Bimbos unite!

[shadowaddict]

Debi--So glad to hear you guys are safe. I hope things stay that way for the next couple of months, (well of course always not just for 2 months).v It's so horrible what others are going through right now.

On a happier note- I love all your new products. You made some great choices, all beautiful.

I've gone a bit nail polish crazy lately. There's so many pretty colors I keep seeing.



Hey y'all where is my fall weather? We're still in the freakin upper 90's and melting.

 

[LMD84]

Debi--So glad to hear you guys are safe. I hope things stay that way for the next couple of months, (well of course always not just for 2 months).v It's so horrible what others are going through right now.

On a happier note- I love all your new products. You made some great choices, all beautiful.

I've gone a bit nail polish crazy lately. There's so many pretty colors I keep seeing.



Hey y'all where is my fall weather? We're still in the freakin upper 90's and melting.

there is nothing wrong with being nail polish crazy! hee hee! at least to other addicts!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Hey ladies! I've been quiet because I am juggling a million things at once. The whole area is insane with so much flooding and loss of electricity. Parents are now frustrated because schools and colleges can't open, but what can you expect? Wires are down, electricity is out in many places, buildings and roads are flooded. Do they want their kids dead? Sheesh. Vermont and Western MA, NY, NJ, etc. are a mess. Floods everywhere, historical buildings in ruins, very old covered bridges washed away. Then I got smacked with cramps yesterday but so much better today. Hubby is being a huge crab and I am ready to lock him in his office and blast the stereo so I don't have to listen to him complaining and muttering and sighing like a child! Aaaah! Sold 150.00 of tarot so let's hope that re-establishes me as a seller so I can put up a bit more. Seems like every time I turn around I find more makeup or another handbag that I want. Shame on me!!! But I have lists galore!

Other than that I did my nails last night and just put up a fun blog post on nail polishes for autumn so if you need any inspiration please take a peek and follow if so inclined!! I have a fun list of blogs I want to do, too, so that is always fun to work on!

http://beautyfullyinspired.blogspot.com/

Enjoy the last few days of summer (even though it goes for several more weeks I consider September 1st as the beginning of fall!). Tomorrow I hope to get some mums and finish my decorating. Soon pumpkins and cornstalks! Yay!!

 

[Miss QQ]

Hi Shadow! What nail polishes have you bought recently? I'm just trying to be good and not buy too many nail polishes, but I can drool on what others have purchased.

Lou - lol, I don't know what the chances are too because I've not been to H&M before and I'm not sure how I like the style and quality of their products. Hard to predict, but since now all the clothing stores are having fall/winter collection already and I prefer spring/summer clothings, I think the temptation is less.

Debi - Halloween is in two months time, isn't it? Fun to see the halloween makeup and nail polishes! I'm staring at your nail polishes in your blog for the longest time. They are all beautiful but naturally, I drool at Butter, Chanel and Zoya.

Anyone thinking of watching Smurfs and Glee Concert, both in 3d only? Wonder if they are good, and 3d tickets are expensive, more than 50% more!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Miss QQ~Thank you! Yes, Halloween is in 2 months but everyone in New England decorates for fall starting this weekend, so first mums, fall wreathes, cornstalks and pumpkins! We can get some hard frosts as early as mid-September so on those nights we have to bring the mums into the garage for the night or they will die. The last harvest around here is only a few weeks away! I can't believe how quickly time has gone!

I had so much fun doing those nail polishes for autumn! It was fun to get all the colours out. I hope to do another for Halloween ideas if the stores actually carry some. So far it is pretty darn quiet! I need more followers on my blog so hoping to drum up more business and like they say, the more you put up, the more chance of interest. So blogging like a madwoman!

And I am off to bed! Almost 1am here.

 

[shadowaddict]

MissQQ---I have cleaned out my daughter's older stuff that was getting goopy and some I had that never got used but got pretty yucky.

