I was out the other night with Amelia who was out visiting Seattle to see the awesome band Haircuts That Hurt, and do my hair. We were hanging at this marvelous punk bar called The Fun House, enjoying our time drinking beer on the picnic benches, waiting for the boys to play.

So I run off to the bar to get us more drinks and end up talking to a nice guy who was waiting for the bartender too. We chat about the bands, where we live, etc. And then I spied a strange bandage on his finger, and asked, "What happened to your hand?" Much to my horror, he lifted his other hand to reveal a missing finger and an angry scar running almost to his wrist. I nearly gagged on my drink, not because his hand grossed me out (I grew up in Alaska with a lot of fishermen who were missing fingers), but because I had yet again committed a horrific act of social klutziness. How do I end up in these situations? He very coolly explained that he lost his finger to a rodeo accident a long time ago and it wasn't a big deal. After I got through apologizing and quizzing him about the world of rodeo (I mean, how cool is that?), we all rejoined Amelia and I got around to trying to correct myself on the whole situation.

"You know," I said, "I meant the other hand. What happened to your finger, what's up with that duct tape?" I was pointing to this little swath of unmistakable silver tape around his finger. He looked at it, and said, "What, this? It's a Band-Aid!"

"No way!" exclaimed Amelia and I. "That's duct tape!" But indeed, the guy pulls back the tape to reveal a little white bandage pad, and we shrieked in delight. Amelia turns to me, "This is going on VanityComplex immediately!"

Well, it's true! Our charming 9-fingered rodeo-riding friend wasn't kidding! Somehow 3M owning duct tape and Nexcare Bandages lead to a phenomenal mash-up, and there are truly actual duct tape bandages! I hate wearing band-aids, they never look cool, or invisible, because, really, whose flesh is that color? Plus, they get dirty and gross around the edges. But I swear, these might be the coolest option out there next time you bang up your knee or slice yourself shaving. You get to look tough and tech, and still heal nicely. You can get them here.



xoxo
Lara

P.S. If you're in New York, might I please recommend Amelia's hair styling awesomeness. She does Jackie's hair, my hair, a ton of our friend's hair, and some celebs too. Plus, she's mega entertaining. We love her! She also travels to Seattle, Los Angeles and Louisville, KY a lot, so send her a message and see if she's running through your town.