Make-up hints

Hi!

I just got the smashbox o glow lip gloss - it's like the blush - it goes on clear and then interacts with your skin to make a custom shade..I love it!

I did see the Benefit cupid's bow..looks cool Beth

Love Marisa

Tina....Thanks for the good advice.  Bummer about losing your lashes three times!!  This is my first time and they are not all gone yet but I guess I better get used to it.  I'll try the eyeliner trick, I usually wear a thin line but I guess I'll try a littel thicker and smudgy.  Is biotin sold in health food stores only?   Suz

Yes, I do take 5,000 mcg (5 mg) and it's Country Life brand that I buy at Whole Foods. It's amazing stuff!

A few more questions, my chicas.....

Staying with the hair theme, I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a blonde rinse that is not heavy and damaging and can be used between salon visits. I pay almost $150 at each hair appointment and am trying to stretch them out a bit - like 8-9 weeks between them - but my roots begin to show (not too ugly though, since my hair is so multi-colored) and the color gets dull. So I'm looking for a light rinse to use to prolong the look before my next visit. Any ideas?

And I also want to ask what you all wear on your legs when you wear a skirt or a dress? I just read in O magazine that flesh-colored hose is aging  and that everyone should spray their legs with liquid stockings....Body Bling. Do you spray your legs? If so, what is a good, inexpensive brand?

~Marin

Jackie...The biotin that many of us take helps not only hair growth but also promotes the development of strong nails. Give it a try! Also, be sure to keep a strong clear base coat on at all times and never wash dishes or handwash without rubber gloves. Use lotion every night and keep your hands warm and dry outdoors.

My mother used to swear by gelatin. She's put a pack of unflavored gelatin in her juices and even ate alot of jello. Her nails were great, but I'm not certain that's why!

~Marin

Tina, I've already talked to my PS about ditching my implant and going for a diep. I have to have the genetic testing done first before I decide since I may be in for another mast.  Want to do both at once if that's the case.

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Regarding lashes during chemo ... heavy on the eyeliner, drew in my brows and that part was fun .. changed 'em up all the time: pencil thin, Marilyn style, modern ... Sometimes, I wish I'd have the guts to tweeze them all out and leave em off!!  But then when you run to the supermarket, I'd forget them.

my favorite lashes are from MAC, they are called like 20's or something.

They are not a full row, they go from the center half to the outer lashes.  They have great glue too.

You take the lash on a tweezer, then I apply the glue onto a q-tip, and apply directly to the lashes, then with the tweezer and the qtip I put the lashes on my eyelid, then go over it with a black or brown liquid liner.

IT TAKES PRACTICE. A lot of practice to get it right.  But, once you've done it 4 or 5 times, you'll get really good at it.

The liquid eyeliner, really helps to make it look real.

If you go to a store like MAC or sephora you should ask one one of the makeup artists to show you.  Buy two sets, and let them put on on you in the store so you see every step.

My sister does sugaring and she's really good, has people come from Toronto, London all over SW Ontario, she told of a story once about a husband, who was a male stripper and just gorgeous and for valentines day he wanted the shape of a heart made down there and she did it. She said she was nervous as it was the first time she had ever done a shape back then and he loved it and tipped her 100buckola's.  I thought it was really sweet that he did that for his wife and it was only for his wife because he had the heart removed a week after valentines day. My sister is a true believer in sugaring instead of wax, because it's never ever reused, and if there is a problem you can just wash it off she hates wax and thinks it's dangerous.  But I'm lucky and get free sugaring so I can get the brazilian or whatever I want for nothing, and that's a bonus. My other sister is a hairdresser and she is already planning styles for my hair as it grows in because eventually I want it long again, but don't want to go through the weird hair phases.  But she told me to stay away from false eyelashes because it could pull roots out of natural ones and they might not grow back, so I stayed away from them, but I really wanted them.pearl49  Oh yeah why don't they make fake eyebrows I missed my eyebrows more than my hair.

What a great idea about the eyelashes.  I never thought of that!! Thanks for the info.

