The Chanel Ratonas Off-topic Thread

[Shypo]

Nice haul, Nora!! And you, Jenn and Michelle are quite clever - I bought it hook, line and sinker!!

I also had Elena pick Twilight up for me on her travels, so I'm very happy to hear that you like it! I can't wait to receive that and Fauve!!

I've done some more makeup organizing today, along with some purging, and it feels wonderful! Now I just have to set aside some time to depot some of my MAC blushes....I ruined one the first time I tried it - because I didn't heat the glue on the back long enough - so I didn't go back. But it would give me back a lot of room, so I'm thinking about it.

I am also thinking about purchasing either a 'Z palette' or one of the UNII palettes so that I can customize a palette for travel. I just haven't found my ideal method for that - sometimes I think I'm better off just leaving the little cuties in their containers - then I can keep them in my purse.....other times I wish I had them all in a single palette.

Clearly I have too much thinking time on my hands!

 

[User38]

Winthrop.. lol, you blew out my ear drum

It's way too early for me to even think about marriage ever.. or again. Yikes, I get cold sweats from thinking about it and I will pull out my pistola on RRrrramon if he even attempts it.. lol.

nora.. you are the sly lil devil.. you had me figured out.. lol.

C! I suck at depotting -- my niece depots everything for me and she gets the pots.. lol. I think the tradeoff is quite good.. durr. I just got back in and did some shopping.. lollllllll.. what else. But actually have been sprucing up my wardrobe still.. and I bought a few RL linen shirts for summer as well as a lovely Lily Pulitizer dress -- hotcha pink!! Since my hair is growing out, I also bought some cute adult like hair accessories.. and even thought about getting Ratona ears.. as a goof.. lol.

mu palettes are always in flux with me.. so I need to keep the MAC, Kryolan or LaFemme ones.. and I just swtich the colours as I either grow out of love with them or the seasonal stuff changes them... dunno.

I am going to dinner with my good friend and neighbor who is the only person I will miss from the entire neighborhood.. lol. The rest are a bunch of snobs who think I should not blast my car radio.. hey, I paid for a great system and convertible, I should be able to at least use it as I drive in or out of my own house.. what is the world coming to?

Well if it all ends in May 2012... you can expect another April fool trick from me

 

[Winthrop44]

Completely agree with your stance HG, truth be told I was relieved that you were pulling our collective legs!

Cheryl, I still say you should give the alcohol method a try. But either way you do need to have a little patience for the heat or alcohol to do its thing on the glue or you will live to regret it. Would love to see a swatch of Twilight when you get it. It sounds very pretty!

Nora, were you tempted by any more Shines?

 

[Bonitinha]

Cheryl -- I love the feel of makeup purging with the stuff I don't use -- out with the old, in with the new!! I still haven't made it over to get those tools I need to depot -- sheesh, I really need to get going. I may just leave my blushes as is -- we'll see how ambitious I get!

HG -- sounds like a great shopping trip. I have all of these new Spring clothes . . . just hanging with tags attached, waiting for Spring to actually arrive.
I think you should totally blast your car radio -- live it up!!

My girls are watching the movie Tangled for the thousandth time since it came out this week . . . must find something constructive to do!!

 

[Shypo]

HG, you rock on! I love to blast my radio in our little convertible.....or in my car. What's the sense in having a hot car if you can't play the tunes?

Winthrop, I will have to try the alcohol method - I tried it on one of my Nixie shadows and on one of my Inglot pot shadows, and couldn't get it to work, but I'm probably not using enough alcohol. I have this aversion to getting alcohol all over the shadow......I think you posted a link somewhere, but I'll go out and see if I can find some tuts on it. I've had good success with heat on the shadows though. HG, you do have a good deal!

We went shopping to get my son 'a' suit tonight - and ended up getting him 2 since it was a BOGO at Men's Wearhouse. Yikes. He needs a suit for his trip to Bermuda, and wants to wear a suit to prom. It seemed a bit silly not to get the second 'free' suit. Oh my gosh - it's a good thing men don't 'need' to shop often - by the time it was all said and done, let's just say I could have had a LOT of makeup. And Chanel at that!! So the only shopping I did for me today was a new lighted makeup mirror, which I have been wanting for awhile. The one I was using was a pain in the neck. Now I have one of those pedestal types so it's just the right height.

I'm going to a jewelry party tomorrow - I forgot the name of the brand, but it's home-based. Something to do on a Sunday.

HG, I would love to know what kind of hair 'doodles' you got (that's what we called them when I was growing up) - I'm trying to come up with something that would look good on a 'mature' woman, and it's just not something I'm good at........

 

[elegant-one]

HG, I would love to know what kind of hair 'doodles' you got (that's what we called them when I was growing up) - I'm trying to come up with something that would look good on a 'mature' woman, and it's just not something I'm good at........

Yeah, guys stuff is $$$$ but I guess they don't buy as often as we do.

Not HG, but my little input on the hair doodles - I get those little cards with like 3 or 4 hairpins with the most delicate pearls, rhinestones etc. on them & jut pin them low at the bangs or somewhere that looks ok on the side of my hair. I also got at Nordies, a cute rhinestone (small) hair clip that I just clip on the side of my hair. I think if its small/dainty, us "mature" women can make it work.

