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Discussions Posted on 4/7/2004
 
ot-ish: reuse of dingy cotton balls
Hi, Over a period of time, I have collected a rather large assortment of dingy cotton-balls; they are coated with grime, make-up and nail polish. I was wondering if anyone has any novel ideas regarding ways to re-use these cotton balls as opposed

Meet singles online for free at www.date-quest.com
We wish to make your on-line dating experience as fun as possible. No outdated profiles, no annoying banners or popups. We are simple, easy to use and we don't charge a dime. Yes, the service is entirely free and we intend to keep it that way for

Personal Shopper
My neighbor has a personal shopping service, a company, but it's not affiliated with any store. Do any of you use a personal shopping company's services?

Knockoff Seller Busted
Pacific Grove (CA) had its annual Good Old Days festival this past weekend. A lady was there selling knockoff purses at a booth. She was actually arrested and all her merchandise was confiscated...to the tune of $60K. She will face charges. They al

Storing sweaters for the summer
At least here in So. Cal it's warm and I *think* the need for the heavy sweaters has passed, the poorboys will be out until our June Gloom is over then they go into storage as well. What is the best way to store? I've got cashmere and wool, all natur

Style versus fashion
I've been lurking on AF for some time, but to be honest, I prefer style over fashion so I don't shop at UK high street shops, and I probably wouldn't enjoy US malls anymore. I thought I would share my good news. Today I was fortunate enough to buy t

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What I Got In the Mail
Yesterday, my new red and white spectator pumps (approx. 2.5 inch heel) arrived. Cyoooot!!!! ~~Geri~~ [Deep behind enemy lines in Pac-10 Country]

What I ordered yesterday
I despaired of finding a 6th pair of SAS huaraches here in town, or of finding a website where I could order them -- but I refuse to go through the summer without them; they're the most comfortable thing I've ever worn on my feet (which is why I've

Men's Cropped Pants
Saw a ton of European Men at Busch Garden's in Florida yesterday wearing cropped pants. Most were a cargo type style. I am not talking about the ultra-long hip-hop style shorts either. There were not baggy with huge pockets, they were fitted and loo

Shoebuy sale/sandals
Thought I would share, from my email: Simply enter Promo Code "SPRINGTIME" when checking out at www.shoebuy.com and you will receive 20% off any purchase of sandals or clogs in our store

My Clinique Makeover
I had a Clinique makeover at Marshall Fields (dang, I always want to keep calling that store "Dayton's") in Saint Cloud, Minnesota while I was staying with my mom. April did my makeover and she's really nice. I highly recommend her. I restocked on

What Lipstick Are You Wearing?
Clinique Stay The Day lipcolor in Downtown Brown...very nice shade and it's a better solution for a long wearing lippie for me than CG Outlast/Lipfinity. And, no I don't work for Clinique ;-) I got this on the day I was made over at the Clinique coun

Growing out short hair
Hello AF! I am growing out my "Halle" short hair. Does anyone have any websites that show some in-between hairstyles I could take to my salon? My hair is pretty short...is there anything to make it grow a little faster? Should I not be shampooing a

Cartier Panther Wallet - Ruby. Cartier's latest.
You've got to love it! The latest Cartier wallet: Panther leather collection with palladium and nickel-finished buckles. And there's a brand new Ruby one straight from France that I am selling - because it was a gift to me and this is a ladies walle

qvc shoppers!
everything you buy on qvc.com and use your Qcard....payments are deferred until July 1. I snapped up a new digital HP 5.3 mp SLR camera....here's hoping it's a good one! Jean

Any interest in another round of AF tees?
In Feb 04 Jennifer wrote: My dad is completely snowbound and can¹t golf. So I offered to see if there¹s any interest in another round of alt.fashion t-shirts. I wasn¹t feeling up to this for a long time, since last time these were offered (around

More on the Bob & VS saga...
This is amazing! Look what Dylan said back in 1965!!! From today's Telegraph... Hey, Mr Lingerie Man . . . By Hugh Davies (Filed: 07/04/2004) There could be blood on the tracks for Bob Dylan after he appeared in a television commercial y

They've gotta be kidding!!!
I heard some cosmetic company was going to come out with a Lay's Sour Cream and Onion flavored lip gloss, and a Cheetos Cheese Puffs one was already in existence. I hope they're kidding. Isn't the idea of flavored pomade for the lips to make the lips s

Way to go, Inglewood!
Sorry if this has been posted already, but: "INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Voters in this Los Angeles suburb rejected a ballot "measure Tuesday that would have allowed Wal-Mart to build a warehouse-sized "store while skirting zoning, traffic and environmenta

ettiquette?
I was informed by a friend that another friend sent me a wedding invitation. I never got the invitation but I did get an invitation to her bridal shower. How should I go about finding out if I was invited to the wedding or not? She's the first person I

HI LIFT BROWNS FERIA HAIR COLOR
Hi there Has anyone used Feria Hi lift Browns? Its suppose to change really dark hair to light brown without any brassiness. Normally to change dark brown/ black hair to a lighter shade you need some sort of lightner which usually changes your ha

Terrycloth accessories?
Feh! $350 for Bottega Veneta terrycloth slides? Feh, a thousand times, feh. http://www.elle.com/article.asp?section_id=7&article_id=4400