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how to dye your eyebrows with just for men

This one’s kind of weird, but it’s a hot tip I got from the readers of Corporette — if you hate doing your eyebrows in the summer (or, well, anytime) you can dye your eyebrows at home using men’s mustache dye.

house ad for Corporette; the text reads "How to Look Polished When It's Hot Outside," and pictures a young professional woman pulling her hair back while sitting outside with sunglasses

{related: is microblading worth it? (from guest poster, Adina J. of Blue Collar Red Lipstick)}

The Just for Men beard and mustache kits are reusable, have a tiny brush, and come in a range of colors — so one $8 kit can last you through a zillion eyebrow applications.

How to Dye Your Eyebrows with Just For Men

I took the plunge myself last week — I first bought “medium brown,” on Amazon then got a bit concerned by the patch test that it was VERY dark, and when I happened to be in CVS I bought the next lighter shade and used that.

{related: why Kat loves threading for eyebrow maintenance}

My concern was that it was going to “tattoo” the skin beneath my eyebrows and be too dark, but that did not happen (yay) and in fact was a very subtle, nice look — I may try the darker one the next time I do it (probably in a few days) to see if I prefer the darker look.

I used this guide from Glamour to help me.

Readers, we’ve talked about minimal mom makeup here and beauty treatments to save time over at Corporette — would you ever dye your eyebrows to save time? Just For Men Brush-In Color Mustache & Beard Kit, Medium Brown

{related: here’s Kate’s Browvo! review and April’s RapidBrow review}

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{related: here’s Kat’s review of eyebrow stencils}

Comments

  1. Em says

    We need to baby proof a couple cabinets (likely 5 total). Anyone have a favorite cabinet lock?

  2. Mrs. Jones says

    I recently used 1000 Hour lash and brow dye kit to color my eyebrows. I used Dark Brown and it turned out great. I’m fair with reddish hair.
    For some reason, the Black dye did not work as well on my lashes.

  3. Two Cents says

    Any suggestions on a weekend destination from Washington DC that is nature-oriented and enjoyable for toddlers? Just somewhere beautiful where we could take some walks and enjoy the scenery, within a 1-2 hour drive.

    We have some family visiting from out of town and would like to take them to a nearby destination, as they have done the touristy thing in DC several times. We recently did Deep Creek Lake, so not that. We don’t want to do the Delaware beaches either. I was thinking Harper’s Ferry since it’s close, but not sure what there is to do with young kids.

    Any ideas would be appreciated!

    • POSITA says

      Great Falls is very nice. Pretty views, super close and my kids love playing in the creek at the bottom of the trail.

      • Two Cents says

        Thanks! Great Falls is nice but a bit too close, looking for a place where we can rent a home and make it a 2 day getaway.

    • Spirograph says

      Cumberland, MD? It’s a quaint little town, the start of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, which is a fun way to kill a day with a train-obsessed toddler, and there are a lot of parks nearby. Also, if you’re into that sort of thing, Maryland has an “ice cream trail” of creameries, and a couple of them are definitely on the way if you’re going out via 270.

  4. Anonymous says

    At what age did you let your kid(s) play alone outside? We live out in the sticks, but on a main road. Our back yard isn’t fenced and in order to get to it, you have to walk out of our kitchen onto our deck, then down 3/4 of a flight of stairs to the back yard.

    I used to always be outside with my kid, but lately she’s been asking to play on the swingset or with her soccer ball when i’m trying to get dinner made. I can *see* the back yard from the kitchen, but if she fell or got hurt or whatever, it’d take me a good 45 seconds-minute to get to her, especially if she’s on the swing set which is nearer to the rear of the yard.

    We are renovating the basement which will by next year be a walk-out playroom/office/rec room with full bathroom. At that point, I know I’ll feel fine being inside in the basement where I can see her/hear her/get to her by running out the door straight into the yard. She knows not to go in the front yard– and the way it’s landscaped there’s basically an annoying uphill climb to do so. But she *could*.

    Am I being a helicopter parent here, or is this not an appropriate age to let her play alone outside? Would a fence change things? (we’re getting a fence too, just not this summer).

