How vain are you?

Yes, I'm sure the chemicals in hair color are not good, but I'm not ready to be grey haired yet. I'm already stage IV so, I indulge myself and don't look back.

Blessings, if anyone was scraping your gel polish off, they didn't know what they were doing! Gel Polish is soak off. Most people do this by soaking a cotton pad in acetone (I mix mine with glycerin so it is not so drying), placing the cotton pad on the nail and wrapping with foil. After about 15 minutes, it will come right off in flaky bits and you can use the cotton pad to nudge off any bits that stick. While nails are wrapped, you can depend up the process with heat. I use a heated eye pillow. No scraping ever!

Now I must return to my regularly scheduled field of expertise, education, not amateur nail tech

wyo - I never heard of Beyond the Rack! So of course I checked it out... those are some deals on NYDJ!!!! My Nordie's stylist was helping me pick out new clothes... she looked at me and said "You're about an 8"... I laughed hysterically and made her bring me some 12s. (I had been wearing 18s) I tried them on and they were too big. She brought out the 8s she wanted me to try on originally, and they fit. I burst into tears. And bought every color and style. Now I've put on about 15 pounds thanks to the AI, so I'll probably have a huge muffin top, but who cares. My butt will look good. Thanks for the tip!

I'll ask my hairdresser what brand of color she uses on my hair. She says it;s the gentlest one she has. It's permanent, and lasts a long time.

exbrnxgrl - my sweet little pedicurist convinced me to try gel polish nails. She said there was absolutely no scraping. She was sort of right. She soaked a cotton ball in acetone, put it on my nail, then wrapped the whole end of my finger in foil. I sat there and read gossip magazines while it soaked off. But the occasionally, the polish never came off completely. She had to use an orange stick wrapped with soaked cotton to nudge the sticky parts off, and at one point, she used a clipper to pull back a section of solid polish. (I never let her do that again.) Once I saw the damage that was being done, I said forget it. I absolutely loved the way the gel polish manicures looked, but they started lifting before the three weeks was up, and I decided it wasn't worth it any more. Funny - my pedicures last longer than it takes for my toenails to grow out, and no one ever sees them, but I can't go without polish on my toenails!

Wyo, I vaguely remember a discussion about hair color, and apparently it is not a problem. Back in the bad old days, certain colors apparently had something really vile in them, but that is no longer the case. As you can tell on that other thread, you have to be careful about sources

Thanks Caryn, appreciate it!

Ariom, unless the pre-op paper says no make-up, I at least put on a little foundation and blush because I look so ghastly when I come out of anesthesia!

Wyo, when I originally had my BMX, I was a wreck over how I would look with and (without clothes). That was back in 2000 and there weren't a lot of places on the internet to see pictures of women post surgery. I feared I would be going around in baggy shirts and sweats for the rest of my life! Back then, in my 40's, a lot of my clothes were more form fitting than they are now. Now I look more for body skimming clothing, it hides a multitude of belly issues brought on by menopause.

momine, you look great! as do the shoes!

exbrnxgrl - ooooh, I'll have to pick up some glycerin and try it the next time I take off my gel polish, and try the heat. Those are great tips.

I've been going with bare nails for the last week and a half due to surgery on Monday Apparently they don't want me to have polish on my nails for surgery. The nurse at my pre-op appointment commented on how she loved the colour I was wearing then sadly told me I could not have any on for the procedure. As soon as I'm up to it, the polish is going back on! I have an at home kit so no need to go out. Simple luxuries...

Oncearunner, I too been told that about polish during surgery. Also, nurses are not supposed to ever wear polish around patients. I think it has to do with a risk of spreading germs, but may not be remembering correctly.

It's Aromasin's fault!

Kay, lol, and thanks!

momine you look great! I really wish they had that shoe brand in the States.

oh no- I am a scarf-aholic pick them up all over the world- I took one look at this sight and thought uh oh. Thanks for all the support on hair color- if my hair was all one color I would not be so concerned its that yucky salt/pepper thing with more and more salt, Ariom if my hair was the color of yours I would not color it either-fabulous and you have a great cut/style too.

Thanks wyo, I used to wear my hair really long when I was dark, but the white looks much better very short.

I am a scarf collector too!

Momine, you look just fabulous, and I love the shoes! That white jacket is gorgeous too!

Bren, I have never been to surgery without makeup, not a full face, just enough that I feel ok with it. I always have bare nails though!

My family thought I was mad when I went into labor early with my Daughter, who was going to be a caesar anyway. I took a shower and put on my makeup before I would go to the Hospital, even though it was past midnight! Did I mention I was vain? I was only 24 at the time! LOL

Thank you Yorkiemom! I am lucky that my hair went to platinum and not just grey. I still have people ask me where I have my hair colored!

I have all my Winter scarves put away now, in a big tub, and have brought out all my Summer weight ones. I love the fine linen scarves with linen pants, but it soon gets too hot here, for any scarves at all.

Sunflowers, when I first came home after my surgery, it was so hot that I wore a beautiful silk sarong tied in a halter around my neck and pinned in the "modesty" pad thingy from a Genie bra into the sarong so It didn't brush against my skin. It worked a treat, no one could believe I had just lost a breast.

My goodness what beautiful women you all are!

Caryn, even though my initials are LS, I've never owned a chatelaine purse. So as far as I know it's never been to Israel.

Me, vain? I'm the one who wore makeup to every single chemo tx. So that sure qualifies me.

I'm an Orthodox Jew so I've covered my hair since I'm married. Sometimes I wear wigs, but I do love matching my head covering to what I'm wearing. In general I love blending my clothes for color matching.

When I was bald, no one saw my bald head. No one. That includes my DH - I slept with a soft cotton cap. There are those who look good bald, but I am not one of them. I wore my wig more often then since the bangs helped camouflage the lack of eyebrows (used makeup but it has its drawbacks).

I am so technologically challenged that I haven't even figured out how to post pictures on FB. All the one I have there are tagged, mostly from my kids. Anyone who wants to see them can send me a PM so I can friend you.

Leah

Momine, sometimes I see pictures of the ladies here with scarves and I do a double take and think, "Is she from my neighborhood?"

Yup, you're Orthodox all right!

Leah