Anyone for Coffee? (no boys allowed)

[Annamariah]

Tangled hair is an issue with me, too, these days! I used to have that all the time when I was a kid It stopped, but now these past couple of months have been ridiculous. My hair is actually fine when I have it down (unless it is windy - then it slightly tangles). The tangling issue is when I was my hair. I always comb my hair out before I wash it. Then, while washing, it tangles up. So that fact doesn't help with the falling out fact at all. :( I tried to use one of those de-tangling shampoos. That almost helped to tangle it more. I guess I am just hopeless. :)

My hair stopped getting tangled when I wash it when I started to use conditioner. My biggest problem with washing my hair is the fact that having a really dry skin means that my scalp is always very dry and hurts after I wash my hair. The bright side is that my hair stays clean very long and I only have to wash it once a week.

[Scheherazade]

ti always grows back...although sometimes that is a very long and painful process...but still, it grows back. ;) :p :lol:Thanks for the encouragement, I guess? :p
So, not only are you giving your hair, you're gaining a pretty darn good look.Getting a free hair cut is not my priority really and I won't be getting one anyway as I am sending it from the UK to the US (found out that in the UK there isn't a place as such where you can donate your hair to).

It is just something I really want to do... more than simply donating couple of pounds a month.
...or having your hair cut short helps control the evil split ends... Thanks for the encouraging words, Night. I don't have split ends and I don't want it to get any thicker as I often look like I am carrying two heads already but your sister might be right; couple of people I have talked to said it is easier to dab some gel etc on the short hair and keep it under control.

We will find out, won't we? :D

My hairdresser thinks I should wait for another month or two to get it a little bit longer so that I won't look like a toddler who had his first hair cut but it is beginning to annoy me because I end up putting into a messy bun and that gives me a headache after a while.

[Equality72521]

Getting a free hair cut is not my priority really and I won't be getting one anyway as I am sending it from the UK to the US (found out that in the UK there isn't a place as such where you can donate your hair to).

It is just something I really want to do... more than simply donating couple of pounds a month.


I don't know what you're talking about, for free hair cut. I was just saying that it's good because not only are you donating your hair to a very good cause, but you're getting a change of style. It's a win-win situation. :*

[Weisinheimer]

I got my hair cut real short one time, planning on donating to locks of love, but I never got around to sending out my hair. It's in a plastic bag somewhere. I forgot about it til just now. :blush:

[Equality72521]

Hahaha. Most places will cut it and send it off for you...at least where I am they do...

[Weisinheimer]

Yeah, but I wanted my aunt to cut it.

[Equality72521]

Oh. okay. It was like home cut...Mkay, I'm on the same page as you now! lol

[Weisinheimer]

lol, yeah. sorry I didn't really explain well.

[Scheherazade]

Oh, well.

The deed is done.

Now I have got 2-3 years to think what I have done.

[papayahed]

Oh, well.

The deed is done.

Now I have got 2-3 years to think what I have done.



All Rigghttt!! I think margarita's are in order.

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[Nightshade]

And dont forget the kitkats!!!
http://www.mickaloha.com/mikesheadroom/Pictures/KitKats.png

[Scheherazade]

Thank you, guys! :)

I think I will need a pitcher, Papaya, and the KitKats look just about enough...

[papayahed]

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[Poetess]

Hello ladies! (and gentlemen too)
I missed all of you in here.
I do regret being away for a long time, I do it with a heart beat.
How has everything been going?
I found the thread out of coffee, so i`m going to get mine from the kitchen
kisses

[Scheherazade]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/10/16366516_a5aa2f1536.jpgNow that looks good!

[papayahed]

Hello ladies! (and gentlemen too)
I missed all of you in here.
I do regret being away for a long time, I do it with a heart beat.
How has everything been going?
I found the thread out of coffee, so i`m going to get mine from the kitchen
kisses

Hey Poetess, Welcome Back!!!

[Bakiryu]

Hey ladies, since most of your are in or have passed your teen years perhaps you can help me. I've been trying to get rid of these annoying blackheads that always show up in the corners of my mouth. I tried popping them out (gross I know) but that didn't work. Then I used about three products designed to get rid of them, acne meds and a facial mask. And while now the rest of my face is smooth and soft and my skin is almost flawless: they're still there!

What should I do?

Please help, I'll owe you forever! :bawling:

[Nossa]

Hey ladies, since most of your are in or have passed your teen years perhaps you can help me. I've been trying to get rid of these annoying blackheads that always show up in the corners of my mouth. I tried popping them out (gross I know) but that didn't work. Then I used about three products designed to get rid of them, acne meds and a facial mask. And while now the rest of my face is smooth and soft and my skin is almost flawless: they're still there!

What should I do?

Please help, I'll owe you forever! :bawling:

I think acne and blackheads don't go away till you're 20 something, Baki. Still, my only advice (and the only thing I did) is to see someone about them. Go to a doctor, and he'll give you a proper solution for them. If they didn't go away by normal means, then you need a pro opinion.

[Bakiryu]

I think acne and blackheads don't go away till you're 20 something, Baki. Still, my only advice (and the only thing I did) is to see someone about them. Go to a doctor, and he'll give you a proper solution for them. If they didn't go away by normal means, then you need a pro opinion.

oh no!

But it's not acne, it's just blackheads, the rest of my face is clear. Do you mean I'm doomed to live with them for 4 more years?! :bawling:

[Nossa]

oh no!

But it's not acne, it's just blackheads, the rest of my face is clear. Do you mean I'm doomed to live with them for 4 more years?! :bawling:

Maybe you can get a professional opinion as to what you should put on these blackheads, as long as the rest of your face is okay. And trust me, it gets better. It might bother you for a year or two, but once you hit 17-18 it's gonna get better without you doing a thing about it. But I still recommend a doctor's opinion, since you already tried many things, both natural and chemical, and none of them worked.

[Niamh]

have you tried pore strips? the suck into your skin and clean all the dirt out that clogs them and makes those annoying blackheads. I generally use them on my nose which is generally bad.

[papayahed]

you could try a mud mask?

[sprinks]

I'd suggest pore strips as well... tends to work for me :)

[papayahed]

ok, I bought a really cute top that has a few small beads around the collar, the top says to handwash. Wat does that mean? Does that mean the gentle cycle in the washer? or do they really mean wash it in the sink? and how clean can it get in the sink??

[Shalot]

ok, I bought a really cute top that has a few small beads around the collar, the top says to handwash. Wat does that mean? Does that mean the gentle cycle in the washer? or do they really mean wash it in the sink? and how clean can it get in the sink??

My guess is that the little beads are apt to fall off if you put it in the washing machine.

Handwashing works okay. I usually just put the garment in the tub with some clothes detergent and let it soak for a few hours. Then I rinse it and let it dry on the rack, and I guess it gets clean enough for me. The next time I put it on, it doesn't smell any different than the clothes I put in the washer, so I guess soaking it is good enough if you do it long enough. Since this is method of clothes washing is a real pain in the *** for me, I try not to buy things that have to be handwashed.

[Annamariah]

My washing machine has a "handwash cycle", I use it to wash my bras which are supposed to be handwashed, and it has worked just fine, no garments destroyed yet :D

[Scheherazade]

My washing machine has a "handwash cycle", I use it to wash my bras which are supposed to be handwashed, and it has worked just fine, no garments destroyed yet :DMine too and it seems to be working so far but don't forget to turn it inside out!

If your machine does not have that setting, maybe you can put your blouse into a pillow case and wash it like that in the gentle cycle. The pillow case protects the beads and such.

I use the pillow case to clean my trainers in the washing machine too! :p

[Niamh]

my sister put a handwash beaded top into the washing machine and washed it on the hand wash setting. The top was almost beadless when it came out.

[Nightshade]

Ive always found handwashing to work well my only problem with it is things take foreverr and a day to dry becuase I just havent the knack for wringing clothes outr properly.

Oh and Annamariah if the bras are underwired maybe you shoulkd use a pillocase or brabag, my bra broke in the washingmachine and the wire perferated the drum and broke the whole washing machine... lets just say my mum was not a happy bunny that day. :D

[papayahed]

hmmm my washing machine is a cheapy that came with the apartment. The first time I washed my bras I put it on what I thought was the gentle cycle and my bras came out a tangled twisted mess.:bawling:

[Niamh]

hmmm my washing machine is a cheapy that came with the apartment. The first time I washed my bras I put it on what I thought was the gentle cycle and my bras came out a tangled twisted mess.:bawling:

:eek: yikes! talking about having to spend money whe you originally didnt need to!

[Annamariah]

Oh and Annamariah if the bras are underwired maybe you shoulkd use a pillocase or brabag, my bra broke in the washingmachine and the wire perferated the drum and broke the whole washing machine... lets just say my mum was not a happy bunny that day. :D

I do use a "washing bag" or whatever it is called in English... I think it should decrease the risk pretty much :)

[motherhubbard]

Bra-llelujah! http://www.alamodelingerie.com/Detail.bok?no=185

Have any of you worn one of these? I’m wearing one now and I may never take it off. It’s fantastic!

[Poetess]

^^ It`s not the type I like, but I agree with the color being fascinating :D it`s deceiving


I don`t think I have ever heard of the handwash setting. How is it like? llol is it a hard Q?

[Nightshade]

The problem is the colour... I cant really tell .
But I have ISSUES that Im not going to bore people with other than to comment Im fairly sure that most bras are either designed by men with no common sense what so ever or people with breasts so small that they never realise that the main point of a bra is support not how aestheticly pleasing they are to the eye... Last year I was wondering around a bra shop and saw that some brightspark thought you could have H cup bra with tiny ribbon straps, now think about that logically for a minute, and I actually know a case of this happening with a brand new bra wit a girl in the larger sizes, that is NOT going to work either you end up with cuts on your shoulders from the straps.... or and this is what happened to the poor person ... you bend over the bra snaps and you end up with half your bra falling out in public.... mortification.

On other bra related matters.... apparantly underwire bras can badly damage breasts in early teens... apparntly you supposed to buy them flexi bras... or nonwired, which for some reason are almost impossible to buy nowadays in the really small sizes. :eek2:

[Shalot]

Oh, I have so many complaints about bras that I don't even know where to start.

In the first place, there's not much selection when you get on up there in size. The selections available may or may not be comfortable or they may not go with your clothes. Try finding a strapless in anything beyond a DD. Or a T back. Or a smooth cup for wearing under T-shirts. And why do they have those flimsy straps on bigger bras? They cause permanent grooves to form in the shoulders. And why are the padded straps so ugly? And you're pretty much stuck wearing underwire.

And what if you did want something in a color other than beige or black or white? Try finding a cute bra in a large size. If you find one, it's probably VERY expensive. And where do companies get off charging $60 for a bra that's going to fall apart anyway???

