The oil-blotting paper myth. For years, clients have been relying on sheets of paper to âblotâ away excess oil and breakthrough shine. The truth is, blotting papers may do more harm than good. Throughout the day, skin is bombarded with oil, makeup, dust, pollution and free radicals.
despot â(plural despots) 1  A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. ( 2 historical) A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)  Chinese:
Despotism refers to an absolute political power that is vested in a single authority, which can be a person or a tightly knit group. In the word's classical sense, it refers to a state where an individual, who is called a despot, exercises complete power and authority and the rest of the people are regarded as slaves. This kind of despotism was the first form of civilization and statehood to be practiced, and a good example of the classical despot is Pharaoh of Egypt. Despot is often used to refer to a head of government who abuses power and is thus closely associated with dictator or tyrant. Etymology