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Lacey- You look healthy! Skinny, but healthy...... and you need to give me the tricks of how to get all the weight to go to your ass!!!!!!??!!! :D
Congrats on the 10-15 lbs :) I am trying for the opposite.....I need to lose like 30 lbs :(
 
Yeah, I'm back in my fat pants cuz I put some weight back on. It's so damn hard to find decent jeans!!! And going back and forth between a 4 and a 10 doesn't help either, especially since I'm only 5'4" and most of my jeans are like 4 inches too long (and the way short size jeans are cut make me look fat as hell! Anyone know of a brand that makes a size 8 or 10 without a 10 mile long inseam???). I'm around 140 right now. I don't look bad, but I'm heavier than I'd like. People always say my curves are hot and everything's in the right place, but they still stare at the skinny chicks... And my pants still always have that fuckin gap in the back... The smallest I've ever been is 120 (pretty much what I weighed from age 13 to 19), and the biggest was something over 150 (stopped looking at the scale, but I think 155). I'm happiest around 130 I think, cuz then I still actually have some boobs, but all the extra pudge comes off. :)
 
I stay between 126-130 lbs. I am 5'5". It is an easy range for me to maintain. I finally figured out that is where I belong. I can still house 3000+ calories/day, exercise 5 days a week and be happy with who I am.

Lacey, throw on that bikini top and do the same pose. Then I can evaluate the difference between BEFORE and AFTER :) Get your ass to the healthy living photo thread too! It is like the ads for weight loss in reverse...all dumpy, pale, and sour looking to airbrushed body, tanned, and smiling!

Spork, don't your parents ask you what you need?
 
N3o- You in your favorite maxi dress makes me insanely jealous. I'm not kidding.
You are beautiful......and this dress looks incredible on you- I love it ....... I could never pull it off.

Thanks so much lovely!! *blushes*
I love that dress too. I saw it in a shop one day and HAD TO HAVE IT! I had to wait until I got paid though, by which time it had nearly completely sold out 8o I rang around like 15 stores to find one :)
So glad I got it though <3

Also, the acidic action can hurt your tooth enamel, so try to use toothpaste with a high fluoride level, or even better, use a fluoride rinse at least once a week. Tooth sensitivity is one of the worst kinds of pain!!! OW! And cavities are even worse!

Oh my yes!! QFE! Please be careful when using peroxide rinses or even fluoride rinses, consult your dentist for the correct method and concentration of whatever you're using. Teeth are surprisingly sensitive to some chemicals and we only get one set of them!!

And Rosie - i fuckin' love your style man! It's very much like some items i own myself :D <3 You're a good looking woman that's for sure!

Hahaha thanks sweetheart!!! =D <3
 
I just received word that OPI have put together an Alice In Wonderland themed polish selection in honour of the up-coming Tim Burton film. To say I'm jumping out of my skin with excitement is the understatement of the century.

The collection is due out in January, and contains the following;

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Absolutely Alice - royal blue glitter with pops of gold.

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Mad as a Hatter - one big confetti party encapsulated in polish.

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Thanks so Muchness - a subtley shimmery red.

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Off with her Red - a tomato red creme.

Of course I'm coveting all of them. ;) I was kind of hoping there might be a rabbit white, but I have to say I'm pretty happy with the colours!
 
I'm a dude, a feminine one for what it's worth. And I've a serious inquiry.

Acne.

It's been under control as far as face and chest is concerned, I use all the appropriate products and wash consistently several times a day. But on my back it won't go away. It's mostly just infected pores which I still can't understand.

Tell you me darling gems have a product in mine that will eliminate this problem? I can't live without beautiful skin.

<3 Thank you dears.
 
^There has been alot of conversation on acne throughout this thread-
You might find some good tips and info if you take a look back.....

My suggestion would be to cut out soap and rinse very very well.......
IF you use soap, rinse very very well :)
Hopefully someone else will have another good suggestion for you!
 
If you arent overexagerating when you say that you wash several times a day, that is very likely part of the problem right there. It is possible to wash TOO much and when you do it causes your skin to become irritated. Its best to wash just once a day, maybe 2 if you have particularly oily skin. Otherwise no product in the world is going to help, if irritation from overwashing is the problem. :)
 
thouart - are you using soap on your back or a medicated body wash?