Did you know that the life span of a bra is supposed to be 3-6 months? (this was actually my job once upon a time). Why would you pay $60 bucks for something that's going to last 3 months? But the more bras you have the longer they last, especially if you don't wear the same one everyday. The sweat and body oils break a bra down (that's what they told me in bra training class :lol:). To make a bra last longer, you're supposed to either hand wash it or put it in the washing machine in a pillowcase or a lingerie bag. This keeps the bra from getting all twisted up in the spinner. It also protects the underwire. If you put your bra in the washing machine by itself you'll warp the underwire and it will dig into your skin and cut you.


And Sports Bras...try finding one that fits anyone who is not a member of the itty bitty t**** committee. Enell - $60. Recommended by Oprah. but you have to special order it and the sizes run weird. It works better than the other options out there, if you have the patience to wait for it. And you can't try it on before purchase... If you can't find a sports bra, you just gotta where two or three to go jogging in.

[papayahed]

I agree with Shal. I dispise underwires but the non-underwires just don't feel like they have as much support.

[Nightshade]

Oh, I have so many complaints about bras that I don't even know where to start.

my point exactly!


In the first place, there's not much selection when you get on up there in size. The selections available may or may not be comfortable or they may not go with your clothes. Try finding a strapless in anything beyond a DD. Or a T back. Or a smooth cup for wearing under T-shirts.

Actually I have seen them but they dont work the bra just gives way under the wieght... the problem with them is t are just the same design bigger


And why do they have those flimsy straps on bigger bras? They cause permanent grooves to form in the shoulders.And why are the padded straps so ugly?
Exactly exactly!


And you're pretty much stuck wearing underwire.
uh hvent had the problem then again they dont really make that many bras in sizes biigger than a DD or say the most an E , I once went to the specialist lingre shop we have in town and the people ther told me there was no such thing as a size bigger than a DD... eh what? But I have seen Fs with padded cups...why?


And what if you did want something in a color other than beige or black or white? Try finding a cute bra in a large size. If you find one, it's probably VERY expensive. And where do companies get off charging $60 for a bra that's going to fall apart anyway???

Did you know that the life span of a bra is supposed to be 3-6 months? (this was actually my job once upon a time). Why would you pay $60 bucks for something that's going to last 3 months? But the more bras you have the longer they last, especially if you don't wear the same one everyday. The sweat and body oils break a bra down (that's what they told me in bra training class :lol:). To make a bra last longer, you're supposed to either hand wash it or put it in the washing machine in a pillowcase or a lingerie bag. This keeps the bra from getting all twisted up in the spinner. It also protects the underwire. If you put your bra in the washing machine by itself you'll warp the underwire and it will dig into your skin and cut you.


And Sports Bras...try finding one that fits anyone who is not a member of the itty bitty t**** committee. Enell - $60. Recommended by Oprah. but you have to special order it and the sizes run weird. It works better than the other options out there, if you have the patience to wait for it. And you can't try it on before purchase... If you can't find a sports bra, you just gotta where two or three to go jogging in.[/QUOTE]
Well humm that might explain a lot... Ive never heard thaparicular phrase shal...:D

I agree with Shal. I dispise underwires but the non-underwires just don't feel like they have as much support.
Hummm have you tried ...I think Doreen bras nonwired and plenty of support problem is you end up with permenant scars on your waist and hips f you wear them all the time. Mind you I havent been able to find that particular model as were of bra with the long waist for a couple of years...

You know what, obviously making bras is the way to make lots of money, never mind uni maybe I should start making nice bras in larger sizes for a living :D :p

[papayahed]

what really bugs me are the women that wear the bras that don't fit right, is there anything worse then the bra muffin top?? What's worse is when you happen to look down and realize YOU are sporting the bra muffin top.:blush:

[motherhubbard]

Bra-llelujah! http://www.alamodelingerie.com/Detail.bok?no=185

Have any of you worn one of these? I’m wearing one now and I may never take it off. It’s fantastic!

Well, after all day in this thing I can say that it really is comfortable all day long. But I have to add that it offers ZERO support. I think it's a good around the house bra but not if I'm doing chores.

[Nightshade]

what really bugs me are the women that wear the bras that don't fit right, is there anything worse then the bra muffin top?? What's worse is when you happen to look down and realize YOU are sporting the bra muffin top.:blush:

NO more annoying are the people that oh so helpfully point out your bra muffin top, and then are shocked and offened when you ask what on earth they were doing staring at your breasts in the first place and if it bothers them so much why dont they cough up the money for a new bra... :rolleyes:

[Annamariah]

what really bugs me are the women that wear the bras that don't fit right, is there anything worse then the bra muffin top?? What's worse is when you happen to look down and realize YOU are sporting the bra muffin top.:blush:
I have to confess I'm probably one of those women... BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT! What can I do when it's almost impossible to find a bra that really fits? At least one that doesn't cost too much for a poor student. :flare:

I own many bras, but only one pair that really fits. (It's size 70D) I have a couple of 70C:s that are OK, but really, I have only about two or three pairs I can wear and be sure that they'll stay in their place. I know it's not good to be always tugging at your underwear, but I guess it's better than letting your bra wander wherever it wants to...

The problem is that for some reason when your cupsize goes up to C, the size scales seems to start from 75, which is too much for me. If I try to wear a 75 bra, the back won't stay in it's place, and when the back part rises up, you can guess what happens to the front part... They say that you should never buy a bra that you can wear in it's tightest setting to begin with, because it will stretch within time and then you'll need to be able to tighten it. But what can I do? Even size 70 is sometimes too large, and when it's almost impossible to find size 70C not to mention 70D, have you ever seen a 65D? :sick:

I know I'm not alone with this problem (being a small girl with a bit large breasts for your size), so WHY can't they manufacture bras that fit and offer enough support? I could never use a non-underwired bra, I've tried some, but it's too painful. Even now I often have to cross my arms under my breasts when I walk the stairs, because otherwise it'll hurt too much... :blush:

[Nightshade]

70s? :confused: wait do English bras use inches and American bras use cms?

[Shalot]

70s? :confused: wait do English bras use inches and American bras use cms?


I'm from the US and we use inches for the band size.

[Nightshade]

so what is te 70 ? because most of our sizes are un the 30s

[Shalot]

so what is te 70 ? because most of our sizes are un the 30s

Maybe it's a smaller unit? :confused:

[amanda_isabel]

i was thinking millimeteres. then i had a good laugh at myself. :)

[Scheherazade]

That is the European sizes: http://www.breasttalk.co.uk/size_charts.asp

[Nightshade]

a 32 D.. I can see your problem the general assumption being anyone over a c cup must at leastbe a little fat :mad:

[sprinks]

That is the European sizes: http://www.breasttalk.co.uk/size_charts.asp

Thanks for that Scher :). I always get confused with different bra sizes! But that clears it up nicely :)
(trust Aussies to have some other way of doing things :lol:)


:lol: I had a bra fitting a short while back and I was in complete shock at hearing my real size, and of course there was pretty much nothing nice in the size I am. Everything pretty was in the size below! Agh! And yes, as Nightshade pointed out, for some reason, the larger sizes have padding!! As if we need it!!
Anywho, my mum found it funny that I of course wanted pretty bras when I couldn't have them because of the size I needed, but when I was smaller I refused to wear anything other than white because "No one is going to see it and its really stupid wearing a colourful patterned one!!" I still stand by that, but these days I like to wear a pretty one every now and then!! *pouts* :lol:

Oh, next train of thought, we actually get in trouble for wearing certain bras at school. If they can be seen through the shirts, we get sent home, because the male teachers were complaining. Most girls complained, but I think it is reasonable. Its bad enough for other students, let alone teachers.

Oh and thinking of this all reminds me of drama earlier in the year when we were acting and I got pushed in such a way that my bra strap came undone!! :lol:. I layed on the stage trying to hide my laughter and trying to hold my bra in place at the same time!! :lol: *shame*

[*Classic*Charm*]

a 32 D.. I can see your problem the general assumption being anyone over a c cup must at leastbe a little fat :mad:

One of my best friends wears a 32 Double D. She's a tiny little thing with very large breasts, and I know she has a really hard time finding bras with a small enough band.

I don't have that problem. Mostly I can't find bras small enough for me that aren't in the childrens' section :blush::bawling:

[Nightshade]

Thanks for that Scher :). I always get confused with different bra sizes! But that clears it up nicely :)
(trust Aussies to have some other way of doing things :lol:)


:lol: I had a bra fitting a short while back and I was in complete shock at hearing my real size, and of course there was pretty much nothing nice in the size I am. Everything pretty was in the size below! Agh! And yes, as Nightshade pointed out, for some reason, the larger sizes have padding!! As if we need it!!
Anywho, my mum found it funny that I of course wanted pretty bras when I couldn't have them because of the size I needed, but when I was smaller I refused to wear anything other than white because "No one is going to see it and its really stupid wearing a colourful patterned one!!" I still stand by that, but these days I like to wear a pretty one every now and then!! *pouts* :lol:

Oh, next train of thought, we actually get in trouble for wearing certain bras at school. If they can be seen through the shirts, we get sent home, because the male teachers were complaining. Most girls complained, but I think it is reasonable. Its bad enough for other students, let alone teachers.

Oh and thinking of this all reminds me of drama earlier in the year when we were acting and I got pushed in such a way that my bra strap came undone!! :lol:. I layed on the stage trying to hide my laughter and trying to hold my bra in place at the same time!! :lol: *shame*
hehe My bra 'died' on the train last year (I had a laptop and couple of books in my backpack and it caused the clips to snap) I barly moved until I got to uni then and pinned and stiched the bra together. :lol:

One of my best friends wears a 32 Double D. She's a tiny little thing with very large breasts, and I know she has a really hard time finding bras with a small enough band.

Gosh... that poor girls back, Did you know that very large breasts ( Im talking Fs and G+s here ) are know to contribute to chronic back pain, and that doctrs actually advise breast reductions? :eek:


I don't have that problem. Mostly I can't find bras small enough for me that aren't in the childrens' section :blush::bawling:

[sprinks]

hehe My bra 'died' on the train last year (I had a laptop and couple of books in my backpack and it caused the clips to snap) I barly moved until I got to uni then and pinned and stiched the bra together. :lol:

:lol: Oh no!! Good to know I'm not alone with mishaps like that :p


Gosh... that poor girls back, Did you know that very large breasts ( Im talking Fs and G+s here ) are know to contribute to chronic back pain, and that doctrs actually advise breast reductions? :eek:

My aunt had one, because she was about that big. I think the doctors told her to, she was in pain and working and looking after her children! :eek:

[Nightshade]

:nod:....

