Re: December Hits & Misses

Hits:
+Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler – I cant even feel my eye lashes being curled!
Fabulous!
+Nars Dolce Vita Lipstick – First I love the color. Secondly, I have a hard
time with lipstick drying out my lips, this is the best lipstick I have ever
bought, for now on I will only by Nars lipsticks. I think this is my best &
favorite beauty product ever!!
+Nars Orgasm Blush – beautiful color
+Paula Dorf "On Set" Eyes kit – love the colors
+BBW Tutti Dolci lotions – I know have Crème Brulee, Angel Food Cake & Lemon
Meringue & love them all
+Sephora traincase
Undecided:
+DuWop Lip Venom – haven't used it enough to notice a difference
+Talika Lipocils – again need to use it more
Misses:
+Redken Color Extend Shampoo – Doesn't lather and makes my hair feel dry. I
wont make the mistake in buying this again. Its going into DH workout bag.
––
Cherie

Cherie wrote:
My hair lady actually gave me some of this for free, saying she was
not going to carry it any more but that it might work for me. "You
never know", she said. It didn't. I had the same experience you did.
I can't stand the scent either.
Veronica
––
Makeup, it takes believing in. Like a magic carpet, it's belief that
makes it fly. Otherwise, it's just a rug.
If you believe in it, makeup has a magic all it's own.
Of course, makeup is only dime–store magic. But it works well enough,
when it's used properly.",
the makeup artist, from the book Sooner or Later, based on the 1978 TV
movie of the same name.

Not a whole lot of fashion related purchases in December because I was
too busy, shopping for other people, had too nasty a cold to smell
anything or my back was in too much pain to walk around anywhere.
Hits:
La Mer The Eye Balm. It seems to be have just enough moisture to keep my
eye area from drying out but isn't so oily that eye makeup slips off too
easily or so heavy that I'm getting milia (my usual problem with eye
creams). Saks had one of their GWP promotions so I also got good sized
samples of The Cleanser, The Tonic, Creme de la Mer (which I already
have but will never use up because my elbows aren't big enough. It's too
rich for me face but it does wonders for my elbows!) and a small tube of
The Eye Balm I'll use for travel. I love the cleanser but it's not
special enough to spend over $60 on for a lousy 6.7 oz.
Origins Ginger Cream Bubble Bath. A gift from a co–worker. I'm already a
fan of the Ginger Souffle, which she didn't know, so it was nice to get
this.
Dianne Brill pot lip gloss in "Bullet Bra". An excellent sheer balm–like
gloss in a true red (it's described as a blue–red and even looks like a
blue–red on the web site but I found it at a local salon and it
definitely doesn't go magenta on me. I hate it when that happens and a
lot of supposedly true reds go magenta on me even if they look fine on
other people). This lasts longer on me than any other sheer colored
gloss I've tried before.
Misses:
None that I recall.
Stacy

December purchases:
Hits:
*UD Marsmallow sparkle powder – this smells delicious, like
marshmallow–buttercream.
*Jacqua Girls Buttercream cream – amazingly delicious...the best buttercream
scent ever!!! Sephora was sold out when I was there after Xmas, so I
actaully still haven't purchased it, but it is sooo good and the scent
lasted all day. I plan to order it as a treat after I move into my new
house next week. :)
*The cutest medium cool–toned pink wool princess style coat from Nordstrom.
It has black and white polka dot lining.
*Express zip top champagne–gold leather handbag with buckles on the front.
*Express cream colored cashmere blend cardigan with iridescent sequins
scattered on the upper half and ribbon trim along the crewneck collar.
*My new house! It's not actually mine till later this week, but still. :)
Misses:
None!
Laurie