Confession: I Love Celebrity Gossip Magazines

As much as we may try to deny it, we all have guilty pleasures of some kind. I've discussed guilty pleasure movies before. Another guilty pleasure of mine is reading trashy tabloid magazines. There's just something so thrilling about reading celebrity gossip, even though I know that I personally would hate to find my own life splashed across the glossy pages of Us Weekly.

I don't even have to pay for the tabloid magazines. I can just read them in line at the grocery store or at the cafe at Barnes & Noble. Us Weekly is my favorite, but I'm also pretty fond of Life & Style, In Touch, and Star, which can have great Fab Tips too.

Who's with whom? Who broke up? Who's wearing what? Who's getting married? Who said what? Who cheated? Who got back together? Who got arrested? Who got drunk and made a scene? These are all those things most people gossip about in high school, except for me. I didn't have anyone to gossip with. So maybe I'm going through my high school stage now.

Pic from Tumblr.

Be that as it may, one afternoon I was reading In Touch at the grocery store, and this man approached me. "What you are reading in there is not true!" he exclaimed, as though he were sharing with me an earth-shattering revelation. "Did you know that?"

"Yeah. So?" I responded, wondering why so many strangers feel the need to give me unsolicited advice about how I should get married, how I should lose weight, how I should get rid of my acne, why I shouldn't wear eye makeup if I don't have a boyfriend, and now that I shouldn't read things because they're not true. That's not even a legitimate argument. Plenty of things that are not true are worth reading. There's this entire genre of books called fiction. Great works of literature like Pride & Prejudice and Wuthering Heights are not true. OK, so In Touch and Us Weekly might be McGriddles and Quesaritos compared to high quality works like Pride & Prejudice, but my point remains the same.

And who the hell are you to tell me what I can and cannot read, anyway?

I didn't say any of this to the random man, of course, since I don't like talking to people. I just returned to reading about Kim Kardashian and ignored him.

Don't let anyone judge you for indulging in a guilty pleasure. Just had to get that off my chest.

What's your guilty pleasure? Let me know in the comments.

XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.

Fabulous Tip of the Day: The Wet Hair Look

Today's Fab Tip:

To get the wet hair look:

"A light-hold mousse tames unruly flyaways and frizz -- and encourages your hair's natural bend. Apply from root to tips on damp hair, and off you go."
-- Taken from Life & Style magazine, March 23, 2015, p. 55.

This is an easy and fast method of getting the wet hair look. Just slick it back while it's damp and then add a little shine serum. Once it dries, you'll have body, and if you have waves or curls, natural texture that will look effortless. Plus it means less time getting ready in the morning and more time to sleep in.

XOXO
Gossip Ghoul

Fabulous Tip of the Day: Shades of Pink

Today's Fab Tip:

"A pop of pink stands out, but you can work a tonal look by pairing it with one or two other shades of the color."
-- Taken from Life & Style magazine, January 20, 2014, page 53.

Wearing an outfit of one color but varying shades is a way to look put together without being too matchy-matchy. Work a few neutrals in there, and you don't have to worry about being completely monochromatic.

XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.

Fabulous Tip of the Day: Shoe Care

Today's Fab Tip: take care of your shoes! When you wear them, you sweat in them. It's part of life. Negate the sweat smell.

"Smelly flats? Fill a coffee filter with baking soda, tie it shut, then place it inside shoes."
-- Taken from Life & Style Weekly magazine, November 18, 2013, page 53.

An alternative is to spray the inside of your shoes with dry shampoo. It works the same way and soaks up the sweat residue, drawing out the stench.

XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.

PS: Don't forget: Moonday tonight!