[traytray]

fantastic indeed! i need me some female bonding time.:D :banana:

[Shalot]

My aunt had one, because she was about that big. I think the doctors told her to, she was in pain and working and looking after her children! :eek:

My aunt had one recently also. I was talking to a plastic surgeons office about another procedure (for someone else) and my question was whether or not it could be covered by insurance. She said no, and then she went on to say that insurance does not even cover breast reductions (augmentations).

the procedure I was asking about was someone who had been terribly obese and had loose skin as a result... Insurance won't cover the plastic surgery needed to get rid of that loose ropey skin.

But, I have heard of someone (my mom knew her) who had been to a psychologist over body image issues and was able to get breast surgery with a referrel from the psychologist, and insurance covered it. So, if that person was able to get at least part of it paid for through her normal health insurance (that she pays premiums on anyway), why couldn't someone who needs a breast reduction get the procedure and have their insurance cover it? It's not cosmetic and it's not a self-esteem issue. It's a physical pain issue. I am sick of insurance here. Something is wrong.


One of my best friends wears a 32 Double D. She's a tiny little thing with very large breasts, and I know she has a really hard time finding bras with a small enough band.

I don't have that problem. Mostly I can't find bras small enough for me that aren't in the childrens' section :blush::bawling:

If you happen to be someone who wears a 32DD for example, you have to go to an upscale department store, because Wal-Mart and Target and even JC Penney don't seem to carry those sizes. They might start at band size 34, and then good luck finding the cup size you need. And it's the same story for larger sizes as well. Cup sizes don't go beyond a DD.

Dillards is the best department store (here anyway) for finding bras in the right size. They're selection is okay. Mainly they just have the standard back hook seamed bra in a good selection of colors.

[Nightshade]

:nod: I believe that you can get breast reductions done the NHS, if either they are deemed health risk or you can get a psychologist's referral. But they wont do them until the girl is 21 at the very earliest. I know a 12 year old who wears a size DD but she has to wait untl shes 21 to get the breast reduction done because she is still growing... but by hat time she will already have back problems...

[motherhubbard]

nursing bras come in J cups and they are very supportive, but not sexy.

here's a website and some of these are kind of pretty
sizes here http://www.motherwear.com/cs/brachart.cfm
styles here http://www.motherwear.com/cat.cfm/cid/50/va/1
I’ve seen breast reduction that turned out beautiful, but I also know three different women who regret the surgery because of the terrible shape they were left with. I’ve considered reduction since I was in the eighth grade, but wanted to wait until I was done nursing babies. It can be detrimental to breastfeeding. They have to remove the nipple and resize it for the smaller breast. It was harder to be busty in school than it is now for some reason. As for back pain, I would recommend back strengthening exercises to see if that will help. It helped me.

[Annamariah]

so what is te 70 ? because most of our sizes are un the 30s
70 centimetres. We use SI-units here :)


i was thinking millimeteres. then i had a good laugh at myself. :)
Well I'd be awfully skinny if it was millimetres :lol:


a 32 D.. I can see your problem the general assumption being anyone over a c cup must at leastbe a little fat :mad:
Yeah, and that's just ridiculous! I mean, when the size is 70, C cup isn't even that big. It's exactly the same than 75B or 80A, which are completely normal sizes! It just means that the cup is bigger when you compare it to the band. An 80C is much bigger than a 70C.


Gosh... that poor girls back, Did you know that very large breasts ( Im talking Fs and G+s here ) are know to contribute to chronic back pain, and that doctrs actually advise breast reductions? :eek:
I'm glad I my breasts aren't that large, they're really problematic enough as it is :sick:

[Madhuri]

Changing the topic :D

Can someone tell me a home remedy for doing a pedicure? My feet are ugly and I am too shy to show to anybody; besides I feel awkward if someone touches my feet.

[Shalot]

Changing the topic :D

Can someone tell me a home remedy for doing a pedicure? My feet are ugly and I am too shy to show to anybody; besides I feel awkward if someone touches my feet.

(this is how I take care of my feet --- I've had a professional pedicure twice in my life and this person used cuticle nippers for skin stuff around my toenails, but I don't have much of a problem with that, so I don't do it at home)


Supplies Needed:
1) baby oil (or some other kind of oil)
2) toenail clippers or scissors
3) foot file or pumice stone
4) soap
5) vicks vapo-rub
6) socks
7) base coat nail polish
8) nail polish (color of your choice)
9) top coat
10) Rapid Dry spray nail polish dryer
11) Toe Separators (tissue works too)
12) Nail File

Fill your tub up with hot sudsy water (or at least enough to soak your feet in) and add baby oil (or other oil of your choice - lately I've been using Skin So Soft because someone gave me some). Soak your feet for a while (as long you feel necessary). This softens and conditions the skin and the toe nails.

After you've soaked your feet in the hot water, you can use a foot file or pumice stone to rub any hard calloused skin off the bottom of your feet. This would also be a good time to clip and file (shape) your toe nails because they'll be softer from the hot water and oil.

After you've clipped and filed your toe nails, you can dry your feet with a towel and they should be soft and conditioned from the hot water and oil.

Put the toe separators between each toe, and apply the clear base coat to your toes. Let it dry. Then apply the colored nail polish and allow it to dry suffiently. Then apply the clear top coat, which should preserve your polish and keep it from chipping off for a few days longer. Then I like to use the rapid dry polish spray after all the coats have been applied. This drys the paint faster and helps with smudging etc...

If you've gotten any nail polish on your toes, you can dip a wood cutilcle stick in nail polish remover, and use that to remove any spots of polish.

At this point you should be done with a home pedicure sans cutilcle nipping (I've heard it's best to leave that to the professionals).

You're probably wondering what the vicks vapo rub and socks are for. Vicks Vapo Rub is a home remedy for toe nail fungus. I don't have toe nail fungus, but I smear it on my toe nails and feet occasionally before bed. I put some socks on to keep that stuff from getting all over the sheets. I'm convinced it keeps any fungi at bay (especially when I went to the salon for my pedicure --- I'm so afraid of those tubs. I just know there are fungi in the water jets). Even if it doesn't do anything for toe nail fungus, it does soften my feet without use of the pumice stone every few days. Someone at work rubs vasoline on her feet and covers them with socks before bed. Burts Bees sells this awesome smelling coconut foot cream and socks, and I've used it before. It smells much better than Vicks Vapo Rub or Vaseline, but it softens about the same.

[Madhuri]

Hey Shal thats easy and all that is needed is easily available here, except the nail polish dryer (well, I heven't enquired about it). I will try it out :) Thanks! :D

[lugdunum]

Hello... Hope you don't mind me joining this little chat....:)

Thanks for these great pedicure advice Shalot. Really useful! Especially after summer!

[Shalot]

Hello... Hope you don't mind me joining this little chat....:)

Thanks for these great pedicure advice Shalot. Really useful! Especially after summer!

Well, Madhuri was asking and I was just telling her my quick fix for it. I don't know where you live, but it's still warm enough here to show my toes, and I think it's probably warm enough where Madhuri lives too, so it's okay to take care of your feet even after Labor Day :D

[lugdunum]

Yep it's still warm enough here too, (I live in Spain....)
So my feet are more than thankful :lol:

[Madhuri]

Shal, I tried, and the results are good :) It's relaxing as well :)

[princesspoppi]

Eek, I hate looking at my own feet! Unfortunately the wet season is coming and so it is hot! hot! hot! No more hiding in shoes, it's *gulp* sandal time

[Nightshade]

HUmm I might have to try this, my sister is at college doing beauty therpy and her pedicurexam is coming up, but she wont practice because she hates it..she gave me a nice manicure though.

But changing the subject again, to one that might be ther icky to some... but its not exactly like I can go around asking people in RL, for some reason, you knowhow you have reusable nappies for babies? Are there any such things as reusable period pads?

Well actually I know there are some reusable scary looking cup things ... they had some things at Freshers fair, and there was aguy who tried to grab one becuse he thought it was a 'freebie' which it wast and then was annoyed whan the woman on the stall said he wouldnt need one but went absaloutly green when she told him what it was.
But maybe what I mean is - are they any good?

[Shalot]

I've heard of those. Sounds repulsive. I've never tried it, and I've never known anyone who has.

[princesspoppi]

Apparently they aren't that good, the cup requires a lot of cleaning (obviously) and when you take it out you pretty much spill it most of the time, then if you are out and need to empty it....well, messy!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_cup - some info here.

Or else they do have reusable cloth pads which (if you don't mind washing) are good : )

[papayahed]

Some of the women on my hair board rave about the diva cup:

http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/showthread.php?t=38845&highlight=tampon

http://www.divacup.com/

I've never tried it.

[motherhubbard]

I've only heard good about the diva cup, but haven't tried it either. we're all cloth here. We make our own which is actualy kind of fun to do. We don't mind the washing and they are so comfortable.

[applepie]

I've actually never heard of the Diva Cup, but I find myself wondering of the practicality when at places like work or when you are gone all day. It's not like I can just go and wash it out in the bathroom sink in a public restroom... Well I guess I could, but I don't really think I would. I must admit that my husband would be appalled by the entire concept of it:D

[motherhubbard]

you don't wash it in a public place. You just dump in in the toilet and put it back in all while you're sitting there.

[pussnboots]

this is the first time I have ever heard of the Diva Cup. Don't think I would use it though.

[browneyedbailey]

ahhhhhhh, why are we talking about womanly cycles again?

[papayahed]

I've only heard good about the diva cup, but haven't tried it either. we're all cloth here. We make our own which is actualy kind of fun to do. We don't mind the washing and they are so comfortable.

All cloth? do you ever have to worry about leakage? Is there a special way of making them?

I'm a tampon girl all the way.



ahhhhhhh, why are we talking about womanly cycles again?

:lol:you'll understand when you get there.

[Nightshade]

I've only heard good about the diva cup, but haven't tried it either. we're all cloth here. We make our own which is actualy kind of fun to do. We don't mind the washing and they are so comfortable.


All cloth? do you ever have to worry about leakage? Is there a special way of making them?

thats more or less what I want to ask...

There is no way Id use the diva thing tampons are scary and painfull enough plus they always so helpfully provide you with reading material telling you you might die if you use them. But as my sister says I could just as easily be hit by a bus, in fact that is probably more likly all things concidered.

On a side note: hey hey I got a semi manicure, my sisters manicure exam is coming up and so she needed to practice but its chipped already as I only let her apply the one coat... ah well.!

[motherhubbard]

I use old diaper changing pads as a bottom layer then add flannel as absorbent layers. Sometimes I use fleece as a top layer and sometimes just flannel. I just serge or zigzag around the edges real good. The diaper pad is water proof. They don’t shift around in my panties. I can make them as big or as small, as heavy or as light as I need. I wash them out in the shower and then keep them in a pail till the end and wash them all at once. I don’t worry about stains- they’re just pads. They are soft and comfortable and cheap. Also, they are good for the environment.

