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Discussions Posted on 6/17/2004
 
Surprise Surprise...What Came in the Mail TODAY!!
Got home this afternoon to mom handing me a box...from Amazon.com....it's been ages since I ordered from them. Hesitantly, I shook the box, okay if it's a bomb, it would have gone off by now...It was definitely addressed to me. But my birthday was o

OT: customs question for sending something overseas
If I want to send something to Japan and list it as a gift, if I insure it for whatever value, does the recipient have to pay customs fees/taxes on the value? When I've swapped stuff to Canada and overseas, I've put gift and no value, but haven't insu

Heads up -Awesome Mascara for Blondes
As you may know, I am an expert on mascaras suitable for blondes. Most black and brown mascara is too dark on me and looks garish. I have tried every brown, gold, bronze and beige mascara out there and after this exhaustive search through the ages, I

Product that prevents lipgloss/balm bleed
It's summer and I want to wear my pretty UD xxx shine glosses, cliquique superbalm, Stila lip polish etc! My problem is that when I get warm they seem to bleed all over my face lol! Does anyone have any invisible lip liner recommendations or hints to

Fashion crisis averted-long
Ok, so here was the crisis. My parents decided we need a family portait taken. It is a very big deal to my Mom. The photographer said that we have to wear Khakis or Khaki colored pants and light colored or pastel shirts. The photographer specificall

OT sort of: Getting a makeup stain out of a linen blouse
I just got a pale green linen shell from Talbots. It has a foundation stain at the neckline. I googled and determined that even though it says dry clean only, I can hand wash it in cold water. Any advice on pre-treating, or stain removal? This is f

wanted: people to write/talk to about fashion/lifestyles and trends in Eastern-Europe
Hello there, As a journalist I'm currently writing about fashion, lifestyle and trends of the ten new European Union country's. Those are Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. I'm look

Bourjois Lissant Blanchissant nail whitener
I've been using this for two weeks. It does whiten nails - not dramatically, but some. Enough for me to continue to use it. It's not the most user-friendly stuff I've ever encountered as it takes a long time to completely dry. Last week I put it on

Juicy Balm From Allure Box
I went looking for more of these, but didn't see them in the display. Would anyone know if it's a discontinued product? I got the Raspberry---yummy--and the Cherry, which I didn't try yet. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Whe

Fall Fashion/Colors
I found this online today and thought someone here might find this at least a little interesting :) I don't even want to think about fall yet, but... http://tinyurl.com/2b6c8 You have to have Adobe Acrobat Reader Brady

mosquito repellent
i googled but there isn't much info................... what a folks using these days, with success?

URGENT:advice needed-CK One Summer frangrance
hi all, so i am looking to try this limited edition perfume by ck one, called summer, out this summer only....my problem is i can't find it anywhere in department stores! anyone have any ideas? i am in the seattle area.i tried eveything: the bon, no

Sunscreen Question
I've been using this sunscreen that's very oily. So, to prevent the shine, after applying the sunscreen, I've been blotting my face with a tissue. Does that reduce the effectiveness of the sunscreen? Am I defeating the whole purpose of it? And what

Your Summer Make-up
x-no-archive:yes What changes have you made in your summer face? Are you going brighter or lighter or frostier? Have you switched to a different foundation? I realized my summer makeup is very different and much lighter than what I wear during the

Allure Beauty Box 2004 best so far ?
i'm thinking the allure beauty box this year are probably the best ones so far. especially when you take into account how much the box was and what the products are worth if you buy them in stores. i'm not sure if i remember the other ones. but i'm rea

Het zal toch niet zijn wie ik denk dat het is?
Is het die Ear Youth weer? Nee, het is Arjen Jongeling! Het is een kwestie van geduld voor heel usenet Hollands lult