I really have only had finger nails for not quite a year so that I can wear pretty polish. I have bitten them beyond gross (some were about an eighth inch and the longest maybe a quarter of an inch long if that) all my life. A few times I let them grow but it didn't take long for me to chow down again from stress. They were so weak and thin when I did let them grow I got frustrated because they would tear and break so easily. It has taken about a year to get the nail bed to lengthen so they don't break off so easily. My mother had the most beautiful nails with long nail beds and so strong, they never broke. I decided last June (2010) to stop biting them for good. The first few months I wore strengther and a pale nude color until I got some growth. So this is a new love for me and I'm having fun with it. I also used to clip my toe nails down very very short because they bugged me. I started letting them grow and taking care of them a couple of years or so ago.

I have some more but these are my most recent buys.

Nicole By OPI:
Green Up Your Act
Make A Comet-ment
You Can
Enchantress
Show You Care
It's Possible

OPI For Sephora: Oh Geez-I'm in trouble now I just saw on the site the new collection called--Garden of Good and Evil
Let's Do Lunch
Handpicked For Me
I Don't Bite
Metro Chic
Special Request
Dark Room--my daughter's but I may try it

Butter London:
Horse Power Nail Fertilizer----Love it, It's making my nails so much stronger
Nail Foundation----Love it, great base coat, better than the other brands I've tried
Going to buy--- -Melt Away Cuticle Eliminator--I've read this is really good and my cuticles can get really yucky

Some of these are out of my confort zone so I wanted to try some new things.
Marrow----haven't worn this but it gorgeous
British Racing Green---- again haven't worn this but it gorgeous
Lady Muck---I wasn't sure about this one but I am really liking it, wearing now
Victoriana----love the color but can't decide if I like it on me
Diamond Geezer----can't decide may give to DIL
Full Monty----pretty gold color, it'll be very festive during the holidays
Wallis----I usually don't wear this type color on my nails but it's such a pretty color I'll wear it at least on my toes. The green gold thing got me.
Chimney Sweep----for daughter
All Hail the Queen----Love it so got one for daughter-in-law
Henley Regatta----for DIL

I bought a few OPI but can't find them at the moment. What a shocker there huh Still haven't found those 2 boxes of my daughter's contacts



Debi--All I can say about those nail polishes is

and

Now why don't you swatch those n/p beauties? please

I would especially like to see swatches of Butter London in these colors:
Fash Pack, The Old Bill, Toff, Queen Vic, Knees Up, No More Waity, Katie, West End Wonderland

I've been thinking of ordering a few of those and a few of these:
Scoundrel
Toff
Tramp Stamp
Queen Vic
Fash Pack
Old Bill
Jaffa
Branwen's Feather
Aston
Dahling
Bumster--odd color for me, perhaps that's what has me interested

I have fallen in love with Butter London. And I love their desciptions of the colors, so cute.

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Sweet dreams! I didn't know what first mums were until I googled. I thought they were the mummies for halloween. So are they chrysanthemum? I like daisys. It's so fun decorating for the festive season. Almost no one bothers to decorate their homes here, and aren't home proud, which is quite sad to me. I look forward to pics from you when your decorations are up!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Miss QQ~Yes, they are a favourite festive flower for me and come in so many colours. Maroon, yellows, gold, oranges, purples and white. I don't get white this time of year because it looks too spring-like and much like daisies! I want autumn colours to brighten things up! I need to buy a new wreathe too! Maybe today or tomorrow! I am excited about that!!!

For nail swatches I plan to get those swatch wheels, but have not had a chance to look for some yet. I can always add it to the post and use them in the future. But I will also be wearing them as the fall goes along, so will be posting pics with me wearing it. What looks good on one person can look terrible on another! And everyone's style is different, so we will see. How much time I choose to devote to this blog will depend a lot on how many followers and comments I get on it.

Off to eat a very late breakfast!!

 

[LMD84]

Miss QQ~Yes, they are a favourite festive flower for me and come in so many colours. Maroon, yellows, gold, oranges, purples and white. I don't get white this time of year because it looks too spring-like and much like daisies! I want autumn colours to brighten things up! I need to buy a new wreathe too! Maybe today or tomorrow! I am excited about that!!!

For nail swatches I plan to get those swatch wheels, but have not had a chance to look for some yet. I can always add it to the post and use them in the future. But I will also be wearing them as the fall goes along, so will be posting pics with me wearing it. What looks good on one person can look terrible on another! And everyone's style is different, so we will see. How much time I choose to devote to this blog will depend a lot on how many followers and comments I get on it.

