Make-up hints

Tina, you crack ME up! You want to travel light, but you`ll pack a hair straightener! hehehehhe

Sheila, good point about the carry-on and butane.

Raye, it must make you laugh to see what differenent pages we are all on when we read your post. (I was thinking a goo of sorts, too!)

Tina Is the hair breaking or falling out? If you have thinning hair, breaking hair, or shedding hair- using all those hot tools like a curling iron is NOT GOOD. Have you tried Nioxin products?

I think you have to let it grow out a bit, and definitely play with some product to find what works best.

Raye did you get a ceramic flat iron? I got one... which is kind of silly b/c I never straighten my hair on my own, but I like to pull it in a low pony tail, and take a huge sweeping bang-- hit it with the flat iron, and I love it!

Did someone mention a tiny hair straightner?  I just finished chemo in Jan09 and my hair is coming back so slow......  AND CURLY.  Ugh!  I have no idea what to do with it.  I am use to longer, straight hair.  Now it is coming in dark brown and curly.  I keep wearing my wig and it is over 100 degrees here in Houston.

Tina - does you hair seem thin to you or do you just notice a lot coming out in the shower? The reason I ask is that my hair sheds a lot during the summer months and I think it may have something to do with being out in the sun? Just a suggestion. I too have the thinning lashes every six months or so - they either break off or just come out because the lashes do get noticeably thinner.

Beth - my flat iron is titanium - works fine. I used it this morning, but will not use it every day - as you menetioned -  these devices are so hard on the hair.

What is a YUT? Something hairy? Not familiar with that term.

Anyway, I think you are just having some summer shedding. I've always had a lot of summer shedding, especially after a week or weekened in the sun. Also, I don't comb or brush mine, just use fingers, so that hairs don't get to come out until I shower or blow dry.

How fun! What color?

No, I've never seen the movie - and the thought did cross my mind that maybe you were talking about my cousin vinnie and the yuts, but I thought yuts meant the plural of you "yous", so it didn't make sense. YOUTH. gotcha.

Thanks! Yes, I used my new straight iron and had to snap a pic. And speaking of, when I straighten my hair, A LOT of hair falls onto the counter in the bathroom - so there you go. Let's think positive - natural shedding. Seasonal.

Happy coloring.

I got this new covergirl mascara...it's in some white tube called exactinglights or some crap like that. This is what I've deduced from trying 50 million brands of mascara in the last few months.

It's all about THE WAND!!! If you have long lashes and need to thicken, and make them look full, then you need a big wand, like in the Loreal Double Extend... But if you need to lengthen, and get even the tiniest lashes, then you need one of the new wands- like on the max factor and covergirl brands. I still by far think Loreal makes the best mascara hands down.

I do want to try revlons lash stiletto though. I have been doing my makeup more in the last couple of weeks then in the last few years, and I forgot how great it makes my face look. One of the girls I hired at my new job, used to work for me, and she mentioned that she used to love the way I did my eye makeup-- so I started going back to using the MAC color palettes, and black liner, and so many people have complimented my makeup. For the summer I am using the miami sunset bronzer shimmer strips from physicians formula. It really gives the face an incredible glow!!!

Hey chicas! Been awhile, but I'm working on my wakeboarding (and, of course, my tan!)! Still lovin' the Aveeno tinted moisturizer and have been using "eyebrightener" by Physicians Formula in "Natural Eyelight." It really does brighten up my look!

Also still awaiting word from my insurance company on funding the Latisse. Both my onc and my PS have put in a plea for me, so if Blue Cross goes for it, I might have more to say about mascara and such. As it is, I do the best I can with a little Maybelline, but its pathetic compared with my gorgeous pre-bc loooooong, thick lashes. Sigh......

~Marin

Why thank you, m'am! The kitty cat is Mittens and she belongs to my bf. She's what is known as a "kitler"...a cat with the little "moustache" a la Hitler. No offense to the cats, though, everyone loves them. Check out this website dedicated to Kitlers: http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl Pretty cute, huh?

So here's a news flash that I read about in Oprah magazine... a website where you can order a ton of makeup, nail polish, etc., much of it for ONE FREAKIN' DOLLAR per item. Here it is:

http://www.eyeslipsface.com/

Look at all those shades!

~Marin

Tina, I have a few ridges on several of my nails and I also use the buffing tools from CVS if I don't put on any polish. The other week I was at the local mall and walked by the kisok showing off the Dead Sea Minerals lotion and nail buffer. The guy noticed my long natural nails (slightly yellowed from just removing polish) and he showed me their nail buffer guaranteed for 5 yrs and how it would make my nails stronger and not leave them yellowed. He tried selling me the kit with their nail buffer, nail file, and lotion regularly 49.95 but that day only on special for 29.95 and if I bought 2 I got a 3rd kit free. The funny thing is they tried selling me the same kit 2 yrs ago at the same one day only price of 29.95. Of course I didn't buy any (Just spent $400 on new eyeglasses and sun glasses) but stopped at CVS on the way home and purchased one for $1.00 and did the rest of my nails.

Sheila