The Chanel Ratonas Off-topic Thread

[Bonitinha]

Nora -- I hope you get new throw pillows that you love. I just love all things Pottery Barn. There is a store here called Pier 1 that usually has great pillows also. I need to go check some sales!
Bummer that the tablecloth didn't work! Have you tried online? Sometimes it seems they have more sizes/styles. My daughter just got pen all over one of my favorite tablecloths from WS. Deep breaths . . .

MissQQ -- I think I started experimenting with a bit of makeup when I was 12. My mom never really wore any, but by High School I was full on into makeup. But I just wore the drugstore stuff for the longest time. I was in MAC the other day and the MU artist was telling me that 12 year olds come in for full makeups all the time -- my mom would have killed me if I would have worn a full face when I was 12

Anneri -- hope you love your job. I'm sure it is stressful at time -- but how fun that you are learning all kinds of things about the industry. But I know what you mean -- one time I got a job at my favorite store, and the "coolness" just kinda wore off.

HG -- Hope you are doing well. Do you hear from Rrrrrramon? How is your sister doing??

 

[stv578]

Oh no Michelle! Hopefully you can get the ink out of your tablecloth. I didn't make it back to PB this weekend, but will go tomorrow. I have an idea of which one I'll be picking out, they're the same size and price, just a matter of whether they're in stock. We only have a few locations in the city, and we seem to get slim pickings compared to the U.S. I'll be getting a pair of 24" printed pillows for now, and then I'll add some smaller solid pillows later on. I just find nice big cushy pillows give the room a cozier feel!

I have checked WS online, and they also have the same size with respect to the overall width of their table cloths. The longest size fits the length of our table, but 70" in width just hangs far too low on my table. I'll have to make do with their table runners I guess!

MissQQ, I started wearing make-up fairly regularly since I was 14. Back in the day though, I never used foundation or blush, didn't need it then! I would throw on some lipstick and liner, and in my later teens, starting with the eyeshadow. My mom almost never leaves the house without a full face of make-up. Her tiny little bathroom counter was just covered in products as long as I can remember! I wish I could still leave the house without foundation or concealer though.

Ugh, still waiting for the fall collection to come around. My list now is pretty small, Epatant, Peridot and maybe the Prelude quad. Not too bad me thinks!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

[cutemiauw]

Hi ladies

I must admit I also getting quite picky with my MU purchases. I resolve only to buy when I need something... of course 'need' is very loosely translated here when it comes to beauty products

. I don't think I truly need another e/s unless I have another pair of eyes

. Anyways, the main reason was I need to save up for a plane ticket to visit my family on Christmas. It's been a year and a half since I met them (they live in Indonesia and I'm in Germany), so I miss them so much

.

Another big news this week was the hubs got a huge job offer for a company in the US. He still has to go through several interview process, but if it all turned out well, we might get relocated to California! Excited and anxious for moving at the same time

. Let's see....

Nora -- missed seeing you here

. I agree with Anneri, this thread is about a bunch of other things other than makeup anyways, and that's why I checked it quite often. But I love reading up to what the lovely Ratonas are up to. Btw, I'm not very well trained in home decorations department... we still live in a furnished apartment . Definitely looking forward to our next move where we could make things look the way we wanted to!

Michelle -- I'm not sure I'll be getting anything with Chanel's next collection either. The only one or two wants on my list was the Armani ETK shadows. And

for your daughter going to kindergarten.

 

[Miss QQ]

Hi Astrid! I hope you get to see your family this Christmas! Which part of Indonesia do they live in? Wow, I hope all goes well with your husband's interviews. Great opportunity! If you are relocating there, then you have lived in Aisa, Europe and US, a true global citizen!

Nora - Great list. Since the items are perm we don't have to rush and get them immediately. Like you, I went without foundation when I just started putting makeup. I didn't need it then. Now I rather have light foundation on without any eye makeup. I went out without foundation and had eyeshadow, blush and lipgloss on but it didn't look too good lol. But I have concealer on my undereyes since I started putting makeup because of my dark circles.

