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LMD84

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Konad. I will have to look that up and see if it is anywhere around here. I really want to play with my nails and coming up with some fun ideas that I want to try out. I guess all that doodling during classes is about to pay off! Hehehehe....

Always adding to my blog and just put up one with swatches of my Chubby Sticks. That should make you giggle, Lou! :)
with the konad it is like instant nail art because you stamp the print on. then you can add extra bits with a dotter or nail pen if you wanted to :) and i shall check your bog in a mo! i love chubby sticks!!
 

shadowaddict

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Debi--your hair looks really pretty. Iwas at B&BW on Friday with my daughter-in-law. She had a gift card someone had given her at Christmas she still hadn't used. She bought some of the new Paris stuff. She got the spray with shimmer along with other items. She is a glitter;shimmer lover also. She said "I wonder if I'll ever grow out of loving glitter" It made me think of you:) I told her her there was nothing wrong loving it no matter your age.

The Halloween stuff is super cute. I'm going to buy my niece some of that. Her birthday is Oct 30. When her mom was pregnant with her she found out they were going to have to induce labor. I wanted her to do it on Halloween but I think my sister-in-law is superstitious and tht's why she didn't want to. I thought it would be cool

Don't feel bad about the tipping thing. I'm sure she appreciated you coming back in and giving her more. I tend to think like Lou that you save up for stuff like vacations and you are made to feel that you are handing it all over tipping everyone. I don't use taxis so I wouldn't know how to handle that. I guess I wouldn't feel I needed to tip. I suppose I wouldn't do well in a big city:)

One salon I used to go to had a bar. It was a bit too treny for me. Everyone was way younger and hip and they had different people doing different things to and for you. I felt somewhat out of place and didn't know who to tip and how much. The last one I went to for a few years always had drinks and such. I usually do the same as you and get water and it's in a pretty stemmed glass. I'm always afraid I'm gonna knock it off on the floor. I would always go in the early afternoon but a couple of times I was there around cocktail hour and they brought around mimosas (I forget what drink they had the other time) in pretty glasses and then a tray of strawberries dipped in chocolate along with a few other things. My eyes went straight to the strawberries. I would definitely tip more if I got a cocktail though, but I don't drink.
 

Miss QQ

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I thought the konad is so cool but I wonder if I'm good at using it. Never tried it before. Good news, I saw my sephora is now selling seche vite top coat! And it has the whole range of china glaze too. I keep hoping sephora will sell nars soon but I'm kept waiting for almost three years since it opened. On the topic of eyeshadows, have you all hear of the balm muppets es palette? There are only a thousand pieces and probably only in the US, I wish I can have it. http://www.temptalia.com/thebalm-cast-your-shadow-face-palette-review-photos-swatches-part-2#more-31233
 

ElvenEyes

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TY Shadowaddict! I think the salon I am going to is noted for being "family friendly" thus the snacks out and coffee, tea or water offered, etc. I see people of all ages go in there, but mostly women and kids. They also do nails, but it isn't very busy. Now that people know more about how nail fungus is easily spread from contaminated n/p bottles and tools not cleaned well enough they prefer to do it on their own, and with the economy so bad, no one really spends the money on luxuries like that. It is all about doing it yourself now and I actually prefer doing my own. I find it calming and fun and the more you do it the better you get.

Today I am bopping around to get some stuff done and then going over my tarot collection to see if anything else should be sold off. The time is going by fast!! Thunderstorms predicted later and tonight, and I am busy cleaning and organizing stuff. I also put up another post on my blog about what is in my purse! Kinda fun! I have more swatching to do today, too. Busy bee! Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!
 

shadowaddict

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I usually do my nails myself also. But in the area I live I am definitely in the minority. There's so many spas within a 15 mile area it is unbelievable and they stay booked with massages, facials, waxing and nails, etc. A few I've noticed are even expanding their space and services. I find that odd in these economic times as they are. I have a giftcard my son gave me for Mother's Day to one of the top ones and every time I think I'll go I can hardly get a spot for a facial. Lots of moms and their 4 yr olds and up daughters go for spa days together and get mani's and pedi's and a light lunch served to them. I live maybe 8-10 minutes from the mall and that's counting going through my neighborhood. After that I pass at least 8 nail salons and then there are those in the mall and on the other sides. I guess it's a thriving business here. There's even the little hair & spas that have popped up geared especially for the little ones. There's one called Divas and Dudes that has a little spa and they also do parties.

