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[Miss QQ]

Debi - thanks for the wise words you share. I need to learn and not let work ruin other aspects of my life. You are right, if I think back now some of the things were not worth getting upset about at all. Harry Potter openes on the 14th for us, but I know the seats for the entire weekend will be booked. I probably can only watch on the 23rd weekend or even later. I agree, sometimes it is refreshing to go back to mac after buying from chanel for so long. The only thing is I can't bring myself to buy another mac lipstick or lipgloss anymore. I'm hooked on chanel lippies and everything else just doesn't live up to my expectations. I saw semi precious today and was underwhelmed. I only bought 234.

Lou - sorry about the stress you are facing at work. Don't worry about it too much. Be confident, you are a very capable leader.

Great that you are feeling better.

I don't have any plans this weekend. Just want to catch up with the tv programmes I have recorded in my dvr. I will probably head to town for a short while tomorrow to do some quick shopping, and check out the ysl chromatic quads which I'm thinking of buying one. Strangely I want to spend time playing with my makeup. I have been feeling various degree of dizzyness since 2 weeks ago, nothing so bad until everything is spinning dramatically around me, but I do feel lightheaded. I just hope that it will go away soon.

 

[LMD84]

Debi - thanks for the wise words you share. I need to learn and not let work ruin other aspects of my life. You are right, if I think back now some of the things were not worth getting upset about at all. Harry Potter openes on the 14th for us, but I know the seats for the entire weekend will be booked. I probably can only watch on the 23rd weekend or even later. I agree, sometimes it is refreshing to go back to mac after buying from chanel for so long. The only thing is I can't bring myself to buy another mac lipstick or lipgloss anymore. I'm hooked on chanel lippies and everything else just doesn't live up to my expectations. I saw semi precious today and was underwhelmed. I only bought 234.

Lou - sorry about the stress you are facing at work. Don't worry about it too much. Be confident, you are a very capable leader.

Great that you are feeling better.

I don't have any plans this weekend. Just want to catch up with the tv programmes I have recorded in my dvr. I will probably head to town for a short while tomorrow to do some quick shopping, and check out the ysl chromatic quads which I'm thinking of buying one. Strangely I want to spend time playing with my makeup. I have been feeling various degree of dizzyness since 2 weeks ago, nothing so bad until everything is spinning dramatically around me, but I do feel lightheaded. I just hope that it will go away soon.

oh yes i have a few shows to catch up on! housewives of oc, true blood and pretty little liars! and i'm sorry about your dizzy spells. have you seen a doctor because it sounds a bit worrying i hope you're ok sweetie!

 

[Miss QQ]

Thanks and enjoy the shows! Maybe I'm just tired. I have periods where I feel dizzy and whenever I tell doctors, they would brush me off and said it's not like I'm so dizzy that I can't walk at all. So I don't feel like consulting them now.

 

[LMD84]

Thanks and enjoy the shows! Maybe I'm just tired. I have periods where I feel dizzy and whenever I tell doctors, they would brush me off and said it's not like I'm so dizzy that I can't walk at all. So I don't feel like consulting them now.

yeah sadly doctors can be like that sometimes. i have been with various things and they brush them off i hope that some relaxing and sleep helps you.

 

[Miss QQ]

Thanks, Lou! I will take good care of myself. I'm disappointed to hear that doctors at your country also do that. I thought it was because the doctors I saw were unprofessional and unexperienced. I will catch up with your blog this weekend, always a great joy to watch and read them!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Miss QQ~Isn't it funny how we get spoiled by certain brands of makeup? My favourite shadows are MAC and Dior. Favourite blushes go to MAC and MUFE and NARS. Lipsticks to Chanel, Revlon, MAC, Dior and Esteee Lauder. Gloss is MAC and NARS. Concealer to Bobbi Brown and MAC. Foundation to Estee Lauder and MUFE. Powder to Maybelline! I am all over the place with my favs! Chanel lipstick is so luxurious on the lips, but I still love my MAC because it seems to have the longest staying power and paired up with a gloss it always look fantastic and last forever. I love doing my lips, traveling 45 minutes to the mall, shopping for several hours, 45 minutes home and my lipstick/gloss looks like it was just applied. That is good makeup!

I hope your dizzy spells go away. It could be from a myriad of things. Sinus infection, allergies, anxiety, pregnancy, menopause, over tired, stress/headaches, inner ear infection. My pet peeve is doctors who do nothing, so I go over their head and find one who will pay attention. It has a tendency to completely humiliate my own physician who then learns to listen. I don't care for my present physician, but I have to take what I can get in the area and go to the ER for anything more important. Never fails that the worst stuff happens off hours anyhow! I swear any flu, bug or questionable ailment happens on a Friday or Saturday for me!

Lou~I am jealous that you will have reserved plans for Harry Potter!! You will have to tell me EVERYTHING! With the way my cramps come and go I can't do that right now. And I want to go when it is not packed to the brim, so will wait a bit. I wish it would just hurry up and be out on DVD...let's hope it is out for my birthday (November 27th) or Christmas!

Time for lunch and my MAC goodies should come any time now! Yay!!

 

[LMD84]

Miss QQ~Isn't it funny how we get spoiled by certain brands of makeup? My favourite shadows are MAC and Dior. Favourite blushes go to MAC and MUFE and NARS. Lipsticks to Chanel, Revlon, MAC, Dior and Esteee Lauder. Gloss is MAC and NARS. Concealer to Bobbi Brown and MAC. Foundation to Estee Lauder and MUFE. Powder to Maybelline! I am all over the place with my favs! Chanel lipstick is so luxurious on the lips, but I still love my MAC because it seems to have the longest staying power and paired up with a gloss it always look fantastic and last forever. I love doing my lips, traveling 45 minutes to the mall, shopping for several hours, 45 minutes home and my lipstick/gloss looks like it was just applied. That is good makeup!

I hope your dizzy spells go away. It could be from a myriad of things. Sinus infection, allergies, anxiety, pregnancy, menopause, over tired, stress/headaches, inner ear infection. My pet peeve is doctors who do nothing, so I go over their head and find one who will pay attention. It has a tendency to completely humiliate my own physician who then learns to listen. I don't care for my present physician, but I have to take what I can get in the area and go to the ER for anything more important. Never fails that the worst stuff happens off hours anyhow! I swear any flu, bug or questionable ailment happens on a Friday or Saturday for me!

Lou~I am jealous that you will have reserved plans for Harry Potter!! You will have to tell me EVERYTHING! With the way my cramps come and go I can't do that right now. And I want to go when it is not packed to the brim, so will wait a bit. I wish it would just hurry up and be out on DVD...let's hope it is out for my birthday (November 27th) or Christmas!

Time for lunch and my MAC goodies should come any time now! Yay!!

oh don't worry i shall let you know what i think. people in the uk go crazy for harry potter and sometimes if you go on opening day you see people dressed up as the characters which is pretty funny!!

i don't have much specktra time tonight because i'm going for a meal in a grill bar that has just opened. nick is coming as well as a couple of friends. i'm looking forward to having a glass of wine! when i got home i was not impressed to see that a kitty had been sick.... which happened to go on my macbook! washing puke off my macbook is not good. thanks goodness most of it went on the carpet! although i shouldn't really leave it on the floor seeing as i saved up for it for what felt like a year and i would be lost without it now!

 

[ElvenEyes]

lol Oh, Lou! Honestly, those cats of yours are always vomiting! Tell them to keep their food down!! We had some cool Harry Potter parties around here, as well. Big stores like B&N stayed open late (until 3am) so people could stand in line, listen to others read chapters from previous books and then buy the book once it was released. Our local bookstore had midnight parties where people dressed up and say around until after midnight, too! It was always so exciting and I can't believe we will never feel that thrill again. Truly, as an English major, we have lived through history to see a children's book become so popular to get both kids and adults and all ages reading, plus turned into a successful series and movies for each book, is unthinkable. We probably will never see anything like it again in our life time. As books become more available on e-readers that party sensation at bookstores will be gone and so will the community spirit that fed it.

On another note I hit it big at the antique store and finally got "Bunny" (my FB friends know him) a Victorian black stove, so been busy with that all afternoon. And my MAC order came, all gorgeous. I have never had so many MSF's and now I want more from this collection. Bad me!!! And I am in love with my mini Fix+'s!!!

 

[LMD84]

oh i know! it was hair balls or something - not nice at all!!! i guess most cats would vomit outside after eating grass - but because mine are house cats i have to put up with the messes! and that's great that you got 'bunny'!! sounds very nice indeed! and yes i agree that book store parties and such will never happen again - mianly due to online retailers being so popular and such now.

i'm so excited today - my last day of work before my week off! nick has surprised me too and booked our harry potter tickets for friday 15th at 12.30 after we have seen the movie we are going to have some lunch out and do a spot of shopping woo!

 

[WhatWouldJoanDo]

After no makeup for the last 3 days I will take time for me today ... and then dinner party tonight (maybe two looks lol!) Family was visiting this week and I gave my Mom NARS Violetta since the matte lilac is so pretty on her and the darker/brighter colour as a liner she can use ... I still have it in a palette. Mom has always been better at makeup than me: a natural to look great in only lipstick (all shades of reds) and the skills to do gorgeous shadow and even waxing eyebrows .... So, after my makeup study beginning December/January it was a cool feeling to share something with her. Of course she's been checking my blog and assumed I had Dogon and wanted to wear it and I disappointingly did not Ha!: Isn't that the way it always is? ;-)

 

[LMD84]

After no makeup for the last 3 days I will take time for me today ... and then dinner party tonight (maybe two looks lol!) Family was visiting this week and I gave my Mom NARS Violetta since the matte lilac is so pretty on her and the darker/brighter colour as a liner she can use ... I still have it in a palette. Mom has always been better at makeup than me: a natural to look great in only lipstick (all shades of reds) and the skills to do gorgeous shadow and even waxing eyebrows .... So, after my makeup study beginning December/January it was a cool feeling to share something with her. Of course she's been checking my blog and assumed I had Dogon and wanted to wear it and I disappointingly did not Ha!: Isn't that the way it always is? ;-)

oh enjoy the dinner party! i hope you have lots of fun. and that is so sweet that you gave away violetta to your mum! i bet she was over the moon. and it's so sweet that she reads your blog too! my mum reads the stuff i do on specktra and always texts me about it! so funny! my mum doesn;t really wear make up though that much anymore so i guess it doesn;t mean as much to her.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Lou~I bet she is super proud of you and I would not be surprised if you inspire her to play with MU more again. I had a super busy day. Antique stores in several towns, luncheon with the hubby and then to the mall, and ice-cream for supper. OMG....shame on us! lol But I wanted to go back and check out the e/s from the semi precious collection. They are seriously gorgeous, but I feel they are so unique that you need to swatch them and see them for yourself to decide if they are for you and what colours. The pictures anyone has done just don't do it justice. Lots of glitter in them, but each one comes out so differently that you have to see what really goes well with your own personal style. Some are darker than I expected and others were a lot prettier and something I really knew I would have fun with. I have a few more I want. Up goes more tarot decks! Then, of course, I saw a dream. A Burberry bag, that looks like a LV style, but different colouring. Only 695.00. Yikes! Oh, but I want it. Why can't it be Christmas time now??? It is gorgeous and I crave it to death!! My husband is shaking his head, thinking I am nuts, but of course he is the one who compliments me on my MU and has fun guessing what colours I use. I guess I am doing better with blending these days! I've gone crazy for using the Peacocky collection and now wishing I bought backups for 4 favourite colours! Now, to sell, sell, sell!! And things are so dead on the boards!! Wish me lots of luck!!

 

[LMD84]

Lou~I bet she is super proud of you and I would not be surprised if you inspire her to play with MU more again. I had a super busy day. Antique stores in several towns, luncheon with the hubby and then to the mall, and ice-cream for supper. OMG....shame on us! lol But I wanted to go back and check out the e/s from the semi precious collection. They are seriously gorgeous, but I feel they are so unique that you need to swatch them and see them for yourself to decide if they are for you and what colours. The pictures anyone has done just don't do it justice. Lots of glitter in them, but each one comes out so differently that you have to see what really goes well with your own personal style. Some are darker than I expected and others were a lot prettier and something I really knew I would have fun with. I have a few more I want. Up goes more tarot decks! Then, of course, I saw a dream. A Burberry bag, that looks like a LV style, but different colouring. Only 695.00. Yikes! Oh, but I want it. Why can't it be Christmas time now??? It is gorgeous and I crave it to death!! My husband is shaking his head, thinking I am nuts, but of course he is the one who compliments me on my MU and has fun guessing what colours I use. I guess I am doing better with blending these days! I've gone crazy for using the Peacocky collection and now wishing I bought backups for 4 favourite colours! Now, to sell, sell, sell!! And things are so dead on the boards!! Wish me lots of luck!!

Debi your day sounds wonderful! esp the ice cream part! hee hee! and yes i think the semi precious shadows are really lovely. some bloggers are giving them bad reviews but in my opinion they haven't tested them out for a long enough period. one youtuber that i love to watch didn't even try them on but was telling people how fast they fade - how would she know?! ooohh and do you have a picture or link to the burberry bag? i want to see what you are lusting after!! hee hee!

and yes i wish i had gotten more of the peacocky shadows - i only have three but they are so fabulous and a dream to use. good luck with your selling!!

today is going to be a lazy day for me. it has been a while since i've had one of those. no baking, no cleaning... just movie watching, reading and blogging for me. i do have to finish editing a video today though but i just have to take some still photos to insert so that will be reasonably easy to do.

 

[shadowaddict]

Hey guys, I am way behind on the threads. I've picked up a few things from Semi Precious but of course I know i will get more.

Lou--glad things worked out well with the mystery shopper.

I want to watch your Peacocky tutorial. But it is almost 2:45 am so I will soon got to bed.

I had to order Harry Potter tickets when they first when on sale on Fandango. My daughter just has to go to the first showing at 12:01am. I usually go with her but she has a friend in town that is a super HP fan also so their planning an afternoon of lunch and probably stand in line forever to get a good seat. Last year we saw some great costumes people were wearing. I don't remember my daughter doing too much. But this past Halloween she dressed up as Bellatrix. She loves H.B. Carter anyway. She did a pretty good job. I'll have to find a pic and post.

MissQQ--I hope your dizzy spells go away. If not do see a doctor or perhaps call the nurse. I hate going also. I have got to go for my annual exam and mammogram and I keep putting it off. I've been putting off going for about 7 months now so I got to get that done. I sooo hate it but its one of those things to help protect ourselves. Yay, so much fun to be a woman sometimes, not.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Lou~So glad you are taking a lazy day! I will be spending part of the day putting up decks. Sold 100.00 off last night and have another one up. More to go up after breakfast. Yes, lazy us again. I hate this, actually. I am a morning person and love to have everything done by 9am so I can get out and doing or start a movie, read a book, etc. My husband is a night person. We have to meet in the middle or start living differently because I will be sick staying up so late all the time. I will try to get a picture of the bag. Certainly good inspiration for selling off more of my collection and backup decks!

shadowaddict~I am behind on my girlie appointments, too, so I need to go. I am starting to get crampy again. I did seem to have a gentler time and longer break this time around, so maybe more signs of menopause starting to show up. Yay! When it is official I will be the happiest person on the face of the earth!!


I agree about the e/s's from the Semi-Precious collection. Heck, I bought them for the colours and sparkle. They are gorgeous in the pan and any MU collector would drool over these, not to mention the brushes. I bought one of the duals and love it and may get another.

I'm going to be so broke!

 

[LMD84]

Lou~So glad you are taking a lazy day! I will be spending part of the day putting up decks. Sold 100.00 off last night and have another one up. More to go up after breakfast. Yes, lazy us again. I hate this, actually. I am a morning person and love to have everything done by 9am so I can get out and doing or start a movie, read a book, etc. My husband is a night person. We have to meet in the middle or start living differently because I will be sick staying up so late all the time. I will try to get a picture of the bag. Certainly good inspiration for selling off more of my collection and backup decks!

shadowaddict~I am behind on my girlie appointments, too, so I need to go. I am starting to get crampy again. I did seem to have a gentler time and longer break this time around, so maybe more signs of menopause starting to show up. Yay! When it is official I will be the happiest person on the face of the earth!!


I agree about the e/s's from the Semi-Precious collection. Heck, I bought them for the colours and sparkle. They are gorgeous in the pan and any MU collector would drool over these, not to mention the brushes. I bought one of the duals and love it and may get another.

I'm going to be so broke!

congrats on selling a few more already! maybe by now even more have sold? and yes i am quite like you and when it's my day off i try and get everything done first thing so i can then enjoy myself. i hate leaving things to the last minute or dragging them out all day. i don't see the point in that! but when nick is doing chores on his own he drags them out all day long - i tell him he would have more free time if he just did them all first but he never listens!

 

[LittleMaryJane]

congrats on selling a few more already! maybe by now even more have sold? and yes i am quite like you and when it's my day off i try and get everything done first thing so i can then enjoy myself. i hate leaving things to the last minute or dragging them out all day. i don't see the point in that! but when nick is doing chores on his own he drags them out all day long - i tell him he would have more free time if he just did them all first but he never listens!

I used to go to the midnight showings of HP movies as well as the book releases (especially the book releases) but I think this time around I'll suggest to my bf that we wait and go the following weekend or an earlier time or something.. Haha I'm too old to be up at that time too

 

[Miss QQ]

shadow - thanks. You go for checkup as scheduled too. We always keep postponing these, my mum too, she kept pushing it back year after year but finally went for one last year. So exciting of your daughter to be going to the midnight show! She must looked very cool as Bellatrix! The cinema is too cold for me to watch a midnight show lol, and when it is very cold, I like to sleep. Can't believe that it is the last HP movie. Still remember when I watched the first one, I was a little disappointed because it wasn't like how I see it in my mind when i read the book. Then I like the 2nd movie, but I think for the 3rd (or 4th) one they changed the director and I didn't like his style. Hopefully I can watch it next weekend - after all the fanatics have caught the movie this weekend.

Lou - enjoy your break! It's so sweet of your mum to read your blog at Specktra.

Debi - sounds like you had a wonderful day yesterday! Show us your burberry bag if you buy it! I hankered after a burberry bag or wallet about 10 years ago but eventually I didn't buy any and I haven't bought anything from the brand yet. I still like some of their designs.

 

[LMD84]

shadow - thanks. You go for checkup as scheduled too. We always keep postponing these, my mum too, she kept pushing it back year after year but finally went for one last year. So exciting of your daughter to be going to the midnight show! She must looked very cool as Bellatrix! The cinema is too cold for me to watch a midnight show lol, and when it is very cold, I like to sleep. Can't believe that it is the last HP movie. Still remember when I watched the first one, I was a little disappointed because it wasn't like how I see it in my mind when i read the book. Then I like the 2nd movie, but I think for the 3rd (or 4th) one they changed the director and I didn't like his style. Hopefully I can watch it next weekend - after all the fanatics have caught the movie this weekend.

Lou - enjoy your break! It's so sweet of your mum to read your blog at Specktra.

Debi - sounds like you had a wonderful day yesterday! Show us your burberry bag if you buy it! I hankered after a burberry bag or wallet about 10 years ago but eventually I didn't buy any and I haven't bought anything from the brand yet. I still like some of their designs.

oh yes i remember seeing all the movies at the cinema! in fact me and nick saw the second one together as a date when we had first gotten together. me and nick are hoping that our screening will be pretty quiet because all the kids are still at school so it will just be adults going to see it... unless there is a school trip or something will going on! lol!!

 

[shadowaddict]

Here are a few pics of my daughter as Bellatrix this past Halloween. She wouldn't let me do much with her makeup except add some grey try to make her cheeks and eyes all hollow looking, I wanted to do her brows, lipstick. blush, liner and all but nooooo. We went to Barnes & Noble for a little while so took a few pics there. I cannot take very good pics at all so please excuse the bad focus and lighting. It made her hair look so much lighter than it really is. You would not believe how hard it was for her to get those tangles out of her hair which is super long and super straight. She backcombed the crap out of it. She added a cape for a different look for a little while.