      • Anonymous says

        We let our four year old play in the yard while we’re inside. We can also see the yard from the kitchen, including her playset. It’s unfenced, but we’re pretty clear on boundaries (there are woods bordering two sides, the third side is a neighbor who also has children who are slightly older). Our home is a ranch-style with a walk-out to the back patio, so it wouldn’t much longer to get outside to her than it would if I were sitting on the patio watching.

    • Marilla says

      4 seems young to me if the backyard isn’t fenced – to me that would be the bigger issue than the 45 seconds it would take to run outside. Could you gate the deck stairs and have her play on the deck as a compromise?

      • anon says

        +1. This might be a know-your-kid situation, but I absolutely could not have trusted my 4-year-old DS to stay in an unfenced backyard, even with the uphill climb to the front yard (which we also have). Around 5, he began spending more time alone in our fenced-in backyard.

        I don’t think you’re being a helicopter parent for asking the question, BTW. It’s hard to find the sweet spot between looking out for your kids and allowing them to have some freedom.

      • Blueberry says

        Yeah, I guess the only thing that gives me pause is that you say you live near a big road. I wouldn’t worry so much about your response time if she were to get hurt but more about the chance she could wander to the road while you aren’t looking. FWIW, the configuration of my house and yard sound similar to yours, and my kids (2 and 4) play outside by themselves while I’m cooking, with me more or less watching from the window, BUT we have a gated yard and live on a very slow street. (That said, the 4-year-old could bolt through the door of the fence if he desired. He’s run away down the street before, but it was while we had friends over and everyone was out in the yard, so more for the sake of getting attention than anything else. But he could do it if he wanted to.)

      • Anonymous says

        I already do let her play on the deck (which is gated) by herself, and it’s a total non-issue. There’s a water table there, and I let her go out there and paint etc. on her picnic table. Frankly, I let her play on the deck when I go upstairs/out of sight. With the gate, it’s just another room in the house and I have no issue letting her play anywhere in the house she wants, as long as I generally know where she is.

        This is know-your-kid but she absolutely wouldn’t go into the front yard. What I’m much more worried about is a random person coming into our yard. We live in wealthy suburbia, but every once in a while (esp because we are on a main road), we get random solicitors. A few times, we’ve had pest control people wander the property before coming to the door. Occasionally, the delivery people will put a package on our back steps since we’re on a main road. So– I think in typing it out that that’s part of my concern. And the other is if she gets hurt or stuck. Thinking stung by a bee or whatever- it really would take me far longer to get out there than if I were standing in front of the walk-out basement.

    • CPA Lady says

      No, you’re not being a helicopter parent. I’m more on the free-range end of the spectrum, and I would not let a 4 year old play alone in an unfenced back yard. Put up a fence with a good locking gate, and I’d be all for it. My sister lets her kids (2 and 4) play on their fenced back patio while she’s in the kitchen, which is through a sliding glass door. That seems fine to me.

      I also wouldn’t let a young looking kid play alone in a fenced front yard, but that’s because I’m worried about people calling CPS on me, not because I’m worried about safety issues. Side note– What is it with these busybodies, anyway? These are probably the same people who complain that kids never play outside anymore.

    • mascot says

      By 4, my kid was playing outside alone in our fenced backyard. He also would play for a short period of time in the unfenced front yard which is on a cul de sac, so low traffic. There is a pond right down the street from our house that worried me more than cars if he wandered out of the yard. But, he’s not a runner, was very diligent about letting us know if he moved between the front and back yard, knows not to go into water without asking, etc. As he demonstrated the ability to follow our rules and show age appropriate good judgement, we introduced more freedoms. I don’t trust my kid as much when he’s with his friends though because group think tends to override individual rules.
      This is really a know your kid question and know the hazards in your area. We don’t have roaming dogs in neighborhood that might come onto our property so that wasn’t a concern. Nearby bodies of water were though.

      • Anonymous says

        Interesting point about friends. I would not let her play outside alone with a friend or two over– this is because I have no idea if the friend(s) have the same respect for our busy road that my own kid does (literally, she has it ingrained in her little brain that “if you go in the front without a grownup cars won’t see you and YOU COULD GET SMUSHED.”

