The Chanel Ratonas Off-topic Thread

[Bonitinha]

Our Dear Elegant -- miss you and your fabulous-ness! We need our Queen Enabler

 

[katred]

on another note.. I found another Exotic ls which I had been searching for but everytime I went to replenish they were sold out.. so in the boonies of mom's place I found one

as well as a YSL #27 ls.. it is amazing.. I have it and used it so much on vacay that it's half way down the bullet.. and it's a htf item too.. at least for me.

and speaking of htf items, the wildman is coming up on Friday -- to spend the weekend and then head to NY for business and then back the following Thursday, so we will have some time together.. the emails are back and forth and the messages too..and so far so good.. he is a nice -- and I mean nice man but looks dangerous.. lol... great combo

Aren't we all looking for a nice, dangerous man?

Is #27 Rose Paris? I think so, in which case I keep lingering over it. I tried it on once and I found it ran very orange on me, but, having seen photos of it on others, I'm wondering if it wasn't the lighting where I tried it (interior fluorescent, nowhere near a window). Every time I see a shot of it on someone else, even when I don't realise what it is, my immediate thought is "I MUST have that colour".

 

[Almus]

Hello everyone!

HG, so good to know you are meeting Rrrrrrramón soon, I hope you have a great time. Unfortunately for me, my mom has never paid attention to mu and I've been "obsessed" with it just for a year. So I don't have a way to find pretty little treasures ... yet ...

Michelle, I got to see the pic of the shoes and they are gorgeous!! I have a couple very similar to those ones and I love them. I cross fingers from now, hoping you can get your hands on them eventually =)

I hope elegant is doing fine. Sending some e-hugs on her way

 

[Miss QQ]

Hello!

HG - enjoy your new hair colour! Have fun with R!

Michelle - have fun picking a new hair colour!

 

[User38]

Michelle, I will report my new encounter with Rrrrrrrrammmon -- blow by blow.. lol.

katred.. YES! It's Paris Rose (I work better with numbers.. lol).. but it looks like the colour of hisbiscus... it does pull a bit orange but mostly pink. I adore that shade.. also try the Opera Rose #29 which was used in the YSL promos for spring -- it is absolutely gorgeous ! I think either of those will be fantastic on you !!

msqqq.. thank you ! I sometimes feel like I am heading down a slippery slope but he is very much worth it -- I just need to take my time and he is like a bull let out in the ring.. lol. My hair colour came out great actually.. I am quite happy with it.. not as time consuming as the blonde (I swim every day and cholorine is not friendly to blonde hair) and the black was time consuming too being on the other end of the spectrum it would show my lighter hair growth greys and all.. ugh.

most importantly tho, it's the short hair -- I am really really loving it

 

[User38]

C!.. oh yes, your mom might make something really gorgeous in peach -- crochet and knits are all the hot mama stuff now.. lol

I am glad the Rrramonn was able to make up some funny trip to NYC.. I will be happy to see him... I just don't want to fall in love

and he does everything and anything to make me.. lol.

oh well.. time tells all.

katred.. re: men.. so true. The nice ones don't turn us on.. the bad boys light up my hair... lol. Rrrrammonnn is a good combination

what's up with Elegant?

 

[User38]

Att mrslid.. I don't normally come in here in the morning as it is way too hectic, but did so today to make you take notice of something really really strange.... I get invites to attend shows from all over the world (naturally I don't go to many of these) but this one struck me because I will be doing more business in S.A.. and I got an invite to go to "Corferias Bogota - Colombia" .. and I open the file, and guess who's on it? YOU!!

how did you arrange that? lol.. if not, check out the pics cause these are being taken from the stuff we have posted on Specktra on the RC shines! What a laugh.

bbl gotta get back in the trench !

 

[Bonitinha]

^^Yikes, people are lifting the pics we post on Specktra?? Maybe we do need to get that secret Photobucket group and only give each other the password to see pics!

I got an email that my Guess Amity pumps shipped

And they're on sale -- woo hoo!

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Yay! That's great news that they are on sale too!
It's bad that our pics here are being stolen!

HG - great that you are loving your pixie cut. I love short hair too but right now I can't wait for mine to grow out.

 

[cutemiauw]

MissQQ -- So true with the makeup mistakes. I'm so thankful of YouTube videos. That's where I first learned about MU... and then Specktra and all the lovely WOC blogs. Now I love experimenting with colors. Luckily the hubs is very supportive as well... he waited patiently every time I get ready. He said it's worth it because I always looked so pretty in the end

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HG, I'm with you on the classics wardrobe. I prefer to invest in some good quality pieces and then buy some cheaper on trend pieces to spice things up.

Btw, is it just me, or is the colors from the expensive brands tends to look more sophisticated by default? I found that I needed more time to pick out colors from the drugstore MU. Although it also might be just because my skills aren't that advance yet..

