the "Zit" Factor
According to my research (which was not very extensive), we spend up to $55 billion a year on beauty products and cosmetics. Doesn't that seem like a butt load of money, yet we still have to suffer through the time it takes for a blemish to heal. Most importantly, you should know that this is a very difficult thing for me to write about--I hate all words dealing with blemishes, I can't ever talk about them with friends and I will never understand how aestheticians do what they do. My friend Kaitlin came up with a special code when speaking of such monstrosities with me: facial eruptions. Let me tell you, it helps. It's odd because I can watch open heart surgery or a limb being cut off, but I cannot say the word "zit" or "pimple" without cringing. You know how your friends say, "Ah, look at this!" and want to talk about it? I am not that kind of friend. I'll be the first to tell you about food in your teeth, but I cannot discuss some...