 

[stv578]

Cheryl, purging is sooo therapeutic, at least I think so! Have you ever tried depotting using a flat iron?

Winthrop, there is one more RC shine I am interested in, the lightest one, a shimmery beige-y colour. I can't remember the name. But I've spent quite a bit lately, so I'll wait it out for now.

Michelle, I just got the kids Tangled too, but they haven't watched it yet. Maybe tomorrow.

HG, enjoy your dinner and keep on blasting your radio!

 

[Shypo]

^^Nora, I have not, but I'm thinking about doing that next time. My next big project will be to depot my Rock & Republic shadows and blushes....those things are heavy and take up a lot of room. I played around with one today, and watched a YT vid about it, read a bit about it, and I think I've got the hang of it. The shadows will fit in Graftobian palettes. So Michelle, not that you're looking to add more projects to your list, but that's one that would work too. It was fun 'rediscovering' them too - I've decided to shop my stash more before buying anything else new. Except the Chanel Summer collex....and the RCS.....and the Velvets.......!

Now if I could only figure out how to depot my Nixie shadows....I may have to use the alcohol method on them and deal with pans bending.......but I'd certainly use them more.

 

[User38]

nora, yes maam.. I will surely blast it even louder..sheesh, you would think people would mind their own business

C! I bought a titanium tiny barrett for my long swatch of hair -- it has nothing on it except the metal, a silver bun thingie which is good for my pebbley look, and a python hairband which I love for the colours (grey/beige/mauve).. and some more goodie elastic bands.

Elegant, your ideas sound lovely and I have a few pieces which sound like what you mention with small seed pearls which I used to wear when my hair was really long and I would put it up... also one with small azalea looking white silky flowers, and orchid silk flowers very small. I love hair stuff.. lol.

I am considering doing those highlites in my hair on the long side only but what stops me is it reminds me a bit of a skunk.. lol.

I do not miss long hair tho.. this is so much more free and easy to handle -- and no real blowing or ironing.

 

[User38]

C!... I made an analysis of why many women buy products.. and they buy many times because of the packaging... and then there are the ones like us, who depot or get depotted.. lol.

I hate heavy packaging, but I admit they look luxe -- except when you have to get on an airplane.. eek.

 

[stv578]

Where is everyone today?

We had a superfun day today with the kids at a "fair" inside a mall, lots of rides for them, but my house is a mess. Oh well, there's always tomorrow.

Winthrop, I've decided to get one more shine. I'm thinking it'll be Boy. It's really close to my lip colour, but it's more plummy than red. There's also one called Royalieu or something of the sort, but it swatched really sheer. I really need to spend time and play at the counter a bit, because everytime I've gone, I've been in a mad rush. Maybe tomorrow, since I need to return the duvet cover I bought yesterday (didn't work with the wood colour of our furniture). So I can get two things done.

So, not to bring anyone down, but I also got some bad news today. First, a close friend of my mom's who also accompanied my mom on the piano (my mum's a soprano who used to perform quite a bit) passed away this week. She was quite elderly, so it wasn't a shock, but still made me sad. Also, my aunt likely has bladder cancer. The investigations aren't complete, but at this point, the doctor's have said that it's most likely what it is. I think getting the news of both made me quite sad, because I'm at the point now that my friends and I have all gotten to the point that we're all married and have kids that are growing up and while it's all part of the cycle of life, it kinda hit me that these sort of things will begin to become more frequent. Ugh. So ya, I left the mess in my home and decided to just really enjoy a day out with my amazing husband and my kids (and they were little angels today).

 

[User38]

so sorry to hear of your bad news nora

life does kick us around a lot..and as we get older, things do get worse. I am glad you had a lovely day with the hubby and kids tho..enjoy these times!

don't know where everybody is now.. I just came home from the beach and some lovely cocktails as I watched the ocean with my boys.. and back to the mayhem I created with the piles of clothing, shoes, handbags and misc. stuff to be picked up by charities next week.

 

[elegant-one]

HG - do you have any thoughts on the

Le Metier de Beaute line? Amy reviewed the concealer & tinted foundation that got the beauty awards at NM. I'm really curious about it. Amy said that the tinted foundation cleared up complexion, pores, & brown spots I think in a week.

 

[User38]

Elegant, I did not read that..but to be honest, IF anything could clear up brown spots and give a more flawless complexion within a week it would not be approved by the FDA to be sold in a Dept store or by a commercial line. The ingredients are far too ambivalent and need to be supervised by a doctor... and doctors would be screaming about a loss of clients.. lol.

I have not tired the products but will check and try them soon.. I will let you know.

I have been trying the ByTerry foundation and find it is quite nice (Colours are a bit iffy) . but not worth the $$ big ones to buy it.. also the concealer is good, but there are better -- again this is so subjective because every woman's skin is so uniquely different. What I really am loving is the lipsticks.. lol. They are heavenly .. and they might be the reason behind my minimizing my Chanel RC shine purchases... don't know yet until I see the actual products.