Neutrogena makes some affordable ones as well as a few other brands. Or you could always use what you use on your face, on your back.

And fizzle is right, over washing strips essential oils from your skin which results in overproduction by your body in an attempt to compensate, thus starting the vicious cycle all over again.
 
OMG I tried out my airbrush yesterday, and it's amazing! The foundation color it came with wasn't even quite right for my face, but even still, it looked great! Applying shaded eyeshadow and blush was *extremely* easy and came out awesome. Once I can get at my camera, I'll post a pic :)
 
ANyone have any suggestions for hair breakage?!?!?!!?!
The top layer of my hair is getting BAD......
If I deep condition it, it gets greasy but if I don't its dry and shows the breakage!
So.....anyone ot there with hair strengthening suggestions??

Oh, also- I did baking soda and vinegar ON TOP of my head =D
B/c I have been suffering from greasy top, dry tips- I wa slike 'i'm just gonna do it' It felt really good and my hair looked awesome that day- I did that and used Uncle Harry's spray oil conditioner and it was great. BUT my husband is worried and doesn't want me doing it too much bb/c he said "there is some crazy chemical reaction going on on top of your head!! No! Don't do it again, or at least don't use that much vinegar" ;) haha I don't know that it is so bad- but it felt fantastic and gave nice results.......maybe i'll do it as a once a week thing. (This was about a week ago so maybe I'll do it today :))
 
do you pull your hair back when it's wet? i hear that causes a lot of breakage because when the hair dries, it stretches and breaks.
 
^Not all the time......When I do pull it back wet- I pull it into a loose bun like thing at the base of my neck- the hairs that are all breaking are at the top of my head-
I thought it was from blow drying, so I stopped blow drying most of my head (just my bangs) and it doesn't seem to make a difference in the breakage-

I will try not to pull my hair back when wet though, thanks..... I have never heard that before....they should really tell us these things early on! haha:)
 
ocean, you should always use a wide tooth comb on wet hair and never ever ever use a brush. Only on dry hair. 100% dry!
Also, chrissie is right - try to keep your wet hair 'out' until it dries, otherwise you will get lots of breakage.

It sounds like we have pretty similar hair types - mine is oily at the roots and a little on the dry side down the lengths, as it's pretty long. I use a cleansing shampoo then conditioner on the lengths of my hair only. As in, only the hair that is usually in a pony-tail. I avoid the roots and this keeps my hair looking smooth on the ends and the right level of oiliness on the top.
Also, I've found it's important to brush your hair regularly when you have oily roots and dry ends. You have to transfer all of the oils from the roots to the lengths, and the best way to do that is to use a brush and vigorously brush at least a few times a day.

HTH! :D <3
 
^Not all the time......When I do pull it back wet- I pull it into a loose bun like thing at the base of my neck- the hairs that are all breaking are at the top of my head-
I thought it was from blow drying, so I stopped blow drying most of my head (just my bangs) and it doesn't seem to make a difference in the breakage-

I will try not to pull my hair back when wet though, thanks..... I have never heard that before....they should really tell us these things early on! haha:)

Ocean, you *can* pull your hear back when it's wet, just not tightly. This is coming from someone who has had almost waist-length hair for most of her life (up until earlier this year!). If i let my hair dry "out" all of the time, it would just turn into a big frizzball (my hair is very thick and loose-curly). So, i would pull it back, but very gently, and again gently twist it into a bun and pin it back. I'd never use hair ties. My hair never broke, rarely had split ends and always looked really healthy and shiny. Perhaps try using a leave-in conditioning treatment when your hair is wet, once per week as well? A good treatment will strengthen your hair. I found that by loosely pinning my hair back in a bun produced a nice very loose curl when it dried, especially if i had used some serum or other product.

One thing i love to do now, to get a really cute style, is section my hair off (while wet), twist it and pin it back. I've had so many compliments on the style, and when i take it out after it is dry, it curls really nicely...