Off to eat a very late breakfast!!

breakfast?! i have just had dinner! hee hee!

 

[ElvenEyes]

lol You are all so funny! I've had a wacky day. Yes, with end of month my very grouchy husband has been doing very late nights, into the wee mornings and keeping me up at the same time. He needs an office and some other place to do things rather than the room across from the bedroom! He keeps talking about how stressed he is. I told him to grow up. He isn't the only one in the world stressing out. My own schedule is so messed up now. I used to get up at 6-6:30 with him, be ready by 7, eat breakfast, send him off, go online at 8am, walk, and by 9am I was either doing chores, running errands, reading a book or watching a movie. Now everything is off. And always selling decks isn't helping. Of course, hauling makeup and doing looks takes time, too. I really need a vanity to sit down at. I used Chanel Prelude today and I just love their shadows. They look so ordinary in the little palette and pack such a punch when you put them on. I don't think any of my e/s's are as pigmented as theirs. But stay away from my husband. He just might bite. He does look a bit rabid at the moment. Hehehe...

Today I put up a new blog and have 2 more to put up, so go visit and please follow!! Money arrives tomorrow. I want to go play! Must make a list! Did my nails to mellow out! It is hot and humid again! Anyhow, here is a photo of a few fun things in the house from last year...











One of our trees...I love our trees. It won't look like this for about 7 more weeks though!



Our home, a few weeks before Halloween. Every Halloween night Iight the fake pumpkin in the bay window and an orange window light in the hallway!


I hope that all put you in the mood for Halloween, even if you don't celebrate it and it is exactly 2 months away. Let me know when you want to do Christmas Ho ho ho!

 

[Miss QQ]

shadow - what a great collection! What strengthener are you using? I have weak and thin nails too, so I can't keep them very long and I can't wear nail polishes all the time because they dry out my nails and make them weaker. Great that you no longer chew on your nails!

Debi - Love all the pics, especially the fireplace and the last one of your house. Hope your husband gets less grouchy in a few days time.

Lou - I'll look out for the cardigan at H&M. It sounds beautiful, and I love jewel buttons. Smurfs and Glee only comes in 3d though, so I either watch them or skip - I'll think about it. I watched a video from Lisa Eldridge and she uses this Bioderm makeup remover. Have you used it and is it good? My friend is going to France end of Sep and I could ask him to help me buy it if France has it. And on Nars, do you have any of their eyeshadow duos?

 

[shadowaddict]

MissQQ-- I had read that Butter London's Horse Power Nail Fertilizer is really good. It was $20 and I hated to pay that but it is working really well for me and the bottle is bigger (17.5 ml) than a regular size. So it should last a long time.

Lou--I really like the color of No More Waity Katy but Jenn had said several pages back that she had a hard time with it. Makupalley.com reviewers gave it a 2.6 out of 5 so I was a bit afraid to order it.

Debi--Your house looks gorgeous. My sister is visiting from Kansas City and we went tolunch and to a huge TJ Maxx today. It has the biggest Home Goods Store part I've ever been in to. anyway they had the coolest Halloween decorations. They had tons in black and purple that were so pretty. They all different types of things at great prices. I loved some of the haunted houses, lots of different sizes and colors.

Often TJ Maxx-Home Goods will have some really pretty accent furniture. Like everything there it's hit and miss. Sometimes I see so many great things but other times nothing I want.
My sister bought me a pretty corner stand up shelf thingie for my b-day coming up, (49 on the 9th

). It is a brownish/bronze wrought iron that has little leaves all the way up the sides of the shelves. It's a bit over 4 feet tall. She said it wasn't a very personal gift but if I wanted it she would buy it for me. I had been thinking of getting something for this one odd corner I have. I don't care if it's not really a personal gift and for the house I really like it. She's always so good to me, still the older sister. When she started working part-time in high school she would take me shopping and buy me pretty things. She's eight years older. I hate that she lives so far away. But she comes and visits much more often now. Her husband travels a lot now on business so she'll come down here, especially now that there are three great nieces and nephews and one more on the way.

