Make-up hints

Laura - it sounds like it is working for him! More power to the man. Maybe the vinegar cleanses the pores while he is in the steamy shower. Now me, I use vinegar to get the salt off of my boots and floors in winter, oh and to wash windows. LOL - spray bottle and all, huh? LOL

Mine too, Dotti. Uses Lever 2000 and sometimes fees itchy. I told him to use my Dove or Cetaphil - Oh, this soap is fine. Whatcha gonna do? He does smell good with the Lever 2000.

Kind of gross, but the best trick to get mascara off your eyelid without smudging your eyeshadow is... take a q-tip, and use your own saliva (I know it's disgusting) and in one swoop it should remove the mascara from your eye lid without messing up the makeup. Another weird/useless saliva tip, that I forget where I learned... but your own saliva can get out your own blood. Not that we are walking around staining our clothing with blood, but it's just something I learned that your own spit can get it out of your clothing...

If your mascara is too clumpy, you should wipe the brush before applying it. Also, avoid pumping the wand into the tube, or you will let air in, and it will dry out and get clumpy.

Q-tip in moisturizer is the method I use after rubbing with my finger doesn't do it.

Hair question: does anyone take Biotin and if so, does this promote faster hair growth? Again, NOT COMPLAINING, but my hair seems to be growing so slowly.

Daffodil - thanks. Marin has talked about Biotin quite a bit, but I was always afraid if it made hair and nails grow, that it might make a tumor grow. That was a couple of years ago, and I am now willing to try the Biotin. I realize the mineral is in most multi-vitamins, but the bottle with the biotin alone has a much higher concentration.

BTW - Love your dog! Is he/she a Lab? I have a chocolate - 4 years old.

Really? Interesting - does sounds like a border collie mix, but certainly doesn't look like one from the pic! She is beautiful (not that collies aren't).

Raye, she has a white strip down her chest...and that fake Lab curled tail! She IS pretty, but black Labs are so hard to photograph~~~have to stick their noses into everything, including the camera!

I use saliva to dampen eyeliner brush~~~if it works for contacts.......

Many people swear by Laura Mercier concealer!

Also, consider, if it is red around your eyes, use a green-tinged concealer, if purple, use a yellow one. Makes all the difference in the world. Don't put it on too heavily and let your powder or foundation "top it up". If you use a solid cream, let the warmth of your fingers spread it rather than pull it across your under eye. 

I've lost touch with things but always try to scan make up and fashion threads whenever I can.  Liora was discussing price of plastic surgery.  I work in a hospital and overhear conversations frequently.  I am thinking at the current state of economy, one could really haggle regarding cosmetic procedures.  Several discussions around procedures that are paid out of pocket are way way down and one could conceivably haggle and get prices dropped.  Our plastic surgery numbers are dropping considerably.  Theory is that people are not spending because of fear of what may happen or is currently happening.  On the biotin front, I have been using it for about 3 years.  I started cause I though it may thicken up my now thin arimidex hair.  I am not sure about thickness but I guarantee in my case the strands grow longer overnight.  One of the girls at work that works very prn says my hair length doubles every month.  That is definitely an exaggeration but it does grow fast.  My big makeup wish is all I want for Christmas is eyelashes.  Post chemo I had a better than ever set and when they fell out for the third time, I never got much back and everything is very blonde.  I dye my eyebrows but am at a loss for eyelashes.  I have had them dyed a couple of times but there is just not enough of them.  I also have tried individual false ones but am all thumbs at trying to get them placed.  I also have the furry strips but everything is a bit too long or too thick.  I would love them to be a bit more natural looking.  The other issue is most of what I find is black black black and I probably would do better with light brown.  I have seen that color in stores but not very often.  I do remember somebody talking about a mascara that makes lashes grow.  Did that ever come out on the market?  For a final note we have a yellow lab and a chocolate one at home.  My take on our labbies is the yellow one is way smarter but the chocolate one is way more affectionate.

Hi all-

I don't mean to just barge in here but was doing a search on some products and noticed that many of you use Burt's Bees products and I love them too.  I used to order Bert's Bees from Iherb but since clorox bought Burt's Bees, they won't let iherb sell them anymore.  So now I found a website that you can get Burt's Bees much cheaper than at Target or other stores, the site is www.swansonvitamins.com.  I have ordered from them only once and have been pleased with their products and they only charge $4.99 on any size order.  They keep sending me coupons too.  I saved a ton on what I ordered last and they sent me a $5 coupon so on my next order my shipping will be free. 

Just thought that I would share my good find.

Liz 

Thanks for the tips Liz and Daff.

Speaking of lashes falling out - my left eyebrow seems to be thinning. A few of the hairs are short, but somewhat curling (if you can imagine this tableau - really weird) and I swear thinner and skimpier than the right brow. Can't really complain, as I know the brows and lashes go through changes, but somewhat strange considering I finished chemo in late 2006 and not on any AI's due to being Trip Neg. Not the end the world, just curious.

10 years ago my sister asked if my eyebrows seemed to be thinning as I got older. I said no.

Ever since then they have been thinning terribly! I have to fill in the bit at my nose with eyeshadow to make them more prominent, but don't brush it along the rest of them (yet).

I have never plucked my brows!! Waaaaaaa