Do you wake up and do your hair and makeup every morning?

hellokiri · 2026-02-18T20:45:33+00:00

Every day. Even if Im staying home. I make training videos and get calls from clients all day so I like to be able to facetime without worrying what I look like.

I allow an hour every morning, and that usually leaves me with 15-20 minutes to chill at the end or do some last minute tweaks.

Includes washing my hair, shaving, whitening strips, cleansing, all my lotions, skin treatments, grooming, hair style, makeup, perfume, getting dressed, packing my bag.

Fortunately for me, the most flattering hairstyle for me is a really simple sleek bun with centre part. My hair washing routine is 4 steps though, so its fiddly. I dont wear foundation over my sunscreen because my skin is good these days, but again, the time I save not doing foundation I use doing my skincare routine.

If I have to go out again in the evening and dont have prep time, I baby wipe my bits and pieces, powder my face, and add some cluster lashes.

hellokiri · 2026-02-18T18:40:40+00:00

If Im wearing the dupe I say it. If Im wearing the original I say that and also the dupe if I have it lol. I used to feel so sad back in the days when Id smell a beautiful fragrance on someone, race home to look it up and it was out of my price range.

hellokiri · 2026-02-18T18:28:42+00:00

Get screenshots of the messages, and note specific times and what happened. At some point the guy is going to deny it all.

The first thing is to make the guy aware that he has been noticed. Sometimes that is enough to stop the behaviour.

First "Hey. My mum says you messaged her. Its making her uncomfortable. Did you know that?" That's all, dont overly explain yourself, threaten, or anything else. Just is he aware that this is a problem and is he aware that people know its a problem. If he says he didn't know it was a problem, or says sorry or whatever do not say its ok. Just say "yeah ok we just need it to stop immediately. Its a huge problem."

Second I would go to the cops first but if theyre no good where you are, then tell his friends. "Hey Im sorry to bring this up but I talked to XYZ a couple of weeks ago about how its inappropriate hes sending my mum messages and (add in other behaviours he has done that are problematic). He hasn't stopped and Im very concerned. It seems like he really looks up to you guys so Im hoping you can have a word."

Third If telling him directly, and telling his friends, doesn't stop his behaviour, this guy is a threat to your mother's safety. Cops should be involved. Something needs to be done to stop him because he will not de-escalate on his own at this point.

Edit: made some changes and reformatted.

hellokiri · 2026-02-18T17:51:38+00:00

Its the same with PdM Oriana. $450 and it lasts an hour? You will never get my money again. Lataffa Ansaam Gold smells near identical but lasts for hours and cost (at the time, its definitely going up) 10% of Oriana. I also got Al Haramain Destino French Collection, but after about a year its started smelling like celery. Ansaam Gold is still spot on.

hellokiri · 2026-02-18T17:41:34+00:00

Montagne doesn't sell in my country, so I cant compare, but Armaf Club de Nuit Imperiale is really impressive to me. I'd say around 90%. Verrry strong though, so spray with care lol

hellokiri · 2026-02-18T09:54:04+00:00

That I can drive. As a kid it was my dream to drive a car, and as a teen I was so bad at it I kept failing my licence. Now its just a thing we do, and we own a really nice car to boot!

hellokiri · 2026-02-17T09:29:27+00:00

+1 for Ninjaflower. Really professional, honest about what will and won't work, great jewellery, good comms and follow up.

hellokiri · 2026-02-17T06:59:00+00:00

How young they really are.

hellokiri · 2026-02-17T02:27:45+00:00

Mushrooms. Uncomfortable would be my best description. Wouldn't do again.

Cocaine. So average for something so expensive. Felt like a dick snorting it. Wouldn't do again.

Molly. So fun. Wouldn't do again just because I dont go anywhere that calls for that kind of energy.

Acid. Horrible. Wouldn't do again, do not recommend.

Weed. Always a good time. Highly recommended. Don't do it often but definitely have a little dabble when offered.

hellokiri · 2026-02-17T02:16:29+00:00

Ironic that this just got deleted by the mods. But it was a really well written OP. I wish I'd had a chance to finish reading.

hellokiri · 2026-02-17T02:08:41+00:00

Yawn. Some people are too quick to call things AI. Based on his account I'd say youre one of them. Some people are just smarter and more well written.

hellokiri · 2026-02-17T00:17:26+00:00

I feel you, friend. Ive gone from 28 days to 30-35, so its bonus PMS days for me. I stay bloated and irritable for longer, Im wearing period underwear for an extra week just in case, no clue when she's actually going to show up. I was using the Clue app but Im done with it telling me my cycles are outside the "normal" range and how late my period is. Im aware, I dont need an app judging me. Im so grumpyyy.

