Rantings of a Creole Princess

Toddler's Makeup

I know a 12 year old little girl who isn't allowed to wear nail polish because her father told her she can't until she turns 15.  she begs and pleads with her mother but her mommy is like...nope...buffing only.  

I remember a Facebook conversation recently initiated by a friend about her toddler daughter's nails.  She was asking how young was too young to get polish on her nails.  The responses ran the spectrum.

This morning I watched GMA and saw a woman do a full face of makeup on her 4 year old little girl.  

Four-Year Old in Make-Up: How Young Is Too Young?

So...what do YOU think?

Do/did you put polish on your toddler daughter's nails?

Do you allow your tween to?  If not...have you given her an age when she can?  Are some colors off limits?

What about makeup?  How young, in your opinion, is too young for makeup?  What about lipgloss?

How does her father feel about it?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Do you  use a base coat and a top coat when you polish your own nails?

Product Junkie

Seriously...I'm such a girl it's not even funny and I wouldn't have it any other way!  ROFL!  

Yall using any new products lately that we should know about?  C'mon!  Don't be stingy with the good stuff!  The Tribe shares cuz we care!  LOL!

 

Concealer

Laura Mercier Secret Concealer 6

A couple of weeks ago I was talking to a friend about makeup and shared with her that I never used concealer.  She was shocked and said that all women over 40 should always wear a concealer under their eyes for dark circles.

I explained to her that I don't have dark circles and my under eye bags aren't going anywhere cuz they are hereditary and are ALWAYS there.  In fact...I think concealer makes my bags look like serious LUGGAGE! LOL!  But I did walk away wondering what if...hmmmmm...

Then...the other day, Meagan Good's makeup in "Think Like A Man" made me feel good about my decision. GO.ME!

The concealer under her eyes just didn't seem right to me and she's seriously stunning to me.

What did YOU think?  Why did her concealer look like that?  Is that how it's SUPPOSED to look?

Eyebrow Kits

I'm thinking about ordering this:  Benefit Cosmetics Brow Zings

I wanna get me some fierce brows.

Has anyone tried this kit?  I've been wanting to try this one, Anastasia The Kit for Perfect Brows and Eyes Brunette, but hell...for $75 I want a genie to pop out the thingy, blink twice and do them for me.

I thought about just getting these, Anastasia Classic Stencils, but the shape of my brows are pretty good cuz Shaista over at Salon Diva  works it out big time for me and I guess I just want to learn how to accentuate them and still keep them looking natural.  I couldn't imagine my brows looking drawn on so I want to learn how to do it right.

Do YOU use a brow kit?  How long did it take you to learn to do brows properly?  Do you even worry about your brows other than getting them threaded or waxed regularly?  What's YOUR brow regimen?

 

Tangerine Tango Creme Lipstick

I tried this lipstick on the other day and decided I really liked it so I bought it.  

COLOR OF THE YEAR CREME LIPSTICK TANGERINE TANGO CREAM

Have YOU ever tried an orange lipstick?

Would you?

My Philosophy? Miracle Worker!

I've been trying out new moisturizers for a minute now looking for the perfect something for my 42 year old skin.

I'm no longer searching.  Miracle Worker

GO ME!

What moisturizer are YOU using these days?

Question...

What do you think about French manicure styled nails in non-traditional colors?  Like...purple polish with gold tips or something?  Would YOU rock that?

Crisp White Shirt and Red Lipstick

eMakeUp Me! - Demi V!

I decided to use the Chanel one. I don't like "luminous" stuff it seems. What about you? Do YOU like the luminous stuff?

eMakeup Me! - 2

This one is the Chanel Perfection Lumiere #94 Ambre.

What say you?

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eMakeUp Me!

 

 

The FABULOUS Demi V has me trying different liquid foundations. This one is the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation #9.

What say you?

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"White" Eyeliner

I bought this one:  L'Oreal Double Extend Eye Illuminator #494 (Black Quartz)

I just tried it and yeah...I kinda like it.  I wish I could take a good pic to show yall.

NOTE FROM SIP!

