The Girlie Glamour Topic

[MooseMom]

Oh dear.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

Today I crossed a major milestone.

I bought my first ever cosmetic "for mature skin".  It actually had the words "post menopausal" on the label.   

Then I came home and drank wine.

[Stoday]

When you get to my age cosmetics don't matter: all girls look attractive. 

[MooseMom]

When you get to my age cosmetics don't matter: all girls look attractive. 

Yeah, but I'm not a girl.  Therein lies the crux of the problem.  But I will not be mutton dressed as lamb, either!

[jbeany]

Yeah, you reach a point where you are fine with admitting you aren't a teenager anymore.  I wore a pair of hand-me-down jeans from my sis the other day.   They were the ones that stretch as you wear them, so what started out as a fine length was slowly becoming too much for the low heels I had on.  I commented to someone that I needed to hem them or save them for wearing with heels.  She pointed out that it's trendy to wear them long and get the cuffs all ripped to shreds.  I pointed out that I'm not 16 anymore and had no intention of going back to shredded clothes as a fashion statement!

Same reason I laughed when the shoe sales girl chirruped that the tall boots I was trying on would look fab with jeggings.  Not on my hips, they won't! 

[MooseMom]

"Jeggings."  Oh dear.

Have you heard about the new "Ex-girlfriend" jeans for men?  They're supposed to be skinny jeans for men.  I'd love to see that; I haven't had a good laugh lately (well, those Charlie Sheen interviews were pretty funny).

[Des]

I don't wear make-up but I love my perfume .

Love her Madly from Yardley 

 

[MooseMom]

I've certainly heard of Yardley, but I haven't heard of this particular fragrance.  What's it like?

When I was very young (as in about 6 or 7), my mom would let me wear Yardley's "Red Roses".

I miss my mom.

[jbeany]

I had custom perfume made up from a booth on Esty - it's mostly lily of the valley with a touch of fresh cut grass and spring rain scents mixed in.  Ahhhhh - it's lovely.   It doesn't last long since it's homemade, so I really wish I could get it professionally made!

[Brightsky69]

I use sunscreen everyday on my face especially. Plus I always...always keep eye brows plucked. I don't even feel it anymore. 

[Sugarlump]

Nail varnish! Bright pinks.Apple greens. Pale tangerine.
Even at my sickest times, still have to have my fingernails and toenails painted to remind me I'm still a girl at heart. 

[Des]

I've certainly heard of Yardley, but I haven't heard of this particular fragrance.  What's it like?

When I was very young (as in about 6 or 7), my mom would let me wear Yardley's "Red Roses".

I miss my mom.

It is difficult to explain but is smells like a fragrant (talc) powder, floral but very mild, not sweet. I love it. It is just a hint of something feminine and spring.
It is funny how a smell can bring back memories............ (moms are special)
BIG it is Love her madly by REVLON not Yardley (my bad)

[MooseMom]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh
Myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Goooooooooooooooooooooood!

Sephora has a new store right here in my town, and today is Opening Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm gonna go buy me somethin' priddy!!!!

[rsudock]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh
Myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Goooooooooooooooooooooood!

Sephora has a new store right here in my town, and today is Opening Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm gonna go buy me somethin' priddy!!!!

that is so funny because in Akron (where Aaron's family is from) they are opening a Sephora too!!! My future mother in law is already planning a trip with me!! LOVE MY MAKEUP!!!

go get yourself something Moosemom you deserve it!!

xo,
R

[MooseMom]

go get yourself something Moosemom you deserve it!!

xo,
R

Egfr holding steady equals one lipgloss.
Potassium controlled equals one nail polish.
No anemia equals a nice smelling body lotion.
Staving off dialysis for a few months more....priceless!

[MooseMom]

Oh my goodness...Sephora was PACKED!  It was such fun, though!!  I saw a thousand and one things that I'd love to have, but how many colours of lip gloss can a girl wear at one time, ya know?

One thing I did need, though, was a good body cream.  A saleslady came up to me and asked if I needed help finding anything, and I went through my story about probably having to start dialysis soon but that I was on the transplant waiting list (I don't ever let an opportunity pass to mention this; you never know who might want to donate, right?), and that my skin just seemed so dry and fragile.  She directed me to a clinical aesthetician who worked with people with "special needs" (that made me laugh), so I repeated my story to HER.  She directed me to a very nice cream that I think might really help.  I also explained that I swim a lot in the summer and that I would like a spray-on, leave-in conditioner that would give my hair some volume. (My hair just seems so flat; I think it's just more age than anything).  So, I got a couple of nice things to make me feel especially girlie.

But the really fun part was when I somehow entered into a conversation with someone who was either a transvestite or transgender; I'm not sure which, and I wasn't going to ask!  We had so much fun looking at all of the makeup and the nail colours!  S/he had really good taste!  I learned a few things from him/her.  We decided that Smashbox's primer was the best of the lot!