I also wash and iron my husband's dress shirts myself and that is absolutely unheard of as most people send them out to the cleaners to be laundered, starched and pressed. I will do that though when I'm stressing over getting things done such as right before I went to Vegas and hubby was leaving on a business trip a day after I was to return. I didn't have time to get 10-12 dress shirts done. I'm not happy with it if they are not heavily starched properly and that takes time.

I suppose in the immediate area I live a lot of people do not realize we are in a recession. They live in their own little "everything is perfect" world. I will say though that as for some of the music people and such in the area they are good about spreading the services they have done to different local businesses. My son is working for a friend's landscaping company right now while he's finishing college and they do Dolly Parton's lawn. She has a bit of land behind her house and she pays them $900 a week to mow the lawn. She has another company to do other landscaping and then other companies for other services. She said she wants to give several local companies her business. I think this is really good of her. It helps out more than one company unlike most of the "mega money" people around here who have one company do all of their work. She at least sees small businesses are struggling right now.
 

shadowaddict

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^^ I just realized that might have sounded snotty or uppity. It definitely was not meant to. I was only chatting about how some people have no clue as to what is going on around them nor do they want or care to know.
 

LMD84

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^^ I just realized that might have sounded snotty or uppity. It definitely was not meant to. I was only chatting about how some people have no clue as to what is going on around them nor do they want or care to know.
i don't think it sounded snotty - i think you are right and it is crazy that some people do not understand how bad things are - they just go around like nothing has happened and like everybody has money to burn. and i can't believe people take their little kids to spas!! that is crazy!

sorry i haven't had much specktra time today. i have been busy with work and sorting various things out (like this silly youtube video) i need to have my lunch break too at some point!!

have a great start to the week guys! :)
 

Miss QQ

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Hey Lou! No worries, I shall be waiting patiently for the video. :) I met up with my friend yesterday who wanted to buy a Radley bag sometime ago, which reminded me that you have the bags. Did you take pics and show us? I can't really remember now, we are all so busy every day. if you did I'm afraid I've missed them. Hope everyone has a good week too. I am so tired today.
 

ElvenEyes

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In spite of the fact that I am being somewhat smacked with my weekly cramps, I am loving the weather! It is only in the low 70's, very breezy and very dry. This is like the perfect day in May and a nice hint that fall is just around the corner. I am so excited!! I can't wait to pull out sweaters and fashion boots and scarves and such! Some of the B&B Works goodies I got included body sprays of pumpkin and apple scents. They are so delicious!! The minute I feel better I plan to finish decorating the inside of the house for fall and then after Labour Day we can start adding pumpkins, cornstalks, mums and our fall wreathe for outside. Yay! Still 10 days of August to go! Today is a good day to curl up with a book!

Anyone here a fan of NYX products? I want to place an order soon for some stuff, like creme blush, glitter liner and lipgloss. I wondered if anyone recommended anything else. Their prices are pretty decent and people seem to usually have positive things to say about them. Of course, I want a million other things, but really, how much do I need? Hehehehe...

ShadowAddict~I know someone like that and not, it did not sound snooty. It sounded realistic. There are many rich people who have been drastically affected by today's economy and others who don't even seem to notice it. I know one who whines when her bookstore isn't busy and blames it all on Kindles. She doesn't quite get that no one has money to spend and well all don't have wealthy husbands to pay our bills for us. She told me we should build on to our house so I would have a room for more books and that once owned tarot collection. There are people in my neighbourhood who are millionaires but even they skipped having landscaping or mulch or housepainting done again this year, even though we all need it badly! We just can't hand over that kind of money and not have something for emergencies, or others who have kids starting college. It is very frustrating!

As for spas, we only have a few in the area, but not too many people spend to indulge these days. Everyone is holding on tight to their money. But I do hear about how kids under age 10 are brought by their mothers for a massage, facial, manicure and pedicure, etc. I swear these kids have had more pampering than I have in a lifetime. I guess to each their own or we would all go mad thinking about how silly it all is. When I was their age I was running barefooted through the grass in a long skirt playing "Little House on the Prairie" with my friends. Thee tree houses served as our homes. We were happy kids, with long streaming hair, dirt under our nails and scrapes on our knees. All part of being a kid. Kids don't seem to have that anymore and live such sanitized lives. Not doing them any favours!

Off to lunch and indulge in a book!
 