There are a million ways to make them and patters free on line. I just traced around a regular pad and then changed it a bit to be just right for me. You can make a several in no time at all.

[applepie]

you don't wash it in a public place. You just dump in in the toilet and put it back in all while you're sitting there.

See, that still makes me cringe just a bit :sick: On the same subject but a bit off....

I was always a very regular girl. You could time my cycles to the day and now it seems I'm having a period ever two or three weeks. I wasn't worried when it was still like clockwork every three weeks, but now sometimes it is three, sometimes two, and sometimes I run all four or even five weeks. I don't know what the problem is, but I thought that stress going away would make it better. Now it just seems to be as bad if not worse, and I'm getting horrible cramps every time. Any ideas????

[Virgil]

:eek::eek: Oh my God, what am I doing checking out this thread. What a yucky, yucky discussion. :sick::sick: Get me out of here. :crash:

[Shalot]

Does anyone have a husband who thinks it's funny to moon you?

Or, how about one who comes up to give you a hug but it's only because he farted and that hug is really a trap while he stands there laughing?

[papayahed]

There is no way Id use the diva thing tampons are scary and painfull enough plus they always so helpfully provide you with reading material telling you you might die if you use them.

If tampons are inserted properly they shouldn't hurt. The key is practicing to find that good spot, following the directions should help.


See, that still makes me cringe just a bit :sick: On the same subject but a bit off....

I was always a very regular girl. You could time my cycles to the day and now it seems I'm having a period ever two or three weeks. I wasn't worried when it was still like clockwork every three weeks, but now sometimes it is three, sometimes two, and sometimes I run all four or even five weeks. I don't know what the problem is, but I thought that stress going away would make it better. Now it just seems to be as bad if not worse, and I'm getting horrible cramps every time. Any ideas????

:eek: all four weeks?? Holy crap?? (Sorry I have no ideas)

[applepie]

Does anyone have a husband who thinks it's funny to moon you?

Or, how about one who comes up to give you a hug but it's only because he farted and that hug is really a trap while he stands there laughing?

I must say misery loves company:lol: So glad that I'm not the only one with a husband that does this:D

[Niamh]

See, that still makes me cringe just a bit :sick: On the same subject but a bit off....

I was always a very regular girl. You could time my cycles to the day and now it seems I'm having a period ever two or three weeks. I wasn't worried when it was still like clockwork every three weeks, but now sometimes it is three, sometimes two, and sometimes I run all four or even five weeks. I don't know what the problem is, but I thought that stress going away would make it better. Now it just seems to be as bad if not worse, and I'm getting horrible cramps every time. Any ideas????

I had a similar problem when i got the Implanton in my arm. I more of less had to where a pad everyday for five months. (most days it was just the tiny panty liners but still...)
Stress can do that to your cycle. So could not eating properly, not having regular sleeping patterns.
Theres no harm going to a Well Woman or other place like a GP to inquire.

[applepie]

I likely should. I'm still trying to give calming down a chance. Unfortunatly, I'm beginning to see that my stress level isn't really decreasing with Tom home. I figure if all is still crasy in 6 months or so I'll think of going. Right now it is more or less just not know when I'll have a period. This time I seem to be having the normal 28 day cycle (knock on wood) but the last two months I had something like four periods in that time. So, hopefully, all is starting to settle.

[Niamh]

you know whats not good about periods? long haul flights while having your periods. most uncomfortable thing ever!
Just thought i'd throw that in....

[papayahed]

ohh seriously, those are horrible.

I don't really keep track of my cycle but a few days before I can tell I'm about to start, every once in a while it sneaks up on me and I'm caught unaware without my OBs.

[Shalot]

I guess since we're still talking periods I'll throw my two cents in about the whole thing. Well, actually I'd like to go back to the whole feminine products thing. I buy my stuff in bulk because I loathe shopping for those stupid things. The only problem is that the place I buy them from doesn't provide bags so you're stuck carrying your big giant box of girl stuff out to the car sans bag.

One time, I went shopping there with him and he was in a huge rush to get out of there while I was in my female shopping stupor. There I am wandering slowly around not paying attention to anyone around me, gazing at anything and everything whether I needed to buy it or not and he's urging me along. Finally he goes off with the shopping cart and apparently he heard that we were finished shopping even though I said no such thing, and he goes through the line and pays for everything.

The only problem is that we never did go by the feminine hygeine aisle. So, I send him back in alone since he rushed on out, and he had to buy them all by himself without a bag. And this place checks your receipt at the door, and there he is with feminine hygeine products and no bag.

He gets back in the car and tells me that the receipt checker, who was some goofy old man, made some comment about how he had to buy the tampons, ha ha ha.

I take delight in small things. :lol:

[pussnboots]

I guess since we're still talking periods I'll throw my two cents in about the whole thing. Well, actually I'd like to go back to the whole feminine products thing. I buy my stuff in bulk because I loathe shopping for those stupid things. The only problem is that the place I buy them from doesn't provide bags so you're stuck carrying your big giant box of girl stuff out to the car sans bag.

One time, I went shopping there with him and he was in a huge rush to get out of there while I was in my female shopping stupor. There I am wandering slowly around not paying attention to anyone around me, gazing at anything and everything whether I needed to buy it or not and he's urging me along. Finally he goes off with the shopping cart and apparently he heard that we were finished shopping even though I said no such thing, and he goes through the line and pays for everything.

The only problem is that we never did go by the feminine hygeine aisle. So, I send him back in alone since he rushed on out, and he had to buy them all by himself without a bag. And this place checks your receipt at the door, and there he is with feminine hygeine products and no bag.

He gets back in the car and tells me that the receipt checker, who was some goofy old man, made some comment about how he had to buy the tampons, ha ha ha.

I take delight in small things. :lol:

Too funny :lol::lol:,

[Niamh]

I guess since we're still talking periods I'll throw my two cents in about the whole thing. Well, actually I'd like to go back to the whole feminine products thing. I buy my stuff in bulk because I loathe shopping for those stupid things. The only problem is that the place I buy them from doesn't provide bags so you're stuck carrying your big giant box of girl stuff out to the car sans bag.

One time, I went shopping there with him and he was in a huge rush to get out of there while I was in my female shopping stupor. There I am wandering slowly around not paying attention to anyone around me, gazing at anything and everything whether I needed to buy it or not and he's urging me along. Finally he goes off with the shopping cart and apparently he heard that we were finished shopping even though I said no such thing, and he goes through the line and pays for everything.

The only problem is that we never did go by the feminine hygeine aisle. So, I send him back in alone since he rushed on out, and he had to buy them all by himself without a bag. And this place checks your receipt at the door, and there he is with feminine hygeine products and no bag.

He gets back in the car and tells me that the receipt checker, who was some goofy old man, made some comment about how he had to buy the tampons, ha ha ha.

I take delight in small things. :lol:

:lol: Weldone!!!:lol:

[papayahed]

Argh!! So I'm looking for plain, regular black shoes. On Zappos I select black and casual and this is what popped up:

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/705/6219656432pis7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Can you believe someone has the nerve to charge 1350.00 for these things??

[motherhubbard]

1350.00!?!?! No way

[browneyedbailey]

:lol:you'll understand when you get there.

hahahaha, been there for a year in December. not fun.:flare:

[Weisinheimer]

I had a weird thing going on for while when I always got my period when I went to my grandparents house. I used to go up there pretty often, but it wasn't a regular thing. Sometimes there would be four weeks between, sometimes just two. I guess if stress brings it on, maybe that was it. Staying with the Grandparents can be pretty stressful.

[browneyedbailey]

I haven't found a consistency with mine. yet.

[Shalot]

Argh!! So I'm looking for plain, regular black shoes. On Zappos I select black and casual and this is what popped up:

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/705/6219656432pis7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Can you believe someone has the nerve to charge 1350.00 for these things??

are you kidding me? Those are awesome. I've been wanting a pair of cowboy boots for so long. But they can't be just any old cowboy boots. They can't be Dolly Parton or Pam Tillis cowgirl boots. They need to be cowboy boots with some interesting pattern on them, and those are almost what I have in mind. I'm not sure that a cartoon is quite what I had in mind, but it's close. What I'd want would have to be something strange to see on a pair of cowgirl boots. Like, varsity plaid or something. Maybe teal and magenta...hmmm. If anyone knows where I can purchase such a pair, point me towards them. I don't know if I'd pay 1350.00 for a pair, but at least let me consider them.

[papayahed]

These were also on Zappos:


http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9065/10757747829pdl6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Shalot]

These were also on Zappos:


http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9065/10757747829pdl6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

nice

I found these last night on some western wear site...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n25/Shalot_bucket/pinkskullboots.jpg

$235.00. Still, that's a little too pricey. I'm one of those people who thinks $40 is too much to spend on shoes (unless they're running shoes or something). Then again, these are boots. Then again, you're just asking to get made fun of if you walk around in something like that.

[motherhubbard]

nice

I found these last night on some western wear site...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n25/Shalot_bucket/pinkskullboots.jpg

$235.00. Still, that's a little too pricey. I'm one of those people who thinks $40 is too much to spend on shoes (unless they're running shoes or something). Then again, these are boots. Then again, you're just asking to get made fun of if you walk around in something like that.

I wouldn't make fun! I'd be afraid of getting my rump kicked :p

[toni]

I guess since we're still talking periods I'll throw my two cents in about the whole thing. Well, actually I'd like to go back to the whole feminine products thing. I buy my stuff in bulk because I loathe shopping for those stupid things. The only problem is that the place I buy them from doesn't provide bags so you're stuck carrying your big giant box of girl stuff out to the car sans bag.

One time, I went shopping there with him and he was in a huge rush to get out of there while I was in my female shopping stupor. There I am wandering slowly around not paying attention to anyone around me, gazing at anything and everything whether I needed to buy it or not and he's urging me along. Finally he goes off with the shopping cart and apparently he heard that we were finished shopping even though I said no such thing, and he goes through the line and pays for everything.

The only problem is that we never did go by the feminine hygeine aisle. So, I send him back in alone since he rushed on out, and he had to buy them all by himself without a bag. And this place checks your receipt at the door, and there he is with feminine hygeine products and no bag.

He gets back in the car and tells me that the receipt checker, who was some goofy old man, made some comment about how he had to buy the tampons, ha ha ha.

I take delight in small things. :lol:

That's hilarious, Shalot. :lol: It also reminds me of my 12-year old brother, whom we send to the grocery to buy the feminine stuff when we (we are 3 sisters) suddenly have a visit from the monthly visitor. He gets teased a lot by cashiers and baggers and usually comes home with his face as red as a tomato. :lol: Sadistic sisters we are.

