The Frumanista

Shielding skin from the sun is a requirement, but lips can sometimes be neglected. Lip skin is actually thinner than other skin, and is mor...

My aunt works in the psychology field. She mentioned once how there are no words in Yiddish for the issues she deals with; I suppose when th...

At a simcha , a woman approached me.  "You look so familiar," she began.  It was vaguely possible she had seen me before, but t...

I know I harp about this a lot, but it can't hurt to mention it again.  Sherry Turkle's article "The Flight from Conversat...

I had a dinner one evening, and I carefully ironed my hair that morning. Maybe my angle was off, or something, because sticking out of the ...

I didn't know what to use for Shabbos lipstick until I bumped into someone with magnificent lipcolor at a sheva brachos . "Mac Pr...

While flicking through channels on a day home sick, I came across a reality show called Extreme Couponing . It's pretty amazing; the pe...

Mosquito season in my neck of the woods is not pleasant.  Avoiding DEET, I purchased a variety of "healthy" bug repellants, w...

The makeup world can be a fickle friend. One day, you will see a mascara/foundation/lipstick across a crowded room, and fly to its side, an...

While young and unattached, she was discussing all of her future plans.  "And then, when we arrive in Israel, we'll . . . "  ...