Let me know how it goes :)
 
^ I have done the twist thing since I was alot younger- but loosely- I too have wavy/curly hair and doing this makes it spiral curl- BUT since it started getting like COTB says, oily at the top and dry in the lengths (my hair exactly) its just impossible-
I will look into a strengthening/cleansing shampoo and only condition the ends.....
Thanks girls :)
 
yo, i got a serious fuckin issue yall...This post is kinda long, but please read thru if u can cuz i am goin thru some bullshit right now tryin to figure out this war my hair is fightin on me. Aight, .About a week and a half ago, I was taken a shower, doin all the normal shit I usually do, same shampoo, conditioner, etc. So I ran outta my regular conditioner, and used a little bit of the kind that was in the shower that wasnt mine, some dollar store shit. Well we all know cheap conditioner dont do much of a good job but it was jus to add to the rest of my head that was already like 3/4 covered with the normal, good conditioner. Just before I get into the problem Ill give u sum background-I always brush out my hair 100% before i get in the shower to make sure there is no knots, bcuz my hairs mad hard to deal with so i do my best to make it managable before i get it wet. This time, I did that as usual. I also put a wide tooth comb thru it after shampooing, since it had been extra "big" (long thick hair ladies understand wat that means--my hair was just super fluffed up and too much volume, so i wanted to comb it thru before the conditioner so it would be flatter and smaller) and there was no knots.

Keep in mind there has been no knots before the shower, and after shampooing it , which is when knots sometimes show up cuz of all the messing around u do to shampoo, I also combed it, and there was not a single knot in it. Now , the conditioner sat 2 -3 min like always, everythings all good, and I rinse it out, comb it thru, its a little bit tangled somehow but mostly combs thru, i say fuck it and get out. I dont put it in a towel, or do nothing to it...I dry my self off, and go to run the comb thru it and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, now theres a fuckin RAT NEST of KNOTS in my hair! No joke, it was totally combed thru, before i got in and twice during the shower, and no knots to speak of, and without doin NOTHING to it, not even rubbin with a towel, not messin it up even a little, not even TOUCHING it, and somehow it went from bein completely combed thru and smooth with no knots, to a HUGE like AFRO of KNOTS.... It was literally for real like somebody just put a magic hex on my hair and it went *snap* from smooth to completely tangled.

Soo..I went back in the shower thinkin I need to condition it again, that there is just a little bit of tangled shit on the top layer or w/ever and that with some good conditioning i can slowly work it out with the wide tooth comb. So, I get back in the shower, put the conditioner back on and by this point its all the dollarstore one, since my good kind is gone. So I let it sit and start workin at the knots from the ends of my hair up, and its like it got 100 times worse somehow. Seriously its like a fuckin giant , endless, super tangled bird nest knot all thru my hair. and my hair thick as shit, and down to my ass, so thats alotta knots. So, I try and pull out pieces one by one, u kno, work on reall small sections little by little. I can barely even pull a section apart frmo the rest of my hair, its like matted together. But i finally get a piece and start workin on it. I got the conditioner in it to smooth it, and i sloooowwwlly manage to detangle it , im talkin like 5 minutes for a section of hair with a diamater of like 1/4 inch around. I get the whole thing totally detangled, finished , and im still holding it straight, seperate from the rest of the hair. Now keep in mind i JUST finished totally detangling it, i can SEE that its totally straight now and not knotted, and i literally just took the comb off it once i reached the end. And I go back to the top to run it thru one more time, and the whole fuckin thing is back to bein a knot again! Im like WTF, I JUST combed this out perfectly, and in front of my eyes it just re knotted.

It was like my hair was velcro, I swear. i used TWO ENTIRE BOTTLES of conditioner, tryin to get my hair even slightly, a little bit managebale, and it was impossible. I would get a piece combed just enough that i could run a reall wide tooth comb thru it, and the second i got to the bottom and went back to comb it thu one more time, it would be back to knotted again. I worked on it for about a hour in the shower, finally my moms was like wat the fucks goin on in there, and she came in to try and help brush it out, thinkin i just couldnt do it cuz i couldnt reach or watever. After like a half hour, SHE gives up, and says its obvious that we aint gonna get nowhere, everything I brush just goes back into a knot again the second I finish it, I dont kno wat the hell is wrong with ur hair.So, i just pull it all back into one giant knot of a ponytail bun, and wait for it to dry...when it does, I brush it thru, and its like there aint even knots in it at all, barely anything is tangled, but when i put it back when it was wet, the whole entire thing was one huge hairball knot. WTF?