[browneyedbailey]

Last year, a boy named Kolby was going through my friend Tiera's purse and found a tampon in between a few peices of paper, and asked what it was. lol, all the girls at our science table started laughing a little untill Brandon told Kolby what it was, hahahaha. Kolby got sicked out and threw it on the table and we all laughed all day and teased him about it. hahahahaha.

[papayahed]

Holy Crap!!! I have a huge zit on my cheek, It's about the size New Hampshire. It's taking all my willpower not to try and pop it.

[Shalot]

Holy Crap!!! I have a huge zit on my cheek, It's about the size New Hampshire. It's taking all my willpower not to try and pop it.

Last Monday I woke up with one on my forehead. It was GIANT and it was painful and popping it wasn't even an option because it was painful too, and popping it would have only made it redder. And, not only was it giant, but it was huge underneath and beyond the red raised part of it, if you know what I mean. It was gross.

Are zits contagious? The reason I ask is because I went on a weekend trip before that Monday with my family, and my brother had slept on the pillows I used the night before. (It was a two bedroom deal, and I only arrived on Saturday night, instead of Friday night, so my brother had to go sleep on the sofa sleeper). He's seventeen and he gets zits regularly, so I am wondering if by sleeping on his pillow case I somehow contracted the giant zit...

It's not like I don't get zits anymore because I do, but the size of this thing was just crazy...It was not your usual everyday zit.

[Niamh]

i dont think so Shal.
I get them from time to time, but thankfully not too often!

[papayahed]

arghh, I can't stop touching it!!

[Tournesol]

you really should NOt interfere with your pimploid [my sis and I call the really BIG ones PIMPLOIDS] cause if if pops, it might leave a mark...and you don't want that on your face for months!!

[Nightshade]

Holy Crap!!! I have a huge zit on my cheek, It's about the size New Hampshire. It's taking all my willpower not to try and pop it.

Just pop it...with a steralized needle ( Niamh agrees!) and why arent you supposed to pop it..
or speed death with tea tree oild course that makes it burst in the middle of the night and leaves icky marks on bed linen!
:D

[applepie]

arghh, I can't stop touching it!!

I have the same problem:) I've actually been thinking of trying Proactive since they've been so bad in the past couple years. It had been mostly gone before having my daughter, but now they're horrible again. Anyone know if it actually works?

[motherhubbard]

I don't know, I just use lye soap and that has taken care of it.

[applepie]

I don't know, I just use lye soap and that has taken care of it.

I have super sensitive skin. I think some of my trouble is the cleanser I use, but I'm already using the Dove for sensitive skin. I'm hoping maybe the Proactive will not dry me out and make things worse the way the other cleansers and such do.

[amanda_isabel]

love the zit-talk, girls.

got a really big zit myself a few months back. nasty!!! i was just thankful it was by the hairline so I just changed the way i part my hair to hide it. It was huge for days (about the size of my thumbnail when I don't grow my nails) and was so painful when I smiled. (what a headache!)

I happened to take a trip to the dental chair then and the dentist, who had to get at an angle to work on my teeth, rested her arm on my head--and on top of my zit--for like, twenty minutes. hellishly painful, really. I almost didn't notice the drills.

it popped about three days later, on its own. (that's not to say I stopped touching it.) it had three eyes in the pus, and I was like, oh, that's why it's so big!

it scarred. about two weeks later the zit scar became a zit again, but it was not as bad as the first time.

what a persistent zit!

[Madhuri]

I have the same problem:) I've actually been thinking of trying Proactive since they've been so bad in the past couple years. It had been mostly gone before having my daughter, but now they're horrible again. Anyone know if it actually works?

Proactive does work; my brother used it, and it worked for him. It tries to contain the sebum production and that helps in reducing the pimples/acne.

[papayahed]

I popped it. It was about ready to blow so I helped it a little bit.

MH: Lye soap??? Doesn't that dry out your skin?

I've never tried proactive.

[Lily Adams]

I use Seabreeze in the morning and Noxema at night and then I use acne cream at both morning and night to fix those special spots that need extra work.

I have basically no acne. And apparently it makes my face skin really soft.

So those are my two cents.

[qimissung]

Did you have acne before? My son who is 16 has a really bad case. We are going to see a dermatologist. He's had some amazingly huge ones. He had one just inside his nose that actually distended his nostril. He'll call me in and announce a new one in this really deadpan voice and then we just gaze at it.

Does the lye really work? Or the noxema?

[Lily Adams]

Did you have acne before? My son who is 16 has a really bad case. We are going to see a dermatologist. He's had some amazingly huge ones. He had one just inside his nose that actually distended his nostril. He'll call me in and announce a new one in this really deadpan voice and then we just gaze at it.

Does the lye really work? Or the noxema?

Whoah! Ouch! I never had really, really bad acne, but I did have it.

What I do works for me. Don't know if it would work for others, though. I am just vehement about not having acne.

[sprinks]

I'm really bad at remembering to cleanse and tone and all that stuff :p. I get blackheads more than anything :sick: but I can use pore cleansing strips for those :D.

[Niamh]

Have any of you thought of tea tree oil?

[Nightshade]

I am incredibly lucky in that I very rarley get any spots on my face, instead 90% of my zits turn up on my scalp which is good but also means that occasionally they burst when Im brushing my hair ( just after Ive had a shower ) which means I have to wash my hair again, and this always seems to happen when Im in a rush.
tea tree oil is magic stuff though, except it cause things to burst on their own in the night.
Ive got gaping pores thugh which Im not sure how to get rid of.

[LadyWentworth]

Does the lye really work?
I never tried that, but years ago I went to this reenactment. I was looking at this woman's lye soap that she made. She told me that one of the benefits to using lye soap is that it clears acne. I didn't feel like trying that, though. :)


Or the noxema?
I have used Noxzema since I was a kid. I never washed my face with it, though. Instead, if I see that I am starting to get a pimple, I put Noxzema on that spot before it gets worse. I leave it on overnight and then just wash it off in the morning. Depending on how bad the pimple might be, it might take a couple of extra nights to clear up, but that just means that I would have to put Noxzema on at night again. It does seem to help. In your son's case, I don't know. Maybe, if nothing else, for the time being Noxzema may ease it up a little bit. My skin is normal-dry-oily based on what part of my face that I'm dealing with. My nose is the oily part. That seemed to start recently. So, that is where I have the most problem. My skin is also very sensitive. Using cleansers and other acne medicine, thus far, has been quite pointless for me. I tend to break-out using products for break-outs. Noxzema has been the only thing to help me.



Ive got gaping pores thugh which Im not sure how to get rid of.

Have you ever used one of those mud masks, or something similar? I use a different type of mask every few days, and I also use a scrub every few days when I wash my face. That seemed to help me. Whenever I got into a phase where I was too tired to bother with a mask, my pores seemed to get bigger. When I would start to get back into the swing of things again with the masks, that would always help. For me, though, I have to make sure that I am faithful with the masks or my skin ends up the same way it was before pretty fast.

[Nightshade]

hmm no nevre used a mask,alhough I once used one of thoe pore strip blackehad removing things and thats seemed to shrink my pores for a few days, I might do that..:nod:

[Niamh]

those pore strips are really good.

[vheissu]

Have any of you thought of tea tree oil?

It's one of the few things that seems to do the job for me.
I usually use the cleanser from the Body Shop with tea tree oil, but I tend to change products quite often (finish one bottle, then get something else) because I get the feeling that my skin gets 'used' to the same thing (it might well be my imagination).
As for pores...there's nothing much else to do than to keep your skin clean and do weekly scrubs/masks. Oh, and choose your make-up really well, like a really light based one which won't react too much with your skin.
Those pore strips never worked for me :(

[Tournesol]

I use Noxema to wash my face. It works, cause down here in the Tropics, with our hot climate, it helps to cool my skin.

[*Classic*Charm*]

I have the same problem:) I've actually been thinking of trying Proactive since they've been so bad in the past couple years. It had been mostly gone before having my daughter, but now they're horrible again. Anyone know if it actually works?

I've used it myself and I have friends and family who used it and we all found the same thing- it works really really well for the first while and then stops working. I find that I break out really badly when I'm on my period as well, and it couldn't stop those breakouts. Oh, and don't let it get on your clothing/towels because it bleaches.

Tea tree oil is amazing. Lush makes a product called Tea Tree Water, which is a tea tree based toner. It's awesome, and not as concentrated as tea tree oil on its own.

I've had acne for years, and it's not the worst case of seen, just enough to be a big pain in my @$$ and make me self-conscious about it. I've tried a ton of different stuff- cleansers and pads and strips and pro-active. I find what's working the best is products from Lush, which is a company that makes fresh, handmade cosmetics. They're made of fruits and vegetables and natural oils and all good stuff that is so fresh it comes with an expiry date. I swear by their stuff- all my cosmetics and bath products are being switched to Lush products.

Oh, and for those who were asking, it is bad to pop zits because while it does push everything out of the pore, it spreads the bacteria to the surrounding pores which in turn makes things worse. It's a big problem for me because I have busy hands and I'm always touching something and if I'm bored or stressed, I touch my face more. It's just all around bad. I can't resist popping though.

[LadyWentworth]

I use Noxema to wash my face. It works, cause down here in the Tropics, with our hot climate, it helps to cool my skin.
I always recommend Noxzema to people who have a sunburn because it seems to cool the skin. It seems to be very soothing when I put it on the burnt skin.

[qimissung]

Thanks for the information. I'm going to check out the tea tree oil and lye soap. Those are really good ideas, thanks.

I use a clay mask on my face on a weekly basis. I think it's beneficial. Interestingly enough I used Noxema when I was younger. I didn't wash with it, but I used it for a moisturizer. I found it worked really well, and my skin was fairly clear at that point. Maybe it helped.

[Shalot]

I got my eyebrows waxed yesterday. I've probably asked this before, and I've probably been told, but does waxing eventually lead to diminished hairgrowth? Because I don't want to be one of those little old ladies who has no eyebrows. But, I have a feeling that no matter what I do, I'm going to have increased hair growth on the upper lip, and diminished growth of the eyebrows and hair on my head. And my nose hair and nose will get larger as will my ears. My eyesight will get worse, and I won't know that I have lipstick on my teeth.

But, I digress.

why do some older women have NO eyebrows? ist it because they overwaxed or got lousy electrolysis or does it just stop growing there on women? Because I've seen some old men with major eyebrows...

