Okay...BREATHE PEOPLE...BREATHE!
BREATHE PEOPLE BREATHE! MR. SAM FINE IS COMING TO DC TO TEACH A CLASS ON MAKEUP AT BCI AND WE WILL HAVE PERSONAL ACCESS TO HIM TO SHOW US HOW TO BEAT OUR FACES LIKE THE SIDEWALK ON CONNECTICUT IN DC PROPER!
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I just turned 40 and after much personal research I decided to change my face moisturizer to Shea Butter Ultra Rich Face Cream.
Do you change your moisturizer with your age when you make a milestone birthday or do you stick with what you've been using?
I love telling folks how old I am. The dude who I saw to renew my license could not BELIEVE that I was 40. Like...he was blown away. When I asked him how old he was he shared that he was 36. I was gracious to him but blown away cuz dude looked 45. I could tell he smoked, prolly drank a lot of hard stuff and didn't eat well OR exercise.
THE HORROR!
NOT.EVER.NEVER!
So...what is ONE thing you do to make sure you age gracefully?
My one? Wash your face as soon as you walk in the house and have no plans of leaving again. Go up to your room, change out of your clothes into your cute lounging clothes and waRsh your face.
Yup. That's my one.
Whatchu got?
I'm deep conditioning today by using the above amounts of these two products:
PhytoSpecific Multi-Regenerating Cream Bath
PhytoSpecific Intense Nutrition Mask
I call this my super hair cocktail and it works wonders! I'm planning on getting a deep cut in a few weeks so I'm trying to hold out doing too much styling currently because my hair is 11 weeks post touch-up and the difference between my new growth and my already relaxed hair is such that it could easily break where the two textures meet.
I often get people in my inbox who are wondering whether or not spending this kind of money on products for our hair is really worth it and I always tell them that from MY experience with MY hair...yes. It's worth it. I can feel the difference when I'm using something different and it's not a GOOD difference either. But again...all hair is NOT the same and I know my hair really well and don't know a thing about yours.
At all.
Whenever the sun is out I try and get at least 20 - 30 minutes of sun so today, after I put the deep conditioner in, I put on a plastic cap and then one of my sleep skullys and relaxed on the deck. Yall know I'm vain as hell so the kid was NOT sitting on the deck in just a plastic cap even though nobody is out this early this morning but me.
I tries my best to keep my stride STANK throughout it all.
I'll probably leave this on for about an hour or so and then rinse and air dry.
How often are YOU getting your deep conditioning in? What are you using?
Do YOU get any sun INTENTIONALLY throughout the day?
How do YOU get it? What product are YOU using? I can't say enough about this product: RX for Brown Skin Protect Defend
When I opened my eyes this morning "Good Morning America" was talking about cankle surgery. Robby...in that way he has, stopped tying his tie and watched the television. He shook his head slowly and turned to look at me.
Robby: Anyone worried about what their damn ankles look like to the point they will have plastic surgery on them has serious problems.
And then he continued getting ready for his morning.
Later this morning there was a commercial for varicose vein surgery. The commercial basically suggested that having the surgery will make you happier in the Summer because you can lounge at the pool without a sarong.
Surgery?
Sarong?
Surgery?
Sarong?
I'll take sarong for $800 Alex please.
I guess I'm of the mind that if you can cover something up...why would you get surgery?
After going ask Mr. Google I found that cankle surgery is indeed popular and there are a lot of people who hate their cankles. They complain about not being able to wear skirts or shorts without being embarrassed about their cankles.
Mmmm...okay.
Wear pants until you have enough confidence to nor worry about it and stop wearing shoes with ankle straps.
I know a chick who has elephant/tree trunk legs. If she is wearing something short you notice it for about 5 seconds and then? You forget about them. Seriously. YOU FORGET ABOUT THEM.
She isn't sitting around with her legs crossed hiding them. She told me once that she used to feel really self-conscious about them but that one day she was like...hell...it's hot...I'm putting on shorts. And basically...that was that.
Certain plastic surgeries I understand. I wouldn't do them...but I understand. Other types of plastic surgeries make me *BLINK* *BLINK*
Cankle surgery? Yeah...Imma *BLINK* because I just don't think cankles are that big of a deal. If someone told me they were going to have cankle surgery I GUARANTEE it will be the first time I've stared at their ankles. You know...so I can see what they see.
And then...I'll forget about their ankles again.
What say YOU about cankle surgery?
What is it? What is it for? How is it different?
What brand of lipstick are you wearing?
What is the name of the color?
Describe the color.
What brand of lip liner are you wearing?
What is the name of the color?
Describe the color.
How long does it last?
How often do you find yourself re-applying during the day?
I never understood hair shows and now they just got even MORE confusing to me. What say you? Have you ever attended a hair show? Where? Why? Did you ever participate in one? Was your hair weird?
I'm addicted to this soap. Fresh Nectarine Milk
Seriously.
It just feels soooooooooo good to me. But I've been thinking? Could I make my own soap? Hmmmmmmm...I'm wondering about that.
What say you? Have you ever made soap? Ever had a desire to try? What kinda soap do YOU like? I seem to gravitate more towards milk soaps.
Do you use any?
What brand?
Did you buy a special applicator brush?
Do you just do a dusting on your forehead, nose and chin?
