The Girlie Glamour Topic

[MooseMom]

OK, so CKD isn't synonymous with "glamour", but if anyone could use a bit of it, it's us.  What is your favourite cosmetic or "glamourous" product?  Is there a fragrance you never leave the house without?  A moisturizer you would die for?  A gadget or gizmo that transforms you into the first IHD runway model?  A pair of shoes you killed for?   This is the place to tell us about your favourite beauty secret!

[Pam]

This is not exactly glamorous but I buy socks the first thing I notices when I started D was everyones feet showed. I started buying all the bright weird socks I could find. Yesterday my feet were covered up and the PA had to check to see what socks I was wearing. So if you know of any place to buy cool socks, please post!
Pam 

[Dianejt]

my must have cosmetic is now eye brow pencil, where did all these white eyebrow hairs come from? 

[Rerun]

I really LOVE the 60spf face cream my dermatologist made me buy!  $1 per spf!!

                              

[jbeany]

Holy overpriced, Rerun!  That better be a really big bottle! My cheap little tube of Neutragena daily moisturizer has 30 spf.  Maybe I'll just put it on twice.....

Right now, my must have is hairspray to hold down the dandelion frizz that my hair has turned into, thanks to the prednisone and all the other transplant complications. 

[MooseMom]

I really LOVE the 60spf face cream my dermatologist made me buy!  $1 per spf!!

                              

What?  Is he a stockholder in the company or something?  What kind is it?  Is it a prescription sunscreen?  I do believe in sunscreen...I have gels and creams and sprays stocked all over the house, but I never paid $60 for it.  Good grief.

[karen547]

I love this topic since I'm in Beauty school!! I love Mario Badescu products for treating my breakouts and my fave lip balm as of right now is Burts Bees!

[MooseMom]

Jo Malone has a facial line that is so lovely; she is known mostly in the US as a perfumier, but in England, her skincare line is well-known, too.  I love her geranium night cream, but it is quite pricey, so I think I may indulge when I feel I am really in the need for a giant pick-me-up.  I also like her French Lime Blossom fragrance.  I met her in London once; I was in her shop when she came in.

Don't let me near a Sephora...you'll have to send in special forces to extract me.  I love their lip glosses.

[MooseMom]

I love this topic since I'm in Beauty school!! I love Mario Badescu products for treating my breakouts and my fave lip balm as of right now is Burts Bees!

I'd love to go to beauty school!!  How fun!

[paris]

I love this topic since I'm in Beauty school!! I love Mario Badescu products for treating my breakouts and my fave lip balm as of right now is Burts Bees!

Burt's Bees products are made locally here.  We use lots of their items.   I put the lip balm in my Secret Santa package this year. 

Hmmmmm, I am still thinking of what my must have thing is.     

[karen547]

Went to Macy's a department store here in the USA, pretty sure they are in other areas as well. I was excited because they now have a MAC counter!! I have only ever ordered a couple items from their website, because they can be pricey. Anywho I bought a Dazzle-Glass lip gloss in Baby Sparks, and LOVE IT! It's a tad sticky but i kinda like that since it stays on longer, and the color is kind of a light pinky coral with multi colored glitters. I bought a powder foundation and concealer as well. They will match your skin tone so you dont have to worry about picking a wrong shade, and I also love their concealer it covers awesome! And I also love the Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener , it is great for dark circles

[MooseMom]

I bought one of those mineral powder foundations not too long ago.  I've only used it once, and I really liked it, but I'm going to save it for special occasions.  I don't use foundation often, but when I do, I use Chanel.  (so I can be the most Interesting Woman in the World...)  I use Laura Mercier's tinted foundation which I like a lot, especially in the summer.

I'm too pink for coral colors, so I'm jealous of you , karen, that you can use a coral lip gloss.  Ooooh, colored glitters!  That sounds really nice and girlie!

[Jean]

My favorite perfume of all time is Emeraude, you know" if you wnat him to be more of a man, try being more of a woman". Also must have brow powder, mascara and a little blush ( pale skin).

[staceyand joe92]

I LOVE Shiseido sunscreen.( Macy's)  Derm Doc suggested it. Doesn't make you look all white and pasty after you put it on. I also can't live without Estee Lauder eye cream ( pink jar) . I will give up some things to cut corners but you can take away my eye cream when you can pry it from my French  manicured hands.

[MooseMom]

 

We need a bit of glamour around here.  I haven't bought anything nice for myself in the longest time, and it shows.  I need a haircut; my husband likes my hair long, but I hate faffing about with it.  My hair is fine but I have so much of it, and it gets everywhere.  I found a hair draped over the jar of mustard in the fridge!  ACK!  It's the middle of winter and I'm inert.

I've become more sensitive to smells.  I always liked wearing fragrance but lately, I can't stand smelling the same thing all day long.  Anyone else experience this?  Anyone know of a light fragrance that's nice?

