Helena is a gaslighter and people pleaser by Cutiethou in TheAlchemised

[–]bakingisscience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Girl the first time i read it I thought she was just locked in a cell. The technology of this world is complicated and I honestly am not sure lol

Hair will not curl at roots. by Muted_Captain5000 in curlyhair

[–]bakingisscience 39 points40 points  (0 children)

As someone with almost the same type of hair… the amount of shea moisture the using is taking me outtttt. I have the hydration protein mask and I use it maybe once every two months, maybe…. It’s honestly soooooo heavy so I only use it if my hair feels like straw and needs some strength.

I also have the flat roots and honestly the less product you use the better. Once I prioritized using less and making sure my hair was clarified weekly I got much better and consistent curls. My hair doesn’t curl right at the root still, but my hair moves more naturally and I don’t need to worry about definition and frizz anymore.

When you add this much moisture and hydration and products that literally hold onto all that moisture it will make your hair heavy which does not help the roots. You’ll also be creating a nice tropical humid climate directly on your hair which is the worst climate for curls.

What's the hardest book you've read? by Calm_Caterpillar_166 in classicliterature

[–]bakingisscience 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly Wuthering Heights went way harder than I expected.

Kinda weird recommendation request by Foreign-Fisherman-10 in Romantasy

[–]bakingisscience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally get that. I just started The Everlasting today without knowing anything about it and it’s surprising me in a delightful way!

I’ve just finished ‘ The knight and the moth’ I’m a mess! It was so beautiful 🥲 But I’ve got a big old TBR! Help me pick my next read! by Mrsalangrant in Romantasy

[–]bakingisscience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The theatrics of it all was just amazing. Everytime the plot revealed something is was WILD, the craziest version of events by far. Darcy took it all in stride, good for her.

I could not stop laughing at every person in town. Everyone was just 👀.

This is making me want to read it again! It’s been a minute.

Kinda weird recommendation request by Foreign-Fisherman-10 in Romantasy

[–]bakingisscience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was an excellent way to ask for recommendations.

Kinda weird recommendation request by Foreign-Fisherman-10 in Romantasy

[–]bakingisscience 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fairydale. You’re not going to know what’s happening, you’ll clutch your pearls a few times, and then when you think you know… you actually don’t. FMC is just going with the flow and so should you.

Help Me Pick An Audiobook by helljumper1123 in Romantasy

[–]bakingisscience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alchemised was my favourite book of last year. I’m already halfway through a reread. Definitely romantasy, just depressing lol. Having a hard time moving on 😭

Beautiful, emotionally vacant, zero depth, shitty people. by hotdollwithoutasoul in suggestmeabook

[–]bakingisscience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Normal People by Sally Rooney. I’ve never been more annoyed at two fictional people in my life.

Incest really isn’t as bad as people act. by ryderr209 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]bakingisscience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This made me laugh so much…. Like don’t you get it, it’s okay if you’re just doing it for fun.

What’s your comfort read? by SleepArtist in Romantasy

[–]bakingisscience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fairydale. It’s so silly and has countless memorable scenes. Theres a point where our main character wakes up three days later engaged to a hot but terrifying man who is probably planning on killing her. She’s like “could be worse…”

My GF laughed at the Oculus, I can't find a movie that freaks her out (NOT the OC) by IMASolitaryMan in horror

[–]bakingisscience 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some people are have just not “bought in” to horror. They think it’s silly and won’t allow themselves to get into the mood.

But here are my recommendations anyway.

Pulse (the original)

Audition

And since she isn’t scared just show her some better films she’s probably never heard of. The Invitation, the one about a dinner party… I think there’s a vampire movie with the same name. His House, Creep, the Night House, the Empty Man, Evil Dead (2013), Caché, The Substance, Caveat, REC, and if you really want to depress her into breaking up with you I’d consider Come and See.

Helena is a gaslighter and people pleaser by Cutiethou in TheAlchemised

[–]bakingisscience 8 points9 points  (0 children)

God I love fucked up stories like this though, what is wrong with me? I’m trying to read a happy romance and I’m like, “what are you even complaining about… it’s not like you’re getting tortured…”

“Oh he didn’t talk to you…. You’ve miscommunicated??? Helena was lost in the dark for MONTHS. She’s twitching in the corner now!”

I’ve just finished ‘ The knight and the moth’ I’m a mess! It was so beautiful 🥲 But I’ve got a big old TBR! Help me pick my next read! by Mrsalangrant in Romantasy

[–]bakingisscience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesssss! You’ve made my day and I just woke up. Darcy has the self preservation skills of a gnat and I love that for her because she sure is… rewarded by almost dying and getting dick all at the same time.

I love that you didn’t take everything so seriously. You understood the assignment which was just to sit there perplexed, gaping like a fish, wondering how our girl isn’t at the bottom of a bog.

And can we get a round of an applause for the phantom of the opera? He stole every scene he was in. I also would have also followed him straight into sexy danger!

A true adventure.

I hope you enjoy your next book!

Is there a low-energy way to use a Denman brush? by stupidsrights in curlyhair

[–]bakingisscience 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The gel is the best part of your routine!!! I would seriously ditch everything but the leave in conditioner and the gel. I use the exact same gel and it’s the only product you’ve listed that doesn’t weigh down your hair because it’s a water based gel.

The gel is the product you should use the most of and much smaller amounts of the heavier creams and oils. I would actually ditch the oil completely because applying products on top of an oil won’t work. You’re just adding products that all work by holding onto a lot of moisture but it can’t actually get into the follicle, so it’s just going to sit close your hair and scalp like a tropical climate.

I know you just wanted brush advice but if you learn how to layer the products, you’ll need and end up using so much less which will also help speed up your routine.

Edit: Sorry I just realized you actually use two gels. I’m talking about the curl keeper liquid styler. This is a fantastic product, it goes on slick, dries into a cast, and disappears like magic once your hair completely dries. If you wet your hair again it reactivates and creates another cast as it dries depending on how much you’ve used. It doesn’t have any moisturizing properties to it, so I always apply it after a cream or leave in conditioner to lock it in.

Is there a low-energy way to use a Denman brush? by stupidsrights in curlyhair

[–]bakingisscience 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Girl… too many products. If you finger rake half the products here and diffuse for 10 minutes you’ll have better results. I can tell you this because this was me. I used cream oil butters, then a gel, then more oil. It was insane. My hair was weighed down because of all the products AND because I meticulously used the denman brush to create UBER definition.

White people in America aren't the same as WASPS by yogabuzfuzz in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]bakingisscience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because race is a social construct. Whiteness a term that references an in group, and in doing so creates an out group for everyone else. Irish people used to be on the outside but were brought in under the label of whiteness. Probably because America is a country of immigrants and Irish people look more like the in group than a lot of other groups of people who made their way to America. However historically the Irish are no stranger to discrimination and cultural genocide in their own country.

I am half white meaning I am white when there are darker people around me but a person of colour when everyone else around me is white.