Anyways, I get a bottle of GOOD conditioner, made to smooth out damaged hair. I brush my hair all the way thru before the shower make sure theres no knots, wash it extremely gentle to be sure that I dont mess it around at all to possibly tangle it, and condition it. When i go to comb the conditioner thru, u guessed it...AGAIN, the whole fuckin head is KNOTS. like goddamn MAGIC. So i put it back again, it dries, brush it out barely a single knot in the whole thing again. evn tho when i put it back, the entire thing was just a horribly tangled mess. So, i go to the store, I bought a shampoo for damaged hair that smooths the cuticle and softens ur hair, a deep conditioner that repairs damaged and overprocessed hair that has a bunch of good oils in it I ALSO got a special deep treatment "hair mask" that u only use like once a week, with all kinda shit in it made specifically to repair hair that been damaged and needs to get strenthened, smoothened out and all that. So, I figure, this will take care of the problem. Last night, i brushed my hair while dry, got all ready for the shower. Then I shampooed my hair real careful, I did the regular conditioner left it in for 5 minutes which they recomended for extra conditioning, then i also did the hair mask too. My hair felt smooth, real nice, not rough or tangled....but when I went to put the comb thru it, its STILL A FUCKIN KNOT HELL!!

I dont kno wat the fuck to do yall....It dont matter wat I do to my hair, every time it gets wet, it turns into a magical ball of knots. It seriously happens outta nowhere, I dont kno wat the fuck is goin on. this has NEVER happened to me before in my life, i never had any trouble workin thru wet hair with a wide tooth comb. Its like my hair seriously turned into velcro and it is stickin to all the other hairs. I feel like that bad conditioner i used somehow opened up my cuticle, and no matter wat I do its like impossible to seal it back closed again, so all the hair is gettin knotted so easy becuz the cuticle is lifted and it makes the hair shaft mad rough. I kinda almost feel like sombody put perm lotion in my hair and didnt put the neutralizer to wash it out and close the cuticle again or some shit. Its so weird. When its dry, its soft, silky, not knotted at all but the second it gets wet and i try to even comb out the tiniest section of it, the shits impossible, and as soon as i do manage to get a knot out and th hair is smooth, it just goes right back to bein knotted again, like they just appear out of thin air. This shit is drivin me nutz, becuz I like to wear my hair down but i cant do it when its like this cuz I dont blowdry it, i just let it air dry, and i dont like to brush it out once it dries becuz it makes the waves look less defined. Also, these knots are all at the crown of my head, like near the roots, and down to shoulder level. it aint split ends, the ends are fine and hardly knotted at all, but the whoel area from my roots down to about chin/shoulder level, is like one big mat of knots. Its fucked up. I wonder if i have Trichorrexis nodosa, aka "knotted hair" a condition thats caused by your hair shaft bein broken and busted and tore up and it causes the hairs to stick and knot to each other. IDK, but i really need some mutha fuckin help, if anybody got anything to offer please let me know my scalp hurts so fuckin bad from tryin to brush it back enough just to be able to put in a pony tail without giant lumps in it...
 
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lacey I have nothing to offer you but my sympathy cos I haven't experienced anything like that before but it sounds like hell!! 8o :(
I hope you find something that helps soon. Maybe just relax and leave it to settle for a few days to regain some of its natural oils again before you try anything else??
 
Lacey -

The only thing I can think of besides some really off the wall explanations is that the air is very cold and dry where you are right now, correct?

How fast does your hair grow? Do you think this might correlate in any way with you getting clean? I know that sounds weird and I have no idea if this has any basis in fact. How is your lifestyle and nutrition at present?

The dollar store conditioner could also have been sketchy or spoiled in some way. Did it smell or look off?

Is it possible for you to see a dermatologist about this?

This is also super-off-the-wall, but is it possible that someone who is an asshole got access to the conditioner and put an adulterant of some sort in it? Forgive me if that's a stupid question, but I'm trying to rule everything out. I don't know whether the "putting Nair in the shampoo bottle of someone you don't like" stories are urban myths or not.

It seems the most reasonable explanation I can come up with - and I am not a pro - is that there was something in the dollar store conditioner that didn't agree with your hair. I would let it get some of its own oils back, and next time you wash it, maybe pick up some Mane and Tail - a conditioner that is too heavy for a lot of people, but might be perfect for your thicker, denser hair. Also, use a sulfate-free shampoo!
 
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