How many times can a blogger apologize for being MIA ? Well that's an exponential number really, so let me stop and start kicking some content your way to show you i am not the flake i give off i am!
First off i have not been as frugal as the lack of content would imply, if you are my facebook friend you know there was no shortage of cash dropped on that Helmut Lang dress i rocked at NeoCon.
What have i been buying, well since May i've been saying nothing but good things about the end cap Milano cosmetic section at CVS. Run and get yourself their super diamond gloss ! What will that set you back? Maybe 6.00? Everything they have in the line is super concentrated with color, i have the feeling its intended for women of color, and being Portuguese i figure i rank in that category. If your very fair, you might want to be careful, you could look like a club kid at work, but for us creatives that's only a bonus !
What are you still doing here , didn't i just tell you to go shop !
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
funny thing for me to blog on
You won't believe this is what I'm choosing to blog on but anyone who I've raved live to on this product knows I am Hooked !!
If you aren't using daily shower spray in your shower you for sure are working to hard to clean. I love Daily Shower Spray, its available in a hundred variations from the Chic bottle Method has to the basic Safeway variety. They all work great and here's the deal, it takes no effort to spray the glass and when you get home later its like the cleaning lady was there ! Seriously, this is the most underrated product ever. I am convinced that the only reason my glass doors look so good after 3 years is my semi diligent use of shower spray. I know this product is great because my use really is half ass and I'm not always even the last one in the shower, so factor that in and this is a really really great product sector !
This is the real spirit of Eye Spy I Buy, if its great it needs to get its due so go out and get yourself some shower spray its way cheaper than daily maid service
If you aren't using daily shower spray in your shower you for sure are working to hard to clean. I love Daily Shower Spray, its available in a hundred variations from the Chic bottle Method has to the basic Safeway variety. They all work great and here's the deal, it takes no effort to spray the glass and when you get home later its like the cleaning lady was there ! Seriously, this is the most underrated product ever. I am convinced that the only reason my glass doors look so good after 3 years is my semi diligent use of shower spray. I know this product is great because my use really is half ass and I'm not always even the last one in the shower, so factor that in and this is a really really great product sector !
This is the real spirit of Eye Spy I Buy, if its great it needs to get its due so go out and get yourself some shower spray its way cheaper than daily maid service
Monday, March 22, 2010
Re use but maybe for the actual use !
Well that whole use a product for another use almost always works, but in the case of conditioner, not so good.
Oh well, i tried , so hope the maid at the hotel likes it when i leave it behind next time. Does anyone else do that? I can't tell you the number of open bottles ,used once, of nail polish remover I've left in hotel rooms over the years ! I should leave a note i suppose but if i were a cleaning lady i sure the hell would not be throwing out nail polish remover or hairspray left behind. I'm always thrilled when a house guest leaves something , its like ohhhh !something new to try for free !
So for the record if your coming to stay , plan to leave lighter !
Have a gorgeous day all !
Oh well, i tried , so hope the maid at the hotel likes it when i leave it behind next time. Does anyone else do that? I can't tell you the number of open bottles ,used once, of nail polish remover I've left in hotel rooms over the years ! I should leave a note i suppose but if i were a cleaning lady i sure the hell would not be throwing out nail polish remover or hairspray left behind. I'm always thrilled when a house guest leaves something , its like ohhhh !something new to try for free !
So for the record if your coming to stay , plan to leave lighter !
Have a gorgeous day all !
Monday, March 8, 2010
Frugalista the cosmetic approach
Anyone who knows me, knows i'm always trying to push a lipstick that's just not the right thing for me, the gloss i hate the taste of
so it should come as no shock that it kills me to have hair care products i hate but can't bring myself to toss !
so that's how i discovered body lotion as shaving cream ( best idea ever !) you cut down time, no shivvers as you lotion up in a freezing bathroom, and you even smell better longer!
Ok so today's experiment, which ill have to advise on later.....using curl deactivator creme as conditioner, so far so good, went on even better rinsed faster, and maybe will have straightening powers after the dry? i just hate the way they make my hair feel crunchy, not so much that i don't have like 5 in the drawer, each time hoping this product will be the ONE!
Will advise if this is the trick to clean out the drawer !
I do love the Re-Use idea !
Have a gorgeaus day all !
so it should come as no shock that it kills me to have hair care products i hate but can't bring myself to toss !
so that's how i discovered body lotion as shaving cream ( best idea ever !) you cut down time, no shivvers as you lotion up in a freezing bathroom, and you even smell better longer!
Ok so today's experiment, which ill have to advise on later.....using curl deactivator creme as conditioner, so far so good, went on even better rinsed faster, and maybe will have straightening powers after the dry? i just hate the way they make my hair feel crunchy, not so much that i don't have like 5 in the drawer, each time hoping this product will be the ONE!
Will advise if this is the trick to clean out the drawer !
I do love the Re-Use idea !
Have a gorgeaus day all !
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Do Not Try This at Home ( the gel nail version)
I hope you didn't all run out and get thos OPI gel nails!