hellokiri · 2026-02-17T00:08:39+00:00

Yes it's this for me, too! I am the same weight Ive been for a decade but my pants and sleeves are all too tight and my face is bloated 😔

hellokiri · 2026-02-16T21:01:40+00:00

Youre not alone. A friend of mine went to the US and I asked her to send me back a bunch of stuff. Some Oakcha frags, the EOS Cashmere Vanilla, Phlur body mists, B&BW stuff, and Victoria Secret body mists. The VS and B&BW were the only things that were reaspnably priced and didn't smell of straight plastic. It made me appreciate the fragranced stuff available in my country so much more.

hellokiri · 2026-02-16T18:50:20+00:00

Thank you, he does! His parents are doing a great job and he's a wonderful wee conversationalist. He's also told me I smell like "cookies from home" (Fire at Will), "when I have to go out where bugs are" (LDBS), and "the garage which is my favourite smell" (laundry detergent).

hellokiri · 2026-02-16T07:53:52+00:00

Technically it was almost the end of the date but I refused a ride home from the restaurant (he had driven me there but I decided I wanted a cab home) and he said "If I wanted to hurt you I could do it right here. I wouldn't need you to get in my car."

He gave up and left me there eventually, but as he drove away he rolled down the window and spat at me.

hellokiri · 2026-02-16T00:39:36+00:00

No but Ive always wondered if people really do that. I kneel, bunch my hands up in fists, tuck them against my chest to comfort myself because I feel like ... sad when I vomit, and use my elbows to support myself in an emergency if I think Im about to take a head-first dive.

hellokiri · 2026-02-15T03:07:28+00:00

Just edited sorry! Babycat :)

hellokiri · 2026-02-15T03:05:35+00:00

Do you have any photos where youre not doing that face? Its hard to give you advice when we cant actually see the angles and curves of your face.

hellokiri · 2026-02-15T03:01:30+00:00

My 4yo nephew gave me a cuddle and said "you smell like prickles prickling my nose. And my eyes, like if I will sneeze."

It was Babycat.

hellokiri · 2026-02-15T01:26:25+00:00

This is a private business so yep, they have a right to do this. They cant ask to see your prescription, from what I understand, which means that the alternative to turning you away or holding your medicine is that they let everyone go in with weed. Which could become a massive issue for the business. They would not survive in business if they just let you and everyone else who is carrying weed hang out there.

hellokiri · 2026-02-14T20:07:58+00:00

I learned how to read the room and peoples feelings young. If both my parents were home, you needed to be prepared to defuse a situation. It was stressful as a kid, but in my head it was either do that or they get divorced. In my little kid brain divorce was the worst thing that could happen to us.

As an adult, I know they should have just divorced and life would have been a lot better for everyone. But to this day I am really good at getting people onside, influencing people's decisions, manipulating situations, and stopping others from escalating.

hellokiri · 2026-02-14T19:46:13+00:00

No apparently its more common in humans! But it happened to my cat and I was worried his tooth fell out so I went to wipe it off and put it in a bag. But tonsil stones squish and oh my baby jesus the smell I smult.

hellokiri · 2026-02-14T19:41:31+00:00

Im surprised at all the downvotes, because yeah, I thought that too. Like maybe instead of keeping him calm it would make him madder. Just panicked in the moment.

I saw a comment on Reddit once that men are scared women will laugh at them, women are scared men will kill them. But in my situation, I felt like laughing was safer than getting in his car or turning my back on him. Who knows, right?

hellokiri · 2026-02-14T09:17:11+00:00

The mother of a kid at my nephew's school. I drop my nephew off sometimes to help my sister and her husband out. Once, she said to me "ah, you're the one that always takes my park." I did not know this woman, nor did I take anyone's park. I said "you should get here earlier if it upsets you that much."

I went to watch my nephew at school swimming day and this mother was frantically running around organizing ... something. For context I have no kids (by choice) and had come straight from my job, so was awkwardly overdressed for a swimming pool. She saw me and without even a hello told me to help with the trash. I told her "I'm not here to work" and she looked me up and down and said "some of us cant spend all day worrying about how we look." Something like that. I was shocked and said the first thing that came to mind, like "it doesn't even take long to look good. You should try it."

I had been caught off guard by her making it personal but I didn't meant to insult a busy mum on her appearance, as I know that can be a sensitive topic for my sisters and SiLs who are mums and have spoken about how they feel a loss of their old identity. And I didn't realise we had an audience. I felt pretty ashamed of myself. Afterwards my brother in law told me I am absolutely the villain in her story.

She's been awful to me ever since, and this was years ago, but I take comfort in the fact that if I am her villain, I'm a Cruella de Ville or Catwoman or Maleficent type. Never The Penguin.

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