an extremely uncharitable ffxiv thought
apparently there is stubble rumored to become available in shadowbringers, but i'm not sure this will help
it just may make them all look like they're youtubers who *then* are revealed to be horrible sex pests
@Sapphicgiraffic@snouts.online i will say that janelle monae also looked stunning, but wasn't quite on camp theme. but i want an excuse for her to wear that dress repeatedly. maybe to like. a picasso exhibition?
tho i'm kinda sad that nobody (to my knowledge anyway) decided to run with the stupid joke of coming dressed in like, fake boyscout uniform or something, and then played up "what, you meant the OTHER type of camp?! aw, man!!!!" all evening long
(thus in fact being camp in both senses)
@Sapphicgiraffic@snouts.online oh my god she looks like one of those fancy pigeons that i can only describe as "the ones who look like they're about to meet the cops at the door and dramatically swoon when told about the mysterious death of their fourth well-to-do husband, leaving them an even richer widow than before husbands one through three also mysteriously died"
IT'S PERFECT
@InspectorCaracal it's fucking heartbreaking because some bits are ALMOST like animal crossing!
picking out furniture! making animal friends! designing a space! going to see what other people have designed!
but then it gets cruelly yanked back into quartermunching microtransaction hell, and i scream in agony
Full write up of Fork Theory, the corollary to Spoon Theory by Jenrose
@benaiah@pdx.social tho it might be worth budgeting for a trip to sephora regardless since iirc they all have makeup artists in-house, and one of the services they provide is basically one-on-one tutoring, but idk how much money that is to get - or if it's "if you come spend enough money we'll tell you how to use what you just bought" lmao
also realtalk i've found my brushes off aliexpress better than the fancy shmancy ones so don't worry too much about buying an actual shitton of expensive ones
@benaiah@pdx.social e.l.f. is also a pretty low-cost brand that i think is really useful for kinda testing out concepts. they have some real winners and some losers, but not bank-breaking. wet n' wild is actually also incredibly solid - the things they do well, they do Really Well. nyx is also one of my go-to brands at a slightly higher price point
if $$ is no object though, walk into a sephora and go "i want to get into makeup but idk where to start", and they'll pick you up in a whirlwind LOL
@benaiah@pdx.social i might be able to kinda give some advice! i honestly am in much the same boat and am kinda working my way up
i will say that i really like japanese makeup and korean makeup since they often have more of an "accentuate what's there and keep it light" feel instead of the current "FULL COVERAGE FULL CONTOUR" thing popular in america. canmake is a really nice brand that has good tutorials on how to use, most can be applied with fingers, etc.
me: wow i wish i could see more of this person's posts more easily instead of just looking at the federated timeline
mastodon follow button: *doing a full burlesque striptease fan dance with full brass band accompaniment and on-stage pyrotechnics in an attempt to get my attention*
me: oh well nothing for it 
@InspectorCaracal ok that's completely valid
but also, there are few furry versions that AREN'T more fun, just as far as activities go 
more ice cold takes
- do you know you can just, like, wear a crown or tiara? there's no law against it. you can just do it if you want. nobody's gonna stop you.
- similarly you can just buy cake to eat whenever you want, even if it's not your birthday. even if it's an ice cream cake!
- understanding both of the above is basically the first step to enlightenment
- also shiny pretty things are nice to have and tasty things are nice to eat (here's where the ice cold bit comes in)
shit i've had too many hot takes this morning, i need to balance the system before it overheats! quick what are my coldest takes uhhh
- dogs are good and you should pet them
- the joy of your pet deciding of their own accord to come and sit with you and chill because they love you and wanna be with you is unparalelled
- people brushing/petting your hair is really really nice and satisfies deep monkey brain "social grooming good" instincts and should be more common as platonic affection
diet stuff question? sciency? idk?
@J like this shit really gets you if you're diabetic, but even normal people can be like "well i do feel a little gross after that", so yeah, eat some protein with your carbs you'll probably feel better
OK I'LL STOP AWKWARDLY INFODUMPING AT YOU NOW
30 y/o - token cishet - tumblr refugee. spoonie/15 chronic conditions in a trenchcoat/actual cyborg. just hangin' in there 