Anyone get a nice piece of jewelry for Christmas you'd like to tell us about?

My mom passed away this past summer, and she left me her jewelry.  She didn't wear a lot, but she had a beautiful gold and diamond watch that I now have.  I've never had anything quite so exquisite.  It's amazing what a lovely piece of jewelry can make you feel like.

Anyone come across a new cosmetic product you want to tell about?  Has anyone found beauty in a jar yet?

[KICKSTART]

My GHD's  , make up , to much to list ! Also my perfume taste ? taste? (i dont eat it ) has changed , i love Issy Myake ,but also like anything citrus at the moment. Maybe i should just rub myself down with a couple of lemons !!!

[jbeany]

I'm more into the jewelry than the make-up.  I make jewelry, so I wear my own, plus I bought some at all the after season sales - nothing like 80% off to make you want to splurge on real garnets and diamond "accents".  (It's never a chip now - notice that?  )

My new fav for makeup is mascara that my sis suggested - Covergirl LashblastVolume.  Cheap, but it stays on - works wonders for me. 

I'm doing that office/business casual look these days, so make-up has become a must, not an indulgence.  Ever see the studies that say that women who work in a professional environment who don't wear makeup are considered less competent and less intelligent?  Sad but true.  So, pass the lipstick, please - I need a job!

[Riki]

I was never a girly girl.. I was never into make up and perfumes.. I could never wear make up anyway.. I can feel it, and it just drives me crazy.. even as a kid, I couldn't wear Halloween make up for long, because it would drive me nuts.

That being said, because of the amount of it that has fallen out over the last few years, I'm rather vain when it comes to my hair.  I'll try anything I can find that will make it look and/or feel thicker.  I got one of those brand sampler boxes from Proctor and Gamble, and it had Pantene shampoo and conditioner for thin hair.  I LOVE this stuff.  It's not making my hair any thicker, but it does look thicker, and it's a great boost to the self esteem.

also, if any of you ladies know of any way to remove hair without tearing off or burning off the skin, please let me know.  I'm not sure why, but since I was a teenager, I've been able to grow a nice beard.  It tends to throw people off sometimes.  I use Nair on it about every 6 weeks, but it burns really badly.

[MooseMom]

I'm more into the jewelry than the make-up.  I make jewelry, so I wear my own, plus I bought some at all the after season sales - nothing like 80% off to make you want to splurge on real garnets and diamond "accents".  (It's never a chip now - notice that?  )

I'd love to design and make my own jewelry!  I have absolutely no creative ability whatsoever.  I like jewelry made with semi-precious stone; I'm  a huge fan of jade and lapis lazuli.

[MooseMom]

Riki, there are so many hair removal products/kits out there that surely you could find something better than Nair.  Good question, though.

Nioxin products are supposed to be good for thickening thin hair.  At least, that's what my mom told me.

There are some really good, light cosmetics out there if you want to use something but don't like the feel of them.  I know what you mean.  I usually wear just a tinted moisturizer that has a sunscreen; Laura Mercier's is very good.  It doesn't feel like I have anything on.  A brush of mascara and that's about it.  Oh, and something on my lips, usually just a gloss.  I don't like how my lips feel without something a bit glossy on them.

[Riki]

I have a hard time with anything on my lips.. I can't even wear chap stick.. I used to wear eye makeup when I was a kid, but I don't think anyone ever noticed it behind my glasses.

[okarol]

also, if any of you ladies know of any way to remove hair without tearing off or burning off the skin, please let me know.  I'm not sure why, but since I was a teenager, I've been able to grow a nice beard.  It tends to throw people off sometimes.  I use Nair on it about every 6 weeks, but it burns really badly.

Have you ever tried threading? http://hairremoval.about.com/od/threading/a/threading101.htm

[MooseMom]

Oh yeah!  Good idea Okarol...that's supposed to be much gentler than the creams and such.

[jbeany]

Riki, I've had good luck with some of those little hair remover pads - it's essentially pink extra-fine sandpaper, but it fuzzes off the fine hairs nicely.  Also, really, there is no truth to the myth that shaving will make the hair grow in thicker.  A little electric shaver works wonders and does them quickly.  (I'd blame it all on the prednisone, but I think my Greek grandfather gets his fair share of the blame, too.)

There's a kiosk set up in the local mall that does threading.  It does seem to be quick and relatively painless.   Just be sure to insist that they give you normal looking eyebrows, not the high fashion over-arched ones.  Most of the clients I've seen leaving the booth look permanently startled...

[Riki]

I've never heard of threading before.. I doubt anyone around here does it, and it looks kind of expensive..

I have a set of those pads.  I use them for around my mouth, because that area burns a lot worse. I've had blisters there before.

I don't want to do anything with my eyebrows. they're fine. *L*  it's the sideburns, chin, and neckbeard that I want to be rid of.. seriously, if I didn't have boobs, I could pass for a guy.