Weekend Rantings and Ravings...

I actually had a good weekend. For once I didn't planned my life down to the minute and just did things like pack all my purses and all the things I collected for my new place and hauled it over in the Corolla to the new place. It felt so good I tell you. Just bumping around cleaning things like you want them, putting things where you want them, changing light bulbs...:) "Fashion Boy" AKA "Pretty Boyeee"( he got a NEW name) came over to the new house and chilled and helped me out and went through my handbags. Yes, he looked at all three of the trash bags and extra large clear box of my bags. He looked at me in admiration as if we finally connected fashion psyches.I saw love in his eyes! Ha! I didn't worry insanely about my kids...I just put the new hangers in their closet and hung a Curious George monkey clock on their wall.

In celebration of a prayer answered on "better weekends"...I present Weekend Observations including some from "Pretty Boyeee"...

Why do I keep seeing chicks in Spartanburg carrying Tokidoki by LeSportsac handbags? Where are these broads getting them?

I have found a new favorite grocey store...Publix...they have the hottest magazine rack on the planet! I got a new Essence,Vogue, W,Elle,Jet all in one day!

Kiki Lee Simmons got a new reality show...I can't wait..She's my favorite H.B.I.C.!

Why does L'Oreal do the Sublime Bronze color story EVERY year with same Colour Juices and Bronzing Products...kill it L'Oreal!

Got my Sephora Mother's Day catalog Saturday...Best selection of gift sets yet! Will list a wish list!

Ok...of all holidays I hate...I don't hate Mother's Day...I actually can tolerate it.

I want a canary yellow handbag( under $25) so bad, it's killing me that I have not found one I liked.

Being "G'd" up to go Applebee's is a necessary thang...( courtesy of Pretty Boyee)

Remember Ladies: VS Strawberries and Champagne Lotion and Chloe Narcisse Eau de Toilette is a scented mancatching combo. Trust. Another deadly combo...Calgon Hawaiian Ginger Lotion and Jessica McClintock Eau de Toilette.

I 'm totally addicted to this chick's Flickr...she's so fly...

I didn't buy I stitch of makeup this weekend.

I'm so excited about the All About The Pretty Book Club!

Who's excited about the Libertine for Target collection?Spbg Target needs SOME kind of spark.

I wish I could wear sneakers like nitrolicious:( Her sneaker game is sick.

Anybody heard this Lipgloss song by Lil'Mama? Foolishness I tell you!

I wish I could go to the Pantene Total You Tour 2007 stop in Charlotte. I just love Kimberly Aiken Cockerham( 1994 Miss America and 1994 Miss South Carolina( only Black girl to ever win Miss SC pageant).

Lowe's is very addicting...Pretty Boyee and I looked at irons and washing machines and dryers for like an hour.

Jamie

Headaches and New Bronzer...

I awoke this morning @ 6:00 to my mother frying sausage and listening to the news and a bad headache. I didn't sleep well at all despite a great candlelight bath and couple scoops of Haagen- Daas Vanilla ice cream. I've mentioned that I was moving and can not wait! Right now they are painting the walls and landscaping the yard. It will be good to get back into the "home house" or "family house" as they would call it down South.

Anyway to release some pressure and stress before starting the day, I took a shower and used the discontinued-but-was-able-find-in-Union-of-course Avon Pink Suede Perfumed Skin Softener layered with mark.Hollywood Pink Flamingo Eau de Toilette. I love those Skin Softeners in the little jars. Avon's is in the middle of a overhaul and repackage. I hope that doesn't change. Reminds of my mother, who has tons of them in Imari and other scents including Pink Suede. Believe it or not, I'll miss her when we move out, even though I'm just moving 5 minutes away.

On the facial front I finally used my WnW Ultimate Expressions e/s palette in Paradise Cove. I tell you,WnW is on the ball these days! Those eye shadows are like powdered pigmented satin, picks up well on a brush and has sick staying power.

I dropped into Walgreens after work to see what's new. After not seeing much new, I pick up a couple of things including the boys' Easter Pics and:

CG Queen Collection e/s single in Black Tie

Creative Solar Oil- it was marked down to 5.00

Milani Nail Lacquer in Glizty Pink

WnW Bronzzer in Acapulco Glow- The latest rage on the MUA.

WnW Mega Plump Lip Gloss in Cairo-Mel- courtesy of reading Miss Kim's blog this morning and making a mental note to pick it up!

Jamie

My cheap a$$...:)

So...lately I've been obsessed with Vera Wang Princess...like it just came out yesterday or something. I remember back last year when I first smelled it, I thought it was too light, definitely fitting the age range they were trying to target. But on a recent trip to Ulta, started to like it. But I wasn't going clunk down $60 on a bottle knowing that I'm moving out and into my new house the beginning of May. So...I was in Cato's and saw one of those designer imposter fragrance that suppose to "compare to Vera Wang Princess".They also had "comparison" to SJP Lovely and JLO Miami Glow. But the thing about it was that it smelled EXACTLY like Princess. I got a serious acute sense of smell so I know. I got it and then I went searching on Ebay for the real Princess body lotion and found a buyer that had two 5 oz tubes for 7.99. Now I'm just layering away all for under $25 in Vera Wang Princess...my cheap ass!

Jamie

Fashion/Beauty Soundtrack of the Week!

This week's Fashion/Beauty Soundtrack of the Week is Terry Dexter. This is a old cd but when I need to hear Strayed Away or Alone, I pop it in. Plus she is on the cover of April/May edition of Heart and Soul Magazine. At first I thought it was Mya but it was Ms. Dexter. I was too excited! She's got new tracks on her My Space, too. Check her out!

Jamie

Tuesday'sFashion/Beauty Observations...

Hey Hey Hey! Sorry no post on yesterday. I had no focus on Monday. None. I felt like my day was pretty aimless. I need pill for unfocusedness. Yeah, I know made up a$$ word.:)

I also apologize for this blurry pic of a recent Target haul. Nothing special. I just picked up some more cG Queen Collection e/s in Down to Earth and Copper Penny. I also grabbed some of the new Boots Botanics line goodies. In the pic, there's Soothing Eye Makeup Remover and Purifying Face Scrub. I don't do alot switching when it come to my face. I basically stick to the "formula". But I'm always on the search for a good eye makeup remover since do major layers of mascara. The scrub, well, I love my Lumene scrub but thought I would switch up. I'll give reviews later!

I got this t-shirt at the Super Wal-Hell down at Hillcrest. I love it! It's so funny. I got on today with a grey ON tank and my beloved green ON cargo pants/capris/shorts.

So I get an email from Sephora about their Mother's Day offerings. I going to do a makeup overhaul of my mom's stuff. She got lip sticks and eye shadows that are way too old and she puts her foundation on with a Q-tip! She getting new brushes whether she likes it or not! Well I also see the even popular Blockbuster palette that MUA raved and ranted and completely obsessed about til it was sold out. I'm not impressed. Anyone got one? Tell me why or why not you like it.

This week I'm going to do the first annual Rural Glamour Contest!. A beauty trivia! I'll have ten questions and I'll pick the first person who emails me all ten right and they will get a brand new beauty prize. I'll post a pic of all of the loot and question on tomorrow!!!!!I'm excited...plus I'm moving and I have major amounts of unused fantastic stuff that I don't feel like Ebaying or swapping. See...lack of focus.:)

Jamie