    • RR says

      I let my 3 year old (almost 4) out in our backyard on a suburban dead end street with her 9 year old siblings. We can see out of the window and keep an eye on them, but I don’t worry about much more than skinned knees. My older daughter in particular is stricter than I am!

      • RR says

        I do think there’s a certain “know your child” aspect here. There’s no way I would have let my twins outside without us at 4. But, they never had the natural caution that my youngest has, and together they had no situational fear. My son in particular believes he has every situation under control and our guidelines are just suggestions for his consideration. But my youngest, who I reference above, is naturally cautious. There’s no way she’d leave the backyard.

    • Spirograph says

      Well, now I feel irresponsible. I definitely send my 4 and 2.5 year olds outside to play by themselves. Our back yard is fenced, but they can open the gate to the front yard unless I specifically lock the bolt that’s out of their reach, which I usually don’t. And they usually open the gate and play in the front or back. They color with chalk on our front sidewalk unsupervised all the time. We live on a dead end street in a very family-friendly neighborhood. The kids know they are not allowed in the street without a grownup, and they do a good job following that rule. I check on them more often if the 2.5 year old is out than if just the 4 year old is, but in general i think they’re fine.

      • EB0220 says

        I do this too. My kids are similar ages. Cars are my biggest worry by far, with disapproving neighbors a trailing second. When we first started doing this, I checked on them also constantly. Now they’ve shown me they can stay in the yard, so I check a bit less.

    • Anonymous says

      I lived in the sticks growing up and was allowed to play in our fenced backyard by myself at 2. I mean, the real danger for you kid is cars, not your backyard. I’d get a fence before I finished the basement.

      • Anonymous says

        We’re doing the fence as soon as we can- it’s not a $$ thing but a town/logistics thing. There are Surveys and Processes and Special Permits and Neighbors and Historical Preservation Committees and Landscape Design Approval Committees and billion other things that we’ve been working on for almost a year now.

    • Anonymous says

      I let my daughter play in our backyard alone from the time she was…2 maybe? But it’s fenced in. The fact that it’s unfenced would be a much bigger concern for me then the couple minutes it would take you to reach her. I think a four year old can probably understand that they need to stay in the backyard. It depends on your kid and how well they listen and follow rules.

  5. Cate says

    File system (and actual products used) for kids school stuff? Thinking yearly class pictures, report cards, etc. Maybe some art too.

    • EP-er says

      I use one of these:
      https://www.amazon.com/Translucent-Letter-Expanding-7-Pocket-Colors/dp/B01IPH06TE/

      Or something like it. As the important papers come in, they all get filed — along with report cards, class pictures, tests, homework of note. Then at the end of the year there is one last purge/file and the whole thing goes in a box, labeled with Child’s Name, Teacher’s Name, Grade, School Year.

      I feel like I recycle so many papers, and I ruthless about throwing away, but I probably still keep too much!

  6. AnonMom says

    Where do you store your videos taken with your cell phone? I reached my 5GB limit on my Amazon Prime account. Any ideas for free storage?

    • Em says

      I pay 99 cents a month for extended Cloud storage, so phone pictures and videos are on the Cloud, as well as using Prime photos. I also download all my phone pictures and videos to our computer every 1-3 months and organize them into folders based on year, and sub-divided for month. Since it’s not a full phone download every time I do it, it only takes a couple minutes.

    • NewMomAnon says

      I paid for the Dropbox upgrade and store all my videos in a folder there. That way I can give viewing rights to other family members.

    • HSAL says

      You can get up to 15gb free storage through google, but we filled that up. It’s worth it to me to pay the $20/year for the 100gb they offer.

  7. Crying says

    When my 18 month old son cries it instantly makes me incredibly stressed and agitated, almost to the point of anger. I have even tensely ask him to stop before (very rational, I know). The internet tells me that this happens to a lot of parents, but I didn’t see anyone who had a way to address it. Has anyone else experienced this and found a good solution? We are considering having a second child, and this is making me reconsider my ability to handle a second child, because I don’t think that regularly being stressed and angry around my child makes me a good mom.

