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DarthMom said:
sure, looks nice the first hour, but fades wayyy too quickly, and it is too messy to carry around for redo's.
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Thats true, I didnt really think about that. It doesnt last long, but it does look nice while its on :)
 
Hmmm...I do not have this problem with Bare Essentials.
Are you using a primer? I like Smashbox but BE has one too that is just as effective.
 
~*geNeRaTiOn E*~ said:
does anyone know of an affordable but good hair treatment product? i have super thick hair and TONS of split ends from straightening.
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Millennia Mud - I bought the sample pack of this stuff from Sally's and loved it soooo much, i've been buying the bigger tubes of it for a couple years now and use it with a light conditioner. i usuaully need super heavy duty, repairing conditioner as my regular use stuff because my ends are so blah, but not since i've started using this stuff.

it's about $5 and lasts a long time, little bit goes a long way. doesn't leave any frustrating residue either, something i've always hated about 99% of conditioners/treatments (feel like they never rinse out).
 
I don't know if this has been covered or not............but here goes anyways.

I am a small girl with big breasts (32 E) and good bras are hard to find. I had myself measured at a specialty boutique, tried on a bunch of uber expensive bras.........then looked for them on eBay. Freya is a fabulous brand, and much more reasonably priced when you buy them online. I also get my sister to buy them off the rack at Marks and Spenser whenever she's in the UK.

Also...........get sugared!!! I've been getting waxed for ages and just tried sugaring. It's waaaay more pleasant, more hygenic and there's not the RIP of the muslin strip.
 
32e?! holy crap you poor girl. i am kind of big too, 34dd and i have NEVER had a good bra. i will try freya...thanks for the heads up.

i have heard of sugaring, but wasn't sure it worked as well. what about with the strings? i think they do it in the ethnic shops...anyone know anything about that? couldn't work on legs, but may work well on fine facial hair. i got waxed for the first time on my chin and hated it, broke out in tiny zits. i really like how smooth it feels though.

PI, no i don't use a primer. i will check it out. what i have been doing, when i want it to last longer, is use my normal foundation and put it on very very lightly with a bit of moisturizer blended it, then use the BM on top of that.

let me know if you know of some good ones, just did a bit of googling, and the primers sound great in theory.
 
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RC: I use a brush I got from Sephora. I dip it in just a smidge of Bare Minerals, blow off the excess, and pat on lightly. I use "fair".

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For lip plumper, I use Bare Escentuals Buxom. It works a little too well, it's too shiny if anything. Since I don't wear eye makeup, though, I can get away with it. I use it over Clinique's Almost Lipstick in Black Honey. It's shiny and subtle with a quick tissue blot.

If any of you have skin allergies, ezcema, or the like, I highly recommend this Aveeno product: clicky

It's creamy, fragrance free, and soothing. I'm not inclined to use a product containing sulfates, but at the moment I'm more interested in avoiding anything allergenic.
 
I don't know if it's been mentioned, but do any other ladies use reusable menstrual products such as a cup or washable pads? I feel like I'm one of the few out of people I know that does. :(
 
Mz_Thizzle said:
where do you even get them? I dont know much about them.
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I bought my Diva Cup at a Co-Op near Ohio, but Glad Rags carries 3 types of cups and they make their own pads. The price of their pads is a bit steep, but they are by far have the best stitching and hold together well than others I have seen.
 
eras3r said:
I don't know if it's been mentioned, but do any other ladies use reusable menstrual products such as a cup or washable pads? I feel like I'm one of the few out of people I know that does. :(
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we actually had a thread about those a few years back on here. the only product i saw that seemed make sense were the sponges in the stead of tampons, but frankly, it grossed me out a bit too much to think about it.

http://www.epigee.org/menstruation_alternative_products.html there you go, that list bit on that page. it just all seems too messy for me. even tampons are uber messy with me, but i have a pretty heavy flow.
 
Mariposa said:
If any of you have skin allergies, ezcema, or the like, I highly recommend this Aveeno product: clicky

It's creamy, fragrance free, and soothing. I'm not inclined to use a product containing sulfates, but at the moment I'm more interested in avoiding anything allergenic.
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I have ezcema on my calves in the winter time...never fails. I was so excited when I saw Aveeno coming out with this ezcema line, however it does nothing for me :( I tried the wash and the lotion. I wasted $20. I cant wait for the dry cold air to be gone in a few weeks then I wont have to worry till next Winter!
 
my son has really bad excema dg, i ground plain oatmeal for all his baths in a coffee grinder, and put a good thick lotion on those spots, and it keeps it at bay.
 
DG said:
I have ezcema on my calves in the winter time...never fails. I was so excited when I saw Aveeno coming out with this ezcema line, however it does nothing for me :( I tried the wash and the lotion. I wasted $20. I cant wait for the dry cold air to be gone in a few weeks then I wont have to worry till next Winter!
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DG, my boyfriend has eczema BAD on his hands and face. The OCM that I've mentioned before has worked really well for him (even though it's meant to use on the face, he uses it on his hands). Maybe it'd be worth trying? It's definitely a lot cheaper!

Also, have you used a humidifier while you sleep? We have 2 warm mist ones around the house, and those seem to help, too.
 
DarthMom said:
we actually had a thread about those a few years back on here. the only product i saw that seemed make sense were the sponges in the stead of tampons, but frankly, it grossed me out a bit too much to think about it.

http://www.epigee.org/menstruation_alternative_products.html there you go, that list bit on that page. it just all seems too messy for me. even tampons are uber messy with me, but i have a pretty heavy flow.
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Some people it grosses out. My flow isn't too bad. Sometimes it is since I'll skip periods on my BC. I went straight to the cup since Diva Cup offers a 100% money back guarantee. It can be a little mess, but I just dump it in my aloe plant (which will probably also gross some people out).
 
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