Also I can make a less insanely boring persona for myself if i’m not stuck with my real name and identity
Has no one heard of stage names anymore this day and age? Or pen names? Not using your real name even in indisputably professional settings is nothing new or scandalous
If you ever needed a reason to not wear makeup (or at LEAST cut back on it significantly) this is it.
Most of your shimmery makeups are made using Mica. Mica is often mined by young children the same way the original coal miners put kids in the tiny tunnels for coal.
These kids make pennies a day, if that, and are subject to dangerous conditions.
All for the glitter in our eyeshadows and highlighters.
most companies, even ones part of the ethical mica initiative, don’t know where their mica comes from and have no way of proving it for sure, because the bosses at these mines are known for using child labor on the side and then they tell their international clients like “yeah totally, only adults we paid fairly mined all this ;)” and then these big international companies can play dumb and be like “the mine bosses pinky promised us it’s all ethical!” when there is no way to prove it, no way of regulating it, and it’s been this specific recurring problem for years
additionally: mica that is mined can sometimes be contaminated with asbestos, while synthetic mica is made from plant cellulose. synthetic lab-made mica also has a more consistent texture and makes colors more vibrant than mined mica can.
so basically: synthetic mica is safer, purer, plant-based, a superior product, AND not mined by child slaves — the literal only downside is that it’s slightly more expensive for cheap ass companies who care more about profits than humans
Week after week I become more tempted to try the white gilgamesh
TWO THIRDS BEER AND ONE THIRD MILK
FROM A GOAT OR OF ITS ILK
Ok getting people asking for a review in the notes so here we go.
FLAVOR: Actually not bad at all. I used a wheat beer as sort of the closest modern approximation to sumerian beer, and mixed it 2/3 to 1/3 with goat milk. The flavors complemented each other well.
TEXTURE: Unusual, but not necessarily unpleasant. Creamy yet lightly carbonated from the beer. Definitely gonna bother some people.
AFTEREFFECTS: Sat in my stomach like a rock, and the alcohol hit me like I had had 3 beers instead of one. It does in fact make you feel you’re made of wood