    • mascot says

      I’m a pretty calm and patient person, but wow, I was surprised at how strong of an emotional reaction my kid can incite in me, good and bad.
      A couple of things that worked for me- mama time-outs where I could put child somewhere safe and remove myself from the situation to calm down, having a tap-out signal with my husband where either of us could hand off the kid and go take a minute to re-group, realizing that the crying will soon be replaced with words and that it is a temporary phase.
      Another thought, if you are finding your temper rising a lot in the face of stress, perhaps consider if there’s some depression or anxiety at play with you. That’s a primary symptom for a lot of people. When this becomes a recurrent issue for me, it’s a sign that I need to pay attention to my broader mental health and step up the self-care.

      • Crying says

        I think it is anxiety related. I am starting therapy because this seems like it may be something that could be fixed with cognitive behavioral therapy. It also seems to be an offshoot of more intense symptoms I had with anxiety. Lexapro got them to the point where I could manage them by separating myself from others if needed. I am finding it harder to manage with a kid since it isn’t always an option to take an hour for alone time because I am “in a mood” :)

    • NewMomAnon says

      Oof, I remember the days pre-words when kiddo did a lot of crying. I didn’t handle it very well, but that was partly because I had a raging case of postpartum anxiety/depression….consider talking with your doctor about screening for mental health issues. A little bit of psych meds made a big difference for me, and therapy has been so helpful. It’s expensive, but I’m an infinitely better parent because of it.

      Two easy things that have helped a bit: First, using meditative breathing techniques when I start to see red (breath in to count of 4, breath out to count 4; breath in to count of 4, breath out to count of 5; etc up to breath out to count of 8), and second, listening to the Janet Lansbury podcasts. Whenever kiddo starts freaking out, it’s oddly calming to imagine Janet Lansbury’s very calm voice describing child outbursts as “beautiful” and “positive.”

    • Anonymous says

      this might not work at 18 months, but I have made it a policy to apologize and rationalize my behavior to my kids (1 and 4). With the now-4 year old, ever since she was 2 or so I’d catch myself yelling or snapping and sort of spin it…. [really yelling] OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING [catch self, correct, move into faux yelling] AAAAAAHHHH YOU ARE MAKING MAMA CRAAAAAAAAAZEEEEEEEEEE. [talking] Kid, I’m sorry I yelled but I’m in a grumpy mood and when you [do that super annoying thing] it made me extra grumpy. Come here, get a snuggle. I hate it when i’m grumpy at you. Do you know when Daddy is grumpy? When I wake him up to early. When are you grumpy?

      It somehow calms me down, takes us out of the situation that made me lose my cool to begin with, and also gives us some snuggle time.

      I also have been known to yell/whine right along with my kid.

      4 y/o: Mooooooommmmmm I want a snaaaaaaaaaccccckkkk.
      me: me toooooooooooooooooooooo. I’m hungrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry.
      4 y/o: don’t be silly mama.
      me: I’m thirssssssssssssssty. Get me waaaaaaaaaaaaater.
      4 y/o: mama!
      me: how about we go into the kitchen and we each get our own snacks and water?
      4 yo: ok

      my husband does not find this amusing but we agree to disagree.

      • CPA Lady says

        True life story. My niece and nephew love yelling this nonsense phrase they heard from one of their friends. “Wee-kee-dah-dah”. So I was visiting my sister, we were driving in the car with all our kids in the back. They started having a contest to see who could scream “wee-kee-dah-dah” the loudest. You know who won? ME!

        We were all laughing hysterically by the end of it.

      • Anon says

        Are you me? I do the same – I apologize and talk through it when I start yelling. I hope that it’s modelling how to recognize feelings and how to recognize their impact on others, but I’m sure it’s just confusing for the kids. Although it’s also what the grownups do on Daniel Tiger so maybe it’s the right move.
        And other times I totally whine right along with them. It makes my 4yo DD so mad when I do that. “Mama! Stop! That is NOT what grownups do!” me: buutttttttt i wannnnnnnaaaaaaa whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine! *stomp stomp*.
        It’s so fun.

    • anne-on says

      So, YMMV, but I found that my post partum anxiety spiked at about 16 months? And for me, it mostly manifested as RAGE. I ‘knew’ intellectually, that being THIS furious all.the.time was NOT healthy (for my, my marriage, or my interactions with kiddo). I did a short course of hormonal birth control, and then prozac when the BC didn’t help and it made a world of difference.

