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Discussions Posted on 1/28/2004
 
Desperately seeking stylin' down coat recs
OK. Enough. I cannot bear the weight of my shearling coat any longer. This freezing and snowy weather is killing me and the coat isn't helping--I feel like I'm wearing an extra person on my body. Suggestions for stylin' down coats, anyone? Must b

My Discontinued Product List ...
Nooooooooooooooooooooo! > >They can't discontinue it, they can't. > >Oh goodie, I've just had my first AF "discontinued product" moment. With the above lament about the soon-to-be-discontinued Maybelline color corrector powders, Veronica Moonlit h

Allure magazine observation
I was wondering if it's just me, but I am a new subscriber (thanks for the recs AF) and the past 4 editions have Catherine Zeta Jones, Jennifer Connelly, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Aniston on the covers. IMO each photo has been worse than the

Stephane Marais Products
Does anybody tell whether I can buy Stephane Marais color cosmetics in the US? If I can, please let me know in which shop I can get it. I am in Washington DC. Thanks.

Help with blue jacket!
I bought this awesome blue denim D&G jacket last year for a total steal, and now I am having a hard time fitting it into my wardrobe. It looks like a regular jean jacket, except that it is a *bright*, electric blue. I know it sounds kind of weird, bu

re CLOTHEZ R STUPID
THEY JUST SUCK

Foundation Brushes
There has been a lot of mention of foundation brushes lately - this is a very new concept for me. Could someone explain how this works (if at all) with liquid foundations? Seems like it could get very messy??? Any recs on good foundation brushes? I

AF adventures pt 3
Hi! well if you had a chance to go to wireimage.com and check out Silver Spoon day 1 and 2 you would have seen just about everyone we saw. I can't believe that Nicole Ritchie went back 2 days in a row. anyway on wireimage.com you can see photos of thi

Pointy flats
Are pointy flats out of style now that I've finally decided I want some? Haven't seen them *anywhere*! -- maribeth

need advice on female executive look
Hi, I have an audition and I need to know what to wear to portray a high powered female executive. Accessories, skirt length, any and all ideas. Thanks in advance!

Happy Birthday Lynne/Nartian5!!
Here's hoping you have a fabulous day! Priscilla -- psb2@midway.uchicago.edu "Here comes the most beautiful woman in puppetland!"

Spa Recomendation for Dallas
I'm looking for a good spa which offers massages & facials north of 635, preferably Plano/Addision area. I've noticed the Seventeen spa place but I'm a little hesitant to go in there. Is is only for teens? because I haven't been one in a while Hel

corrections re Caress bars
Now that I've had a chance to look at the supermarket shelves, I see I was wrong, sorry, about one detail re Caress bars. Seems they DO have mineral oil well down the list of ingredients in the "Silk" version only. Also, I see another difference bet

Removing Colorstay Natural
What does everyone use to remove their Colorstay Natural foundation. I just gave this foundation another try and I love it but it is very hard to remove! I have oily skin that breaks out very easily so I can't use anything with a lot of moisture or v

Only one line for each category - fashion?
Okay, I want to try the same thing for clothes. Not sure how hard this will be, here goes: Tees, plain: the J. Crew's I have (l/s, low v-neck) are my fave but they don't make the style I like anymore, need to find a new fave Tees, patterned: Glima

BUYER BEWARE - XTREME SHOPPING NETWORK / PREMIER ESTATE JEWELRY - FRAUD - ON DISH NETWORK CABLE 228
Just wanted to warn anyone who ordered jewelry from the following (they keep changing their names and disconnecting telephone numbers) ON DISH NETWORK CHANNEL 228: XTREME SHOPPING NETWORK PREMIER ESTATE (WEBSITE WAS WWW.PREMIERESTATE.COM - CLOSED NO

L'artisan Parfumeur Passage D'Enfer review
Disclaimer: I suck at describing scents. One of the perfumes that I bought from saks.com was L'artisan Parfumeur Passage D'Enfer. Per luciouscargo.com, "Passage D'Enfer is a luscious composition of Frankincense, Myrrh, and White Lily, abetted by the

I've seen it all now...
> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3158085717_2236199 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit ....th

"shiney cheek" question
I have noticed lately on various actresses (like J Lo, etc.) that their cheeks have a "shiney" look to them (I don't know how else to describe it) that make their skin look scrubbed and healthy. I know they must be covered in makeup (right?). So what

Re: OT/AF_Geeks/Stalkerish Things
>Subject: OT/AF_Geeks/Stalkerish Things >From: "KLM" nonospammer@com.com >Date: 1/27/2004 6:42 PM Pacific Standard Time >Message-id: <101e8dpks2s2e60@news.supernews.com> > >x-no-archive: yes >I got this in email, so if anyone wants to know all abou

Have you noticed
Whenever Kathy makes a total jerk of herself talking about stuff she doesnt know squat about she makes a stink about being laughed at to cover up her dumbness? She was wrong about jews so she complains about a group that is trying to keep nastines

www.myvanitycase.com
Got to tell you about it if you are in the UK. It's a really cool site. I read about it in the Evening Standard and they have really interesting stuff. Their brands are pretty good: monyette paris * asiana * pilar & lucy * aroma m * ma

Revlon Stay Natural Powder & Concealor
I love the foundation, but just recently came across powder and concealor in this line. Anyone try these yet? The powder looked intersting. Did it have an SPF? Forgot to check. Any coverage by itself? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

What I got for my bday
Well, yesterday was my bday and this is what I got - A Lancaster watch. It's a chronograph, red strap, red face, very big (huge!!) - A ticket to el Liceu (this is Barcelona's opera house) for "Peter Grimes" - a pair of cufflinks. They are made out

Perfum exhibition in Barcelona, Spain
If any of you is coming to Barcelona before February 19, 2004, when in Barcelona, you can visit the exhibition "Myrurgia. Belleza y Glamour" (Myrurgia. Beauty and Glamour). This exhibition covers the heyday of Myrurgia, one of the first perfum and cos

What are you wearing lately?
For our 5th anniversary dinner last night: -Tight short black lace dress with small poofy off-shoulder sleeves -Black fishnets -Black pointy-toe slingbacks, 4-inch heel -Black chandelier earrings -Big cozy black poncho for outside For breakfast ou