I'm BACK !

Two year hiatus.. HORRIBLE.

I have mucho to blog about. Lets get started :

Tried the new DRYBAR blow out only salon at Fashion Island Friday. It was the grand opening. I've read a lot about 'blow outs' and a friend of mine told me about this, and I was intrigued. 30 minutes, $35 - shampoo included. They have a 'menu' of hair styles to choose from, I chose the 'Cosmopolitan', big curls is the basic jist of this hairstyle. It was just OK.

First and foremost, this isn't 30 minutes. I was there over an hour and she didn't even really finish I HAD to leave to pick up my 2 yr old from school. I don't have that kind of time. And if it takes that long, SAY IT. Don't say 30 minutes all over your website. I saw a pic on line of 2 girls blowing out someones hair at the same time, this is how I 'thought' 30 minutes was possible. I didn't like what I got. I came home and re-did it. However, everyone else's hair that I saw walk out of there looked awesome. I have long curly hair that is fine and tangles easily and I think it took her 10 minutes just to brush it out :(

They use Living Proof products. I was told the shampoo is sulfate free. I am an Aveda freak, I mean fan, but its ok - I can try something else. The salon is beautiful, everyone is nice. They offer drinks, snacks. They have 'add ons' like scalp massage. You can get an 'up do'. I like that you can book on line. Just pick your day / time. Its very easy. They do parties, you can get a 'membership'. Watching ' The Devil Wears Prada' with subtitles was really nice actually.

I will try again. I will get their ' classic ' blowout, whatever they call it, and see what happens. I am a bad ' first impression' person.

UPS and DOWNS

UPS

- Sunrise yoga this AM. Excercise out of the way by 8:30am. YAY. I took my mom, I think it almost killed her
- Chorizo / eggs / fruit for breakfast at Pacific Whey. YES !
- Possibly going to Coto De Caza tonight, I'll see if its worth the hype. Its 'inland' so I really doubt it.
- my fingernails are recovering from whatever happened to them when they all split / peeled and broke. I need to buy gloves for washing bottles but I can't seem to remember to buy them.
- Harper is doing better at day care.
- my mom bought me a margarita machine for my birthday. BOOYOW !!

DOWNS

- the weather. Miserable grey and a mist so heavy it seems like rain. WHATEVER.
- The aforementioned Carols Daughter lip gloss is now clearanced at TJ MAXX for $3.50, glad I could over pay for that crap by $10.
- did I mention the weather ?
- My Name is Earl was cancelled and well, guess what NBC ? You suck. You cancelled LasVegas and now this ? go ahead and show all your 'reality' BS. It sux and so DO YOU !

WARNING : Worst lipgloss EVER !

Carol's Daughter Candy Paint Lipgloss.

Horrid. I am a big fan of Carol's Daughter and was excited to see this lip gloss. I even posted a pic of it in a previous blog - Sephora Haul. BAH !!

Talk about inconsistent formula. I squeeze the tube and a bunch of clear / oily stuff comes out. OK, I've seen that before, Keep going... same thing. I put the lid on, squished the tube around a bit, I got a wee bit of color, then all clear oily stuff. I freaked and just kept squeezing and squeezing, nothing. I'd say its half gone now.

At $13.50, certainly I expect more than this. I CERTAINLY expect more from Carol's Daughter. I just read reviews on MUA, and guess what ?! Same thing, so it wasn't a 'one - off'.

Pass on this stuff.

UPS and DOWNS

UPS

- I went to the post office yesterday. I got out the last bit of my last swap, sent my NARS duo Sin/Casino to a nice gal on MUA, and sent a suprise belated birthday package to a Miss. Magpie Sparkles. She will be very surprised !! ( not after she reads this ) ohh, but she will, she has NO idea what it is.

- I made it through Cardio Kick Boxing today !

- The weather is beyond awesome finally. Going to the beach this weekend.

- Loving my mothers day present from Mike - my pink face Rolex. I need to post a picture, its GORGEOUS !!

- Harper seems to be able to survive day care at the gym now.


DOWNS

- Still no beach bod for the beach, but I'm working on it.

- too lazy to go to the car wash, and my car is looking fairly dirty right now.

- looking at some pics I posted on FaceBook of myself, ghastly. But I'm working on it.

BarryM mani/pedi!! <3

{Right to left}

Seche Clear- Base Coat
NAIL PAINT, BarryM- Mint Green
Esse- Over the Top
Sinful Colors- Pearl Harbour
Seche Vite- Top Coat

The BarryM Nail Paint is M's newest swap item from England. It's "Mint Green", literally. Really smooth formula; two or three coats/ super shiny!





To do the curved tips C actually uses a flat concealer brush, a makeup brush, dipped in 100% acetone and dabbed on a paper towel.

Using the Seche clear base coat all over the nail surface, allowing to dry, then painting the tips of the nail to about midway to the beds. Smoothing to the desired width of the french tip you want, (C likes hers thicker than most but the concealer brush with acetone allows you to make your tip as thin as you like)



For the polka dots, the pointy end of a toothpick cut down enough to get a small, round, flat kind of "stamp", (cut right in the middle of the toothpick for a bigger polka dot, or for flower petals), Then dipping that tip into the Esse- Over the Top black color and stamping it right onto the Mint Green BarryM tip.

How ever many polka dots you like, what ever size. Then with the Sinful Colors- Pearl Harbour, coat the entire nail over after the tips and polkies are dry.

Finish with the Seche Vite Top Coat. This top coat is "quick dry", so it dries quick. LOL

<3mc

Fridays UPS and DOWNS

UPS

Having my 'Derby' day party tomorrow, with my high school friends from Facebook that I haven't seen forever, some former co-workers, neighbors etc.. it should be fun

I have 3 swaps going right now, and its been fun working on them.

I set my hair appointment for next Friday and just thinking about it makes me happy.

Figuring out how to semi use my 3-barrel wave iron. What a tricky thing that is. Blog entry to follow.

DOWNS

Its supposed to rain tomorrow during my aforementioned Derby party.

Spending too much at the mall and what not. I need to stop going into Forever21. I have found their 'sister' store 'Heritage 1981', and they have great stuff too.. I am going to diet like Emma after these swaps.

did I mention the rain tomorrow, BIG bummer. Huge.

NEW POSTS BELOW :: OPERATOR ERROR !!!!

C and I created a bunch of draft blogs one day, and thought we could post them daily and everything would be cool. Not cool. They are all posting under each other so it looks like the blog is not current, but it is. I just posted all of them to get them on, but PLEASE :: look below the lightscapade post and there are several others.

Thanks for looking !!