    • Marilla says

      When this happens I hand off my daughter to my husband and take a break. It happens most often when I’m tired, she’s tired, and she’s refusing any dinner. Logically I know it’s not an issue and I shouldn’t force her but it totally gets to me for some reason. I take myself out of the situation for 10 minutes and it helps a lot.

      Thanks to mascot and NewMomAnon for flagging the depression/anxiety link to anger and stress. I definitely have been getting angry as a result of stress and tiredness and I should probably focus on my mental health more. I keep telling myself it will get better after this or that (amazing how that never works) but I think I need to implement some positive steps to help myself get better now.

    • Mrs. Jones says

      The best thing for me was to hand off child to husband. Also lexapro.

  8. PregLawyer says

    Just found out I’m pregnant with #2 after many months of trying! The kiddos will be about 3 years apart. I’m having the mixture of excitement and then oh sh*t, what did I just do to my finances. Are there any good resources (books or blogs) that people recommend for pregnancy and parenting when it’s not the first baby?

    • AwayEmily says

      Yay CONGRATS!!! I’m also expecting my second and just started reading “Siblings Without Rivalry” based on lots of recs from folks here.

      • Anon says

        That one is good. How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen is better for younger kids. Or maybe that was “Peaceful Parent Happy Siblings”. All three were good, you can’t go wrong.

        One tip is to have your DH/partner read them too so he/she understand and owns the concepts. None of them work if both parents aren’t aligned.

    • HSAL says

      Congratulations! On the financial front, my advice is to increase your HSA deposits (if applicable) and also slowly spend less in other areas this month so the eventual doubling of the childcare budget isn’t as drastic. Of course, we’re just about to start working on #2 so I don’t know how well the second part works in practice. But that’s the plan.

    • Anonymous says

      Mine are 3 years apart (but will be 2 years apart in school because of where birthdays fall). It’s great. My older one was an absolute rock star throughout my pregnancy (she did a lot of playing doctor while I rested, came along and got very interested in the doctors’ appts, made her sibling all kinds of art for the nursery), as well as a champ through what was a very difficult first year with #2. #2 was a terrible sleeper and it took until 11 months to get into a napping routine. I literally “strapped to nap”– put #2 in the baby carrier and let her snuggle, fuss, or sleep–whichever she needed to do.

      I would suggest picking up small toys for the older one over the next few months to have on hand for when the baby needs all your attention. Movies/screen time work too, but I didn’t want to use that more than I needed to (which was a lot…). Coloring books, stickers, puzzles, cans of new playdoh colors, that sort of thing. Def watch the Daniel Tiger about the new baby 100x.

      I also noticed that baby proofing was way harder the second time around. With the first baby, there was only adult stuff around, and only the adults were making messes. we put a few locks on the critical cabinets and were done with it.

      This time, my older one has all kinds of Baby Hazards (barbie shoes! beads! puzzle pieces! dried food bits on the floor! step stools!) and also leaves doors, gates, etc open by accident. And toilet seats.

      • PregLawyer says

        Ahh, I didn’t even think about the babyproofing issue, but you’re so right. Thanks for that tip. Also, thank the lord for Daniel Tiger. He got us through the 2-year old doctor appointment – the first time our guy was really able to be afraid of shots. I’ll find the new baby episode.

        • Anonymous says

          Also, depending on your overall setup, you might want to start using white noise at night for the older one. My #2 was a SCREAMER. We raced to her room every time, but I know my older kid didn’t sleep as well until #2 actually slept through the night. But #1 never really woke up, just…slept poorly. We used white noise to help, and started closing her door at night. These things might have been a bit more smooth if we did them pre-baby but we managed.

          And honestly, now that they are 1 and 4 they are awesome together. They walk holding hands, the little one “shops” in her sister’s clothes drawer (oh, the teenage fights to come…), the older one has been BEGGING for them to share a room, and they play (safely, quietly) together so nicely. That first 10 months was brutal for all of us, though!