Oh Debi don't even get me started on grumpy grouchy hubbys. Geez, there must be an epidemic going on. My sleep patterns are nothing like they used to be. Menopause really screws with that also. Hubby doesn't get that either. He says I never go to bed with him anymore because I just want to play on the computer or read. But no matter what time I get up, cut caffine out, or whatever I cannot go to sleep until the wee hours. And I've always loved to sleep late even when I worked and got up super early during the week. I would sleep in on the weekends. He doesn't do that. he says that since he gets up early on weekdays his body has adjusted itself to wake up at that time all days.

I used to get up do the breakfast thing for him and see him off and then get the kids up, give them breakfast and ready then drive them to school. Well just my son for a while because he is almost 6 years older. I would then come back home and do housework and bla bla bla. I hated that so when Cassity was four and in pre-school part-time. I went back to work and hubby's mom kept Cassity. I had always worked until I had kids and then I wanted to be home with them. I was at home with both of them when they were little because they change so much so fast and I didn't want to miss anything. I went back and forth with the work/stay at home thing until Cassity was in 3rd grade and then I said no more work. Adam was in middle school and I did not want him coming home to an empty house. I guess that's not an excuse because I adjusted my work hours to a 30 hr work week so I could leave and go pick my daughter up from school and come home. So I guess my excuse was driving Cassity to dance, gymnastics, horseback riding or whatever she was into at the time and Adam was always still at school for either football,basketball or wrestling practice.

Yes I'm ADD and tend to ramble.

 

[LMD84]

MissQQ-- I had read that Butter London's Horse Power Nail Fertilizer is really good. It was $20 and I hated to pay that but it is working really well for me and the bottle is bigger (17.5 ml) than a regular size. So it should last a long time.

Lou--I really like the color of No More Waity Katy but Jenn had said several pages back that she had a hard time with it. Makupalley.com reviewers gave it a 2.6 out of 5 so I was a bit afraid to order it.

Debi--Your house looks gorgeous. My sister is visiting from Kansas City and we went tolunch and to a huge TJ Maxx today. It has the biggest Home Goods Store part I've ever been in to. anyway they had the coolest Halloween decorations. They had tons in black and purple that were so pretty. They all different types of things at great prices. I loved some of the haunted houses, lots of different sizes and colors.

Often TJ Maxx-Home Goods will have some really pretty accent furniture. Like everything there it's hit and miss. Sometimes I see so many great things but other times nothing I want.
My sister bought me a pretty corner stand up shelf thingie for my b-day coming up, (49 on the 9th

). It is a brownish/bronze wrought iron that has little leaves all the way up the sides of the shelves. It's a bit over 4 feet tall. She said it wasn't a very personal gift but if I wanted it she would buy it for me. I had been thinking of getting something for this one odd corner I have. I don't care if it's not really a personal gift and for the house I really like it. She's always so good to me, still the older sister. When she started working part-time in high school she would take me shopping and buy me pretty things. She's eight years older. I hate that she lives so far away. But she comes and visits much more often now. Her husband travels a lot now on business so she'll come down here, especially now that there are three great nieces and nephews and one more on the way.

Oh Debi don't even get me started on grumpy grouchy hubbys. Geez, there must be an epidemic going on. My sleep patterns are nothing like they used to be. Menopause really screws with that also. Hubby doesn't get that either. He says I never go to bed with him anymore because I just want to play on the computer or read. But no matter what time I get up, cut caffine out, or whatever I cannot go to sleep until the wee hours. And I've always loved to sleep late even when I worked and got up super early during the week. I would sleep in on the weekends. He doesn't do that. he says that since he gets up early on weekdays his body has adjusted itself to wake up at that time all days.

I used to get up do the breakfast thing for him and see him off and then get the kids up, give them breakfast and ready then drive them to school. Well just my son for a while because he is almost 6 years older. I would then come back home and do housework and bla bla bla. I hated that so when Cassity was four and in pre-school part-time. I went back to work and hubby's mom kept Cassity. I had always worked until I had kids and then I wanted to be home with them. I was at home with both of them when they were little because they change so much so fast and I didn't want to miss anything. I went back and forth with the work/stay at home thing until Cassity was in 3rd grade and then I said no more work. Adam was in middle school and I did not want him coming home to an empty house. I guess that's not an excuse because I adjusted my work hours to a 30 hr work week so I could leave and go pick my daughter up from school and come home. So I guess my excuse was driving Cassity to dance, gymnastics, horseback riding or whatever she was into at the time and Adam was always still at school for either football,basketball or wrestling practice.