LMD84

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In spite of the fact that I am being somewhat smacked with my weekly cramps, I am loving the weather! It is only in the low 70's, very breezy and very dry. This is like the perfect day in May and a nice hint that fall is just around the corner. I am so excited!! I can't wait to pull out sweaters and fashion boots and scarves and such! Some of the B&B Works goodies I got included body sprays of pumpkin and apple scents. They are so delicious!! The minute I feel better I plan to finish decorating the inside of the house for fall and then after Labour Day we can start adding pumpkins, cornstalks, mums and our fall wreathe for outside. Yay! Still 10 days of August to go! Today is a good day to curl up with a book!

Anyone here a fan of NYX products? I want to place an order soon for some stuff, like creme blush, glitter liner and lipgloss. I wondered if anyone recommended anything else. Their prices are pretty decent and people seem to usually have positive things to say about them. Of course, I want a million other things, but really, how much do I need? Hehehehe...

ShadowAddict~I know someone like that and not, it did not sound snooty. It sounded realistic. There are many rich people who have been drastically affected by today's economy and others who don't even seem to notice it. I know one who whines when her bookstore isn't busy and blames it all on Kindles. She doesn't quite get that no one has money to spend and well all don't have wealthy husbands to pay our bills for us. She told me we should build on to our house so I would have a room for more books and that once owned tarot collection. There are people in my neighbourhood who are millionaires but even they skipped having landscaping or mulch or housepainting done again this year, even though we all need it badly! We just can't hand over that kind of money and not have something for emergencies, or others who have kids starting college. It is very frustrating!

As for spas, we only have a few in the area, but not too many people spend to indulge these days. Everyone is holding on tight to their money. But I do hear about how kids under age 10 are brought by their mothers for a massage, facial, manicure and pedicure, etc. I swear these kids have had more pampering than I have in a lifetime. I guess to each their own or we would all go mad thinking about how silly it all is. When I was their age I was running barefooted through the grass in a long skirt playing "Little House on the Prairie" with my friends. Thee tree houses served as our homes. We were happy kids, with long streaming hair, dirt under our nails and scrapes on our knees. All part of being a kid. Kids don't seem to have that anymore and live such sanitized lives. Not doing them any favours!

Off to lunch and indulge in a book!
Debi i am so sorry you have cramps again. it really is terrible that you are in such pain so frequently. is there nothing anybody can do? and you are so lucky to get some lovely b&b products!! i bet their halloween bits are lovely and i bet the Christmas bits are even better!!

nyx do fabulous lip glosses so i highly reccomend those! :)

Whispering duo chromes - here is todays blog post and you guys might like these shadows. cheap and pretty!!
 

shadowaddict

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In spite of the fact that I am being somewhat smacked with my weekly cramps, I am loving the weather! It is only in the low 70's, very breezy and very dry. This is like the perfect day in May and a nice hint that fall is just around the corner. I am so excited!! I can't wait to pull out sweaters and fashion boots and scarves and such! Some of the B&B Works goodies I got included body sprays of pumpkin and apple scents. They are so delicious!! The minute I feel better I plan to finish decorating the inside of the house for fall and then after Labour Day we can start adding pumpkins, cornstalks, mums and our fall wreathe for outside. Yay! Still 10 days of August to go! Today is a good day to curl up with a book!

Anyone here a fan of NYX products? I want to place an order soon for some stuff, like creme blush, glitter liner and lipgloss. I wondered if anyone recommended anything else. Their prices are pretty decent and people seem to usually have positive things to say about them. Of course, I want a million other things, but really, how much do I need? Hehehehe...

ShadowAddict~I know someone like that and not, it did not sound snooty. It sounded realistic. There are many rich people who have been drastically affected by today's economy and others who don't even seem to notice it. I know one who whines when her bookstore isn't busy and blames it all on Kindles. She doesn't quite get that no one has money to spend and well all don't have wealthy husbands to pay our bills for us. She told me we should build on to our house so I would have a room for more books and that once owned tarot collection. There are people in my neighbourhood who are millionaires but even they skipped having landscaping or mulch or housepainting done again this year, even though we all need it badly! We just can't hand over that kind of money and not have something for emergencies, or others who have kids starting college. It is very frustrating!