I have also been using the Parure Extreme, and find it to be quite good too.. I think I like it more than the Chanel VitaL A...

 

[Bonitinha]

Nora -- so sorry about your mom's friend who passed and for your aunt having cancer. That is quite a blow. Life can certainly give us challenges -- but I'm so glad you spent the day having fun with your family. In the end, I realize that close friends and family are the only thing that bring us true happines

Cheryl -- sounds like you are depotting like crazy! I know the R&R blushes are so clunky and heavy, but for some reason, I can't depot them. I just think they are cool looking LOL I do have way too many -- I need to shop my stash also. I'm sure I have lots of hidden treasures!

HG -- a day at the beach . . . sounds lovely!!

 

[Miss QQ]

Where is everyone today?

We had a superfun day today with the kids at a "fair" inside a mall, lots of rides for them, but my house is a mess. Oh well, there's always tomorrow.

Winthrop, I've decided to get one more shine. I'm thinking it'll be Boy. It's really close to my lip colour, but it's more plummy than red. There's also one called Royalieu or something of the sort, but it swatched really sheer. I really need to spend time and play at the counter a bit, because everytime I've gone, I've been in a mad rush. Maybe tomorrow, since I need to return the duvet cover I bought yesterday (didn't work with the wood colour of our furniture). So I can get two things done.

So, not to bring anyone down, but I also got some bad news today. First, a close friend of my mom's who also accompanied my mom on the piano (my mum's a soprano who used to perform quite a bit) passed away this week. She was quite elderly, so it wasn't a shock, but still made me sad. Also, my aunt likely has bladder cancer. The investigations aren't complete, but at this point, the doctor's have said that it's most likely what it is. I think getting the news of both made me quite sad, because I'm at the point now that my friends and I have all gotten to the point that we're all married and have kids that are growing up and while it's all part of the cycle of life, it kinda hit me that these sort of things will begin to become more frequent. Ugh. So ya, I left the mess in my home and decided to just really enjoy a day out with my amazing husband and my kids (and they were little angels today).

Sorry to hear that. It is depressing when we hear about such things happening to people we know, and worse when they are close friends/family. But it's great that you had a nice break with your family!

HG - yeah a day at the beach sounds awesome. Yesterday the sun was shining brightly, but not too hot, and I wished I was at the beach. Thanks for the comments on byterry. I was so surprised to see byterry at my Sephora last week. Another brand, I can't remember which, has made way for byterry. I tried the Rose de Rose fluid blush which smelt heavenly, but was out of stock. The products are very pricey, so I'm not ready to buy anything yet. I randomly tried the tinted moisturizer and fluid foundation and like them. Which is the l/s you like, Rouge delectation or rouge terrybly? It's website is entirely in French but being the makeup addict we are, I'm sure all of us have no problems navigating lol.

Here's the link for those who are curious.
http://www.byterry.com/maquillage/levres/rouge-a-levres.html

On the topic of lipsticks, there are so many that I want to try, such as L'absolu and shiseido, but I always cave for Chanel because of the packaging, scent, and probably because it's Chanel! The RC shines are winning my heart at the moment. I seem to have left out something I wanted to say but can't remember what it is. I'm a little incoherent today because it's Monday lol.

 

[Shypo]

Nora, I'm so sorry to hear of your sad news........yes, life does knock us around the longer we are here.......but it sounds like you are keeping things in persective and living in the moment. It's ok to be sad......but the sadness will hopefully give way to fond memories and less pain. Hang in there - sending you hugs!!

 

[Almus]

I am so sorry about the bad news stv. I truly think you did the right move to face with sadness cause it's in those difficult moments when spending a good time with the ones you love will make up for everything else.

As for me, I have "bad" and good news. The "bad" news is that I will be spending a lot less money in makeup and clothes and bags and shoes and ... and well, you know what I am talking about, cause I need to start saving! The good news is that I am moving with my bf! So for the next few months, I guess it will be all about finding an appartment, the rent, furniture, stuff for the house, etc. Oh I am excited, although a bit sad, cause I know my mom will be sad, but I am a grown up now, she cannot have me forever!

 

[Bonitinha]

MissQQ -- I am the same, I usually cave for Chanel. I have been trying out other brands, which is fun. But Chanel always has a place in my heart and is the brand I get the most excited about!

Almus -- Congrats on the move -- you will have fun setting up your new apartment!

Cheryl -- I'd love to see a pic of your blush palettes you put together when you depot. I may just depot my MAC and R&R blushes (I can always save one of the R&R blush mirror compacts). I am getting a little OCD about storage and want everything to be nice and neat.

 

[elegant-one]

Did you guys get the email from Smashbox with the $39 New Limitless kit? You get an es palette with 5 shades, lipgloss, eyeliner, blush & primer. The colors look amazing & that Java eye pencil in the kit alone is like $24 - unless they are smaller sizes in the kit, but nevertheless its still a great deal - so I ordered it. I thought the es colors in the palette looked lovely & everything is waterproof which I love. Just hope I like them in person.