Kelly Dougher-Krinsky

The author, before she decided to quit drinking.

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Hi, I’m Kelly and I’m not an alcoholic; I’m a non-drinker.

I’ve always prided myself on my ability to change my mind. I used to believe that I would never want to live anywhere but New York, that I would never marry or have children or ― most frightening of all ― get a tattoo. Now I live in Seattle, I’m planning a wedding while daydreaming about baby names, and I have half a dozen tattoos.

If you’ve been struggling with your skin throughout 2020, you're not alone. Not only are many of us dealing with the visible effects of elevated stress and mask-related irritation (it’s called maskne and it’s the worst), but now wildfire season has introduced a new skin-care challenge.
As wildfires rage up and down the West Coast, skin care may understandably be the very last thing on your mind — especially when homes and even lives are being lost. As someone who lives in Seattle and recently...

When I was five years old, I was diagnosed with profound, progressive hearing loss in both ears, kicking off years of speech therapy and audiology appointments. One of my least favorite parts of my regular hearing tests was when the audiologist would cover their mouth before reciting several sentences that I then had to repeat back. My hearing loss was so serious that, without the ability to rely on lip-reading, I could barely manage to get one word right. It was always an incredibly frustrat...

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I have a challenge for you. Whenever you watch a movie or TV show this week, put subtitles on. The specifics are up to you: Maybe you’ll finally sit down and watch “Roma” with the aid of subtitles, or maybe you’ll have “The Office” playing quietly in the background with the captions on so you can glance over to catch the joke that you didn’t quite hear.
You might have noticed that I’m conflating subtitles (translations of foreign dialogue) with closed or open capt...

It's called being phubbed....

Have you ever tried one?...

With the new year comes new resolutions, and naturally many of us put “Be more organized” near the top of the list. Having makeup brushes scattered all over every surface and tripping over piles of shoes in the hallway does not bode well for a productive, peaceful 2015.  So you’ve...

Today is Women’s Equality Day, and it feels pretty good to say that there’s actually a lot for women to celebrate this year. There has been a noticeable trend of strong women taking charge of their bodies, their appearances, and their stories in 2015. Seriously, everyone gets a high-five. You...

People of the Internet, listen up: enough with your bloated versions of the “capsule” wardrobe. You keep saying that word; I don’t think it means what you think it means. So, what does it mean, then? Credit for coining the term “capsule wardrobe” goes to London boutique owner Susie Faux...

Gillian Anderson's Wardrobe in "The Fall" Is Both S...

The holiday season brings parties, formal events, family get-togethers, and a million other reasons to get your hair done. After all, there are so many options for party hairstyles — from intricate updos to Jessica Rabbit waves. But, there aren’t as many for women with short hair, right?...

A photo posted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@officialjld) on May 4, 2014 at 5:55am PDT As a beauty writer, I get so many products that are labelled "anti-aging" and I am tired of it. I don't know who made the decision to use it as a blanket term, but somehow that's...

Back in December, we posted about dyed underarm hair here on Lipstick.com. Since then, thanks to trendsetters like Miley Cyrus and blogger Roxie Hunt of the "Free Your Pits Movement," brightly colored armpits have gone mainstream. The New York Times even reported that "pit-ins" (groups of women going to a...

A video tutorial for getting Charlize Theron's "Mad Max" look....

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I’ve struggled to make friends ever since I was diagnosed with profound hearing loss at the age of 5. I grew up in a hearing family and was mainstreamed in public schools. I could often be found reading at lunch or on the playground instead of interacting with other kids. Rather than being bullied, I was mostly just left alone by my peers who didn’t know how they could communicate with me, if at all.
“Oh, I’m an introvert,” I would say. Or, “My sisters are my ...