As for spas, we only have a few in the area, but not too many people spend to indulge these days. Everyone is holding on tight to their money. But I do hear about how kids under age 10 are brought by their mothers for a massage, facial, manicure and pedicure, etc. I swear these kids have had more pampering than I have in a lifetime. I guess to each their own or we would all go mad thinking about how silly it all is. When I was their age I was running barefooted through the grass in a long skirt playing "Little House on the Prairie" with my friends. Thee tree houses served as our homes. We were happy kids, with long streaming hair, dirt under our nails and scrapes on our knees. All part of being a kid. Kids don't seem to have that anymore and live such sanitized lives. Not doing them any favours!

Off to lunch and indulge in a book!
I agree with this entire post. We have skipped on getting outside and well inside work done on our house as well for the past couple of years due to keeping our savings there in case of emergencies. The house stuff does need to be done but for now it can wait.

When we were kids in the summer and weekends we stayed outside from early morning till dark, coming in for a quick sandwich only. We rode bikes, climbed trees, gathered the neighborhood kids for kickball, football, playing in the snow, just running around playing, you name it. We did this stuff after school each day also.

We have made sure that since our kids were little that we went to parks almost every weekend for hikes. My hubby took them backpacking trips. I'm a dayhiker and then to a hotel for sleeping. We started this since before we married when my son was 3. My kids came home from school and played outside till homework time. Kids need a break to be kids before the 2-3 hours of homework that is given to kids today and I'm talking starting at 1st grade. My daughter would come home and climb trees and sit up there or in the treehouse in our backyard. She scared the hell out of me starting at about 7 yrs old climbing to the top of her swingset standind on top of the monkey bars with hands held high in the air singing at the top of her lungs. But it was amusing, thank goodness (and don't know how) our kids and all my siblings never had any broken bones. My son always had practice of whatever sport he was playing at the time after school which he loved and got that kid, never-stop energy out. Other times he spent playing outside also.

TV has never been a big part of our lives. People look at us in complete disbelief when we tell them we do not have cable tv. We don't feel we need it and wouldn't use it that much. We used to have 7 stations and now with the converter box, now required we have about a dozen. At night we watched mainly PBS shows and our kids loved it especially our daughter who loved the nature and animal shows. It's sad the tv shows that are now on for kids. My daughter's favorite was "Wishbone" on PBS. It was about a real life dog and his human family. He would somehow then go into a classic book and he would play one of the main characters. They had lots of Shakespeare and I believe this show is why my daughter has always loved Shakespeare and loves reading it, which I'm not good at reading it. In school kids, well not until high school are not introduced to many classics particular Shakespeare.particular Shareading itr, which I'm not good
 

ElvenEyes

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Lou~Yes, they can rip them all out and have said they will if I want, but I don't want a hysterectomy. If I wait it out, nature will take care of the problem on her own and this year is easier than last year. The pain only gets unbearable once in a while. The other times I may be stuck to a heating pad for awhile, but can still enjoy the computer, eat heartily, read, sleep, watch movies and as they taper off I can start getting my chores done so when I feel all better I can play! I am used to it. If I worked or had children I could not do this, but we are all for waiting it out if possible. Surgical menopause is not something desired. You literally go into it a few hours after surgery, the hot flashes are severe, mood problems and then you have to worry about hormone replacement which then is a cause for cancer. Just grit my teeth, deal with it and Mother Nature will do her thing for me!

Shadowaddict~I think we were very lucky to live in an age when things rarely happened to kids. We rolled in the grass, but never had to worry about Lyme disease. We got eaten alive by mosquitoes at night while watching the bats, but we never caught West Nile disease. I used to walk to my school in the summer and play alone on the jungle gym or ride my bike around the isolated place where even an adult would not dare to walk in broad daylight now, but nothing ever happened to me. Now parents have to keep their kids in sight at all times and kids don't have the chance to run or roam, to use their imagination and be free to play all day, all summer night until 9pm and not have parents worry where they are for those 12 hours! We took over 5 yards in my neighbourhood and played, with not a worry in the world except concern of being stung by a bee! That was it. Nothing else. And no one stuck razors in our apples or tampered with our candy on Halloween either! That was my last year trick or treating and I was 13 so it was time for me to stop anyhow. I appreciate being a kid during that time period. I think we were the last generation that had that kind of freedom and actually got to be kids until college.

On a happier note, I just finished watching Footloose. Ah....the 80's. :) Hehehe..