Well as crazy as i was about them 3 weeks ago the bloom is slightly off the rose.
Here is the insane thing though ,this week i had to go to Cal Poly Pomona for a work tour and in the process met all the folks at the paints and finishes lab that actually created the product. Isn't that crazy ? Luckily i was still in love and they were wearing well at that time.
I knew it was true also when the knew exactly the color of the gels i was wearing !
However, after a short bout of dish washing on Thanksgiving day 7 or 10 were off, and i was really only prepping the dishes for the dishwasher , so don't imagine me in the prison kitchen !
So I took myself to Sally Beauty supply and bought myself my own non UV light gel kit. Major mistake. There is a reason why they are professionals . I'm not saying i won't go back for the real deal, however, it did kind of limit any creative expression when you have to select a color for life.
I did know a super classy lady once who only wore one shade of Chanel polish, but really how many people do you know who live like that?
So all in all I do think the OPI system is the best colored gel system out there, more importantly I loved the RobbSalon. The calm nature of the salon and its beautiful interior design and still at the tops of my list.
However it is in the Valley , so for the local Silverlake/Los Feliz girls, my vote still goes to Gloss on Sunset. For sure not as fancy, not as elegant, but really isn't that why we are in this neighborhood and not the Valley to begin with !
Gloss Rocks on !
And no matter what, do not try and do it at home ! Spread the wealth and look fabulous ! No one is allowed to look at my hands until these claws drop off !
Well as crazy as i was about them 3 weeks ago the bloom is slightly off the rose.
Here is the insane thing though ,this week i had to go to Cal Poly Pomona for a work tour and in the process met all the folks at the paints and finishes lab that actually created the product. Isn't that crazy ? Luckily i was still in love and they were wearing well at that time.
I knew it was true also when the knew exactly the color of the gels i was wearing !
However, after a short bout of dish washing on Thanksgiving day 7 or 10 were off, and i was really only prepping the dishes for the dishwasher , so don't imagine me in the prison kitchen !
So I took myself to Sally Beauty supply and bought myself my own non UV light gel kit. Major mistake. There is a reason why they are professionals . I'm not saying i won't go back for the real deal, however, it did kind of limit any creative expression when you have to select a color for life.
I did know a super classy lady once who only wore one shade of Chanel polish, but really how many people do you know who live like that?
So all in all I do think the OPI system is the best colored gel system out there, more importantly I loved the RobbSalon. The calm nature of the salon and its beautiful interior design and still at the tops of my list.
However it is in the Valley , so for the local Silverlake/Los Feliz girls, my vote still goes to Gloss on Sunset. For sure not as fancy, not as elegant, but really isn't that why we are in this neighborhood and not the Valley to begin with !
Gloss Rocks on !
And no matter what, do not try and do it at home ! Spread the wealth and look fabulous ! No one is allowed to look at my hands until these claws drop off !
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Nail Envy you say?
When it comes to Nails they don't come any tougher on them than me, so i was really thrilled to read the recent press on OPI Axxium. Its their relatively new ( not really easy to find) colored gel lacquer system. Its a professional applied gel polish that lasts 2-3 weeks without touch ups.
Recent press on the ROB/B Salon in Studio City made it really the only destination choice. Seriously close all the other nail salons in this state down. I did look up who else offered the Axxium system, and thank god i called. I never seriously thought the two places in the city were Glendale and ROB/B . Really Glendale? and i was correct! The highly amusing conversation i had with the desk lady at the " alleged' shop that had access to the gel system made it sound like i was asking her if she had access to the formula for plutonium. Seriously where do they find these people!
So i quickly called ROB/B , had an appt within 15 minutes, and damn these gorgeous nails in under an hour. You do make a commitment with the color you choose so you kind of have to love it. But seriously is there better polish than OPI, and the colors are to die for , so you don't have to think to hard.
I'm on day 2 and they honestly look as good as the minute they were done. In 2 weeks you go back and get the " impervious" seal broken and they paint over, no horrible filing or damage for prep. No thick cheap acyclic look, and I'm hoping just that tiny little extra bit of strength i need.
I can't rave enough about the place! Its beautiful ! I understood every word spoken in the salon.
I had wonderful conversation with my nail tech ( who i am so lax at forgetting his name) but i swear I'll credit him when i return in two weeks.
Dear readers , it also never hurts to go to a salon where the owner has actual pedigree, and owner R, really does have OPI DNA!
I know i don't usually get site specific, and maybe i should be raving about the product, but you can't really embellish fabulous . The product just rocks, like i knew it would. My only hope is it becomes readily available for everyone !
We as Americans need to put an end to those horrible thick Stripper/Orange County nails !!!!!!!! We need to get as classy as the people in the White House ladies, so lets soak off the acrylics, and get with the lovely Axxium gels !