Michelle - Yeah my mum wouldn't allow me to have full makeup on too, unless I'm doing a stage performance in school. At 12, I had my ears pierced, and my mum brought me to do it. She could tell I really like earrings. I hope you can get rid of the ink stains or at least make them fainter. I'm off to check out WS - haven't heard of it. When I have my own house I will have fun decorating.

 

[cutemiauw]

MissQQ -- True, that! Fingers crossed and hoping it'll all turn out for the best . Our family lives around Jakarta/Bandung. Have you been there?

I've been only recently into full makeup, around 3.5 years ago I think... so I was 28 or so . I used sunscreen + some blotting powder since I was in high school. I started wearing some lipstick/lipgloss when I was 18, I think. Occasional mascara and filling up eyebrows when I was around 21, occasional eyeshadows at 25 (I think the first brand I bought was The Body Shop). At 26 I discovered MAC's tinted moisturizer and then slowly getting more and more addicted to their products... now I almost always do full makeup when I go out, because I find the routine actually relaxing . At least I would put a light foundation too before I go out!

Cheryl -- Learning a new language is so much fun! I need to rekindle my love of learning languages too.

 

[Miss QQ]

No I've never been there before. I had classmates from there though! I like touching up my makeup as little breaks from work.

 

[Bonitinha]

Nora -- you'll have to post a pic of your new decorating! Glad the table runner works -- but what a bummer that the table cloths don't fit.
I hear ya about wishing you could leave the house without foundation. My skin has a ruddy tone to it -- ick. I have to use foundation and concealer or people think I'm not feeling well! lol

Astrid -- so exciting the about your hubby's interviewing!! Wow, so when would you be moving to CA if all goes well? That is so exciting that you're going to go visit your family!
I think I may still order the Prelude quad, since I didn't get that one. The Limited Edition collex at Nordies is pretty, but I know I don't need those products -- so it was a skip for me. I've had to tone down my make up expenditures -- it makes me sad that I will never get through it all!

MissQQ -- I was 12 also when I got my ears pierced. I remember thinking I was so cool! I let my oldest daughter get hers pierced when she was 8 -- but she was always afraid to change them out and she was always having problems with them getting infected. My second daughter has no interest in getting hers pierced, but my youngest asks me constantly! Funny how they are so different.
Yes, you should check out Williams Sonoma. They have all kinds of kitchen items. It is owned by the same company as Pottery Barn (and I think Crate and Barrell also).

P.S. The ink didn't come out of the tablecloth (cries) -- and it is in a very obvious spot. I bought it a year ago, so it's no longer in stock. Oh well, that's what happens when you have kids! Good thing they're so cute

 

[stv578]

Hey girls!

Astrid, a move to California would definitely a big change! Hope all goes well with your hubby's interview. And I'm sure you will be able to make the trip at Christmas! When you mentioned that you started wearing mu at 28, all I could think of was "oh my, she looks so much younger"!

Michelle, I'm not going to promise pics yet, seeing as I still haven't posted pics of my pandora bracelets for MissQQ (please don't be offended, I haven't even emailed the kids pics to family members for a couple of years now). We have so many memory cards full of pics! Time has been a huge problem for me lately, it's actually gotten my kinda down. I have decent work hours, but since I do the drop off and then fight rush hour traffic, I don't get home till much later than DH. And then that time is spent trying to keep the house and kids in order. I feel like I don't get to have a lot of fun with the kids, and lately that has really been getting to me. Sorry for being a downer, needed to get that out.

And after all the anticipation of getting my pillows, I didn't find any that I really liked as the colours were different irl. Boo. I'm still contemplating this one, to go on a dark brown couch...

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/vanessa-pillow-cover/?pkey=cpatterned-striped-pillows

Any thoughts?

In other news, finally saw the fall collection! I was actually pretty underwhelmed. Maybe I'm just being a lot more choosy, but I only ended up getting Epatant cream shadow and Quartz n/p, along with an RC shine (# 48 I think, it's a light goldish beige shimmer). I had a really hard time deciding on everything, and while there were a few other items I probably would have gotten if I wasn't being so selective, I'm happy with my small haul! With a $20 beauty VIP discount and $10 worth of points, my total was around $85! I'll have to go into the fall thread later to elaborate, lol!

