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:
A ruler who governs with an iron fist, caring little for the welfare of the people, can be called despotic. Dictators and tyrants are often described as despotic. Despotic is the adjective form of the noun despot, which means tyrannical ruler.. If you live under despotic rule, you probably have few rights and may fear your government. Use despotic to describe rulers that rely on brute force (or the threat of it) rather than the rule of law to keep order.