 

[cutemiauw]

HG, Rrrraaamonn really does sound like a romantic male lead we'd see in romance novels. I say just enjoy the ride and see where things take you

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And I agree with the nice guys being less interesting than the bad boys... although I did end up marrying the nice guy instead. LOL.

Almus, that's a lovely bag!! *is a little jealous*

I have small feet too, I'm 5'4" but my shoe size is 5.5... could be even smaller when it's heels because my feet are on the narrow side. Finding heels are a challenge here, usually the shoe size stopped at 6. I go crazy whenever I go shopping for shoes in Italy or Asia

. Share us a pic of your Guess Amity pump, Michelle .

Love love love this thread too... I really feel like I've found new friends

Argh, that sucks with people stealing pictures

. Maybe parts of Specktra could be members only?

Elegant, we miss you!

 

[Bonitinha]

Astrid -- I know, it is a huge pain trying to find shoes for small, narrow feet. I wear a 5.5 also and they are usually sold out.
The link to the Guess Amity pump is here (it wasn't working for most people):
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=570746&CategoryID=13604

I ended up getting the black and the nude colors, because today the price dropped to just $46 USD -- woo hoo! When I get them both, I'll have to take pics of them

 

[User38]

cutie -- I know what you mean but he is a normal guy with an abnormal life.. lol. He has a winery and is ceo of it's operations.. so that makes him a very opinionated and energetic. He does however have an old fashioned romantic side to him and that makes him very endearing.. but, he is also goofy enough to burn my hair and has a looooud boooooming laugh and smokes cigars... so that makes him just human... like me.

the pics of mrslid are on the advertising for the trade show.. lol. I don't know if the pics were stolen as we don't know if mrslid gave them to someone, but on the net, anything is up for grabs.

Michelle.. your shoes are stunning.. and what a deal !!

 

[katred]

The problem with lifting photos is that they are generally Google searchable, which means they'll turn up whenever someone enters certain key search terms. As long as images here are indexed, anyone who searches for certain things on Google will turn up images from Specktra...

 

[cutemiauw]

Michelle, those shoes are lovely! Especially at that price, lucky you I think some stores didn't even stock 5.5... Thank goodness for online shops

HG, he really does sound like a great man. There's something really romantic with winery guys! (Either that or I was too hooked with Keanu ever since A Walk in the Clouds

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[LMD84]

The problem with lifting photos is that they are generally Google searchable, which means they'll turn up whenever someone enters certain key search terms. As long as images here are indexed, anyone who searches for certain things on Google will turn up images from Specktra...

this is very true. i think i need to get hubby to teach me how to watermark my pictures so people don't take them. which is so sad really

 

[Miss QQ]

Michelle - sexy shoes! I can see them now on my iPhone with the link. Congrats on scoring 2 of the colours at sale price! I have difficulty finding shoes that fit and dont hurt like hell so I dont own pretty shoes. Living vicariously through you! I heard that guess high heels are quite comfortable, but I don't own any yet. Lou- I don't know how to watermark pics too. I only know how to edit them and add in the mark manually. Astrid - I enjoying making new friends here too! There are 2 new chanel perfumes this fall. I'm curious to give them a sniff. http://lachanelphile.com/2011/05/25/chanel-introduces-new-fragrances-for-fall-2011/ I mentioned to the chanel MA at the counter that I haven't received any mailers for a year and maybe they did something. I received the mailer for the new Inimitable Extreme mascara. Got the sample when I hauled the summer collection but haven't try it. Hope everyone is having a good Thursday. Friday will be here soon. Can't wait for the weekend! My counter is having promotion of 10% so I hope to see if the out of stock RCS have arrived.

 

[LMD84]

i shall see what my hubby says. maybe i can get him to do them for me! lol! it just seems a shame to waste a picture by slapping that on them.

 

[Bonitinha]

^^ I hope you get some RCS with your 10% off promo! Let us know if you try the Extreme mascara. I love the lengthening effect of some of the other Inimitable ones, but it doesn't hold a curl for me.
I have to wear high heels all the time since I am so short LOL. Even with casual outfits, you will find me in 4" wedge heels! Guess heels are well made and at a good price point. I usually can only find them through the department stores here.

I'm almost off to my daughter's preschool graduation. This teacher has taught all 3 of my girls -- it is the end of an era with preschool. Time flies!!

 

[Shypo]

Aw, Michelle - have fun with that!

I'm so glad you are going to get your shoes! I was actually contemplating them, but then I saw the heel height and went

.....I'd topple over. It's all in what you get used to. I used to walk around all the time in heels, but at my considerably advanced age, I tend to limit myself to 3 inches to avoid embarrassment - and potential problems with my ankle.

My son's final senior events are all this week - his lacrosse banquet is tonight, prom tomorrow night. He's actually finished with exams and graduates next Thursday - where did the time go?