Remind me not to watch Clean House NO MORE!!!

I'm done with you Neicy!!!

Jamie

photo:http://crunktastical.blogspot.com/2007/02/neicy-nashs-sexy-back.html

R.I.P and Good Bye

We(well, only me) at Rural Glamour want to say good bye and so long to these lovely products that we(I) have been using and ran out or just not going to buy anymore or will buy when we(I) get some money because I'm broke.I'm so broke, I feel lost. I just got my car back after a couple hundred dollars in repairs so I'm very broke. No Barbie for MAC for me:( Back to our memorial:

Molton Brown Relaxing Yuan Zhi Body Cream- I loved you with all of my heart. I found you along with the shower gel,massage oil and candles @ TJMaxx last year and I hope to see you again @ TJMaxx because I couldn't afford you otherwise.

Loreal Telescopic Mascara- Okay,I'm just mad at you! Cuz, I just bought you around Christmas and now you are clumpy and you don't separate like you did. How disappointing!! Good Bye!!

Oyin Whipped Pudding- I loved you too but I'm not going order you no more because you come way late and I don't have time to wait a month for you to show up!! So what you are handmade? On to another hair product. Peace!

Jamie

photo: www.coyotehowls.com

My Recommendation's @ ThisNext!!

This is so fun...cyber shopping with no money.:)

Jamie

Natural + Beauty = Effort

I've been thinking about writing on this topic for awhile. Everyday,I wake up I go through alot of steps of washing,brushing,scrubbing, masking,ironing, and checking the mirror several times just to look what think is "decent". I've come to the conclusion that I'm not "naturally" pretty. Now,I don't think I'm ugly but I have to put in serious effort in just to look like something.

Example #1- If I don't watch what I'm eating or put in some kind of exercise I will blow up. Some people feel great as a Plus size diva but I don't. I'm always on a mental diet.

Example#2- I have a skin care regimen that I don't think most celebrities with fantastic skin even do. Why? If I skip a day of day cream or a night of night cream or a Wednesday facial steam or a biweekly lip scrub I look busted. I have a friend who has NEVER used a facial moisturizer. She doesn't have to. She didn't even know what it did.

Example#3- Makeup. I love love love makeup but I can't skip a day. I just look plain and dry.

Example#4- Last year, tried to tone it down, you know less accessories, neutral colors, simpler cuts of clothing, even simpler makeup. I thought maybe if I simplify everything, my natural beauty will shine. I looked like a bum all year.

Example#5( when my girlfriends read this they'll be shocked)- This weekend past,everything from my makeup,to my perfume, to my outfits had been strategically planned for over a week. I packed everything down to the lip glass according to the outfit and the scene. I took pictures of each outfit to make sure it look good on camera. Why all this? If I had packed three black shirts, two pair of jeans and a pair black boots and maybe a dressy bag I would have looked un-Jamie like but others would have looked stunning. The effort I put in is simply crazy sometimes.

My mom used to say to me when I was young in the 80s living in South Carolina going to school where I was normally the only little black girl in the class, that I had to put more "effort" in my school work than everyone else because they(kids,parents,teachers) expected me to fail. In beauty,I have to put in more "effort" than everyone else. I don't wake up to a bump and curl and go. I wake up to take off the scarf,pick out the hair, wet the hair,apply about three different products,fluff the hair, forget the hair, and put on a wig and vintage scarf. I felt like I needed to share this with my readers. Do you feel"naturally" pretty? And how do you do it? Or does your looks require"effort"?

pic: My Last Friday Night Shoes( They matched my eyeshadow,see homecoming post #1)

Jamie

Happy Valentine's Day!

Face:Wet N Wild Mega Glo Face Illuminator in Paradise
Brows:CG Perfect Point Plus in Espresso
Eyes,Lips,Cheeks: Too Faced The Quickie Chronicles in The Party Girl- I used all three of the e/s and the pink iridescent lipgloss and the blush( which is this gorge pink,wow!!)

Fragrance: The Healing Garden Sensualtherapy in Passion Rose- I love it the mix of vanilla and Rose. I used the All Day Moisture Body Creme then the Romantic Body Mist to layer. I'll admit that I'm not a big fan of rose, but The Healing Garden gives great combo of hydration and smell that feels "sensual"!!

Now that I'm ready for Valentine's Day, I must say that I hate it anyway. Even when I have someone,It's a stressful mess to complete a perfect day. Cynical about V-Day...Damn right! I have endless stories of shopping with overstressed girlfriends for their men the day before, waiting on phone calls from long distance boyfriends who seem to forget what day it was,watching co workers gush over cheap roses and dollarstore greeting cards, and all wishing for finally a "perfect" V-day myself( dinner@ an overcrowded restaurant,cheap flowers,and a $100 bracelet from Zales:)). I woke up this morning to a beautiful gift bag from my mother of chocolate candy( which I will scarf down in a minute...),bath soak, and a pretty,pretty pink leather-like clutch purse. She knows I like clutch handbags!! My mother does love me:)( Today.). I plan on chilling out @ the house, not by choice but because my car broke down yesterday and now its in Spbg@ the Toyota Dealership. But the best part? All that Target Choxie Chocolate will be on sale tomorrow!!!!


Jamie