 

[Miss QQ]

Nora - great that you didn't spend a lot on the fall collection. I will check out the fall thread. I'm not offended at all, don't worry. When you have the mood and time then you can show us your bracelets. I can't imagine how I will juggle my time if I have kids. Being a working mum is tough. I'm not even married, and I just go to work and come home every weekday and i have the evenings to myslef but I feel I don't have enough time to do the things I like. I also fight the rush hour every morning and evening, and when the train ride is bad, eg getting pushed or stomped on, it puts me in a bad mood. I don't have advise on how to find more time for your family but just to share, I find out playing facebook games was burning my time and I didn't get much fun, so I quit them. i like the floral prints on the cushion. If you like warm dark colours they are pretty. Michelle - 5! Most of my classmates had pierced ears and I was so envious. I had infections too and the holes got really gross, with the yellow liquid and all. At one point I wanted to just let the wounds heal and the holes to close up. Thankfully my mum helped me to keep them sanitized and now I can wear earrings whenever I go out. But for several years after I pierced my ears, there is a slightly hard rim surrounding each hole, which I could feel whenever pinched my earlobes lightly. I was told it's because the wound didn't heal well. They say when a wound didn't heal properly, there will be surrounding hard skin/flesh. But they are gone now. sorry that you can't get the stain off. Ink is so hard to remove. Yeah but kids are so cute!

 

[Bonitinha]

Nora -- I hear ya about the time thing. We get so busy and it is so hard for moms to juggle everything. But you are doing all you can and your kids will know that

I like those throw pillows -- very cute! They would be easy to mix and match with different patterns and solid colors.
Fun that you were able to see the Fall stuff. That is so funny that people think the Prelude quad looks ugly in the pan -- I am almost afraid to order it now LOL

MissQQ -- I think I will make my 5 year old wait quite a while before I let her get her ears pierced. She is such a girly girl and would love it -- but after all of the infections with my oldest, I just don't want to go there quite yet. The things we do for beauty . . .

 

[stv578]

Michelle, Prelude isn't necessarily ugly, it's very taupe-y grey in tone. I liked how MissQQ described the colours, like true "shadows". I can see it working well to contour and define the eyes without any colour. So it depends on what kind of look you want. I think I'll end up getting it at some point, but for me, it's not a quick on-the-go type palette like I hoped. I think it'll look seriously elegant and pretty for fall looks, with a nice mauve-nude lip, and naturally, a nice chunky sweater and jeans!

I ended going with these pillows, and really love how they pop against the dark brown leather on our couch...

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/diana-embroidered-pillow-covers/?pkey=cpatterned-striped-pillows

I'm going to get some solid ivory pillows to go with it! It kinda lightens all the dark colours we have going on!

 

[Bonitinha]

^^Very pretty pillows -- love them. I want to run out to our TJ Home Goods to check out the great deals on pillows! Keep us posted on your decorating

 

[Miss QQ]

Nora - These pillows will look lovely on your dark brown couch.

How's everyone? What a long week for me and it is only Thursday. I look forward to the weekend! Yesterday I did some makeup shopping again. I know I'm suppose to show some restraint, but I purchased Ebloui and Fantasme, and also finally Whoppin' Watermelon chubby stick. At least the bill will come only next month lol.

 

[LMD84]

Michelle, Prelude isn't necessarily ugly, it's very taupe-y grey in tone. I liked how MissQQ described the colours, like true "shadows". I can see it working well to contour and define the eyes without any colour. So it depends on what kind of look you want. I think I'll end up getting it at some point, but for me, it's not a quick on-the-go type palette like I hoped. I think it'll look seriously elegant and pretty for fall looks, with a nice mauve-nude lip, and naturally, a nice chunky sweater and jeans!

I ended going with these pillows, and really love how they pop against the dark brown leather on our couch...

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/diana-embroidered-pillow-covers/?pkey=cpatterned-striped-pillows

I'm going to get some solid ivory pillows to go with it! It kinda lightens all the dark colours we have going on!

they are so cute! i bet they look lovely

i hope all of you ladies are well. i seem to struggle in keeping up with you guys! lol!

 

[cutemiauw]

Michelle - I think if it all goes well, we could be there by early next year! (Wow, saying this made me nervous, I never thought I'd be moving so soon).