[gothiclovemonkey]

Strangly enough, i cant stand wearing makeup, and i dont think ive ever bought anything makeup wise anywhere but walmart LOL because i rarely wear it, and it goes bad... BUT
 i do love my black eyeliner and red lip stick, its pretty much all i wear, unless im going certain places...

I actually got some Chanel for christmas, and i love the way it smells on my aunt, but omg... on me... NO! (btw, if u ever try that aphrodesiac spray from the "slumber party" make sure u try before u buy!!! it smelled like dirty diaper on me!!!-- and smelled great on everyone else!)

[MooseMom]

I have to confess that I can't imagine going around smelling like a dirty diaper...

I don't wear much makeup myself.  In the summer, I use a tinted moisturizer with a sunscreen.  In the winter, I may use a light foundation just to make me look a bit brighter, and I'll swipe on a bit of mascara and a lip gloss, and that's about it.  I do like to polish my toenails in the summer; I like unusual colors like a foresty green, a turquoise or a shimmery gold. 

[jbeany]

Uggh - worst part about returning to a professional environment - the reality that how well and how often I wear make-up can be directly related to how intelligent and competent my superiors assume I am.  Make a difference in my eventual pay, too.

[MooseMom]

Uggh - worst part about returning to a professional environment - the reality that how well and how often I wear make-up can be directly related to how intelligent and competent my superiors assume I am.  Make a difference in my eventual pay, too.

I think that's true.  Your appearance does make a difference in how you are perceived.  Thing is, though, that these days, it doesn't take a lot of gunk to make you look polished and professional.  There have been so many cool technological advances in cosmetics that you can get a polished look in about the same time you can wash your face and brush your teeth.  It's not fair that your intelligence is judged by your appearance, but I think we might all do it to some degree without even realizing it.

[Stoday]

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.

Next day, God created Woman. And God looked on what he'd created, and, behold, it wasn't very good. God said "that's gotta wear make-up".

 

[MooseMom]

Then the next day, God created advertising agencies that made men think that only pretty women were worthy.

Then God created Sephora.

[rsudock]

But the really fun part was when I somehow entered into a conversation with someone who was either a transvestite or transgender; I'm not sure which, and I wasn't going to ask!  We had so much fun looking at all of the makeup and the nail colours!  S/he had really good taste!  I learned a few things from him/her.  We decided that Smashbox's primer was the best of the lot!

I love this! You probably made her day!!!

I actually got some Chanel for christmas, and i love the way it smells on my aunt, but omg... on me... NO! (btw, if u ever try that aphrodesiac spray from the "slumber party" make sure u try before u buy!!! it smelled like dirty diaper on me!!!-- and smelled great on everyone else!)

This actually happens to me to! I love the smell of Clinique Happy Heart but it doesn't smell that good on me. For the  most parts it seems like I put on perfumes and my skin just sucks them up or something. Someone told me that some people have certain body chemistrys that don't mesh well with perfumes. weird?

Uggh - worst part about returning to a professional environment - the reality that how well and how often I wear make-up can be directly related to how intelligent and competent my superiors assume I am.  Make a difference in my eventual pay, too.

I think that's true.  Your appearance does make a difference in how you are perceived.  Thing is, though, that these days, it doesn't take a lot of gunk to make you look polished and professional.  There have been so many cool technological advances in cosmetics that you can get a polished look in about the same time you can wash your face and brush your teeth.  It's not fair that your intelligence is judged by your appearance, but I think we might all do it to some degree without even realizing it.

There are studies that show even teachers respond more positively to childer who appear cleaner, prettier/handsome, and smarter.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.

Next day, God created Woman. And God looked on what he'd created, and, behold, it wasn't very good. God said "that's gotta wear make-up".

 

Stoday I know you were joking so don't think this comment is aimed at you. Your comment just reminded me of a convo a friend and I were having just the other day. I just always laugh at how much pressure women get in US culture to be homemakers and mothers, who have to be model thin with a beautiful face, while holding down a job now too! (Oh and let's not forget the pressure of the bedroom either!!!  Jeesh like us female transplant patients don't have enough to worry about!!!! YIKES!!

xo,
R

[Riki]

the only makeup I ever wore was some frosty blue eyeshadow.. and that was when I was a teenager. after a while, I stopped wearing it. I figured no one could see it through my glasses.

anything else, I couldn't leave on.  It would drive me crazy, because I could feel it.  I can't even use chapstick. It just drives me nutty.  I'm pretty positive that not wearing makeup has kept me from some front desk jobs in hotels.

[Jess21]

Is this a bad thread to say I never wear makeup?
 

[Riki]

nah.. cuz I just said it.. *L*