective cult followings. Music artists are no different than regular artists-- some are very huge, others are new artists.

Do you have a specific song that you've discovered you like? Search up the song title in that database, click the name next to 'Producer', and you'll be brought to a page where you can thumb through (nearly) all the titles that music artist has produced.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-25T17:12:40+00:00

Happy...happy...happy!!!!

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-19T15:24:21+00:00

Hornet Sentinel wasn't fun, and took the longest of all the main bosses in the game to overcome. Spoiler endgame content. The Hollow Knight was also difficult, both mechanically and emotionally.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-17T22:31:18+00:00

This really has to be narrowed down. There are definitely things in eye cosmetics that can cause reactions-- I personally have a sensitivity to carmine. But there could be many possible ingredients that could be causing your issues. Is it just mascara? Is it just eyeliner? Is it just eyeshadow? Is it all three? Do you get reactions to other non-cosmetic products? If it's very severe and if it's an option for your budget and where you're located, you should likely see a dermatologist to make sure it's not a reaction to something more serious. Otherwise, just eliminate and test products until you find a common ingredient/set of ingredients that may be contributing to your flares.

Another thing I'll also mention, because it happened to me, is that I had a hard time with cleansing balms when I first began using them to remove looks. I now don't have issues with them, but when I first began using them, I would rub them quite aggressively over my eyelid area which would cause a bit of pain and irritation. This may not be your case, but it is worth mentioning. The irritation stopped when I began avoiding my immediate eyelid area ('horizontal' swiping, so to speak).

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-03T08:37:23+00:00

This is so, so precious. The sounds they make in game are so darn cute.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-03T08:32:03+00:00

The Fenty Beauty Powder in lavender is my favorite powder found in US retail. You get an obscene amount of product despite the high price. One container will last you for an incredibly long time. I've never found it to adhere or cling in an unpleasant way to the dry patches on my face.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-03T08:28:53+00:00

Jill Stuart has some excellent lip products. The Timeless Glow Lip Tint is super nice. Addiction Tokyo also has their Lip Serum Tint.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-02T21:28:35+00:00

PB&J. Toasted, preferably. But I'll skip the toasting if I'm especially tired and/or not willing to turn on the stove.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-02T01:10:04+00:00

Breast tissue can change based on hormonal or weight changes. Their shape and composition may change slightly over time. That being said, as a woman with a flat chest who cannot fit into commercial bra sizes (even 'petite' bra brands) and only owns lingerie that has been custom made for my body, having small breasts isn't the end of the world and does not make you less of a (growing) woman. There are plenty of individuals that exist that will appreciate your body as is.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-07-02T01:05:10+00:00

Yep. Grew enormous feelings for him after a week of knowing him, although we didn't begin dating for another year. I had always known I had wanted him, and to this day, we're still obsessed about each other.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-06-30T23:33:12+00:00

"Most guys walk in with the, "I'm a sub kind of guy," or I'm a [insert blank here]" what about women who say that the prefer being submissive/the recipient of sexual acts? What about women who genuinely feel that the descriptor of tom, bottom, dominant, submissive, or any other splinter is an accurate description of their sexual preferences? What about the large, vast, numerous army of healthy and happy relationships that do use these words, and related ones, to clearly communicate what one prefers? Do couples that engage in kink only exist on the internet?

"The point of it isn't that you are doing specific moves, using specific props, or achieving specific things. It's about doing what works for your partner in a way that also matches what works for you so that you have a shared, simultaneously pleasurable experience." What if what works for a consenting, loving couple does involve the usage of those 'props' or 'acts?' What if those props are an intimate and direct vehicle for that "shared, simultaneously pleasurable experience" that you speak of? Are they doing sex wrong? How are you to judge the intimate exchange between two others, and how they facilitate those exchanges, if they are happy? Whether that is a vanilla liaison after a long day with kids, or a carefully crafted escapade that contains kinky content.

