Cleansers -Clarins - Cleansing Milk for oily to normal
whataworld 11/13/2006 11:41:00 PM
I don't love this as much as other thicker cleansing emulsions (Dauphin) but it does do a neat trick when used as directed. The viscosity that develops when you palm it makes a fabulous sucking action that pulls the gunk out of my pores. It gets all my makeup off, and if I give it a nice freshen-up with toner on cotton, not a trace remains. I always come out the other end rosy and refreshed.
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Loose Powders -Anna Sui - Loose Powder
whataworld 11/13/2006 6:43:00 PM
A little goes a long way with the violette one. It is the best color corrector for nightime. I am a very yellow olive medium complexion. This is the only way I can do victorian pale or my version of it. Also, it is wonderful on the decolletage where I am a bit too sunkissed. Really evens things out, splotchys and freckle-wise.
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Blush -MAC - Shimmersweet
whataworld 11/13/2006 6:38:00 PM
I don't really know what to do with this. I can't imagine it showing up on even the palest skin. I have other lavender color corrector items that work better (Anna Sui). For now, I will use this purely for the shimmery, not sparkly, effect which is sweet for nights out. Sometimes they discontinue products with good reason.
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Hair -Revlon - Outrageous Shampoo & Conditioner
whataworld 11/13/2006 5:50:00 PM
The product is worthless and will destroy your hair if used too frequently. I use it to clean my boar-bristle hair brushes, the smell is fantastic. I'd probably use it on a first date, it is the only sweet smell you can count on still being stuck to your person after a three-day drinking binge in Tijuana. That counts for something, one lippie at least.
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Primer/ Corrector -Laura Mercier - Secret Finish
whataworld 11/10/2006 5:03:00 PM
I wear mineral powder foundation, which if you aren't careful, can leave the juciest young skin looking crepey and powdery. I've been setting it with a mister to get it to look like skin, but this is much nicer. If you have a problem with crepey makeup or want to set your foundation without the powdery fuzzed out look. I much prefer dewy.
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Fragrances -Guerlain - Jardins De Bagatelle
whataworld 11/10/2006 4:35:00 PM
Stinky, loud, migrane inducing. It had an interesting beginning but now it is boring and nasty. What flowers are these? If my garden smelled like this, I would give it a mow.
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Fragrances -Unlisted Brand - Jean-Charles Brosseau Ombre Rose
whataworld 11/10/2006 4:29:00 PM
It is the weirdest thing, I don't smell rose at all. It smells like sweet almond extract, plasticky, and a hint of baby tushie. I will stick to Nahema which is still my favorite rose in all the garden.
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Fragrances -Givenchy - Organza Indecence 
whataworld 11/9/2006 7:32:00 PM
Yum yum yum. Thick vanilla, plummy, oriental. I can't stop sniffing myself.
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Eye Shadow -Hard Candy - Star Eyeshadow Quad
whataworld 11/3/2006 6:51:00 PM
I have five of these thingies, when they first came out I wanted them all. The sponge applicator disintigrated right away. I use the tiny angle brush applicator now. The silver is rubbing off the case and I can't read the clever names of the colors. The dark sparkle purple color goes on wet as a smokey eye-liner. The irridescent is a browbone highlighter, the gold is on the lid, and the mauvey purple is lower lid eyeliner. Then I look like an escapee from the Cirque du Solei but I love it. I'm a brunette with olive skin and purple is just amazing.
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Fragrances -Yves Saint Laurent - Yvresse (Champagne)
whataworld 11/3/2006 2:26:00 PM
I found a bunch of these (Champagne) at the dollar stores just as YSL was transitioning it to Yvresse. Bought all I could afford at that time, I was but a wee lass. I've used it on and off since college. Still smells like champagne and oddly, cucumbers on me. Carries quite a bit, isn't too fruity or nauseatingly sweet, and I always get compliments.
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Conditioner -Phyto - Phytobaume Conditioner
whataworld 10/30/2006 8:38:00 PM
Hey, for what it claims to be, this stuff is awesome. My hair is very fine and on humid days it sticks to my head like a teepee. On dry days, the static on my head is enough to cause unsupervised electroshock therapy. I just want something to make my hair behave enough so I can run a brush through it pleasantly. I like the smell too, mallow, as in marshmallows.
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Misc Beauty Tools -Shu Uemura - Eyelash Curler
whataworld 10/28/2006 11:18:00 PM
All the different brands of curlers have a bit of a different shape to them. The cheap ones used to pinch my eyelids. This one seems to have a wider arc or something. Not a pinch. The rounded cushion doesn't get my lashes stuck to it or leave a sharp bend in them either. To have a heater curler, just blow it with a hairdryer for a second or two.
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Misc Beauty Tools -Tweezerman - Foot File
whataworld 10/28/2006 11:14:00 PM
Pedro the Pedi-file is my new best friend. I like him best when I'm fresh out of the shower but I've towel dried my feet a bit. That way, I can watch the gross peelings of flesh fall into the wastebasket and feel like all my hard work is doing some good. I wish my beau would stop using it, ew gross.
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Treatments -OPI - Nail Envy
whataworld 10/23/2006 3:14:00 PM
I love the MATTE Envy. Matte nails are so cool, definately a change of pace from the glossy talons everyone else has.
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Gels/Soaps -Shi Kai - Moisturizing Shower Gel
whataworld 10/23/2006 3:11:00 PM
Mmmmm, lovely stuff. The oatmeal is a great addition, very soothing. I have the Gardenia which smells heavenly.
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