The Chanel Fall collection isn't here yet, I already forgot what I originally wanted from this collection >.<. But I'm really good lately with not buying new MU. I'm determined to buy only the things I truly love

.

I got my ears pierced when I was still a baby! My pediatrician did it. I don't even remember when... but it was quite common for girls in Indonesia to have their ears pierced. It was quite the custom as well, I think. So I've been wearing earrings since forever. LOL.

Nora - Thank you

. Those pillows are pretty! It definitely made a cozy home feeling . I think every mom is awesome in their own way, working or stay at home. I don't have kids now and I'm a freelancer, which means I'm working from home. Yet, it still not as easy as I originally thought ^^.

MissQQ - I'm with you on facebook games! I'm a gamer btw, but those facebook games felt so repetitious! In the end they are basically about asking your friend for stuff. I don't feel any sense of fun there anymore. I like those monster slashing games on Playstation... it's good for relieving stress .

I'm doing alright this week. I felt like I'm not as productive as I could've been... but it's good that I still have two more days to catch up

 

[Eleentje]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bonitinha
I was in MAC the other day and the MU artist was telling me that 12 year olds come in for full makeups all the time -- my mom would have killed me if I would have worn a full face when I was 12




I wouldn't be impressed either, if my daughter was wearing a full face at 12. Kids don't get enough time to be kids these days, and I find it really sad.
What did you guys think about that child model who posed for Vogue, if you had seen it? I am sure that girl had lots of fun being dressed and made up (l remember rummaging through my mum's and my friend's mum's makeup stash, when me and my friend were about 8, and how much fun it was to make ourselves look like clowns), but somehow I find those images disturbing.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/parenting/3736664/Vogue-model-aged-10-outrage.html

My mom was never really into makeup, and her standard makeup look these days is still a bright lipstick, eyeliner and mascara, maybe some powder. So I was really on my own, when I started wearing make up. I started with wearing some mascara and eyeliner, when I was about 15, but couldn't afford to buy my own makeup until I was about 16 and went to the US for my exchange year. There I bought my very first lipstick from Walmart. It was a 99cent "Love My Lips" one, I've kept it and still have it as a little keepsake. I've never been a lipgloss/lipbalm girl, so I've never really worn any until much later. I really started getting into makeup when I've moved to the Netherlands and got a job. That is when I've discovered I'm a bit of a makeup addict. In any drugstore or department store I'd go to a makeup counter first. I mainly bought drugstore stuff, Maybelline, Rimmel, Revlon and Max Factor and L'oreal, and a few years later I've bought my first HE lipstick, which was a Dior Addict one. A Dutch department store, similar to Nordstrom, had a special event once a year, when they would have a massive sale in all departments, including the beauty counters. That's how I bought more HE stuff, like YSL, EL and Lancaster. I've also got myself sucked into ordering stuff via Yves Rocher, which is a cheap-ish mailorder catalogue thing. Maybe some of you will know it. I remember though how I was kinda dreaming that I could start my own kind of mailorder catalogue business, but one that would be selling HE brands.

At certain point I've decided that I really have too much stuff that I don't even use, so I stopped buying makeup completely. For a period of several years I was buying only skin and haircare stuff. Until I've discovered that I can buy makeup wholesale on sites like Ebay, etc. I started buying makeup to resell it here in the Netherlands, and of course, I couldn't resist the prettyness of some items, and started putting some stuff apart for myself. I've been doing it for a while,'until I've realized that I was keeping more stuff than I was selling. Haha. But it was great fun, because in a way I did fulfill my old dream to sell makeup by mail (including HE stuff). That's also the reason why I joined Specktra, because I wanted to read stuff about fake Mac. I've almost bought one of those sets of fake pigments, because they looked so pretty. Luckily for me, I decided to do some research first, before buying a brand I didn't really know at that time, and when I realized that wasn't the real deal, I've backed out of that sale. I'm really glad I've joined Specktra though, because it has introduced me into the world of quality makeup, and the actual makeup application, rather than just slapping it all on

So that's the story of me and makeup

Astrid, wow, a job offer for your hubs in Cali sounds really exciting! I wouldn't think twice, If someone offered me a job there, hehe