Looks like I'm the only person around these here parts that is cheap on the pedi! LOL! I don't abuse my feet so I don't feel like I have to get a full pedicure all the time.
Since I exfoliate weekly, I also use a pumice stone on my feet weekly to make sure nothing is rough on my feet. EVER! Whenever I put socks on, FOR ANY REASON ESPECIALLY THE GYM, I slather Aquaphor on my feet. Keeps them softer than velvet.
I keep my nails trimmed pretty close and I find that since I have such a diligent ritual for my feet...I only need to get maybe one complete professional pedicure per season unless I just WANT one. So yeah...ya girl goes for a $10 polish change every two weeks or so because, for the life of me, I canNOT put polish on as nice as the pedicurist does. Oh...and I take my own polish. And sometimes...I like them sans polish cuz my toes are cute. IN MY OPINION!
Yup...I'm cheap. Cute...but cheap when it comes to my feet. I'd rather spend my money on shoes. GOOD shoes so I don't have jacked up feet. :) LOL!
SIP: You are soooooooooooooo dumb!
Me: Yupper! Me likey me!
If you get your eyebrows waxed...how often do you get them waxed? What do you tell the person that does them about the shape you'd like?
A few of my girl's and I did a bit of perfume shopping yesterday. Since I did some SERIOUS perfume shopping in September, I was pretty familiar with some serious hot scents and passed on the names that made me smile in September.
The young lady helping us expressed surprise at my knowledge of the good stuff and I shared with her that I had a serious session with the manager of the fragrance department in Nordstrom last Fall. Turns out she's worked with her and knew EXACTLY why I loved my experience so much.
See...everyone has their favorite scents and a GOOD fragrance salesperson can suggest fragrances you'll love based on the ingredients in your favorite scents. My historical favorite scents have been Clean and Calyx so it was simple for her to break it down and take me to only scents she knew would be pleasing to me.
Me likey that process cuz it's all about me and NOT about what the salesperson likes or what the salesperson is trying to sell a lot of this quarter. :)
Well, after realizing she was dealing with women who knew women who enjoyed life's simple pleasures, our lady stepped it up a notch and doled out some of the LOVELIEST of goodies to compliment our purchases. LOVE THAT! Since she took SUCH good care of us I told her I'd let yall know who she was so you can put her skills to test. Just go in and tell her what your favorite scents are and watch her work her magic by suggesting scents for you to try based on your proven likes.
She's at the Bloomindale's in Wisconsin Place and her name is Seble Delelegn in Women's Fragrance. Go check her out...I bet it will be a LOVELY perfume shopping experience! Oh...and while you're there...check out this fragrance and let us know if you're loving it: Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb
Maybe it's because my mommy is gone that I have such an acute memory of all things her. I was talking to some girlfriend's recently and we were discussing something and I remembered my mommy and her Cherry Jubilee lipstick from Avon.
My mommy didn't wear a lot of makeup. In fact...day-to-day she only rocked lotion. Every now and then she'd go somewhere and wanted to put her "face" on and her face was Cherry Jubilee lipstick an mascara.
Funny.
Everyone knows that I don't wear makeup like that either. I have what I need but day-to-day I'm rocking moisturizer and Aquaphor on my lips (I put Aquaphor on morning and night). If I want to amp it up a little I wear lipstick or gloss and mascara. If I'm going out at night dressed nicely...yeah...I'll put on the makeup that Makeup Mark put together for me.
I'm a simple chick.
What about you? Day-to-day how much makeup do you wear? Do you ever do just lip and mascara? How often do you do full on makeup? Are you pretty much exactly like your mommy too? Do we learn our beauty habits first and foremost from our moms?
Oh...and what product of your mom's from YOUR childhood do you remember the most? LOL!
Sheesh...as if I need ANOTHER product to be addicted to. Humph.
So on Saturday I needed to refill on some PhytoSpecific products and my Bliss Orange Blood and White Pepper body butter. The Beauty Insider gift at Sephora was a nice size of the Fresh Soy Cleanser / Makeup Remover. Since I was out on the town (back in bed by 9:15 mind ya) I'd put on makeup so I decided to try it out that night.
When I wear makeup (which isn't often at all) I wash my face with Liquid Neutrogena and then exfoliate and THEN I wash it again with my Rx for Brown Skin cleanser. Basically...I wash until there is no residue on my white towel when I pat it dry.
I'm anal about it.
Well I used this product wondering how well it would work out. IT WORKED, IT WORKED, IT WORKED! Me sooooooooooooooooo happy!
Go me! Keeping my STRIDE STANK-er!
When I first saw this I thought to myself...Hmmmm...they've taken the ho-bag to a whole nudder level huh? Colgate Wisp
The most expensive beauty product I use besides perfume is a body moisturizer. Since 13700 (as are all households it seems) is cutting back because of the economy, I've been using much less of it and supplementing with a cheaper product on days when I'm not leaving the house. I do note the difference between my uber rich and thick cream and the less expensive stuff but not so much so that I think it's HARMING my skin in any way.
It's just a little less dewy and elastic-ey. LOL!
What is the most expensive beauty product YOU use? Have you started using your favorite product less? Or using less of it when you DO use it?
What drugstore makeup do YOU love?
I have a feeling this is going to go TRAGICALLY wrong somehow, somewhere...SOON.
When is the last time you used a clarifying shampoo on your hair? What kind do you use? How often do you use it?
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