What does Michelle Obama smell like? Apparently, our first guesses of sunshine and warm apple pie were wrong. The First Lady’s signature scent has been revealed, and it’s “Love in White” by Creed. The Creed brand is one of those Parisian institutions that goes way back—the company has been producing luxury scents since 1760, and […]
When I got my period for the first time, I cried. Hard. Just a few months before, while waiting to board to the bus to head to camp for a week, I saw a girl from my class bawling her eyes out. “What’s wrong with Becky?” I asked one of my friends. “She got her period,” […]
When I got my period for the first time, my mom wanted to throw a party. She had the whole thing planned. There would be a circle of women — many of them her friends, who would talk about womanhood with me, share their womanly wisdom, and tell rousing tales of menstruation. My mom would […]
I was 19 years old and had my legs spread on my new boyfriend Greg’s bed. We had been dating for a few weeks and had fooled around a bit, mostly talking dirty and dry humping while clothed. It was my last night in town before leaving for a three-month study abroad program and it […]
One of the fun things about working in this industry is all the weird public relations emails you get. My favorites for a while were the ones concerning my preparation for made up holidays like “National Hot Dog Day” and “International Track Lighting Appreciation Week” or what have you. I am exceedingly fond of the […]
The first rule of man boobs: Don’t talk about the man boobs. Following that: Don’t touch the man boobs. And like a lackey on a Nicholas Cage set, do not look the man boobs in the eye. Errr, nipple. In my decade and a half experience negotiating male bodies, I have seen some things. Male […]
Let’s say you were a woman who wanted bigger boobs but was opposed to getting them surgically augmented. Your options are to get a Wonder Bra or get over it, right? Well there may be another way: you can get your breasts slapped. Khunying Tobnom, a beautician based in Bangkok claims to know the secret […]
Raise your hand if your armpits used to smell like Teen Spirit! My scent was Romantic Rose. As a grown woman, I am wondering how they specifically made deodorant just for teens’ bodies? What a pile of crap. We totally bought into the advertising scam. But we smelled great while doing so. [I’m Remembering] […]
Conservatives have decided they don’t like feminism for being, you know, feminism, so they created their own brand — it’s called (duh) “Freedom Feminism.” You, a lady, are free to be a woman without having to be a man. You’re free to enjoy your own femininity! You’re free to rewrite hundreds of years of the […]
