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CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT said:
I love Dior Cherie - it's such a feminine, gentle scent. :)

Re: mascara, I suggest not double dipping in the tube! You might think you need to dip[ it in there multiple times per lash, but in reality the designers make it so enough product is on the wand for one application. Every time you pump the wand you're actually pumping air into the container and air = dry, flaky mascara.

The only trick I use is running the mascara tube under hot water for a few seconds to loosen it up, the same as you've been doing.
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It is heavenly. I could smell it on my clothes all day today <3

Aye the "no double dipping" rule applies to mascara as well. So I'll keep up with the warm/hot water and no more double dipping. Hopefully that will make my mascara last a little longer than my tubes currently do. Thanks for the tip!
 
chrissie said:
I don't drink coffee either, the smell turns my stomach. Instead I drink Stash black chai tea. It's my favorite chai, mmmmm. Even the decaf Stash chai is good, when you want a warm, spiced drink at night.


Spicy, aromatic blend of black teas, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, clove and cardamom.

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Some of the finest black teas in the world come from India, the world's leading producer of tea. Included in these teas are the robust "malty" Assams, fine distinctive Darjeelings and well - balanced Nilgiris. However, most tea consumed in India is not enjoyed for its fine, subtle flavor nuances, but instead is blended with sweet and pungent spices to make the popular beverage, "Chai".

Indian Chai is enjoyed in cities and the smallest of villages, and usually is offered to every visitor to a home. In Northern India, where Chai is the beverage of choice, tiny tea stalls line the streets where all day long "chaiwallas" (tea vendors) brew and serve tea.

Chai is usually brewed very strong with lots of sugar and milk and often concentrated. Traditional Indian Chai combines rich black tea that is boiled in milk and flavored with local spices such as sweet cinnamon, sharp clove, penetrating cardamom, and occasionally black peppercorns, pungent ginger and hot red chilies, and sweetened with sugar. This spicy tea is brewed in a samovar - type vessel and is always served very hot.Hurried customers often pour a little Chai in the saucer to cool it before drinking.

For our interpretation of this classic Indian drink, we blend rich, flavorful Indian black teas and cinnamon, clove, ginger and cardamom. The brewed tea is very aromatic with a flavor that is slightly sweet, strong and penetrating, with rich, full bodied lingering flavor notes. This tea is very pleasant plain, or with milk (regular or evaporated) and sugar added. It is exceptional any time of day, as a rich morning cup, enjoyable dessert tea or as a special taste treat.
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I do prefer Stash's Chai over Tazo!
Stash also has a "Double Spice" Chai!
My favorite Chai is Oregon Chai :)
A 24oz Quad shot iced latte with about an inch of Oregon Chai happens to be one of the best things I have ever tasted:D

Stash's Irish Breakfast is pretty awesome as well.....

Mariposa- I <3 Bailey's . When winter rolls around I crave Bailey's, with a generous splash of Bushmills, milk and a shot or two of espresso! Yum!

COTB- Thanks for the tip on the wide toothed comb- I bought one and only use that on my wet hair and my hair (along with a new conditioner for strengthening) has been having less breakage!
After the first of the month I hope to be able to follow DFRS's advice and buy salon brand shampoo and conditioners
 
My favourite nail-polish blogger just posted about the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure range and they look amazing. Check out the results of her wear test;
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This polish was on her hands for TEN DAYS and you can't even tell the difference between the nails that had base and top coat! 8o

I think I'm going to have to try some of this when it's released in Australia.
 
Pillthrill said:
Re: Eh. I have a hard time remembering to use the moisturizer since it's not in my normal routine and I don't have set hours for a schedule. But I am trying to remember now. No results yet. We did hook up a humidifier in our bedroom because my sinuses have been hurting and I had been getting nosebleeds every day. So that might help as well...
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They key is to put the moisturizer in a location where you will see it and its convienient to put it on. I keep mine next the sink in my bathroom so its there when I get out of the shower and its there when I wash my makeup off for the day. The hardest part is just getting over that hurdle of remembering, but when you finally do it just becomes second nature like brushing your teeth. :)
 
^I agree completely......
For my facial lotion, I leave it right under my mirror over the sink.....
For body lotion, I will pull out whatever lotion I'm going to use and set it out before I get in the shower to remind myself, and I have one or two lotions on the edge of my shower- I have read it is best to put on lotion while your body (and face) is not completely dry b/c the skin will pull in the water when you apply the lotion-
I started a whole new routine when I started doing that. So, I'm not sure if that is what helps or if it is the other parts of the routine.......
(which is coffee or sugar scrub or a cleanser with a dish sponge (yeah, the kind with the hard scrubby green side! Scrubbing lightly in circles works miracles), shave, MAYBE sugar scrub again mixed with shower gel or just a moisturizing body wash, then i LIGHTLY pat dry , mix lotion and baby oil or lotion and almond oil and apply that. I LOVE the results of super soft skin......)
 
I filled my nails last night (myself....I taught myself how to use gel products years ago) and then I painted them with one of my favorite colors...OPI Boris and Natasha from the Russian collection

Pics because it did happen :)

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I'm so sorry to just march in here and high jack..


I dont believe i have ever fallin in love with a shoe before:

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And:

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Chloë Sevigny for O.C. Western Buckle Wedge


WHY can't i have an extra 700 just laying around. I've always thought spending more then 150 USD on shoes was wasteful..

until. my first love.
 
Viktor and Rolf "Flowerbomb".

Potent stuff, but I am in love.

Oh, and for my bendable, weak, peeling nails I bought Barielle's "nail rebuilding protein". I have high hopes.

I'd like the shoes better as a heel, not a wedge. But that's just me.
 
poopie said:
Viktor and Rolf "Flowerbomb".

Oh, and for my bendable, weak, peeling nails I bought Barielle's "nail rebuilding protein". I have high hopes.

I'd like the shoes better as a heel, not a wedge. But that's just me.
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I notice my nails grow well when I eat more healthy oils like evoo, european nonpasturized butter and fish, sweet potato, broccoli, sprouts etc.

(plus not cleaning lol, even tho I use natural cleaners with no smelly chems, not lifting a finger is a huge +)

Yeah, I wish I could do pumps, gravity is serious business with me -- and avoid as often as possible situations in which it might win. The last time I did purchase heals-- I broke them while walking down a cobble stone street. :!

If there is a heal created with an anti-gravity forcefield and steel reinforcement -- I'd take em for a test drive for sure. =D
 
I always wondered how people ever managed to wear heels with those roads.
Me and girly crap usually don't get along, but I'm trying.
I like comfortable too much. And Iowa is cold.
 
Pillthrill said:
I always wondered how people ever managed to wear heels with those roads.
Me and girly crap usually don't get along, but I'm trying.
I like comfortable too much. And Iowa is cold.
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For me, a heel is much more comfortable on my foot as opposed to a flatter sneaker because I have a high arch in my foot. A lot of my feeled shoes actually feel a lot better on my foot than most of my sneakers do.

A well made heel is generally very easy to walk on. Generally, cheaper heels are the ones that you will find yourself wobbling around on.

This is all speaking generally of course.

I always do a couple laps around the shoe store before I ever purchase a heel, I need to make sure that I can walk in it and that I don't look like I'm about to break my ankle.
 
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