NO PHOTOSHOP, WATCH THE MAGIC HAPPEN!

Good morning Knuckles!

Gisele Bundchen recently made news for shooting a campaign for BLK DNM without any makeup or retouching.  “I feel like women should be really real and raw," she said, "and it doesn’t happen anymore."  Easy to say if you're a Brazilian supermodel!

That said, there is something to be said about excessive Photoshopping.  Her quote made me think of Dove's thought-provoking Evolution video from a few years ago.

In the spirit of "real" beauty, I made this Vine video that shows my personal evolution from the time I step out of the shower to when I leave my front door (turn the volume down if you don't want to blast your office with Skrillex).

(I'm such a cheeseball.  Glasses, Lenscrafters; tank top, Target.  Daily beauty products: Walgreens multi-purpose solution, Neutrogena Healthy Skin face lotion, Almay Clear Complexion concealer, Neutrogena Healthy Skin brightening eye perfector, Cover Girl Perfect Blend eye pencil, Neutrogena Healthy Skin bronzer, Tresemme hairspray.  Lip color always varies, above, Revlon Color Stay Overtime lip gloss in Unlimited Mulberry.  You can get everything at the drugstore).

It's all smoke and mirrors, Knuckles!  Here's to celebrating us in every way, shape, and form.  I now I think you know it all.

Have a great week!

INSTA-FRIDAY; A DENIZEN OF SPATULA CITY

Happy Friday, Knuckles!

I am so thrilled it's the weekend, and my morning is all Instagrammed up:

If you recall, I was in the market for a new pair of glasses.  The Warby Parkers didn’t work out, but I got the above pair at Lenscrafters.  I love them but they are a different look than my family and I are used to, particularly in the mornings when I just wake up.  Usually right out of my bed my hair looks like – at the very best end of the spectrum – Carrie in SATC circa Season 2.  At the worst end of the spectrum it looks frizzy and disheveled, and paired with these glasses….

Me, on one of the first days I wore the new glasses, walking out of the bathroom, to Mr. Brass Knuckles:  Hey look, your wife looks like Weird Al Yankovic!

Mr. Brass Knuckles: <bursts into wild, uncontrollable guffawing>

Me: …

Mr. Brass Knuckles: <his shoulders are shaking he’s laughing so hard>

At this point I expect him to wind down and wipe his eyes which he does and say something like You’re always beautiful to me but instead he says What do you wanna do for breakfast?

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Have a great weekend Knuckles!  Enjoy your Friday!