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GuideNina Castellan20 Sept 20262 min

The thirty pieces that cover almost everything

A working capsule for a real life — office, weekend, dinner, a funeral, a wedding — and nothing bought to sit unworn.

Every role you hold has an end date

Say three true sentences about yourself without naming another person. If the second one goes quiet, this is for you.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

A work wardrobe for $500, and $80 of it goes to the tailor

Buy six pieces that fit you instead of fifteen that almost do, and plan the alterations before you spend a dollar on clothes.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Postpartum shedding starts at month three and ends on its own

The real timeline, how to tell whether you're on track, and the three signs that mean you need bloodwork instead of a volumizing spray.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Wear more sunscreen, buy fewer products

Most twenty-something skin problems come from doing too much, too fast, with too little sunscreen. Fix the order and the shelf gets cheaper.

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What does the first hour of your day look like?

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Wash brushes bristles-down and toss the mascara at three months

Water in the metal band is what kills a good brush, and the tiny open-jar symbol on the tube tells you more than the price tag ever did.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Treat melasma like a light problem, not a stain

The brown patches on your cheekbones respond to shade, prescription actives and patience, in that order, and the wrong laser can set you back a year.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Don't wait for the elephant, and don't drive yourself

Most women having a heart attack do feel it in the chest. The reason it gets missed is uglier and more fixable than the internet tells you.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Breast changes worth a phone call, and the lumps that aren't

Most lumps women find turn out benign. Knowing which ones get a same-week appointment is still the most useful thing you can learn about your own body.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

A BRCA positive is a schedule, not a sentence

Get the PDF, name the variant, put the MRI on the calendar, and handle the insurance paperwork before you tell one more relative.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Turn it inside out before you spend the money

The fabric content, the seam allowance and the shoulder seam tell you whether a piece survives three winters. The price tag tells you almost nothing.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Buy it once, keep it twenty years

A working list of the things that actually earn their keep, what they cost per year, and the ones quietly not worth the money.

Poll

Which woman in your life deserves a thank-you this week?

BRO TakeNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Twenty-five buys more than thirty-five does

The advice I actually needed at twenty-five, about strength, timing, work, and the decisions that get more expensive every year you postpone them.

BRO TakeNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

Specific praise, said where people can hear it, and a direct ask when it doesn't come back. No hinting, no scorekeeping, no punchlines at his expense.

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BRO TakeNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Femininity isn't weakness, and toughness isn't a costume

The culture offered women a trade, and the exchange rate was terrible. What feminine strength actually looks like when it's carrying weight.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

6 min

Feminism kept some promises and quietly broke the big one

5 min

Take over the one thing your parent always did

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Twenty minutes of quiet is a scheduling problem, not a luxury

You don't find quiet in the gaps, because the gaps always get filled. You put it on the calendar, give it a start time, and defend it like a dentist appointment.

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