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| Discussions Posted on 10/10/2003 |
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| They ruined it for me! |
| Once upon a lunchtime I sauntered by A Certain Store and was stunned by some of
the new things available in my now formerly favorite line of theirs...more
pronounced shoulder heads, FOUR button jacket fronts, corduroy suitings, etc. I
was reminded of t |
| Colored hair & safe products? |
| Hi there!
Does anyone know if it is OK to use products like Phyto's Phytodefrisant
and/or Vidal Sassoon's Hot Oil Treatment on colored (specifically, high
lights and low lights) hair? I only recently found out that dandruff
shampoos can remove hair |
| Fashionable Pets |
| I remember how much fun it use to be to go back to school shopping with my Mom.
Now that I am all grown up I still enjoy shopping occasionally but not for
myself.
I know I can't be the only one who loves to shop for their pet. Every year I
buy my |
| What I Got In The Mail |
| x-no-archive: yes
Boucheron and D & G Pour Femme. They are okay, not my very favorite.
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| What we wore to the wedding |
| A few weeks ago I started two threads looking for help on getting a new
suit for myself and shoes to go with DW's new dress for a wedding we were
hosting. Thanks to Joe for the suit advice and many AFers for the shoe
advice (Man, can Blushun find sh |
| Clarifying shampoo rec needed |
| Does anybody use a clarigying shampoo that is not too harsh-- I would
be grateful for any recs.
Rosie in LA |
| What i ordered today |
| the other day actually, from adasa.com, just a long sleeve juicy tee w/ "juicy
mania" on the front in red letters.
--kel
"A new dress doesn't get you anywhere; its the life you're living in the
dress."
--Diana Vreeland |
| Embarrassingly cheap or low-end |
| For reasons afield of this post, I was trying out stuff in a store and I was
drawn by a Tommy Hilfiger DB navy blazer (relax, I didn't buy it...I'm allergic
to paying retail) because it had a ticket pocket, a feature for which I am a
sucker or the wors |
| models in ad campaigns |
| I'm very curious about the woman who is featured in the ad campaign
for Ralph Lauren's Blue cologne for women. She's been featured in some
very prominent multi page ads in the New York Times magazine and most
recently I've seen her in several televisio |
| In Fairness to Maria |
| Someone else mentioned this and I know I've been away for awhile....
However I'm not a stranger to alt.fashion
The bottom of my frame says there are 854 current messages showing on
AF. I'd be willing to bet that none of them use any of the followin |
| Opinions/Peeks & new InStyle, Lucky and Trish McEvoy books? |
| I've read on MUA a few posters have seen the Trich McEvoy book and
loved it, but not much on the new InStyle and Lucky books.
Celia |
| Recs needed- Halloween wedding COSTUME |
| We are invited to a wedding on Halloween and it's a costume wedding! No
specific theme has been set forth. Please help. What should we dress as?
Need ideas for his & hers costumes ideas.. or just for individual costumes
that would be fun for a wedding |
| Hairspray hits and misses |
| And I'm not talking about the John Waters production. I prefer a hairspray
that goes on dry and provides soft hold.
My hits:
#1 - Bumble & Bumble Does It All styling spray
#2 - Rusk W8less
Misses:
Matrix Amplify -- goes on way too heavy and st |
| Mr. Matthews, did you ever find the Laurence Dumont fragrances? |
| I just saw these on sephora.com and did a google and you're the only
one who's mentioned LD. I love L'Artisan Mure et Musc--but not the
price--so I want to try the Vanille Mure. $18 is very reasonable.
How did the Vanille Chocolat smell?
Thanks,
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| Holiday 2003 Lust List |
| Well, this proves I CAN think past this November ;-). I'm
moratoriuming ATM but will want goodies:
* Anna Sui's Dolly Girl fragrance. Love the bottle, love the
fragrance too
* Stila's lip/cheek palette from the Confectionery collection
* The L |
| World Market...new jewelry |
| I could do lots of damage at World Market. I went this a.m. to shop for
wine,
Marques de Caceres rioja at $9.99 and Copola black label claret on sale for
$10.99
They were stocking a jewelry case filled with beautiful jewelry from India,
Thailand
an |
| What Doppelganger do You Like *More* Than the Original? |
| A quick mall run on lunch hour made me realize sometimes you get to
thinking that the original ISN'T always the best. Case in point; I
like the LV Murakami bags, always have but saw the Dooney and Bourke
knock off and like it even more - the knock off |
| Sue Devitt Bermuda Triangle? |
| I've heard a couple of places that the Sue Davit concealer, Bermuda
Triangle, is amazing for concealing under-eye circles. Has anyone tried
this? an anyone comment on the color, since it seems to be one size fits
all?
jules
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| What hose do I wear |
| Next weekend I'm reading in a wedding. I have a black dress, about
knee length, with a sort of swingy, flared hem, and strappy, open-toed
shoes.