Using a highlighting powder for the first time can seriously go way wrong.  SOMEBODY...I ain't saying no names was looking like her Halloween pic until she washed her face and started OVA!

Dear Makeup Mavens:

What do yall think of this?  Everything made sense to me until they said white eyeliner on inside corners of eyes.  What do YOU think?  I got this from Elle magazine (saw it on Pinterest first).  Do you own white eyeliner?

Quest for the Best

I haven't purchased a liquid foundation since way before Prescriptives went out of business.

I probably haven't used any since then either.  LOL!

I realized recently that I need to get my makeup bag updated but didn't focus too, too much on it.

Then...I was somewhere with family not too long ago and they "acquired" my Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer.  So now I have nothing just in case I need to jump all fancy clean.

I sent my friend and colleague, the FABULOUS Demi V, an email asking her for recommendations for brands to check out.  She immediately picked up the phone and called me and scheduled a date to go with me and pick something out that is PERFECT for me.

It made me feel soooooooooooo good that she offered to help me out and it showed me exactly how much she values not just our relationship...but our friendship as well.  I asked her if she was going to charge me and she said, "Absolutely not!  You can't make friendships about money!  This is me and you boo!"

She has no earthly idea how very much that meant to me cuz seriously...I'm feeling some kinda way about something else I was presented with recently with a friend that hurt me dearly and then pissed me the hell off.

I'll record bits of our "session" cuz she knows her stuff.  Seriously.  And I know she's going to help me pick out the perfect liquid foundation.  Because she's a professional and because she's my FRIEND.

Do YOU use a tinted moisturizer?  If so...which one?

 

Whatchall know 'bout Tina Knowles?

Tina is one of my aging ICONS!  Seriously.  My girl ain't playing with yall.  EVER.

 

 

Nail Polish

This is about 1/4th of my nail polish collection.

Apparently I have a problem.

 

Matching Eye Shadow to Clothing

Do you ever match your eye shadow to your clothing?  Any tips on doing it so it doesn't come off as too much?  Or...is too much what you should be going for?

Widu $50 Brush

Would YOU pay $50 for a brush?   Widu Bristle Wooden Hair Brush

Good Question...

How do YOU prevent breakouts after waxing?

The Top 10 Superfoods for Gorgeous Skin and Hair

Age Spots

Do you have them?  What do you do for them?

Aveda Invati

Anybody try this yet?  Aveda Invati

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Are your nails currently well manicured?

Now say what now??????????

I was in Saks yesterday and tried some of this on my hands: Creme de Corps Body Moisturizer

I didn't care for the smell at all and tried to walk around ignoring it but seriously...I did NOT like the smell.

So I asked a sales associate for some hand cream and she told me to go try the Sisley.

So I went to the Sisley counter, of which I am grossly unfamiliar, and the lady squirted me like a sliver of a sliver of hand cream all the while talking about it.  As she gave some to my friend, I rubbed it in thinking...wow...this stuff feels good but she didn't give me enough so I picked it up from where she put it and squirted some more on my hand.  Well...I squirted too much so I gave my friend some and the sales lady was looking at me like...HEFFA!  THAT WAS A LOT OF DANG HAND CREAM!!!!!

So I started feeling like maybe I should buy some and was perfectly willing to spend twenty some dollars on it cuz seriously...IT FELT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!  And we all know I lurve my hand cream!

I asked her how much it cost and she was like...around $70.

Me:  Seventy?  As in thirty less than a hundred?

Her:  Yes.

Me:  My sincerest apologies for getting that second squirt cuz now I feel like I just stole $15 from yall.

SIP:  She was still rubbing the lotion in by the way.

I felt sooooooooooo bad but hell?  WHY IN THE HELL THAT ISH $70???????  And online...it's $100! 

Sisley-Paris Nutritive Handcare/2.4 oz.

And lawd!  The anti-aging hand cream is $165!  I'm SO glad she didn't give me that one cuz then I'd feel like I stole $30!

It's my own dang fault too cuz I left my cosmetic thing in my truck so I didn't have my OWN hand cream.

*sigh*

That cream felt so good I was sad when I used the restroom and washed my hands.