 

[Miss QQ]

Thanks for sharing, Elena! You are a makeup addict like us! My first HE lipstick is Dior Addict too! But I didn't like it much, I didn't pick the right colour. It is called Shinest Blush, which is a warm bright pink. Unfortunately I broke the tube and it dropped on the bathroom floor so I discarded it, but kept the casing. I bought an LE Chanel lip palette before that, but that isn't a lipstick heehee. I find tha vogue pics disturbing too. Not right at all. On the topic, what do you think about celebrity kids dressing in branded clothes? I confess I like Suri Cruise, she looks so adorable and pretty in most of her outfits. Her clothes are so pretty I would wear them lol. I don't think she should wear high heels though.

 

[Bonitinha]

MissQQ -- this has been a long week, isn't it?? I'm trying to get everything ready for the weekend trip for myself and hubs. My parents are going to watch our kids for the weekend while we escape to the lake again. We have a gift certificate to a Bed and Breakfast there that we need to use. I will spend all of today doing laundry and packing!

Astrid -- wow, so exciting that you could be in CA next year! Do you know what part you would be living in? We used to live in San Jose (Northern CA) and it was fun to go into the city and visit San Francisco. I also love the San Diego area -- so pretty! We might be planning a trip to Laguna beach next summer. You'll have to keep us posted

Lou -- hope you are doing well -- we are a chatty bunch, aren't we??

Elena -- those images of that 10 year old are very disturbing -- especially the one of her in the gold gown with the gold high heels on the bed. What in the world?!? My husband would flip out if someone took picture of my daughter like that.
I agree -- makeup is a process. So interesting how most of us dabble in drugstore brands and finally move on to HE products which then makes us totally obsessed!

 

[stv578]

There was a segment on Entertainment Tonight about those pictures, and worse, a lingerie company that sells kids lingerie. They said some of the pictures from that company's website (i think it was on the web) were so inappropriate, the newspaper that had the story wouldn't even publish them. Being a mother of a little girl myself, I am appalled at how a lot of mom's these days really just wanna have their girls all grown up. I don't want to sound judgemental, but I agree that kids should experience being kids first. Now and then I let my daughter put on some sheer pink gloss or put a bit of shimmery powder on her cheeks, but when it comes to clothes, I do not let her wear anything that makes her look like a "big girl"!!! There's just no rush imo.

As for HE brand names clothes, for me personally, I don't see the point. Kids don't know something is a brand name item unless they're told. They just know what they like. I don't see the point of making a big deal about that stuff and raising them to think that brands mean something. Eventually, I'm sure there'll be certain items that all their friends have and they will want, but we'll deal with that when the times comes!

MissQQ, have you picked up illusoire yet. I think I'm going to cave and get that soon. I tried Epatant today, and just love how easily it applies. It was a bit too shimmery for work, but I used a fluffy e/s brush to light apply a matte ivory shadow and that really toned down the shimmer. They need to add more colours of these!

 

[Miss QQ]

Michelle - enjoy your lake trip! This is your anniversary celebration, right? Congrats and have fun. I have the beautiful lake pic that you showed us earlier on in my mind now. Nora - don't you just love Epatant? It's so quick and easy to apply. I haven't buy Illusioire yet, but I'm going to cave soon lol. I tried to think that I have Fauve so I can skip it, but they are quite different and like you I'm in love with Epatant. I think it is not too shimmery for office, once you blend it out. They are so versatile, if applied heavily they can be opaque and so shimmery and glamourous looking, yet sophisticated because the glitters aren't big. I had fallouts with Fantasme yesterday so today I applied it over a thin layer of Too Faced glitter glue and there was no fallout. I think I will buy Illusiore next, then Myrifique and maybe Emerville. I agree they should come out in more colours! I'm not a mum but I agree with you on the branded clothes. I don't know what are high end brands until about 10 or 11 when my classmates have pretty bags that I want. But kids today are exposed to so many things they probably don't take as long as me to find out lol. Astrid - I'm a light gamer. I like arcade games or role playing games like the sims, but I haven't play the sims for a long time. And when I play slashing games on PS2, I press the buttons so vigorously that my fingers hurt lol. But I enjoy them!