Gabi Rivera-Morales - xoJane

DIY CORNER IS BACK AND READY FOR SUMMER BREAK!

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400

Let’s file our talons to menacing points and rip up all of our clothes, mkayyyyy? SUMMER BREAK FOREVER, BITCHES.

MY TRIP TO NYC: Products, Products, PRODUCTS, Jimmy McMillan, and Faulty Kidneys

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400

A kidney infection means I'm spending this weekend chugging cranberry juice and slathering on lip tar like only a saucy Norman Bates could. I AM SO SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR HOW LOOPY I AM.

Hey Everybody! Check Out My Half-Pastel Cotton Candy Fairy Hair

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400

But WHO CARES? Because I’ve got rainbow hair, bitches.

THIS WEEK in INSPIRING LADY ARTISTS: Janeane Garofalo's Stand Up WORKED IT OUT

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400

SINCE I’M NOT GETTING ANYWHERE with all this sharing of emotions stuff, I’ll just go ahead and tell you about my weekend with Janeane Garofalo at the Arlington Drafthouse.

My Favorite Piercing-Care Products: PLUS! Help Me Choose My Next Tat

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400

I’m fully disclosing my wimp status when it comes to piercings. But also my favorite piercing products! Relevant!

Tales from an Ornery Vag: Tips for Curing Persistent Lady Infections, Yo!

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Every time I get sick or even feel the INKLING that I might get sick (the sniffling, the itchy throat) My Vagina FREAKS. THE. FUCK. OUT.

Boys Told Me Not to Wear My Hair Curly And I Am Officially OVER IT

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:00:00 -0500

I have had multiple beaus tell me to straighten my locks. And it was a ton of horseshit. My curly hair is BEAUTIFUL and I should own it more.

IN DEFENSE OF CHOKERS: Because, Obviously.

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Stop suppressing the 90s child within. Rock a choker.

DIY CORNER IS BACK: Make A Sexified Latex Skirt With Me!

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:30:00 -0500

I left all that boring stuff up to my sartorially dexterous boyfriend while I watched endless X-Files reruns and barked out orders from the couch. GENDER ROLE REVERSALS IN THIS HOUSE, Y’ALL.

FOOL-PROOF EYELASH APPLICATION: Little Tricks To Perfect Lashes

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500

I’ve almost, ALMOST completely given up on mascara for getting the curled, thick, sexy eyelashes of my dreams. And since I’m too poor for Emily’s beyond gorgeous eyelash extensions, it’s falsies or BUST, man.

PRAISE AND DISGUST: The Problem With Being Labeled “Scary Skinny”

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:00:00 -0500

UGH, I’m getting all serious again. Sorry, but stomach flu just isn’t conducive to beauty writing. This will be brief!

Hair Saga: Cool Tips for Getting Light, Fairy Princess Hair PLUS! Give Me Some More Advice, Glamazons

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Since I’m in the throes of final exams, I figured I’d focus on meticulously crafted, DIY hair color treatments instead. Naturally.

Bitchin' Dye Jobs Part Deux: Purple Hair, Don't Care Edition

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500

I am such a procrastinating, scatter-brained, spazz woman today. With awesome hair, though.

Remember Deee-lite? Let's Get the Look: A Lady Miss Kier Tutorial

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:00:00 -0500

It was so hard for me NOT to include a pun in that title.

Gabi Makes It: DIY Hand Chain Jewelry Edition, Plus Sign Up for a Kollabora Giveaway!

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:30:00 -0500

I have found a DIY heaven for incurable craft fiends everywhere. And they're having a giveaway!

Happy Election! Gabi's Activist Anecdote, Plus DIY Sign Ideas and A Feminist Playlist!

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

BE WARNED, I AM EXPRESSING MY POLITICAL BELIEFS FOR A SECOND.

SLASHER MOVIE IN MY PANTS: Gabi’s Spooky First Period PLUS A Halloween Playlist!

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0400

In celebration of my seven-year period anniversary, my dad’s birthday (hi, dad!) and all things strange and Halloween-y, I’ve prepared the perfect creepy, crawly playlist. Join me as I recount MY LAST MENSES STORY, I PROMISE.

Halloween DIY: Look Like the Living Dead!

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:30:00 -0400

‘Tis the season to be zombie, everyone! So buy some latex and master your growl because we are about to get FREAKY.

DRUGSTORE ADDICTION PART 3.5: I Keep Shopping Because Finding My Happy Place is Taking Too Long

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0400

I’ve decided to ignore the mounting chaos in my messy apartment and adopt a mode of deep serenity. At least in regard to my makeup and wardrobe choices. Let's shop until we reach our happy place, people!

Drugstore Addiction Part Three: Blackhead Wars and Deteriorating Health Edition

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0400

Skin problems, period-induced meltdowns and the magical drugstore buys that just might help take the edge off.