And if you are anywhere near Studio City get into the ROB/B salon, and enjoy a beautiful space and lovely nails all at the same time! ( If i find out they serve wine, i'm moving in )
ROB/B Salon
12246 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604
818 980 7622
Recent press on the ROB/B Salon in Studio City made it really the only destination choice. Seriously close all the other nail salons in this state down. I did look up who else offered the Axxium system, and thank god i called. I never seriously thought the two places in the city were Glendale and ROB/B . Really Glendale? and i was correct! The highly amusing conversation i had with the desk lady at the " alleged' shop that had access to the gel system made it sound like i was asking her if she had access to the formula for plutonium. Seriously where do they find these people!
So i quickly called ROB/B , had an appt within 15 minutes, and damn these gorgeous nails in under an hour. You do make a commitment with the color you choose so you kind of have to love it. But seriously is there better polish than OPI, and the colors are to die for , so you don't have to think to hard.
I'm on day 2 and they honestly look as good as the minute they were done. In 2 weeks you go back and get the " impervious" seal broken and they paint over, no horrible filing or damage for prep. No thick cheap acyclic look, and I'm hoping just that tiny little extra bit of strength i need.
I can't rave enough about the place! Its beautiful ! I understood every word spoken in the salon.
I had wonderful conversation with my nail tech ( who i am so lax at forgetting his name) but i swear I'll credit him when i return in two weeks.
Dear readers , it also never hurts to go to a salon where the owner has actual pedigree, and owner R, really does have OPI DNA!
I know i don't usually get site specific, and maybe i should be raving about the product, but you can't really embellish fabulous . The product just rocks, like i knew it would. My only hope is it becomes readily available for everyone !
We as Americans need to put an end to those horrible thick Stripper/Orange County nails !!!!!!!! We need to get as classy as the people in the White House ladies, so lets soak off the acrylics, and get with the lovely Axxium gels !
And if you are anywhere near Studio City get into the ROB/B salon, and enjoy a beautiful space and lovely nails all at the same time! ( If i find out they serve wine, i'm moving in )
ROB/B Salon
12246 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604
818 980 7622
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Don't be afraid ! shop all the beauty aisles at CVS
When i was a single girl in RI, my favorite no date Saturday night thing was to prowl the aisles of CVS and buy myself beauty treats. So fast forward 20 years and its still one of my very favorite pick me ups. In fact when i first moved to California, the only CVS was at least 20 miles away in Panorama City, which was not Panoramic then and hasn't improved with age. I would drive out there on an occasional Saturday morning and pretend i was in the promised land of Providence . Thank God you only have to go 20 blocks now to find a CVS.
How lucky are we to be able to just walk in a drugstore and have it filled with a million variations on joy! Which brings me to that strange section of products labeled primarily in Spanish. Now my CVS has an entire section loaded with cool looking stuff that sometimes you can figure out what its for and sometimes well maybe you take your chances. I bought a product called Concha Nacar de Perlop. It has a lovely Neptune shell on the jar with the # 3, which must mean its # times the power and under 5.00. What does it do you say? It says it will fade spots and scars and is made with Oyster shell powder ...does it work ? Well i can't really vouch for the working part,,,,,,,,but it is so fun to use! Its like a thick masky paste, but its kind of sweet smelling . Imagine if plaster of paris , dry wall and honey got together with some oil and had a rave,,,,,,,,,yeah that's what it would be like. I've had it for about 3 months and i can honestly say its just a kick to open the jar up and discover its un-usual-ness every time.
That why shopping that aisle is so fun, where else will you find tomato , goat milk and other unusual soaps for under 3.00!
So far I've tried some lovely rose scented body oil, great soaps, this unusual cream, and have only struck out with one horribly skunk scented splash !
So our moral here is shop all aisles, bodegas , 99c stores and clearance centers,,,,,,,,,when it comes to cosmetics remember be brave , be bold and be bilingual !
How lucky are we to be able to just walk in a drugstore and have it filled with a million variations on joy! Which brings me to that strange section of products labeled primarily in Spanish. Now my CVS has an entire section loaded with cool looking stuff that sometimes you can figure out what its for and sometimes well maybe you take your chances. I bought a product called Concha Nacar de Perlop. It has a lovely Neptune shell on the jar with the # 3, which must mean its # times the power and under 5.00. What does it do you say? It says it will fade spots and scars and is made with Oyster shell powder ...does it work ? Well i can't really vouch for the working part,,,,,,,,but it is so fun to use! Its like a thick masky paste, but its kind of sweet smelling . Imagine if plaster of paris , dry wall and honey got together with some oil and had a rave,,,,,,,,,yeah that's what it would be like. I've had it for about 3 months and i can honestly say its just a kick to open the jar up and discover its un-usual-ness every time.
That why shopping that aisle is so fun, where else will you find tomato , goat milk and other unusual soaps for under 3.00!
So far I've tried some lovely rose scented body oil, great soaps, this unusual cream, and have only struck out with one horribly skunk scented splash !
So our moral here is shop all aisles, bodegas , 99c stores and clearance centers,,,,,,,,,when it comes to cosmetics remember be brave , be bold and be bilingual !
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