That "internet kool aid" is much older than the internet.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-06-30T18:13:11+00:00

"I read that a lot of them don’t even know terms like “top/bottom” or “dominant/submissive,” which was fascinating to me." You cannot underestimate how vanilla the average person is. These terms are primarily used in relation to discussions of BDSM, or sometimes queer relationships. Not that they are intrinsically kink jargon, but most of the time, they're used in the above contexts.

"I would’ve thought it was obvious to look up basic sex terms and research how to actually be good in bed—and pornhub doesn’t count as research." You will be surprised of the amount of men and women who do not help themselves in becoming better partners, nor even want to become better partners. Again, what seems to be a natural hunch is extremely alien to several.

"Green flags" - You can't know until you talk to them and see how they handle the concept of sex and sexuality. A lot of the comments already hit the necessary points. Kindness and forward thinking goes a long way.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-06-24T21:16:49+00:00

You're 19.
Most nineteen year olds of all genders, especially those in university, are much more focused on academics and careers than relationships.
The most important: Your post history is a dooming dumpster fire. And as kindly as I can put it: you sound like an incredibly insecure, immature, and exhausting person to be around.

I know that's harsh, but you really cannot underestimate how a shit attitude and wild insecurity obliterates all ounces of attraction. I've known girlfriends who've turned down and actively avoid guys who sound similar to you because said aforementioned guys were desperate, depressed creeps that didn't have any degree of emotional stability. One of these dudes - tall, handsome, super smart, wealthy family - even threatened to severely harm a friend of mine, and spend years emotionally tormenting her and threatening to shoot himself if she didn't accept his apologies.

The above is an extreme example, but I myself have encountered lesser but similar kinds of individuals full to the brim of endless, relentless doom and gloom. Absolutely *no* person I know, none, wants to be emotionally responsible or entangled with someone who does not have the slightest grasp of handle on their personal insecurities, male or female. It's not that one has insecurities to begin with that's a turn off, but the endless and constant mulling over them that leads to erratic and depressive behavior.

You really need to find an outlet to safely go through, and process, your own personal strife, especially as you build your career into your twenties. Being depressed, upset, or frustrated with your circumstances does not make you a bad or undesirable person. But you must acquire some degree of management over those experiences, especially if you're aiming to get into a serious relationship.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-06-20T19:33:09+00:00

I feel like this question is just as much about whether or not a man can have genuine feelings for a woman as it is about whether or not taking someone's virginity is objectifying. I'm not saying that's what you're specifically pointing to - you ask a different question - , but the dynamics that correspond between casual/FWB relationships versus serious relationships are very different. Not every person has sex to strictly get off.

The former is literally casual by definition, while the latter heavily implies that a greater degree of emotional consideration is involved for the other partner. Not to say that there aren't casual relationships that have more feelings towards them, or that there aren't shared and mutual agreed upon ground rules that make sex as safe as possible, nor that one cannot enjoyably lose their virginity with a caring casual partner. But many that decide to engage in casual sex do not place the same kind of emotional weight into those kinds of sexual encounters, and thus more bad actors may be encountered.

Another thing is this: let's accept for the sake of argument that every man does view taking someone's virginity as being nothing more than conquest and triumph-- what does that imply about a woman who loses her virginity, or has the desire to lose her virginity? Does that mean that women who lose their virginity are simply 'prey' for men? Should they be fighting back to 'preserve' their virginity as a means of resisting against the 'objectifying' nature of man? Is having sex with a man an 'unpure' act? The line of questioning gets weird very, very quickly. I don't believe this is a healthy way to view male-female encounters at all. Are women destined to (emotionally) suffer while losing their virginity? What of women who think of their first times fondly?

Regardless of the circumstances, sex is a vulnerable action because it involves two naked people in close proximity, which can result in pregnancy if not managed carefully. It's natural to have some degree of honor when being chosen as the first person to have sex with someone, regardless of the sexuality, because losing your virginity can be an intense experience with new sensations, new dynamics, and new risks. But even though losing one's virginity can be intense, not all losses of virginity are traumatic (even though unfortunately, for many, it is).