Yes I'm ADD and tend to ramble.

awww that sucks so bad! i need to check makeup alley more often... that is the one polish that has a higher price too! i need to resist it then. i just want a pretty sparkly polish from them. i have also seen many people using yummy mummy which appeals to me too (not a glittery one though! )

and sorry about you guys having grumpy hubbys at the moment. I guess i have the opposite issue to you then when it comes to going to sleep. over the past week nick just doesn't leave his computer for bloody ages! at a certain time each night we get ready for bed and then watch a movie or just chat and do couple stuff. however because he bought a new computer game he is glued to it. sometimes i'm waiting 30 minutes odd until he comes to bed. i know i shouldn't moan because it's not a massive issue - just annoying! i could have 30 mins more of specktra time!

and the gift from your older sister sounds lovely to me! and i think it is a personal gift. she is buying it because she knows that you want it and would love it! that is the best kind of gift!

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Let me know what you think of Bioderm. Yes you have the nars trio, and it looks gorgeous on you! But I won't be able to get any nars holiday items since my friend is traveling in September and the collection will not be out yet.

shadow - Yeah No more waity katy is a lovely colour but I heard of the problems too. Thanks for recommending the strengthener, but I can't get Butter here. It's nice to have a big sister, I so wish I have one! The shelf she gifted you is a great present! Happy birthday! Any plans?

I need a new blush brush, so I like to know what blush brush as you all using? I have my eyes on mac 116 and 129, do you have it?

 

[ElvenEyes]

LOL Yes, here it is, 11:46am and I am just getting up. Up! No breakfast (guess it will be brunch), still tired, bed not made, in my jammies! I want my schedule back!! I'm so exhausted. I am sure menopause is not helping....Shadowaddict~I turn 49 on November 27th, so I am right behind you!! But I don't mind. I consider myself lucky to have made it this far when I see so many who die so young from car accidents, tragedies or illness. I have worked hard for every grey hair and wrinkle I have! I plan to spoil myself rotten. Hope your day is extra special!

Thank you for the comments on the house and decorations. I go crazy at the holidays and love it! It is a lot of work to put out and tuck back in, but worth it. My father keeps telling me I should have been an Interior Decorator, but I love only certain styles (Victorian, Early American, English or French Country). Others don't interest me and a designer must have fresh ideas for all styles and time periods! So, I make up for it by doing our own home! Lou~Yes, they did a very good job in Hocus Pocus. That is exactly what it is like in New England, especially here in Eastern MA. That was filmed partially in Salem and also in Marblehead. The homes are in Salem and the old ones at the beginning are from Pioneer Village (Salem, also), the scene where the kid is riding his bike and gets stopped in a cemetery is Marblehead, etc. I've been on these roads and walked passed these home many times, but not at Halloween. Roads are closed off, parades take place and everyone from all over the world visits Salem in October. It is insane!! But that is how our neighbourhood will look and all the house around here. Pumpkins and cornstalks, scarecrows and candles in windows, scary music playing (I have some great stuff for this year!!), skeletons on benches, mums, you name it! Our next door neighbour has a dummy in jeans that they hand halfway out their 2nd floor window to look like he is about to jump. lol We are crazy over here! Trick O Treating only goes from 6-8pm on Halloween night, then no more. And lots of people hold parties now. We pig out on chocolate candy and popcorn (and I make a fruit salad to balance it out). And always do a marathon of watching Sleepy Hollow and Hocus Pocus! Such fun!! Then next day everything gets tucked way and I start setting up for Christmas!

 

[LMD84]

LOL Yes, here it is, 11:46am and I am just getting up. Up! No breakfast (guess it will be brunch), still tired, bed not made, in my jammies! I want my schedule back!! I'm so exhausted. I am sure menopause is not helping....Shadowaddict~I turn 49 on November 27th, so I am right behind you!! But I don't mind. I consider myself lucky to have made it this far when I see so many who die so young from car accidents, tragedies or illness. I have worked hard for every grey hair and wrinkle I have! I plan to spoil myself rotten. Hope your day is extra special!

