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I've noticed that a lot of beauty marketing still seems aimed at making women feel younger instead of simply helping them look and feel good at the age they are.

Recently I came across Nikol Beauty, started by a licensed esthetician and makeup artist who focuses on makeup and skincare for mature women, and it made me curious how mature women really feel about beauty brands today.

Do you feel represented by most beauty companies?

What kind of messaging feels genuine to you, and what immediately feels fake or patronizing?

And does it make any difference to you if the founder is someone with real hands on experience like an esthetician or makeup artist?

I’d honestly love to hear your thoughts and recommendations, especially from women who feel overlooked by the industry.

Need a decent 3 ton jack for home use. Mostly suvs and a half ton truck. Not trying to cheap out but also not dropping snap on money. What are people actually using long term without issues?

trying to decide if i should just go to a local place or use one of those online framing sites. local seems more legit but also kinda overwhelming?? curious what people here usually do

Mornings are usually rushed so there is not much time to layer a full routine.
Looking for something quick and simple that still looks neat and put together.

Been experimenting with a few AI video tools recently to speed up content + ad creation, figured I’d share what actually stood out

These tools are getting pretty good, especially if you don’t have a full editing setup or team

Here’s a quick breakdown of what I tried:

Runway

What it does: Text/image to video + editing tools

Cool stuff: Good quality outputs, lots of features

Best for: Creative experiments, short clips

My take: Powerful, but took me a bit to get consistent results

Pika

What it does: Generates short videos from prompts

Cool stuff: Fast and easy to try ideas

Best for: Quick social clips

My take: Fun to use, but hard to control exact outcomes

Synthesia

What it does: AI avatar videos with voice

Cool stuff: Clean talking head style content

Best for: Tutorials, explainers

My take: Solid for info content, less useful for ads

InVideo AI

What it does: Script to full video

Cool stuff: Templates + automation

Best for: Beginners, quick drafts

My take: Easy, but everything started to feel templated

Luma Dream Machine

What it does: Realistic AI generated scenes

Cool stuff: Visually impressive outputs

Best for: Cinematic style clips

My take: Looks great, but hit or miss depending on prompt

Higgsfield

What it does: AI video with more control over shots + motion

Cool stuff: Can guide camera movement, pacing, structure

Best for: Ads or anything that needs to feel intentional

My take: Feels closer to actually building a video vs just generating one

Biggest takeaways:

most tools are great for ideas, not final ads

control > randomness if you’re making anything performance focused

you’ll probably end up combining tools instead of relying on one

A lot of these have free tiers, so worth testing yourself

If I had to pick one I’d keep experimenting with, probably higgsfield just because the extra control makes it feel a bit more usable for actual ad work

Curious what others are sticking with rn 👀