Marin...thanks for the info on the biotin.  I had no idea, but I'm off to get it tomm.

Have a great night.

Hugs, Jackie

I'd go back one more time, and let him re color it.  This has been the hair saga of my mothers life.  She has 50 different shades of blond in her hair, and I can't tell you how many zillions of times, it was never quite right, even though the girl used the same formula.

Give him one more time. Then peace out.  Although, you still may have trouble getting it back on your own, in such a short amount of time.  Remember, this is new hair, and too much color treating will seriously damage it.

He's right about the cutting.  I got two major cuts in the beginning, to correct my Dr Phil regrowth... then let it be.  A year later, when it was almost at a bob length I had it trimmed on a photo shoot, and the guy said DO NOT CUT IT FOR AT LEAST 7-8 MONTHS.  PS-- it's been a year and a half, and I haven't cut it.  I had my girl look at it, about 6 months ago, and she said I had zero split ends, and it was so healthy she wouldn't dare trim it.

I know I could use a little trim right now, but I'm not doing it.  The longer my hair gets, the further away I feel from cancer.

I finally had a few highlights put in about 6 months ago, and they were so natural looking, that they still look so good.  I think I will touch up my hair again once it starts to get warm.  I might go a little lighter...

You don't need to entertain this guy if you don't need your hair cut.

I would be honest.  Let him do it for you once more, and tell him, you'll call him when youre ready for a cut.  So you don't leace it on bad terms... you don't owe this guy anything.  And, its your hair.  If he can't get it right, well, that's just business.  And you've got to move on.

I vote one more time, and then forgo the 50 minute drive, and do it yourself.

That picture was taken a few months ago.  Notice the chubby cheeks cause I've gained about 30 pounds in the last year and a half.

My last chemo was 2/05, and my last herceptin was 7/06, and I feel like after the herceptin was over my hair took off in growth.

I tried everything at first like Nioxin, and not coloring it, but nothing really worked.  The first year of growth is insanely SLOW.  After a year, it will still only be a short boy style haircut.  Thats just how it is.  Human hair grows about a half inch per month.  Slower if you are malnourished, don't get your vitamins, and are dehydrated.

The bright side, are the hair milestones.  The first time I bought a pony tail holder, first I had to start with the baby size, then I gradually went back into big scrunchies... to my recent purchase of a new huge wide brush for long, thick hair... it's such a delight.

Haircuts are almost as bad as Dr. appts in my mind.  I just don't want to think about it.  My ends are even, and healthy, and I attribute that to avoiding crazy heat styles, and coloring when it first grew in.

There are some strands that NEVER took color after chemo.  They are in the crown of my head, and I just try to ignore it.  They do catch the light, b/c they shimmer in my dark brown locks. but my hair is so super curly (it was blown out in that avatar picture) so the silver mixes in, and kinda looks cool.

There are a lot of lines that make color safe hair care, especially AVEDA products, but they are expensive.  Do some research in your area, make some calls, and ask them what type of color products they use, and what the price range is.  With short hair, it should cost MUCH less to color, espcially b/c you're doing one process, and not high and low lights.

Patience is all it takes.  Which I have none of, so just hang in there.  It will eventually be right where you want it.

Laura - that's awesome! Why are you going to be embarrassed? You have absolutely no reason to feel that way! You're gorgeous, darling.

I think the fashion thread is a grrreat idea. Let's do it.

Harley - I agree with Beth (and thanks Beth, you inspire me as well), the hair grows so slowly at first, but before you know it, it really starts to take off.

Here is a pic (excuse the goofball expression, as I was trying to get a side view of my hair). I am about 13 months out of chemo and am able to put it up with about 8 clips in my hair. Hang in there!

 

Beth - thank you!!!! You are so sweet. Hotness potential, I love it. There is somuch we have to be thankful for, things that we may have taken for granted before. HAIR being one, health (looking and feeling good), not to mention the spring in our step that others just might not have. A rebirth of sorts - that's what we have.