Thank you for the comments on the house and decorations. I go crazy at the holidays and love it! It is a lot of work to put out and tuck back in, but worth it. My father keeps telling me I should have been an Interior Decorator, but I love only certain styles (Victorian, Early American, English or French Country). Others don't interest me and a designer must have fresh ideas for all styles and time periods! So, I make up for it by doing our own home! Lou~Yes, they did a very good job in Hocus Pocus. That is exactly what it is like in New England, especially here in Eastern MA. That was filmed partially in Salem and also in Marblehead. The homes are in Salem and the old ones at the beginning are from Pioneer Village (Salem, also), the scene where the kid is riding his bike and gets stopped in a cemetery is Marblehead, etc. I've been on these roads and walked passed these home many times, but not at Halloween. Roads are closed off, parades take place and everyone from all over the world visits Salem in October. It is insane!! But that is how our neighbourhood will look and all the house around here. Pumpkins and cornstalks, scarecrows and candles in windows, scary music playing (I have some great stuff for this year!!), skeletons on benches, mums, you name it! Our next door neighbour has a dummy in jeans that they hand halfway out their 2nd floor window to look like he is about to jump. lol We are crazy over here! Trick O Treating only goes from 6-8pm on Halloween night, then no more. And lots of people hold parties now. We pig out on chocolate candy and popcorn (and I make a fruit salad to balance it out). And always do a marathon of watching Sleepy Hollow and Hocus Pocus! Such fun!! Then next day everything gets tucked way and I start setting up for Christmas!

oh wow! it sounds like i would love to visit your town at halloween! it sounds so cool and pretty! and i may just have to watch hocus pocus tonight too! hee hee!

oh and if you are interested todays specktra blog post has the urban decay palette swatches - Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette

 

[Miss QQ]

Hi Lou! The 15 anniversary palette was launched finally yesterday, but I was unable to go to Sephora to look at it. Tomorrow I'll be there and I hope to swatch it, even though I'm not picking it up, unless I can't resist it. Not sure if there are still stocks tomorrow. Thanks for the offer to do a cp for me! I've never done one but we'll work something out if I really want the holiday items. If Nars were available here I probably will be a big fan and collector of it. So sad that Sephora doesn't stock Nars. Thanks for your vote for the 129. I shall try it at the counter.

Debi - I love Christmas decorations. There is something magical and heartwarming about them. Halloween decorations don't delight me as much, but I find them interesting because I have never seen them in real. Maybe if I get to see your town during Halloween I will be crazily in love with them. I don't watch horror movies so I don't know how the setting is.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Miss QQ~Hocus Pocus is not a horror movie. It is a cute Disney movie, with a fun twist and very appropriate for kids. Moreso than even Harry Potter movies! So that one is safe to watch. Nothing scary...just gives one an idea of trick or treating, decorating, etc., to some extent. That is Salem. Things are quite tamer in the countryside here. No papering of the trees, just parents taking kids door to door of neighbours they know to collect candy and fun decorations to extend the celebration of the last harvest with pumpkins, cornstalks, mums (the last flowers). Thanksgiving is really too late in our country and should be celebrated in September, like in Canada. We often have snow on the ground! And Christmas specials are on that night. The following day is known as Black Friday..the biggest shopping day of the year, when everyone goes out and starts their Christmas shopping. It is also when I wrap my presents because I already have mine done! I avoid the insane crowds! Here is a cute still from the Disney movie Hocus Pocus: It is comedy....the adventures of some children and three loony witches!



And Lou....you know your Disney films so well. Remember the first scene where it is back in the 1600's and the homes, animals, etc.? That is Pioneer Village, which we have toured. Look familiar to you?

 

[shadowaddict]

Lou--In the Butter London n/p Rosie Lee is suppose to be a really pretty glittery n/p. I haven't seen it in person but it does look nice. I was disappointed with the reviews of NMWK because it looked so pretty and the ones I have apply so well and really last. I've had on Lady Muck for several days and still not a chip and looking great. And I had a very long tough day today. I took care of my grandson for almost 10 hours. God knew I needed to have my kids when I was young. He's almost 5 months old and it takes so much energy. He's teething and he was having tummy trouble so we were up and down and I carried him around so he could look out the window and such. I laid a quilt on the carpet and we played. He giggles so cute now and plays with his toys. I love it but my back is killing me. But it was a tough day for nails so I was very pleased that it held up so well with a day like today.

