I'll also join the skin whines. My cheeks are, again, suddenly irritated out of nowhere. I put moisturizer on them because they're so dry and there was immediate burning and stinging and they flushed red. Stupid fucking skin. Cortisone cream didn't help much either.
Last night was leftover bread and fancy cheeses. Tonight will probably be something like pho (DH and I usually pick up food on the way back from therapy). Wednesday will be whatever my friend who hosts craft night makes for us. Thursday will likely be pasta. Friday night I'm going out for my friend's birthday dinner.
I'm going to a networking event after work and I think it's going to be too cold to wear a dress, exec with tights. The high today is going to be 59, but the low is 45.
Zoya Kristen on my nails, OPI Skyfall on my toes, but I'm going to change my toe color today to either Dita or Ciara (both Zoya). Sorry no photos, on the app.
My parents are coming down to visit me. DH is up visiting his parents this weekend (and is sick). I think I may try to talk my parents into shopping for a side/accent table for the living room with me today. And a lamp to go on the table
I have a couple, no links (since I'm on my phone and lazy).
1) L' Oreal true match lumi foundation. I liked it fairly well the first time I tried it, but even then it was too dark. I bought W3, and W1-2 looks way too light. I think if they had all 3 levels, I'd like this foundation better. It wears nicely throughout the day and feels comfortable on.
2) Paula's Choice RESIST foundation This is billed as being for all skin types, but it's definitely not. It's not moist enough for my dry skin. Applied with fingers, it sank right into my pores. Applied with a beautyblender, it doesn't have that problem. Just not a goods foundation for dry skin, amber I think the shades are tricky, judging by a sample card I received.
3) L'Oreal Color Vibrancy nourishing conditioner (from the new line in the black bottles, this one has the pink accents). So far I'm really liking this conditioner. It smells nice and leaves my hair feeling soft and tangle-free. Which is a big deal, my hair tangles easily. Also, I reviewed the ingredients list and didn't see any 'cones.
4) Jordana best lash extreme mascara If I take the time to wipe all the excess product off the brush, it looks nice, as it sometimes does even when I don't. Building layers without doing that can lead to clumpy, spidery lashes. If I apply on my bottom lashes it seems to smudge sometimes. Still deciding how much I like it, but it was less than $4 at Walgreens.
5) blinc mascara I like it, but don't love it. It is ready to remove, IMO, and wears well throughout the day without any smudging or flaking. It's a nice alternative to waterproof that's much easier to get off my lashes.
Soon I'll have a review of the new Maybelline the rocket mascara.
I never thought of it as promiscuous to service lots of men, just to be able to best service the one they end up with (though, of course, if it's too many they won't marry anyone because they're "too dirty" by then).
I do feel a weird, I don't know, pressure to have been wild, to want to have been wild, and in my younger days, to be wild. It's less about what I want and more what it's implied that I should want, and it chafes just as much as the pressure to be chaste did. It feels like just another way of making my sexuality less mine.
Am I the only one who feels this way?
I can understand what you're saying. I think I've felt it at times, too. It seems like, for women, there's no winning. If you don't have multiple partners, you're a prude and/or sexually repressed. If you do have multiple partners, you're a slut.
So many choices. The bval, snail, and meatloafgate dramas were all pretty awesome. Definitely snail, I miss her stories about famous people hitting on and getting high with her and complimenting her cooking.
I wish gmoney would come back, and nikki, bond, interro... Basically lots of the old regs who aren't here.
Non-drama favorite memories are when we've come together as a board to help those in need.
Motzie, I'm glad you're safe. That's a terrible way to start your day.
We went from sunny and 78 to rainy/drizzly so I'm sure my commute won't be as easy as usual. People here don't know how to drive in the rain and either go too fast or ridiculously slow, so there are always accidents.
Noble experiment is cool, and kinda tricky to get in (faux wall of kegs). They have a list of cocktails but you can also just tell them generally what you like and they'll make something special for you. I was at Prohibition, which is similar, and just told the bartender I wanted something celebratory but not too sweet and he made me an amazing drink. Go in with an open mind and enjoy. Oh, and be prepared for all the creepy little skulls.
I'm still with my second. I don't regret it now, but there was a time when I did and wondered if there was something better out there sexually, even though sex with him had always been satisfying. Since my sex drive picked up I don't wonder anymore, because here's the mind-blowing sex I was wondering about previously.
Not slept with, but one friend from HS tried to make out with me in college. He identified as gay, straight, and bi at different times. I just couldn't kiss someone who'd given me BJ tips...I knew where his mouth had been. All the cute guys at my HS were gay.
Is he allergic to all alcohols? Or can his skin tolerate the "good"/moisturizing ones? Beautypedia.com has lots of good recommendations and I sometimes use the Paula's Choice body butter.
From the drugstore, I use a combo of Aveeno unscented body wash and the Cetaphil Restoraderm body wash, which helps with dryness. For something basic I like Eucerin calming cream (the big tube) or CeraVe in the tub. Cetaphil in the tub is okay, but I like the CeraVe texture better. He could also try straight cocoa or shea butter.
No way would I date a virgin who planned to stay that way until marriage. Life is too short to risk bad sex. Also, if it were a religious thing it would be another sign we're incompatible.
What do you want your new look to be? How much time do you want to spend on doing your makeup? What do you think is your best facial feature and what's your coloring like? Is your skin even or do you have discoloration that you want covered?
Sorry for the million questions, but it will give a better idea of what to recommend.
This is definitely not my only interaction with people who are not white (or not 100% white). I'm actually a little uncomfortable when there's too little diversity in the people with whom I interact. My best friend is Indian American and one of my other really close friends is of Chinese descent, but has dual US & Canadian citizenship. In my work, I've interacted with multiple different ethnicities and races.
I feel like it became harder to have diversity in my friendships when I moved to Southern California from NJ. There was much more diversity in the people with whom I interacted regularly at my school in NJ.
I just went into a new-ish Ulta around here the end of last week and it took forever to get any help. I finally got help by hanging out on the prestige side until someone asked if I needed help, then dragged them to the drugstore side with me. I did like their nail polish section and it was overall very clean and fairly well organized. But I still hate Ulta.