[Bakiryu]

why do some older women have NO eyebrows? ist it because they overwaxed or got lousy electrolysis or does it just stop growing there on women? Because I've seen some old men with major eyebrows...

maybe they're just born with it. My mother has really thin eyebrows and she doesn't pluck. ever. (why did i get ze unibrow, whyyyyyyyyyyyyy??!)



I've never tried waxing, i like plucking better, it amuses me :lol:

[Shalot]

maybe they're just born with it. My mother has really thin eyebrows and she doesn't pluck. ever. (why did i get ze unibrow, whyyyyyyyyyyyyy??!)



I've never tried waxing, i like plucking better, it amuses me :lol:

youch!

home waxing is the worst. If you don't get a good grip on your strip and if you don't rip fast enough, it's the worst pain ever. But at least you get more done with one rip than if you pluck.... I hate plucking. I'd rather someone just wax it for me. And they need to apply pressure to the area right after they rip - it makes it hurt less.

[qimissung]

Yeah, Bakiryu, I'm like your Mom, thin brows, don't have to pluck. Sigh.

I waxed my legs. Once.

My Significant Other said that hair grows on guys as they get older-that's why all the nose hair and hair on their backs and stuff. I hope this helps. :D

[Nightshade]

I think it does Shalot, or atleast is supposed to.

[LadyWentworth]

why do some older women have NO eyebrows? ist it because they overwaxed or got lousy electrolysis or does it just stop growing there on women? Because I've seen some old men with major eyebrows...
My mother hasn't had eyebrows for years but that is because of her thyroid. Maybe a lot of women have some sort of health issues that caused that to happen to them. Who knows?

My eyebrows are thin but I still need to shape them. I have dark brows. So when the hair grows back, I definitely need to shape them again. Even though they are thin, it still looks silly the other way. I always pluck. I don't have enough hair there to bother with anything like waxing. Plucking works just fine for me. As for hair not coming back, I have noticed that there is a spot where part of the eyebrow didn't come back. Yet, there is another part where the eyebrow looks thicker. So I don't know what would happen with waxing because I am not sure if the plucking has done this to me.

[papayahed]

My eyebrows are pretty thick and lusturous:lol:. seriously, my eyebrows are pretty thick. At home I wax above my brow and between them but I save the shaping and under the eyebrow for the professionals.

My mom has really thin eyebrows, they have always been like that so I don't know if it's an age thing. She says she overplucked when she was younger and they never grew back.

She isn't as hairy as I am, I don't think she even shaves her legs - she never has stuble and very rarely do I see a razor around - it's darn annoying why didn't I get those genes??

[Niamh]

My mam has never had to shave in her life. she has about two fair hairs on her legs and thats it. I'm like an ape. dark thick hair too. I dont wax.
I have pretty thick brows too, but i pluck. I dont pluck them thin. I still have the natural shape. all i do is pluck the stragglers that make brows look bushy. I like my shape and a lot of people have complemented them. I had threading done one, but i wasnt really happy. The woman who did them told me i needed to grow hair back in one area so she could give me a better shape next time. I cant magicly grow hair where i have a scar going through my eyebrow!!!! eh hello!!

[Annamariah]

I pluck my eyebrows, not much and not often, but anyway. My brows are rather light (as is the hair on my legs, which is nice, because I don't have to shave them that often even in the summer), so it doesn't matter if I don't pluck them for a couple of weeks. (It also means that I cannot apply mascara unless I use an eyebrow pencil too, because then it would look like I didn't have eyebrows at all. Without eye make-up I look really weird, like if I had neither eyebrows nor eyelashes...) I too like the natural shape of my eyebrows, I only pluck a little bit from under them, you know the stray ones.

The first time I plucked my eyebrows hurt a lot, but after you've plucked once the next times don't hurt half as much. I guess that once you've plucked the hairs don't grow back the same as they were and they are easier to remove.

[Niamh]

yeah i only pluck the stray ones too. I dont have as many is i once did.
And you are right, the more you pluck, the less you feel it. Mine only hurt if i have accidently pinched my skin, which can happen when you are plucking at 5.15am before going to work and you are still half asleep. :p

[lugdunum]

I usually get them plucked too.

The thing is, the first time I decided to trim my eyebrows, I asked my sister to do it and she did a terrible job. More specifically, she started plucking the upper part and then realized she'd exagerated. So my eyebrows are not at the same level... :p

Since then I've been going to a professional, but believe it or not, the upper part still hasn't grown back. (it's been almost three years) I don't understand, why is it that the lower ones keep growing back and the upper ones have completely disapeared...

With regards to pain, it's true that the more you do it, the less pain you feel.
However I really recommenda professional cuz they do it so fast that the pain is over in no time. And at the end they give you a little face massage with soothing cream...

[papayahed]

Sometimes in the winter I get a small dry patch on my eyelid. I've tried smothering it in lotion and I've gone to the doctor and was given steroids for it but it still comes back, any suggestions?

(the lye soap worked for the maybe poison ivy)

[Shalot]

I overwashed my hands on Tuesday when I was doing housework. It also got really cold here the last few nights. My hands are now chapped, and red and they hurt. Washing them irritates them, but it's not like I can just not wash my hands. Maybe I should smear some neosporin on them and wear plastic gloves all day? I don't have to go anywhere until later...

this sucks.

[motherhubbard]

Sometimes in the winter I get a small dry patch on my eyelid. I've tried smothering it in lotion and I've gone to the doctor and was given steroids for it but it still comes back, any suggestions?

(the lye soap worked for the maybe poison ivy)

I'm glad the lye soap worked!

[Niamh]

put sudocream on your hands and use cotton gloves before going to bed. sleep with the gloves on. I did this when i worked in archaeology and it worked wonders.

[manolia]

I got my eyebrows waxed yesterday. I've probably asked this before, and I've probably been told, but does waxing eventually lead to diminished hairgrowth?

Bah..you only make them stronger..i have a phd on plucking eyebrows :D

Hair can be permanently removed only by laser (and not always)..black and thick hair can be more easily removed by laser (and has better results which means you'll get rid of them eventually) than lets say blond and thin. I have asked my dermatologist :D my friend had more that 10 laser sessions (she is of the black and thick type of hair) and the results are really good. It is a bit expensive though.

[papayahed]

put sudocream on your hands and use cotton gloves before going to bed. sleep with the gloves on. I did this when i worked in archaeology and it worked wonders.

What's sudocream?

[pinkmoon]

Bah..you only make them stronger..i have a phd on plucking eyebrows :D

Hair can be permanently removed only by laser (and not always)..black and thick hair can be more easily removed by laser (and has better results which means you'll get rid of them eventually) than lets say blond and thin. I have asked my dermatologist :D my friend had more that 10 laser sessions (she is of the black and thick type of hair) and the results are really good. It is a bit expensive though.

I have a question to you.
doesn't laser affect the skin badly in the future, I heard that it might cause cancer:sick:, is that true? manolia.

[Niamh]

What's sudocream?

Its actually like an antiseptic cream. It was originally brought out for nappy rash but is used for so much more from sunburn to acne. Its like a white paste. I think lassers paste is similar. I've used that too.

[Annamariah]

I overwashed my hands on Tuesday when I was doing housework. It also got really cold here the last few nights. My hands are now chapped, and red and they hurt. Washing them irritates them, but it's not like I can just not wash my hands. Maybe I should smear some neosporin on them and wear plastic gloves all day? I don't have to go anywhere until later...

this sucks.
Hah, I'm an expert on hand problems. I know exactly what it is like when simply washing your hands hurts like hell (and when the skin is in such a bad condition that doing anything hurts, and in fact even with doing nothing at all you're in constant pain).

If your hands are just dry, my advice would apply some oily cream several times a day and perhaps wear gloves so that you won't leave oily fingerprints everywhere. If you have a rash, too, I'd apply some hydrocortisone as well.

[manolia]

I have a question to you.
doesn't laser affect the skin badly in the future, I heard that it might cause cancer:sick:, is that true? manolia.

I'll tell you what my doctor told me. Mind you i am no doctor myself so i can't verify his information. I trust him though.
Laser is safe but its better not to do it at those parts of the body that have glands (like breasts, armpits etc). Those parts are very sensitive. I don't have a hair problem myself but i'd like to get rid of all the hair i have on my legs (so i can eventually stop using razor and wax, they both drive me crazy :sick: especially during the summer when i have to shave my legs every third day :sick:)

..anyways if you decide on using laser go to a doctor (dermatologist). Do not go to one of those beauty salons. Laser is a tool whick is better left to the hands of a doctor ;) (because you can end up having skin burns if the person isn't skilled enough)..and mind you most of the beauty salons (in my country at least) don't have real laser. They have all those tv ads about quick results and painless, which are both lies. Results aren't quick and surelly the whole process isn't painless. Like i said in the post above my best friend is at her tenth session with the said doctor and she assures me that it hurts.

[pinkmoon]

aha, ok.

[papayahed]

Ok, I'm lusting after a purse. I've been looking at it for a few months now but it is expensive so I've been waiting for the sale (I'm hoping it will go down). But I have 3 - $10 reward certificates that are about to expire on the 4th. I think this is a sign to buy the purse now. What do ya'll think?

[Tournesol]

'lusting'...you've been without the purse all these months..do you really, really need the purse?!
I always ask myself that - of course sometimes I give into the product and just buy, but then other times, I just think about something else, take my mind off it altogether, and eventually it becomes a thing of the past!

[Niamh]

Ok, I'm lusting after a purse. I've been looking at it for a few months now but it is expensive so I've been waiting for the sale (I'm hoping it will go down). But I have 3 - $10 reward certificates that are about to expire on the 4th. I think this is a sign to buy the purse now. What do ya'll think?

Buy it!!!!!!!!! you will regret it if you dont! :D

[vheissu]

Unless you can find something else to buy with those reward certificates, which you might want more than the purse, then yes, go for it!

[papayahed]

Check it out, I went to the department store with my rewards certificates planning on not buying the purse. Well, the sales lady told me they were running a sale that if you bring in used but good purse you can get $40 off a new purse!!!!! and the sales lady said I didn't even need the old purse to get the discount because they already had a ton. I think I'll take an old purse up there tomorrow though.

[Shalot]

***Okay, I'm going to preface this post with a disclaimer:

I've had a beer or two and I don't have to work tomorrow (Just classes and some accounting adjusting entries --- no biggies). With that being said, here's my post:

Pat Benatar said that Love is a Battlefield, but I say shopping is where the real action takes place. The store is a battlefied. How many times have you been perusing a display or a rack of clothes, only to be interrupted by some woman who comes up and stands in your bubble? She just comes up starts sorting through the clothes or purses that are directly in front of you. She reaches across you and starts sorting through purses. If she bothers to say "excuse me" at all, you know that she doesn't mean it. What she really means is, "Move." Or, "Outta My Biotch." Or simply, "Let's see if I can make you move."