  9. Interview Pumping says

    I need help figuring pumping logistics around interview. My daughter is turning 1 at the end of the month. I’m pumping twice a day and was planning on cutting the pumping over a month after she turns one. Supply is already not meeting the demand and I’ve been supplementing. I have an interview coming up in 2 weeks for a position that I’m really excited about. I will need to be on site from early morning to early afternoon. This has been very difficult to schedule given the busy schedule of all the faculty involved in the process so I don’t want to make things more complicated. I don’t want to bring attention to pumping given that it won’t be an need later on if a get the job. Should I start winding down to a pump a day sooner than planned in prevision of that? Do I pump in the car before/after and hope for the best? At this point in time I don’t feel strongly about making a case for accommodation with a potential employer. Any option I’m missing?

    • Momata says

      My math says that this interview comes two weeks before you were planning on winding down anyway. If I were you, I’d take myself down to one pumping session a day a few days before the interview and do the one session that day in the car beforehand. As you said, you’re already supplementing, and while I understand wanting to maintain the presence of bm for as long as you want to, it sounds like this is only pushing your wind-down by a couple weeks. Good luck at the interview!!!

    • anon says

      Can you do a test run tomorrow to see how it goes if you time your pumps to pump in the car before/after, postponing the after one as late as possible to see how full you are getting? I think I would have been fine but your body may be different. If the test run goes okay, you don’t need to do anything special.

    • LaLa says

      I agree to doing a test run to see how not pumping goes. I never had supply issues and my body responded poorly to missed pumps early on, but once I was at the 11-12month point I could skip without much discomfort.

      I had a similar situation when my first was 9 months. He was young enough that I couldn’t go all day. So I asked my recruiter who was setting everything up for a 30 minutes break in-between the interviews around my pump time. She was more than happy to accomodate and the interviewers had no clue (one even apologized that I had to sit around and wait for them for 30 minutes “i’m not sure why they scheduled such a long break” haha.)

    • Anonymous says

      Our kids are the same age. I had a conference 3 weeks ago and just…didn’t pump all day. I wasn’t uncomfortable but mentally kept waiting for leaks. Turns out I was fine waiting until 6pm or so after last pumping around 8am. I think I pumped a grand total of 8oz which was standard for one session earlier on.

      I used the conference as a start to the weaning process in general and this week we are 100% weaned. Baby turns 1 in 2 weeks.

    • Cornellian says

      If you don’t have one, try getting a hand pump. You can stick it in your bag and pump for 90 seconds on each side during a bathroom break. I like my Medela Harmony.

      • Interview Pumping says

        Yes, I usually carry my hand pump on “field trips”. I almost prefer the manual one except for the whole aspect of “I can’t use my hands to multitask while I pump”.

    • Anonymous says

      This is a bit off topic but if you do decide to pump, make sure they put you in a room with a door that locks, or that they clearly mark the door. I still cringe when I think about walking in on a pumping candidate (for an employment law position, no less) – she was in a conference room and I was supposed to be grabbing her for lunch, I knocked but didn’t hear her response so I just walked in. Thankfully she was awesome and we hired her but it was horrible.

      • Interview Pumping says

        Oh boy… I’m so worried about that. If I were to pump in an unfamiliar environment, I would sit right in front on the door to block it. I’d be too worried that I didn’t lock it properly or that someone has the key.

    • TK says

      Agree to advice of pumping before and after. I would NOT try cutting down or weaning off of pumping during the week(s) leading up to a big event like this – I was a hormonal mess (like, fits of rage and uncontrolled sobbing) the week after I stopped nursing. Wouldn’t have gone over well during an interview.

      • Interview Pumping says

        It’s a thing I hadn’t considered but will definitely keep in mind as my mood usually does poorly with hormonal fluctuations…

  10. EB0220 says

    OK, Target has the worst shipping. Every time I order something from there, I have an issue. I ordered something on 3 weeks ago. It was supposed to arrive 2 weeks ago. The tracking hasn’t been updated since 6/20. Is there a way for me to follow up without sitting on the phone with UPS or Target forever?

    • Anonymous says

      Probably not, sorry. I found Target shipping only worked well if I got it shipped to my local store.

      • Anon in NYC says

        Yep, I do pick up in store – I feel like it’s less likely to get lost that way.

        Sorry, EB0220!

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