What color/type of stockings do I wear with this? Can I even wear
stockings with open toed shoes? Sho |
| What fragrance are you wearing for fall? |
| I am temporarily shunning my CSP vanille, Fresh sugar and other scents
that say summer to me in favor of some fall fragrances
06130 yuzu rouge is great for what now is Indian summer in central CA
Today I am gardening so I am wearing the scent of orange |
| One singular sensation for fall |
| In STyle has an article about choosing one singular cosmetics sensation for
fall
flash those lashes
raise those brows
read these lips
shade your eyes
I've always tried to pay attention to all parts of my makeup but I can
understand
the theory |
| If you could, would you get an EXTREME makeover? |
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Hi friends,
I know I haven't been here in quite some time, but it's great to back
amongst you all. For those new members who I'm not yet acquainted with,
I'm J5 from Louisville, KY. I'm a very nice person with a sincere heart
who's NOT in to argum |
| Jelly Kellys |
| FYI, I noticed these are now on sale at www.anyknockoff.com in a variety of
colors. (No I don't work for them, of course!) Would you still buy one at
this time of year? It seems so summery/resort-ish, but cute and fun for the
pool/beach/weekend. If |
| Cosmetics and a Budget--Mutually Exclusive? |
| There's an article in the Oct. Instyle (Ashley Judd cover) featuring
Molly Sims and her annual makeup budget. An oh-so-helpful matrix lets
you write in your expenses next to Molly's to see how your expenses
for purchased items and services compare to |
| The little black dress |
| It's not too early to dust off the holiday clothes and the lbd is usually
a wardrobe classic no matter what time of the year is discussed. There
is a great article about the lbds in the October In Style with lots of
photos to suit various styles. The |
| What do you wear to have your photo taken? |
| I got to wondering after spending a good part of the afternoon
yesterday in a studio with my family (husband and almost 4 y/o son)
having our pictures taken for the holidays. I put more thought into
the clothes we wore than I expected I would.
I re |
| Ellen Lange's Peel |
| How is the Ellen Lange peel, and is there something similar for less money? Thanks! |
| Rive Gauche is back! |
| I just got the October Vogue and saw an ad with a sniff-strip for YSL Rive
Gauche, a fragrance I wore 20-25 years ago or so. Madame Jovan was a clone of
it but marketed quite differently.
This new version doesn't seem to smell exactly like the old, |
| The smell of holiday shopping |
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Out browsing in the shoe department at Nordstrom (Walnut Creek) the other
day, I could have sworn I detected a touch of pine and fir boughs in the
air, though none were to be seen. Earlier that day a salesperson had
remarked on th |
| The Campus Haberdasher |
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Really fine clothing stores seem to be found near more well-established
college campuses. However, with the growing trend in informal dress (for
both sexes) some of those stores will eventually vanish.
George Good (across from U |
| kiss me sunkiller SPF questions!!! |
| Hi.
I want to buy Kiss Me sunkiller and I live at Australia.
I finally find place online to buy stuff from Japan.
But, when I ask through E-mail about Kiss me sunkiller SPF85 PA+++ and
SPF105 PA+++ they said it's not avaiable at japan.
How come???
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| Need help finding a Chanel lipstick! |
| I am heartbroken to learn that my beloved Chanel Midnight #23 lipstick has
recently been discontinued! I have worn that color everyday for the last 20
years and despite trying and buying hundreds of other colors....always went
back to Midnight. I've us |
| Gladys Towles Root |
| Earlier I posted Gladys Towles Root's statement that, "A woman is not properly
and formally dressed unless she has hats, gloves and purse." I've got a story
about this remarkable attorney up on the Crime Library at
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notoriou |
| Elana buys some jeans and some accessories |
| Mum and I went down to Queen Street West in Toronto, just like old
times. The target was jeans this time, because I haven't had any that
fit in years. (I've become addicted to Mod Robes, this incredible
Canadian brand of comfort pant whose slogan is: " |