Like...really sad.

*SNIFF*

What's they most YOU'D pay for some hand cream?  You ever tried a really expensive one?

 

Makeup Remover Towelettes

Do you use any?  What kind?

HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

Bobbi Brown 'Ultimate Party Collection' Palette

Dear Makeup Divas:  Is this really worth $65?

 

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

When you look in the mirror...what do you see?

Perfumania!

With the gift giving holiday looming...would you mind sharing the perfume you're enjoying these days for those of us who are gifting perfume taking advantage of the sales to buy new perfumes with all the lotions and potions that come with?

Anybody smelled this one yet?   Bottega Veneta Holiday Set

Combing Hair in Public

Last night I was in the concession line behind a woman who had a big azz comb and was combing out her hair. 

Her very long hair.

She had two textures.

Her hair growing out of her head and her hair purchased at the Yaki shop.

Her purchased hair was very tangled.

She was handling those tangles.

She got up to the concession stand and ordered her drinks and snacks.

Still combing her hair.

DETANGLING her hair.

She balanced her purchases and put her comb under her arm.

She wasn't finished.

*BLINK* *BLINK* *BLINK*

What do YOU think about combing your hair in public?  What are your PERSONAL rules regarding?

 

From Mokumegame: "The Butters"

Hand Cream

Do you keep some hand cream in your bag?  What kind?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

When's the last time you shaved your legs?

Wiggie!

 

If you decided to wear a wig for a day just for fun (and it didn't look wiggie)...what would it look like? 

Long? 

Short? 

Blond? 

Red? 

Natural looking or relaxed looking?

 

Hair Braiding

Do you know how to braid your own hair?  I was surprised recently when someone told me they couldn't do the two lil braids I do sometimes to switch up my style.

 

SIP:  Stop lying.  You only do that when your hair is dirty and you're trying to grab another day or two of NOT washing it.  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Nail Polish

What are YOUR favorite shades and colors of nail polish to wear?

Mascara...

...is supposed to be replaced three months after you open it. Do YOU do this?

Odd Question...

When you put baby oil on in the shower or bath...do you put on lotion when you get out?

Dear Dr. Weil Origin Matcha Tea Body Soak: Scenario from real life...

You buy a bath soak because you messed around and uncapped it and the smell was absolutely FABULOUS!

Even though it was much more pricey than you usually would buy.

You are pretty excited to use it because seriously...you take your bath time seriously and the smell is HEAVENLY.

You get up in the morning to prepare your bath and read the instructions for use.

The instructions call for three scoops in your bath.

There is no scoop included.

For $45 you'd think they'd include a damn scoop.

You good?

 

 

Hadali Organic Caribbean Skincare

I got this oil in a swag bag in Cannes. Beauty fine oil for body and hair

I didn't pay it much mind.  I figured I'd get around to using it eventually.

I ran across it one day and put a bit in my bath.

LOVED.IT!

Then I put a bit on my legs after shaving.

LOVED.IT!

Then I decided to read up on it a bit more and found that it's good as a pre-poo treatment for my hair as well.

Yall...LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it!

And now I'm down to about half a bottle.  The ingredients are outstanding and I love the feel of it on my skin AND hair.  But 39 Euros is like six hundred and fifty million American dollars.

Aw well...

If yall run across some of this on the cheap...holla atcha girl.

Have YOU ever tried a product you LURVED but couldn't justify the cost?

Shapewear Miniskirt with Panty

Anybody own one of these?  I'm thinking Imma go buy one.  I can't do shapewear that goes over my navel cuz I feel like I'm suffocating and I love that this will make it so that the wind won't blow the dress between my legs up to high and leave nothing to the imagination.

SIP:  THIS CHICK JUST KEEPS GETTING WEIRDER-ER!

LOL!

What do YOU think about people wearing a weave selling (modeling in advertising) hair products?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Do you scratch your scalp when you wash your hair?

Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs: Things I learn from Actresses...

I was watching an actress recently and marveled at how gorgeous her legs were.  Even toned, no marks, simply gorgeous.

She was holding her hands out weird.

