You gon' sign it!!

"You gon' sign it!" is what a former co-worker I had at "HellSouth" said to her fiance before they got married. She told him he WAS going sign that Pre-Nup. She should have worn that new Essie polish in No Pre-Nup, because that's what she told other folks she didn't do and forgot she told me that she made him sign one. Crazy broad. I miss her....

Check out the new Essie Bridal Collection. It's pretty even if you are not getting hitched anytime soon.:)

Jamie

Super Rave!: L'Oreal Infallible Never Fail Lip Gloss

Jesus be CVS Extra Bucks!! Yes, cousins, the CVS Extra Bucks are a printing and yours truly got 10.50 worth to spend. You know that damn coupon was burning hole in my vintage Aigner wallet!!! And how fitting that is it their "Semi Annual Beauty Sale" with BOGOs and 50% offs all over the spot!

Anyway, I got two of the L'Oreal Infallible Never Fail Lip Gloss in Dulce De Leche and Blush. The name "Infallible" makes me think of my friend and old roommate Alexandria who when she crossed Delta her line name was "Insoluble" which fit her to a tee!

Well, to the point...they go on very light. I put one about two coats. Then it dried in the consistency of a MAC lipglass, kinda sticky. And it stayed on pretty long like four hours, the average of a regular lipgloss. So they may want to cut that "6hr" lasting power out. And I love my colors. I think I'll get two more before the sale ends.

Jamie

Swatches!!!

Goodies from the "Sal"

My Momma and I call the Salvation Army Store "Da Sal". She loves this one that's in town but I never find anything in it. I decided to stop in this morning and found several goodies by surprise....

Check out these vintage belts. My mom used to wear these with simple sheath dresses and wooden jewelry and 'twister' bead necklaces. As a child, I wanted to dress like my Momma!

Electric Blue flats with little heel. Great condition, too.
Magazines old and new. I love Black Enterprise and Momma gets in the mail but she always takes it to work and I never get to see it! Those Cuisine mags are from 1984!!! And I got a another Eric Carle book for the boys and a James Frey book.
The ultimate find: The NY Times Women's Fashion Magazine for Spring 2008. Why the a big find for me? First, the Times isn't even sold in this town and I love those special edition magazines that come in the NYT. I have the Womens' and Mens' 2005, 2006 and a Beauty Edition from 2005.

Jamie

A "Great "Challenge...

Day 40 over on Blogdorf Goodman's 40 days and 40 nights of Beauty Cult Classics ended with the ever so questionable Maybelline Great Lash Mascara. I, along with others, in the comments section expressed our bad experiences with it. It wasn't til I came across a comment that said that most makeup artists use it on false lashes cause it works better, I thought I would challenge that. Since I've only applied false lashes once and used Great Lash a couple of times without the results I liked, how about a personal challenge?

Here are the goodies:

Maybelline Great Lash

Ardell Starter Lash Kit

Maybelline Nail Lacquer( courtesy of Rite Aid/Edkerds...some buy mascara get nail polish free joint.)

So...I did this on Friday morning, like I didn't need to get to the Le Lion at 8:00 am with the midgets watching Noggin( actually Kelton Patrick was watching me, he watches me put on makeup all the time.). Here I am in the car.
Here I am close up. I did it! I put on the lashes. Kia, are you proud of me? lol!Well, I cut them in half and put them on and then put on a couple of coats of Great Lash. Okay, it worked well but then I had some eye watering episode during the day and the Great Lash started to run. Of course the lashes stayed intact. I don't about Great Lash on my natural lashes but I like the sooty blackness it gave the fake lashes.

I'll give myself a B+ on this...What ya'll think? And check out this "The Mystery of Maybelline Great Lash" over at Jolie In NYC. Explains everything.:)

Jamie

For the Insiders...

You know how I feel about that pyramid scheme called Sephora Beauty Insider. I won't lie and say that I don't try to bank those points to get that "deluxe" sample. The best one I've gotten was Laura Mercier Translucent Powder. Now they got a new one up for 100 point grabs, Make Up Forever HD High Definition Powder. Interesting...I want it. I think I have like 75 points to go though...

Jamie