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Discussions Posted on 10/25/2003
 
Outdoor Shopping Malls
Hi, I live in Ohio and Friday they opened a new outdoor shopping mall in Lyndhurst Ohio called Legacy Village. Supposedly this mall is to have heated sidewalks for the winter time. Does anyone have a mall of such type where they live? If so, does

Need Halloween help - flapper costume!
Okay, so it's not really a flapper costume. I have a semi-formal/costume ball to go to, so I'm wearing a somewhat 20s-inspired formal that I already have and adding a few flapper-ish accessories/hair/makeup. So I'm thinking I need a long string

Question about Freeman Sunflower and Vanilla Sugar body butter...
I bought this the other day and decided to use it this morning. I was a bit confused about the consistancy. It truly is like butter, but it does not melt into my skin. Actually, if I scoop a bit of the butter I can actually role it into a ball. Is this

Joe - Klorane walnut extract shampoo?
Were you looking for this? Spotted it in my area. Email me if interested. Suzanne

Wearing tonight...
I'm having a serious Twiggy/Emma Peale flashback tonight: Short A-line jumper, mostly black (with a little white trim) with a wide red applique stripe running the length of the dress, slightly off center; Black turtleneck bodysuit; Black tights; Blac

Chanel foundation Teint Compacte Creme Universelle - wonderful!
I bought this new foundation from Chanel (in shade 50 Naturel). It comes in a wide, round glass pot less than an inch high and looks great on my dresser. It looks wonderful on my face! You have to apply it with the sponge that comes in the box, othe

What I bought at Target today
-black and bone/khaki Cherokee leggings. For some reason, leggings require no alteration while jeans have to be tapered. So until I get to my goal weight, it's leggings all the way -black nylon/acrylic Merona boucle shell with matching belted wrap s

Attn Chicagoans
Today I visited the Ulta at the Costco at Clybourn and Diversey. It's like going to Disneyland--a huge space, fully stocked and almost empty on a Saturday. I don't think people know its there. I could have stayed for hours.

Lola Cosmetics - Opinions?
Checked out some Lola cosmetics today for the first time. Love the look of this line. Googled it on AF and read a few raves from Wicked Witch. Tried the compact cream foundation on my hand and it looked very natural and creamy. The lipsticks looked ver

Prank
A girl at university woke up with her waist-length hair cut off - I mean, all off to her neck. It was meant as a "joke"! She was in tears, and had to go to the hairdressers to have it styled as best she could.

Trish McEvoy book
I happened upon this at B&N today. I was really impressed! I think the book is well written and easy to understand. I like that she's very liberal about age grouping and products and instruments. I think she gives a wonderful overview. My one un

Hair/Face Makeover
Hi, Ever since extreme makeover has been on, I wondered how you might go about finding a top-notch hair and make-up salon. You know the kind where the beauticians are more like artists because they can look at you and just know what is right for you

TG - MOTSS
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070904020609060303050908 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The database is exotic and erotic and full of folks looking for, ummm, I

Highlights, what's "in"?
On the one hand, highlights seem to have trickled their way onto almost everyone at this point and there are now those home paint-on highlighting kits. However, a number of people I know who have long had highlights are getting rid of them and I began

Favorite bodywash
I am getting my "collection" of bodywashes (I like the creamy type the best) together for winter. What is everyone's favorite bodywash? I want to try out a few new ones.

I am in LUST w/ LV Murakami bags
And I am so POd you wave to get on a waiting list. Normally I would NOT pay 600+ for a purse, but that bag is soooooooo pretty. I mean that is just a *beautiful* bag. Anyone get one before they disappeared off the face of the earth? I want one li

Wal Mart Hires Illegal Aliens
Cleaner at Wal-Mart Tells of Few Breaks and Low Pay By STEVEN GREENHOUSE very night for months, Victor Zavala Jr., who was arrested on Thursday in a 21-state immigration raid, said he showed up at the Wal-Mart store in New Jersey to clean floor

What's going on with hair?
Aniston, Zeta and Gwynnie just all cut bangs. (See US with Nick and Jessica on the cover for Aniston's new do.) I can't put my finger on any trend except no more long Bessette hair and no more bobbed hair. When I say trend I mean like over a few yea

Mens cashmere socks
My dad's birthday is coming up and he needs nothing. When we were kids he always used to say "just buy me some socks" for his birthday, so I was thinking I'd get him some really comfy, luxurious socks, maybe cashmere. Any suggestions of where I might

anyone tried parasuco jeans?
I have a couple pairs that I am going to take in to have hemmed and I found them to be quite a bit like Joes (now my faves') and wondering what you all thought. I would love to get some Paperdenimcloth and coh in nyc when I hit there next month. any

Fashion - is this ADD?
I was reading an article in the October 20th issue of BARRON'S where they were discussing a company that makes software and amortizes 90% of the license fee across the license term. Now, for the interesting fashion quote about this practice: "Still,

Peter Roth Products 50% off@ Pure Beauty
....Pure Beauty in Studio City, CA has it all 50% off as they aren't going to carry it any longer..they also had Trucco last season's stuff 50% too. Hopefully the sale carries over to all Pure Beauty stores LB Keeper of the Lovely and Talented Two

BEWARE! PayPal spoof E-mail is flying again!
Just got one a bit ago... asking for such useful things for identity thieves as: Bank routing number Checking account number PIN code Social Security Number Mother's Maiden Name Date Of Birth -- October is National Breast Cancer Awar

What does your bathroom look like?
Now, this may be just me, but as this is AF, it's probably not; but I LOVE my bathroom, it's like a shrine of everything I strive for (good hair, nails, skin, and teeth). When my roommate moved out I totally redecorated it; it's primarily pink, with s

Avène's Instant Smoothing Mask
Does anyone know more about this product? -- Vivian "People may forget your name, they may even forget what you look like, but rarely if ever, do they forget how you make them feel." http://www.20six.co.uk/maroo (Sweet Princess Hammies) htt

The Villages
Hi from The Villages. If you are a Baby Boomer or above, you reallly need to check out this place. I am here playing this week. I thought I had a handle on something secret that was the best and lo and behold along comes MSNBC to do a 10 minute se

pale pink Jelly Kelly spotting in Chicago!
If any of you are looking for one, I saw it in the window of Sugar Magnolia on Oak St. I didn't stop in so I can't say how much it costs, if there are other colors or what sizes they have. HTH! fig ----- Who's The Fairest? www.whosthefairest.c