panties + vodka

just got back from another excursion to chinatown...

besides going there for the occasional massage (not the happy ending kind!) and the food,

i now go there for my facials and grocery shopping.

basically, i hadn't been to get a facial since my wedding in april. i show up and my girl's all pissed i haven't been there. i walk in, she gives me a curt "i haven't seen you long time" and so begins my uncomfortable facial. i'm sitting there with apologies abounding. before wedding prep, i never used to get facials on a regular basis. my skin had gotten better, i guessed, but i just stopped going. truth is, it hurts like a mofo. chinatown gives no mercy when it comes to extractions: there are involuntary leg shoot-ups, teeth grinding, and tears. yesterday i decided to pinch myself whenever it hurt so that i'd draw attention elsewhere than the excruciating pain i was feeling on my forehead.

plus i'm too scared to look at the products that they use after i realized one time that i had something very familiar-smelling on my face. my eyes were closed, but it was undeniably Vaseline.

but you know what? my face today is glowing and feels like a baby's butt. so maybe no pain, no gain. and i think my girl was being nice to me again after she hurt me so.

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i indulge incessantly in celebrity gossip magazines. who doesn't? it's silly yet addicting. 

and working in fashion, you can't afford not to know what the hottest new thing is.

but i rarely (never is prob more accurate) cut out a celeb's photo and think that's how i want to look or dress. yet this picture of michelle williams inspired me to chop off my hair.

from here:

to here:

Not quite the same.

Fortunately, my stylist knows that my hair is not soft enough to pull off that hair style - it would stick up like a boy's. so i guess i'll have to stick with this until i'm ready to dye it or perm it so my hair "weakens" so i can look more like heath's girlfriend. oh, well.

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The Grammys were glowing and so were the ladies.  The popular look was soft skin, pale lips and lots of lashes.  You can be sure each entertainer had a visit from a makeup artist hours before they hit the red carpet.  But you don’t have to employ other hands to emulate their glamour.  Here is a quick and simple way to be your own artist.

1. Apply a deep toned cream eye shadow with an eye shadow brush from the eye line to the crease, blending thoroughly.  Top it with translucent powder.  Paint over the lid with a powder shimmer eye shadow that matches the cream color.  NARS makes lovely cream color shadows in sultry shades.  BOURJOIS makes a waterproof formula that will last all evening.  After shadow, use and eyeliner brush and a black powder eye shadow to draw a line along the entire upper lash line. Finish with two illustrious coats of very black mascara to top and bottom lashes.  
2. Cheeks get a wash of color and shine using two blushes. The first layer should be a neutral tone only one or two shades deeper than your natural skin tone.  Using a deeper color pressed powder is a great way to maintain a natural look.  Then dust over that with a pink shimmer blush.  I love BOBBI BROWN PEONY SHIMMERBRICK
3. Lips are quick and simple. Line and fill in lips COMPLETELY with a lip liner one shade paler than your natural lip color.  Skip the lipstick and go straight for a matching color gloss such as ESTEE LAUDER PURE GLOSS or URBAN DECAY ULTRAGLIDE LIP GLOSS.

Spray on your signature scent and you’re ready to rock!  

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