P.S.~Lou~Love the video, the cats are so funny, I love your hair rippled and you should wear it that way more often, and I want the Wonderland Palette! I am so sad I missed out on it. :(
 

shadowaddict

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I haven't seen that video of Lou's


Debi--I love Footloose and just hate the fact they are doing a remake. How can you watch that and not smile and make you feel good. You just cannot replace Kevin Bacon in that role.

I will not watch the new Arthur. I absolutely love Dudly Moore and even though he does drive while drunk in it he is so funny and adorable. And Sir John Gielgud as Hobson, Arthur's butler was so freakin amazing in that role. Especially when you look at all his Shakespeare and other stuff and pulls this off so well. Also I can't stand Russell Brand either.


What is with the lack of imagination and creativity in Hollywood. They keep remaking everything. I saw this on yahoo the other day and so agree.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life...s-that-shouldnt-happen-2524783/#photoViewer=1
 

LMD84

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I haven't seen that video of Lou's


Debi--I love Footloose and just hate the fact they are doing a remake. How can you watch that and not smile and make you feel good. You just cannot replace Kevin Bacon in that role.

I will not watch the new Arthur. I absolutely love Dudly Moore and even though he does drive while drunk in it he is so funny and adorable. And Sir John Gielgud as Hobson, Arthur's butler was so freakin amazing in that role. Especially when you look at all his Shakespeare and other stuff and pulls this off so well. Also I can't stand Russell Brand either.


What is with the lack of imagination and creativity in Hollywood. They keep remaking everything. I saw this on yahoo the other day and so agree.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life...s-that-shouldnt-happen-2524783/#photoViewer=1
Kitties and my Urban Decay shadow palettes - here is a link to the latest video. i uploaded it last night but it offcially came out in the blog post today. and i too am not impressed at the footloose remake! why did they need to do that? there are far too many remakes these - usually nowhere near as good as the original movie either :(

i hope everybody is well. i have a busy day today. i have to sort out blog posts, cleaning is already done but i also have to pop into the city for a couple of hours to run errands.
 

Miss QQ

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^^ hope the errand running wasn't too much of a hassle. Watched the video, and I love it! Very honored to be mentioned in the video too! Thanks for doing it, getting to see almost all the palettes together gives a good picture of how the palettes evolve. It's funny we keep seeing midnight cowboy rides again lol. I think I have 1 or 2 of it. Don't worry about the Radley bags pic, I have forgotten until I met up with my friend too. Yeah I love to see the wallet too. Debi - sorry you are dealing with cramps again. Makeup and nail polishes make good distractions. Hello, shadow! Good to see you here again! H&M is opening for the first time here on sept 3! I'm quite excited and I want to be there and hopefully I find at least a piece that I love and I can take it home with me! I should start surfing the website to see their designs, if they have an online shop.
 

ElvenEyes

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Thanks gang! Cramps are presently gone and hopefully will be until the next round. lol Today I plan to pull out more fall decorations, work on some blog posts and am selling off more tarot decks to raise some extra jingling money! So who knows where the day will bring me! It is gorgeous out with bright blue skies and crisp air, and the golden rod and ragweed are in full bloom so it is sneezing time too! I placed my first order for MAC Me Over last night and only debating a few other things. I honestly wish they would only put out a collection 4 times a year. I have other brands and things I want and can't always save for just MAC stuff. Ah, me.... So, time to start my day and try to get lots of stuff done!! Wish me luck!

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Miss QQ

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^^ Good luck! Let us know what you think about the Mac Me Over items you bought. I have a few items in my list but they are not must have. I want to see and swatch them in person before deciding if I need them.
 

ElvenEyes

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^^ Good luck! Let us know what you think about the Mac Me Over items you bought. I have a few items in my list but they are not must have. I want to see and swatch them in person before deciding if I need them.
I will! I look forward to trying them out! I figured I pretty much cannot go wrong with neutrals and I really want some more of the lipsticks, though I don't need them. lol Just did a look today and put that and another post up on my blog so go take a peek. I am starting to introduce some autumn looks and plan on having lots of fun with it! It is really forcing me to pull out a lot of my stash which is a positive thing! Finally getting some more stuff done around here, too! Yay!!! Lunchtime! :)
 

ElvenEyes

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Ahahaha.. .for a good laugh check this video out. This is the world I was born in! And the vanity set is the one I have spoken about in the past. I wonder if I can put this in my blog. Anyone know if it is legal or takes? This vanity set is what I got on my 5th Christmas and started it all!! I have only my parents to blame...and the 60's!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rAiii4LA3k
 
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