Machismo

Since I live in Latin America, I decided to touch on the idea of "machismo," especially because my experience with it in Ecuador isn't what I thought it would be. First I'd like to give the stereotypical definition, though.

Machismo
mah-CHEESE-mo
n.

• Strong or aggressive masculine pride (from Google)
• Exaggerated masculinity (from Wiktionary)
• A strong or exaggerated sense of masculinity stressing attributes such as physical courage, virility, domination of women, and aggressiveness (from The American Heritage Dictionary via The Free Dictionary)

The Cons of the Menstrual Cup

We've gone over the pros of menstrual cups, so now its time for the cons. Like I said in the last post, I'm pretty biased toward menstrual cups at this point, but there are some definite disadvantages to them. You'll find them below along with some personal commentary regarding how I have overcome them (or ignored them, as the case may be).

The Pros of the Menstrual Cup

So, now we know what a menstrual cup is--I'd like to go through some of the pros and cons, things that I thought through when deciding to use and continue to use one. I'm starting with the pros--cons are here. Let me know if you have any questions--or click one of the links at the bottom for more info.

Disclaimer: I'm pretty biased toward menstrual cups. :)

Everyone Wants to Know: What is a Menstrual Cup?

When I started this blog, the most feedback I got was about promises of menstrual cup posts. I don't know what it is about them, but menstrual cups seem to have the ability to draw attention to themselves. Despite this, they still get the short end of the stick when it comes to recognition in the world of feminine hygiene products. This being so, I'm beginning my Menstrual Cup series with this post--take it as a primer on menstrual cups if you will.

Beware: this post says things like "vagina" and "menstruation," and there are pictures of things related to those words.

Lemons! And Sunshine! And...Parsley?

Welcome to my first Beauty Tip from the Amazon! Let's start with a question.

What do these things have in common?

The Sun

La Blanquita (The White Chick)

Lemons

Doxycycline