I find it hard to believe that this woman really wants to see the purses or clothes that are in front of me at that very moment. I think it's a power play. I think some women go to stores with the intent of bullying other shoppers by engaging in this behaviour. If you're in a discount store, they push their shopping carts right up to your heels. If you're in a boutique, they're grabbing the clothes off the hangers in front of you. Or, they're grabbing at the itmes you're holding in your hands.

Last night, I went to Target. They had a bunch of racks of clothing on sale. There were cute blouses for $4.98! I got a cute dress for $12!!! Target has cute stuff, but it's kind of trendy, so I don't buy much from Target, but for a discount store, they have a great selection so I was excited to find those awesome sale racks. I wasn't even there for clothes, but I saw 50% off in red and white so I had to check it out.

But, there were other sharks in the water and they swarmed around me, snatching items from my sales rack. Grrr.... One girl came up and starting coughing --- it was the grossest thing. I immediately left the area. Her coughing stopped. That sneaky winch. Great strategy though....

[Joreads]

***Okay, I'm going to preface this post with a disclaimer:

I've had a beer or two and I don't have to work tomorrow (Just classes and some accounting adjusting entries --- no biggies). With that being said, here's my post:

Pat Benatar said that Love is a Battlefield, but I say shopping is where the real action takes place. The store is a battlefied. How many times have you been perusing a display or a rack of clothes, only to be interrupted by some woman who comes up and stands in your bubble? She just comes up starts sorting through the clothes or purses that are directly in front of you. She reaches across you and starts sorting through purses. If she bothers to say "excuse me" at all, you know that she doesn't mean it. What she really means is, "Move." Or, "Outta My Biotch." Or simply, "Let's see if I can make you move."

I find it hard to believe that this woman really wants to see the purses or clothes that are in front of me at that very moment. I think it's a power play. I think some women go to stores with the intent of bullying other shoppers by engaging in this behaviour. If you're in a discount store, they push their shopping carts right up to your heels. If you're in a boutique, they're grabbing the clothes off the hangers in front of you. Or, they're grabbing at the itmes you're holding in your hands.

Last night, I went to Target. They had a bunch of racks of clothing on sale. There were cute blouses for $4.98! I got a cute dress for $12!!! Target has cute stuff, but it's kind of trendy, so I don't buy much from Target, but for a discount store, they have a great selection so I was excited to find those awesome sale racks. I wasn't even there for clothes, but I saw 50% off in red and white so I had to check it out.

But, there were other sharks in the water and they swarmed around me, snatching items from my sales rack. Grrr.... One girl came up and starting coughing --- it was the grossest thing. I immediately left the area. Her coughing stopped. That sneaky winch. Great strategy though....



See the mistake you made was not having the beers before you went out shopping:lol::lol:

It is not safe to be around a sale rack especially on your own always always travel in a pack it is much safer that way:p

[Niamh]

I hate that! that bugs me. what bugs me more is the people who hang around the racks knowing new stuff is gonna be coming out soon and snatch everything before you even get the chance to look!

[Joreads]

Not only that they can be down right rude about it as well

[Weisinheimer]

Man, I'm sacred to death of Christmas shopping. I hate crowded stores.

[A cherubic Girl]

Hi Girls,
how are you??

[kandaurov]

Hi comradettes! xx
I'm Kandaurov's sister, Gertrudes. He's stopped coming here for several months now (shame on him!) and he told me I could use his account.
Sorry for not creating an account of my own, I'm just terrible with these internets! Don't worry, I'm a girl, and the proof is that I loved the movie Sex and the City (watched it three times already!), I'm always late for every appointment and my boyfriend doesn't understand me.
See you ;) xx

[optimisticnad]

Hi comradettes! xx
I'm Kandaurov's sister, Gertrudes. He's stopped coming here for several months now (shame on him!) and he told me I could use his account.
Sorry for not creating an account of my own, I'm just terrible with these internets! Don't worry, I'm a girl, and the proof is that I loved the movie Sex and the City (watched it three times already!), I'm always late for every appointment and my boyfriend doesn't understand me.
See you ;) xx

:lol: Love the evidence you cite to support you're statement - that you're a girl. I believe you.....:D

[optimisticnad]

I'm wearing contacts and I'm just wondering if I managed to put them in right in BOTH eye because my eyes are sightly blurry.

Oh my days, really who cares!! LOL

[Niamh]

Hey...that hair looks familiar? I think we use to put that on Kand to smuggle him in...:lol:

I think you where the only guy who was ever actually allowed in here! :p

tea Kand...i mean gertrude? ;)

[Tournesol]

I would love some tea right now...oh, if only I wasn't so lazy to get up, walk aaallll the way to the kitchen, and make that cup of tea....if there were only someone here who could make that tea for me...now, where's that boyfriend when you need him?!...

[Niamh]

*hands cuppa to Tour*

[Snowqueen]

Hey girls ! I am so tired after readind so many Comments, lets have some Coffee or tea right now.

[kandaurov]

Tee hee, thank you, Niahm, a cup o' tea would be divine. You all had a fantastic Christmas, I'm sure? I had a most delightful time, though my boyfriend got me tickets to Monster Trucks, as you must have understood by now he doesn't understand me. And it seems Linda went on a shopping spree, everyone got an expensive gift from her, you see. Financial crisis, what! Now I'm sure you know I'm not one to gossip, but after having seen her in the mall with such baggy eyes and arched shoulders I’ll set my magnificent yellow curls ablaze if she didn’t work overtime to keep up appearences, poor thing, with her husband drinking and everything, or so Molly said, she has a cousin who’s a bartender, and a cute one at that, and single, God knows why, studying to be a doctor he is, just say the word and I’ll set you up with him!

[Niamh]

Tee hee, thank you, Niahm, a cup o' tea would be divine. You all had a fantastic Christmas, I'm sure? I had a most delightful time, though my boyfriend got me tickets to Monster Trucks, as you must have understood by now he doesn't understand me. And it seems Linda went on a shopping spree, everyone got an expensive gift from her, you see. Financial crisis, what! Now I'm sure you know I'm not one to gossip, but after having seen her in the mall with such baggy eyes and arched shoulders I’ll set my magnificent yellow curls ablaze if she didn’t work overtime to keep up appearences, poor thing, with her husband drinking and everything, or so Molly said, she has a cousin who’s a bartender, and a cute one at that, and single, God knows why, studying to be a doctor he is, just say the word and I’ll set you up with him!


Sweet!! :lol:
Hey hope you have a great christmas Kan...gertrude ;) *hands tea out* (you sound like an OMG! :p )

[Shalot]

I got some new jeans. There's a store that's gone out of business here (another victim of the economy) and they've liquidated their inventory so I got a good deal on them. I didn't bother to try them on, because I already have a pair of them. The only difference between them is one pair is straight leg and the other is boot cut.

So I get my new ones home, and put them on and they look good. They're good-butt jeans, as opposed to dump-butt jeans or mom-butt jeans.

But, the zipper is broken and I can't take them back or exchange them because the store closed. It's a fluke thing - it's just the zipper on this one pair. I don't know how to sew that well, so I was wondering if I should take the jeans somewhere to get the zipper replaced...Like, maybe I could take them to a cleaner's - they might be able to do that....any other suggestions? They look really good on except for the broken fly.

[papayahed]

How about a Tailor?

[Niamh]

yeah a place that does aulterations should be able to replace the zip. thats what i do. mind you, i've a pair of jeans i was supposed to get the zip replaced on well over a year ago...

[MattG]

*Raids

[kandaurov]

Oi! I thought I - ERM MY BROTHER YOU SEE tee hee XxXxXx I have 38 pairs of shoes - was the only one allowed here!

[*Classic*Charm*]

HAHAHAHAHA

I think this is the first time we've had a real invasion...because obviously Kandaurov's sister keeps her brother in check. :D

Watch out, Matt, or we'll start talking about things you men pretend don't actually happen/ exist.

As for Shalot's jeans...I don't know if I would trust a cleaner to do repairs...I don't know if cleaners care that much. I've heard horror stories. I would think a tailor should be able to do it, as long as they have heavy enough machinery to work on denim.

[kilted exile]

Nah, Rob invaded early on and by page 2 Opti had given up. Women are so fickle:p


i think mir should stick to milk. i dont think coffee wiill be good for all that exercising she does. boys r allowed i cant be bothred to chnage the thread title. also...iv forgtten. im so tired. bye people. dont stay up late.

[Niamh]

Ah yes! yet we continued to try kick you all out!!
but i do believe halfway through the thread, Kand was accepted amongst the group of coffee drinking, cake eating women (ie, me kathycf and kiz to name a few!) by donning his noggin with a curly red wig!!

[LostPrincess13]

uhm, hello!:) *new girl enters door and shyly retreats to corner*

[Niamh]

Welcome! would you like a cuppa?

[LostPrincess13]

why thank you!:D i'd love some...:) only a little though, it's way past my bedtime...:)

[Niamh]

Then a cup of cammomile tea should help!

[LostPrincess13]

sounds heavenly!:D never tried it before though... I only had Iced Tea...:) hmmm... is there much difference between iced tea and regular tea?

[MattG]

*hides behind plant in the corner
*slinks over behind the couch
*awaits opportunity to grab the prize



*cake of course



:D

[LostPrincess13]

LOL!:lol: intruder alert! let go of that cake you fiend!:lol:

[Zee.]

This thread is weird.

:)

[*Classic*Charm*]

*hides behind plant in the corner
*slinks over behind the couch
*awaits opportunity to grab the prize



*cake of course



:D

As long as you leave the pie behind, you can take all the cake you want, as far as I'm concerned!

[kandaurov]

Eek! A boy! Well, since you're here, could you open the jam jar? I know I shouldn't, but read the label, from 'Weight Watcher' it is, how bad can it be? And yes, bread is basically a carbs injection (CARBS! :eek:) but it's wholegrain, for Thor's sake! This reminds me, I must go jogging tomorrow. Gotta ask Jane to come with me, otherwise I'll just run for 7 minutes and head back to watch Friends. My b/f and my brother Kandaurov say my weight is fine, but they don't understand me.