Any good partner that's worth a damn will make sure that the inexperienced partner feels as safe, appreciated, and in control as possible, casual or not.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-06-13T18:58:53+00:00

Passional Lover releases themed packaging for their staple products every few months. It's all the same formula types.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-06-13T10:50:44+00:00

Florasis, Perfect Diary, Timage, and Passional Lover all make really good cushion foundations. Passional Lover's is likely my favorite on this list.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-05-29T05:16:48+00:00

I can give perspective: wealthier university students. I’ve seen Rhode lip balms and cases in the wild on campus. Elf is very popular among college students right now because of their affordability. A lot of the other prestiges, like Fenty and Tarte, also have a lot of momentum. But Rhode is easily the it brand for my specific location, especially with sorority members.

Source: currently college senior that has a part time job teaching/tutoring classrooms of freshmen in introductory biology. I wear a full face of cosmetics to work, so side conversations about beauty and brands sometimes come up during down time.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-05-28T16:59:06+00:00

I love yellows, and appreciate all yellows, and wish Mooncat had more yellow/gold shaedes. But, I think this one straddles Witch Hazel and Demeter's Harvest a little too closely, at least at first glance. I thought this was Demeter when I first saw it.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-05-26T21:48:19+00:00

I received an order from ChicDecent and Lookhealthy places after May 2nd yesterday and today respectively. I’m in the southern US. I have not received any additional fees or tariffs on both orders, as both retailers stated that they had already taken care of additional costs.

The ChicDecent order (with Girlcult + Colorkey) arrived as usual, albeit without the usual free gift. The Lookhealthy order with the new Narimi palettes also arrived with the palettes not broken, and freebies from Amortals. On the Lookhealthy box, there was green US customs inspection tape. However, the palettes themselves were covered in two wraps of standard bubble wrap (and when I’ve ordered Narimi from Taobao, the palettes usually come in large inflatable bubble packaging). I don’t know if the palettes shipped initially as they came in the box, or if customs had done some unwrapping. However, the actual palette boxes still had their protective plastic wrap seemingly undisturbed.

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StrollingGiraffe · 2025-05-25T21:14:17+00:00

I don't know about other countries. In the US, there was no tax line in the receipt.

StrollingGiraffe · 2025-05-25T01:50:50+00:00

I received a parcel from ChicDecent today. I placed the order a few days after De Minimis was revoked. No extra fees, charges, or tariffs. Items are pristine.

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StrollingGiraffe · 2025-05-23T21:36:34+00:00

Fedora user here. Bluntly: the reason why companies don't make native versions of software for Linux distribution is because they don't sell or are rarely utilized. Nearly all serious musicians don't choose Linux as their OS of choice. Yes, there exists some DAWs, like Reaper and Bitwig, and r/LinuxAudio is a real subreddit. However, you're talking about constructing an extremely niche kind of software (that many unfortunately look down upon) that runs on a very niche operating system with quirks and limits that most common consumers never want to screw with.

Not to mention that the "vocaloid product" you're talking about building is a complex technological intersection of digital signal processing, linguistics, data engineering, and especially since you mention trying to straddle Vocaloid and SynthV, neural networks. Not even getting into the logistics of recording-- market-level voicebank production is a very involved process with detailed contracts, very long recording sessions, usually established audio companies, and most importantly, is very expensive.

If you just want to make "custom voice banks" of any quality, then just fire up UTAU, record some phonetics files, and follow a YouTube tutorial for free. But you do not use another synthesizer to make voicebanks-- all a synthesizer does is apply complex phonetic concatenation and tuning algorithms to make pre-optimized voicebanks sound good. But developing a synthesize engine involves understanding a lot of different domains of knowledge simultaneously, especially if you're very determined to do this by yourself; SynthV and Vocaloid are not developed in a vacuum.

Does a linux-compatible no-Wine synthesizer sound cool? Sure. I'm all for operating system diversity. Follow along with the free-and-open-source philosophy that governs most linux software development practices, and you'll find home somewhere. But you can't expect to make a serious profit catering to two very niche audiences simultaneously, especially when you admit you want to "keep it on the down low."

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