I saw on something a little while ago that if you ordered anything at all from butterlondon.com you got the color "Royal Navy" free. But it's sucky that it's only good for the US. If anyone is interested the code is ROYALAUTUMN. I did have to pay shipping which I hate but getting the two n/p came out a good deal. It didn't show up in the cart but it did say the coupon code was applied. I put in the comment section that if the offer was no longer valid to please cancel my order. I can order it other places and get free shipping. This just came out a better deal for the 2 and I was thinking about that color anyway.

Debi--you're right the age thing really doesn't bother me as far as the number. I do like having the grey in my hair colored and hidden. And my makeup and such makes me feel better about myself and not like an "older lady" I am very thankful also to be alive and pretty much healthy. My father had a massive heart attack at 46. He had quit smoking over 10 yrs before and was not over weight and he was very active. It was scary as his heart stopped for almost 7 min. One of the doctors working on him gave up and was ready to pronounce him dead but our family dr kept working and brought him back. He was in the hospital for a bit over a month. They thought he would have some brain damage from being out so long but he just had a little short term memory loss, really nothing much. But he could no longer work and that was hard for him. They told us they really just didn't know how much longer we'd have him around. They said it could be anytime soon or last for a few years or more. He passed away at 50. It's hard to lose your daddy at 21. I feel cheated but I know there are some kids that lose parents at a super young age, at least I had him growing up.

My daughter loves Hocus Pocus. She used to watch it over and over. And the night before last she was with some friends and she made them watch Sleepy Hollow because a couple of them had never seen it. She thought that was just unacceptable I hate horror movies. Seriously they disturb me becuase I keep thinking about them. I went to see Halloween when it came out in 1978 and I could not get it out of my head for weeks or more. I was 16 and it scared the hell out of me. I did watch Saw 2 or 3 with my daughter and I thought it was kind of dumb and the gore was just gross and I hate that. I thought the idea of the story line and concept were good and they could have made a great film. I just think it was not developed well from the begining. But I don't know if it was the writers, screenplay, directors and/or perhaps the actors but it sucked. I guess if the actors no matter how good they may be if they have a crappy script and producers and all that goes into to making a movie they just don't have much to work with. It was like they threw something together to make money not a good film. That's my opinion anyway, others may have really liked it.

MissQQ--I really like the #168 for blush. I use the 165 for contouring (when I take the time), the 168 for blush and the 188 for highlighter. After my face and eyes are all done. I take the 187 and use the Prep & Prime powder the blend all those on my cheeks so I have no color lines and then just give a quick brush all over my face. I always powder right after foundation has set so the last step is just to blend or fluff off any little bits of e/s or whatever. The 129 is really good also. I'm just afraid I will apply too much blush and that's why I like the 168.

 

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Oh, no plans as of yet for my b-day. September kind of crept up on me. I lost August somewhere along the way. We normally go out to dinner though, nothing fancy. My husband always asks me on b-day,v-day and anniversay if I want him to take me somewhere really nice, But I always say no. I hate to drop a huge chunk of money on one meal. I do love a well cooked quality meal but just don't want to pay for it,hehe. We go somewhere nice but probably not what others would call nice. He eats fancy a lot on business but most of the time he doesn't have to pay which is great. And some of those times I have gone and loved the food but glad it wasn't coming from our bank account. We can have a nice intimate dinner without spending a ton. I'd rather have a nice Coach bag, wouldn't you agree Debi? Hmm one meal or Coach bag, not a hard decision there--for me anyway.

About 17-18 years ago we were invited to this big shindig. It first started at the Country music hall of fame with some stars there and cocktails. Then a small group of us went to a very nice place for dinner. I think there were about 7 or 8 of us. I was sitting next to the man who was footing the bill. I saw the check when it came and it was over $1,500 before tip and only a few people had an alcholic drink. Who knows what that would equal today. There's so much more I'd rather do for that kind of money. But I'm sure the man wrote it off as a business expense for the company he owned.