[*Classic*Charm*]

eek! A boy! Well, since you're here, could you open the jam jar? I know i shouldn't, but read the label, from 'weight watcher' it is, how bad can it be? And yes, bread is basically a carbs injection (carbs! :eek:) but it's wholegrain, for thor's sake! This reminds me, i must go jogging tomorrow. Gotta ask jane to come with me, otherwise i'll just run for 7 minutes and head back to watch friends. My b/f and my brother kandaurov say my weight is fine, but they don't understand me.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Nightshade]

I got new shoes to replace the myseriously vanishing ones !!:banana:
And the secret to opening jam jars is a wooden spoon...Im serious you tap along the pressure points with a spoon ( I tend to do it in a triangle pattern) and the seal pops and then the jars is dead easy to open!! :D

[Remarkable]

Knock,knock...Girls,can I enter?I just noticed something and I can't wait to tell someone...Well,it's just that...Bon Jovi is sooooooooooooooooooooo unbelievably cute!Believe me,he is,I rarely get this girlish:p!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Knock,knock...Girls,can I enter?I just noticed something and I can't wait to tell someone...Well,it's just that...Bon Jovi is sooooooooooooooooooooo unbelievably cute!Believe me,he is,I rarely get this girlish:p!

You don't need permission! **hands over a mug of something warm and delicious**

if you're looking for a place to be girlish, you've found it! I can't really agree with your opinion of Bon Jovi, though, sorry!! haha

[Remarkable]

Can that something warm and delicious be black hot chocholate?Please:D?

It's okay if you don't agree,that means I'm keeping him all to myself:p!

**is looking around to find a proper place for washing the mug because she is being very tidy lately**

[Cat_Brenners]

I'm new here but I love coffee and breaks lol. So, count me in. Better late than never.
Hugs, Cat

[Remarkable]

Hey Cat!

*hands over a big mug of hot chocholate(don't worry,it's been washed beforehands)*

Will you join my yet-to-be-formed "We love Jon Bon Jovi Club":p?

[papayahed]

Why can't I find a cute messenger bag? I used to see them all over the place and now that I want one where have they gone?

[Niamh]

Go to the cafepress litnet page. there is one there! :D

Someone pass the kettle. Am bored.
Brought some bickies and cake.
You know what? I went to get pavalova as a birthday cake, and i couldnt find it anywhere! My real last place to check (as i couldnt get to Thunders) was Tea Time Express and they were out. :( had no birthday cake!
ANyway ranting... anyone up for a random chat?

[sprinks]

I am :D assuming you're still hanging around here *raises eyebrow*. Aww you had no cake? :( *hands Niamh piece of cake* :)

[Niamh]

thanks hun!
yeah no cake! but i did go for dinner with my friends to Jimmy Chungs Chinese Buffet. Mind you there was an american wedding in there. really weird.

[sprinks]

Oh well that sounds nice :). There was a wedding on at the beach when I was there with my friends on Saturday!! We were just like "Awwww" the whole time :p.

[Niamh]

Its not the type of place you'd go for a wedding dinner. its an all you can eat.
But it was lovely!

[sprinks]

:lol: okay then. I don't think I've ever been to an all you can eat place. Well, one place is close, but still not really an all you can eat place. I'd probably be very dangerous there :lol:

[Niamh]

its €17.50 per person (excluding drinks) and you just go and help yourself. the food is yummy. Its a scottish chain. I got really excited when they opened here! :banana:

[sprinks]

Ohh nice! The closest thing here is a little like that, but there isn't much of a selection - basically you can order other meals that are good, and you've got a salad and desert bar, with a few other dishes, mostly pasta ones. I absolutely lived in the desert section. Tiramasu!!:thumbs_up Yummy :D

[Niamh]

Oh this has a section dedicated to starters- Satay chicken, duck and pancakes, soups, chicken balls, wontons etc. then there are two sections with mains and sides, then there is the desert section where you can get jellys, puddings, cakes, fruit salads or regular salad and banana fritters with syrup.

[sprinks]

*drools* oh that sounds good! :D I like food :p :lol:. Especially ones I can't eat, of course :lol:. I'm lactose intolerant and also semi-allergic to chocolate (according to my old chiropractor) but oh well :p. I love dairy products and especially chocolate!! :D

[Niamh]

*hands sprinks a dark celtic chocolate bar* its dairy free and yum! want tea with that? have some all the way from Tea Too in sydney.

[sprinks]

mmm thanks! sounds great :D. Ohh yes please! Tea would be great. I'd go make some now... But I have to choose... Green tea, chrysanthemum tea, or Rooibos with vanilla... they're all so good!

[Niamh]

ick! rooiboos. dont like red bush tea.
i think i'll have some batonical...

[sprinks]

Oh well I like it! I didn't like chrysanthemum tea at first though. Love it now!

One of my ex's just called, I'm meeting his girlfriend tomorrow! They're coming to my place for a while. I've talked to her before, but never in person. So it shall be an interesting morning! :)

[Niamh]

oh you will have to tell me all about it! :D

[sprinks]

I will! One guy that we all know, he kept telling me she wants to bash me up :p :lol:! But I've talked to her and he was just being an idiot. Of course.

[Niamh]

hopefully!!!!!!!!!!!

[papayahed]

ok kids, which messenger bag do you like best:

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/719/graymesshk1.jpg


http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8133/41ynt4slfmlaa260ql8.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6418/41jh4msxcilss500jw3.jpg


I'm torn between wanting something girly and an homage to home and there wasn't much to choose from.

[sprinks]

I like the first one. If given those choices, I'd get the first one, or the third one but dress it up, with random buttons and things. But that's just 'cause I like doing that type of thing :D

[Niamh]

I like the first one too. it screams Papayhed.

[Weisinheimer]

I like the first, too. But if you're going for something more girly I think the second one is pretty cute

[Niamh]

yes the second one is pretty cute...

[Nightshade]

First one is cool paya add a few band badges and your all set ?:D

[Niamh]

Like a litnet badge :D

[*Classic*Charm*]

Ooh Papaya, the first one!!

Aw Niamh, that's so sad about your cake! You'll have to have two next year:D:D For my bday a couple months ago I asked for a pie instead of cake. So I had pumpkin pie with my family and when I got back to school my friends had another pumpkin pie for me. It was amazing.

All this talk of chocolate...now I'm hungry!

Glad to hear you didn't get "bashed up" Sprinks! Girls can be dumb sometimes...and when I say sometimes, I mean most of the time (present company excluded, of course)

[Niamh]

yes! or i'll get it next weekend! :D I've never had pumkin pie...
Sprinks hasnt even met the girl yet!

[*Classic*Charm*]

yes! or i'll get it next weekend! :D I've never had pumkin pie...
Sprinks hasnt even met the girl yet!

Yes, that's a better idea:D

WHAT???:eek::eek::eek: It's the best pie ever. I love that stuff.

Oops, misread!:blush: Good luck, Sprinks!

[Niamh]

pumpkin not that big over here... :blush:
i'll have to try it if i get to the states.

[Weisinheimer]

You definitely have to try some pumpkin pie someday :nod:

[Niamh]

I will i promise! :D
Okay folks! I'm popping out for a few hours to catch some shuteye! make sure theres a fresh pot of brew for when i get back! :D Slan go Foill!

[Tournesol]

Hi Girls! How r things?

Here's a thought: anybody ever exfoliated with coffee grounds from the coffee maker?!

I did...only my hands and feet though...it was actually quite exhilarating!

[sprinks]

Sprinks hasnt even met the girl yet!

*sigh* and I probably wont for about 2 months now! Unless I meet them beforehand some time, because their plans changed!!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Hi Girls! How r things?

Here's a thought: anybody ever exfoliated with coffee grounds from the coffee maker?!

I did...only my hands and feet though...it was actually quite exhilarating!

Really? I've never heard of that!

[Joreads]

Haven't heard about coffee for your skin, but last night I tried mashed Avocado in my hair and it really works your hair will shine.

[Niamh]

*sigh* and I probably wont for about 2 months now! Unless I meet them beforehand some time, because their plans changed!!

Maybe its a good thing you didnt meet her with all that sunburn! she may have been tempted! :p

mashed avocado eh?

[Nightshade]

who is sunburned? Niamh Ill make you pumkin pie when you get over here, my flat mate makes the most goregeous pumkin pie and is teaching me recipie, so Ill use you as my experimental taster, good idea no? ;) :D :lol:

[sprinks]

Maybe its a good thing you didnt meet her with all that sunburn! she may have been tempted! :p
:lol: true! Although thankfully today most of the redness has gone, but I'm still peeling :(



who is sunburned?
me :p

[Nightshade]

look what niamh got me!!! They are so cool I can make the little smilies nod !:D:D
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/smiliesocks.jpg

[Shalot]

Kewl. I have a pair like that except that they don't have the cool smilies faces on them so yours are better. Also, mine are murder to put on. But once I get my toes situated in their slots I'm good to go!

[Weisinheimer]

haha those socks are great :)

[Nightshade]

Kewl. I have a pair like that except that they don't have the cool smilies faces on them so yours are better. Also, mine are murder to put on. But once I get my toes situated in their slots I'm good to go!

Ive nev er had toe socks before and I am very impressed by how comfortable they are, Id always thought they would be horrid but they aren't. :D

[Shalot]

Ive nev er had toe socks before and I am very impressed by how comfortable they are, Id always thought they would be horrid but they aren't. :D

My toes tend to overlap in a weird inhuman sort of way, so toe socks are a challenge for me to put on, but I agree - once you put them on, they're nice. Oh, and trimming your toenails helps too...:D

[Niamh]

who is sunburned? Niamh Ill make you pumkin pie when you get over here, my flat mate makes the most goregeous pumkin pie and is teaching me recipie, so Ill use you as my experimental taster, good idea no? ;) :D :lol:
Sprinkys sunburnt!
Eh... experimental taster... let me think about that one :p

[papayahed]

ok ladies, I need help. How do I get my comforter to not bunch up in the duvet???

[Nightshade]

???? :confused: do you mean inside the buttoned up duvet cover? or do you mean like under the duvet say if like me at the moment you have 2 thick blanckets, a duvet and flannel sheets on the bed. ( no heating in my room :( )

[Joreads]

ok ladies, I need help. How do I get my comforter to not bunch up in the duvet???

Oh I hate that. I sewed little eye hooks onto mine to stop it happening not sure if there is an easier way though.

[sprinks]

Oh I hate that. I sewed little eye hooks onto mine to stop it happening not sure if there is an easier way though.

that's the type of thing I was thinking... I've no other ideas other than something like that!

[Niamh]

i'm with nightie...say what?
birr its cold, someone pass the tea.

[sprinks]

birr its cold, someone pass the tea.

Well it's not cold here! :p *passes Niamh cup of tea anyhow*

[Niamh]

Well its very cold here! we even had snow yesterday...lots of snow!

[sprinks]

Oh wow! There's a little cloud here today, but it's 8pm and the sun is still bright!

[Niamh]

Jealous...really really jealous.

[sprinks]

Well I got sunburnt and my face is all splotchy and different colours from the peeling. Nothing to be jealous about :p

[Niamh]

my nose is constantly red from the cold. did you not see it in the pics in my blog? i look like i have the nose of a fierce whiskey drinker!:lol: