MAC Holiday 2012 Glamour Daze / Fabulousness / Guilty Passions Collection Discussion

[liba]

eating ice cream or pizza really often might work

^^^^Easy advice when you live in Italy

 

[Prettypackages]

Lou you look beautiful! As everyone else had said, I'm sorry for your recent troubles, and I hope you find comfort.

 

[Genn]

I'm 5'7'' and my daughter is 10 years old next month and already 4'11'' she is going to pass me up soon. Her dad is 6'4'' so I blame him. My oldest Boy is stick thin but has broad shoulders so I think he has a shot of getting taller than his big sister. Oh and all the pear shaped, women I feel your pain.

 

[pemily]

ooh ooh I think I win this one 5'1" here
Im the midget winner lol and guess what Im taller than mum dad and sister



Lou your a knockout and I cant wait for your video, yesterday I was with my mum reading on my iphone whilst at lunch and I showed your avatar and said what do you think of this chicky? she was like SHES BEAUTIFUL

Im so proud of you and I know that what your going through is shitty, but you have lots of support around you and also something great to concentrate on your health.

chin up xo Emily

 

[hwdsprincess]

ooh ooh I think I win this one 5'1" here Im the midget winner lol and guess what Im taller than mum dad and sister Lou your a knockout and I cant wait for your video, yesterday I was with my mum reading on my iphone whilst at lunch and I showed your avatar and said what do you think of this chicky? she was like SHES BEAUTIFUL Im so proud of you and I know that what your going through is shitty, but you have lots of support around you and also something great to concentrate on your health. chin up xo Emily

Lol I beat you I'm 5' and wish I was taller!!! I've always been small though and now I'm gaining a few pounds and it def shows when you're shorter. All my friends are taller than me; in heels I reach them though : )

 

[quiteviolet]

I'm 5'8, but up until my early twenties I was over 5'9. At 21 I was diagnosed with an immune deficiency called Vasculitis. It attacked both my kidneys, so I was put on dialysis immediately. By the way, my only symptom was nose bleeds. Well, the numerous medications, including steroids caused me to shrink...which was really weird. Being on dialysis was awful, though. Just about everything I ate made me nauseous even after my kidney diet was restrictive. Dialysis made it difficult for me to be a full time student and have a full time job. I had many complications because of the kidney failure. I was diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation, which affects women most of the time, but is not that serious. For me, though, since my kidneys did not work, the blood would go into my lungs and make it difficult for me to breathe until I had a dialysis session. That heart problem made me an insomniac for over a year because I could not lay down. When I finally had my heart surgery to repair my mitral valve there were many complications. As a result of the heart surgery, I ended up losing all feeling and movement below the knee of my right leg. I eventually had an amputation, after I was told I had an incurable infection, two years later on New Year's Eve, 2009. I'm 29 now and received my kidney transplant last November from a cadaver kidney. A 35 year old man in Bakersfield, CA was in a motorcycle accident and passed away. That man died, but he also saved my life. I was fortunate to be the donor recipient. Before the transplant I was average, but since the transplant my hair has thinned a lot and I've gained close to forty pounds because I've had a lot of complications and the dosages of my anti-rejection medications are constantly changed.
The way I see it, though, I'd rather be balding and fat than be on dialysis. Even though I've had so many medical and physical challenges, my escape has been makeup and school. I'm a poli sci major and am a freelance makeup artist when I am out of school, mostly working with performance artists that I know here in LA.
I don't know why I shared this info, but I just want to let you all know that we are all powerful people with a common interest. We're all individuals. We've all overcome challenges. We don't let a bad situation, no matter how big or small, define us. We become better people and we live our lives as best we can. Lou, along with all you ladies is an example of that.

 

[liba]

I'm getting a kick out of all these height posts. I've spent my whole adult life thinking I was five foot four and a half, but I just got measured a couple months ago and I've actually GROWN half an inch to 5'5". I was super surprised, since aren't we ladies supposed to shrink as we get older? 'Just goes to show you what years of yoga and martial arts can do. There's a lot of emphasis on neck and shoulder stretches in Chinese-style yoga - they even say you gain 10 years of life for every inch you can stretch out your neck, so I guess I've bought myself some extra time, huh?

 

[mousygiggles]

I'm 5'8, but up until my early twenties I was over 5'9. At 21 I was diagnosed with an immune deficiency called Vasculitis. It attacked both my kidneys, so I was put on dialysis immediately. By the way, my only symptom was nose bleeds. Well, the numerous medications, including steroids caused me to shrink...which was really weird. Being on dialysis was awful, though. Just about everything I ate made me nauseous even after my kidney diet was restrictive. Dialysis made it difficult for me to be a full time student and have a full time job. I had many complications because of the kidney failure. I was diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation, which affects women most of the time, but is not that serious. For me, though, since my kidneys did not work, the blood would go into my lungs and make it difficult for me to breathe until I had a dialysis session. That heart problem made me an insomniac for over a year because I could not lay down. When I finally had my heart surgery to repair my mitral valve there were many complications. As a result of the heart surgery, I ended up losing all feeling and movement below the knee of my right leg. I eventually had an amputation, after I was told I had an incurable infection, two years later on New Year's Eve, 2009. I'm 29 now and received my kidney transplant last November from a cadaver kidney. A 35 year old man in Bakersfield, CA was in a motorcycle accident and passed away. That man died, but he also saved my life. I was fortunate to be the donor recipient. Before the transplant I was average, but since the transplant my hair has thinned a lot and I've gained close to forty pounds because I've had a lot of complications and the dosages of my anti-rejection medications are constantly changed.
The way I see it, though, I'd rather be balding and fat than be on dialysis. Even though I've had so many medical and physical challenges, my escape has been makeup and school. I'm a poli sci major and am a freelance makeup artist when I am out of school, mostly working with performance artists that I know here in LA.
I don't know why I shared this info, but I just want to let you all know that we are all powerful people with a common interest. We're all individuals. We've all overcome challenges. We don't let a bad situation, no matter how big or small, define us. We become better people and we live our lives as best we can. Lou, along with all you ladies is an example of that.

Awww! Bless your heart!!! That is an awesome story. I was a poli sci major too!!! Loved it!

 

[singer82]

I'm 5'8, but up until my early twenties I was over 5'9.  At 21 I was diagnosed with an immune deficiency called Vasculitis. It attacked both my kidneys, so I was put on dialysis immediately.  By the way, my only symptom was nose bleeds.  Well, the numerous medications, including steroids caused me to shrink...which was really weird.  Being on dialysis was awful, though.  Just about everything I ate made me nauseous even after my kidney diet was restrictive.  Dialysis made it difficult for me to be a full time student and have a full time job.  I had many complications because of the kidney failure.  I was diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation, which affects women most of the time, but is not that serious.  For me, though, since my kidneys did not work, the blood would go into my lungs and make it difficult for me to breathe until I had a dialysis session.  That heart problem made me an insomniac for over a year because I could not lay down.  When I finally had my heart surgery to repair my mitral valve there were many complications.  As a result of the heart surgery, I ended up losing all feeling and movement below the knee of my right leg.  I eventually had an amputation, after I was told I had an incurable infection, two years later on New Year's Eve, 2009.  I'm 29 now and received my kidney transplant last November from a cadaver kidney.  A 35 year old man in Bakersfield, CA was in a motorcycle accident and passed away.  That man died, but he also saved my life.  I was fortunate to be the donor recipient.  Before the transplant I was average, but since the transplant my hair has thinned a lot and I've gained close to forty pounds because I've had a lot of complications and the dosages of my anti-rejection medications are constantly changed.  The way I see it, though, I'd rather be balding and fat than be on dialysis.  Even though I've had so many medical and physical challenges, my escape has been makeup and school.  I'm a poli sci major and am a freelance makeup artist when I am out of school, mostly working with performance artists that I know here in LA.  I don't know why I shared this info, but I just want to let you all know that we are all powerful people with a common interest.  We're all individuals.  We've all overcome challenges.  We don't let a bad situation, no matter how big or small, define us.  We become better people and we live our lives as best we can.  Lou, along with all you ladies is an example of that. 

What an amazing story! Thank you for sharing that with us. You are a fight for sure! I'm glad makeup has givin you so much joy. Its so great to come to a place where you can share your interests and lives with so many lovely people without judgment. I complain about money to people and they mention my makeup obsession. Only everyone here understands it!

 

[Anitacska]

Thanks for sharing! What an amazing story! Makes you re-think your daily little problems when you hear about someone like you fighting for their life. You're an inspiration to us all. xxx

I'm 5'8, but up until my early twenties I was over 5'9. At 21 I was diagnosed with an immune deficiency called Vasculitis. It attacked both my kidneys, so I was put on dialysis immediately. By the way, my only symptom was nose bleeds. Well, the numerous medications, including steroids caused me to shrink...which was really weird. Being on dialysis was awful, though. Just about everything I ate made me nauseous even after my kidney diet was restrictive. Dialysis made it difficult for me to be a full time student and have a full time job. I had many complications because of the kidney failure. I was diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation, which affects women most of the time, but is not that serious. For me, though, since my kidneys did not work, the blood would go into my lungs and make it difficult for me to breathe until I had a dialysis session. That heart problem made me an insomniac for over a year because I could not lay down. When I finally had my heart surgery to repair my mitral valve there were many complications. As a result of the heart surgery, I ended up losing all feeling and movement below the knee of my right leg. I eventually had an amputation, after I was told I had an incurable infection, two years later on New Year's Eve, 2009. I'm 29 now and received my kidney transplant last November from a cadaver kidney. A 35 year old man in Bakersfield, CA was in a motorcycle accident and passed away. That man died, but he also saved my life. I was fortunate to be the donor recipient. Before the transplant I was average, but since the transplant my hair has thinned a lot and I've gained close to forty pounds because I've had a lot of complications and the dosages of my anti-rejection medications are constantly changed.
The way I see it, though, I'd rather be balding and fat than be on dialysis. Even though I've had so many medical and physical challenges, my escape has been makeup and school. I'm a poli sci major and am a freelance makeup artist when I am out of school, mostly working with performance artists that I know here in LA.
I don't know why I shared this info, but I just want to let you all know that we are all powerful people with a common interest. We're all individuals. We've all overcome challenges. We don't let a bad situation, no matter how big or small, define us. We become better people and we live our lives as best we can. Lou, along with all you ladies is an example of that.

 

[Mac-Guy]

I was at my local Mac counter today to check out one of the latest collections which didn't intice me enough to purchase any of them and one of the artists there informed me that they will begin taking pre-orders for the Glamour Daze collection the first week of October. She said that I can actually do a pre-order the same day I go to pick up my Marilyn Monroe items (which will be released in store on October 4th). Yay!!!!

Woohoo. That's so soon.

 

[PixieDancer]

Thank you for sharing your story quietviolet! Really makes you stop, think, and count your blessings! I needed a reminder like that today! Bless your heart!!


AND... I "say" I'm 5'0... but I'm not quite... so I win the midg-i-est midget contest on Specktra!! LOL You'll rarely catch me in anything but heels! Unless I'm at the gym. So I hide being vertically challenged as well as I can! HeeHee

 

[OctoberViolet]

Thank you for sharing your story quiteviolet. I'm glad you are doing better.

I'm 5'8, but up until my early twenties I was over 5'9. At 21 I was diagnosed with an immune deficiency called Vasculitis. It attacked both my kidneys, so I was put on dialysis immediately. By the way, my only symptom was nose bleeds. Well, the numerous medications, including steroids caused me to shrink...which was really weird. Being on dialysis was awful, though. Just about everything I ate made me nauseous even after my kidney diet was restrictive. Dialysis made it difficult for me to be a full time student and have a full time job. I had many complications because of the kidney failure. I was diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation, which affects women most of the time, but is not that serious. For me, though, since my kidneys did not work, the blood would go into my lungs and make it difficult for me to breathe until I had a dialysis session. That heart problem made me an insomniac for over a year because I could not lay down. When I finally had my heart surgery to repair my mitral valve there were many complications. As a result of the heart surgery, I ended up losing all feeling and movement below the knee of my right leg. I eventually had an amputation, after I was told I had an incurable infection, two years later on New Year's Eve, 2009. I'm 29 now and received my kidney transplant last November from a cadaver kidney. A 35 year old man in Bakersfield, CA was in a motorcycle accident and passed away. That man died, but he also saved my life. I was fortunate to be the donor recipient. Before the transplant I was average, but since the transplant my hair has thinned a lot and I've gained close to forty pounds because I've had a lot of complications and the dosages of my anti-rejection medications are constantly changed.
The way I see it, though, I'd rather be balding and fat than be on dialysis. Even though I've had so many medical and physical challenges, my escape has been makeup and school. I'm a poli sci major and am a freelance makeup artist when I am out of school, mostly working with performance artists that I know here in LA.
I don't know why I shared this info, but I just want to let you all know that we are all powerful people with a common interest. We're all individuals. We've all overcome challenges. We don't let a bad situation, no matter how big or small, define us. We become better people and we live our lives as best we can. Lou, along with all you ladies is an example of that.

 

[martiangurll]

Thank you for sharing your story quietviolet! Really makes you stop, think, and count your blessings! I needed a reminder like that today! Bless your heart!!


AND... I "say" I'm 5'0... but I'm not quite... so I win the midg-i-est midget contest on Specktra!! LOL You'll rarely catch me in anything but heels! Unless I'm at the gym. So I hide being vertically challenged as well as I can! HeeHee

IKWYM. I just checked and my shoe wardrobe has no "flats." At all. The closest I have is some Dansko shoes which I have the 2-3 inch lift built in. LOL

 

[PixieDancer]

IKWYM. I just checked and my shoe wardrobe has no "flats." At all. The closest I have is some Dansko shoes which I have the 2-3 inch lift built in. LOL

LMFAO!!! EXACTLY!! I think the lowest I go is a chunky wedge. It's actually really funny how natural I walk in heels. My eye always goes straight to any woman that seems to be struggling with the art... Now, on the other end of the spectrum... you put me in flats, UGGS, or tennis shoes... I'm a stumbling, bumbling MESS! I trip over my own feet! I'm a sight to behold at the gym!
When I get old, I'm going to have to have orthopedic heels! HeeHee wink

 

[OctoberViolet]

LOL Pixie!!!!!! You just made my Friday.

LMFAO!!! EXACTLY!! I think the lowest I go is a chunky wedge. It's actually really funny how natural I walk in heels. My eye always goes straight to any woman that seems to be struggling with the art... Now, on the other end of the spectrum... you put me in flats, UGGS, or tennis shoes... I'm a stumbling, bumbling MESS! I trip over my own feet! I'm a sight to behold at the gym!
When I get old, I'm going to have to have orthopedic heels! HeeHee wink

 

[OhSoJaded]

Quiteviolet, thank you so much for sharing your story, it's an inspiring one. Definitely made me stop, think and re-evaluate what "problems" I'm going through in my life. Glad to hear you're doing better!

 

[PixieDancer]

LOL Pixie!!!!!! You just made my Friday.

HeeHee It's honestly the truth! When people look at me in heels and ask me "how the hell do you walk in those things" I usually look right at their cute flats and ask them the same thing!! When I was a kid I used to just think I was clumsy... but now I realize I was just born to be a diva from the ankles down! LOL

 

[OhSoJaded]

LMFAO!!! EXACTLY!! I think the lowest I go is a chunky wedge. It's actually really funny how natural I walk in heels. My eye always goes straight to any woman that seems to be struggling with the art... Now, on the other end of the spectrum... you put me in flats, UGGS, or tennis shoes... I'm a stumbling, bumbling MESS! I trip over my own feet! I'm a sight to behold at the gym!
When I get old, I'm going to have to have orthopedic heels! HeeHee wink

LOL. I love heading out to downtown SD around dinner time on a Saturday night. There's usually at least two girls stumbling out of the parking lot b/c they can barely walk in heels. I'm always thinking "Honey, it's only 7:30PM, how are you ever going to survive the night?!"

Must add that I'm not always the most graceful in heels, but I know my limits! I know what I can and can't wear all night...plus, I always pack my flip flops for before and after LOL.

 

[PixieDancer]

LOL. I love heading out to downtown SD around dinner time on a Saturday night. There's usually at least two girls stumbling out of the parking lot b/c they can barely walk in heels. I'm always thinking "Honey, it's only 7:30PM, how are you ever going to survive the night?!"

Must add that I'm not always the most graceful in heels, but I know my limits! I know what I can and can't wear all night...plus, I always pack my flip flops for before and after LOL.

It really IS about knowing your limits! It doesn't matter HOW cute (and sky high) the heel is if you can't walk (let alone dance) in the darn things! Some of these girls should save the "Diva" for their accessories and jewelry and leave the "Below-Ankle Diva" job to the professionals! HeeHee
I absolutely rejoiced when Reebok came out with those Easy Tone shoes with the huge bubble lifts on the bottom!! I don't care if they actually do any of the fancy stuff they say they do... I just like the fact that there is a workout shoe I can pulloff at the gym and not fall on my face every other step! Before Easy Tones, I had to stop using the treadmill and do the elliptical so I wouldn't trip and kill myself! This is a true story!