Me:  What's wrong with your hands?

Her:  I have leg makeup on my hands.

Me:  Seriously?

Her:  Yes.

And this is what she was using: Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, Deep Glow, 4.4 Ounce

Foot Maintenance

I'm good to my feet.  EXTREMELY good.  I get that from my mommy.  See...she never went anywhere for her personal maintenance really...she took care of it all at home and she was always right with it.

At least three times a week I use this on my feet while taking a bath: Mr. Pumice Two Sided Ultimate Pumice Bar 

I use the lavender side when I haven't rocked heels and the purple side when I have rocked heels.  I find it's extremely gentle and doesn't take much effort.  Whenever I get a pedicure I'm always told how lucky I am that I don't need to  use the shaver.  I'm like...doesn't have anything to do with luck.  That's all personal maintenance cuz I'm vain as hell and like my feet.  LOL!  I also have a little brush thingy I use to brush under and around my nail beds.  I keep them in one of these little things right on side of the tub within reach so it's never a chore: Sterilite 16078024 Slim Storage Tray 

Whenever I workout or take the dogs out for a good walk, I slather my feet with Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy, 14-Ounce Jars (Pack of 2) and put on socks and sneakers.  The walking, etc. works with the Aquaphor to make sure my feet stay soft and callous free.  In the winter I do this while I'm sleeping too.

One of the most unattractive things to me is seeing a woman with crusty heels.  That's not cute in the least.

When I wear polish on my toes I generally do it myself.  I know it's not as perfect as the nail salon does it but I've gotten pretty good at "correcting" mistakes.  LOL!  I use these: Tweezerman Manicure and Pedicures Sticks, total of 10  by taking the pointy part and rolling in into a cheap cotton ball so that there is a bit of cotton covering the end like a pointy Q-tip. Then I dip that in polish remover and remove the polish my uncoordinated behind has all over the sides and fronts of my nails. LOL! SIP: Whatever...I know we aren't the ONLY ones who can't seem to paint within the lines so don't EVEN.MUCH.TRY!

So yeah...the kid's feet are never, EVER crustycracked!

Do you have a regular maintenance routine for YOUR feet?  Any products you swear by we might want to know about?  In your area...where do you get the best pedicures?  How much are they?

Make It Up!

How much makeup do you have on today?

How much will you put on?

DivaDerme Lash Extender

Any of yall ever try this?  DivaDerme Lash Extender with Brush - Black

Would you?  I think Imma try it if none of yall have and see if it really works.

Eye Cream

Do you use one?  I've been using this one for about a month and I like it: 

Miracle Worker™ Miraculous Anti-Aging Eye Cream

REN Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask

My skin is ridiculously sensitive to the point where I am EXTREMELY careful with products on or around it.  One thing I've never been about to do is use an exfoliating scrub because it's simply too harsh for my face.  I use clay masks, etc. but I have a habit of running out of anything I need to order online.

The most FABULOUS Debbie at Sephora in Montgomery Mall gave me a sample of this product because she knows my skin care "rules" for myself.  Because it was Debbie I gave it a try and I LURVED, LURVED, LURVED IT!  It was extremely gently and yet...I could feel the difference and actually, SAW the difference recently.

I've been spending a lot of time in Arizona recently and the air is very dry.  So much so that I have had to step up my moisturizer game all over.  I got up one morning and noted that around my chin area was really dry and when I rubbed my hand over my chin it FELT dry and rough as hell.

I had a .5 ounce sample tube in my travel bag and I immediately washed my face and put on the REN Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask.  Once I finished and moisturized...I was good.  Better than good really...I was GREAT!

I rubbed my hand over my face and VOILA!  Back to feeling dewey-ish!  GO ME! 

The only thing that puzzles me about this product is the warning on the website about sensitive skin.  The lack of parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances and dyes and petrochemicals are EXACTLY what I look for when dealing with my sensitive skin.  Odd huh? 

That said...I'm sure they have a reason so ask  if you try this out.  It's worked just fine for me and I've been using it now since January. 

What type of exfoliate do you use?  If you don't use any...why not?