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Posted by Dain, Wednesday, November 22, 2006 9:58 PM (Eastern)
APOLOGIA
I have been reading all day, and could do with a break. Went to a restaurant and spent an absurd amount of food on my own person, but oh, did I enjoy it after a few days of Cheez-Its and Cheerios and ramen noodles. I had: a crisp glass of sherry, a fried chorizo ball with cucumber dressing, some sort of cold and spicy seafood-avocado-mango-tomato-onion soup in a martini glass, some wonderfully smooth purpley red wine, an exquisite tenderloin in this rich, unctuous sauce with vegetables, crème brulée (the only disappointment), a mini almond cake with white chocolate sauce, and some coffee, into which I poured the white chocolate sauce. Is not that absurd? I was just that glad to see food-that-was-not-Cheez-Its. And plus, I'm not going home for Thanksgiving. I figure it somehow justifies my expenditure.
AMBER?
Currently wearing: Speaking of Serge Lutens, I really like Ambre Sultan. I am thinking I want a bottle of this. It's so aggressive, and so beautiful. And no one wears a scent like this. And rocks it. I think I could. And why not?
ADDENDUM TO WISHLIST
And this. I want this.
MORE FUN WITH CHANEL
Just for fun, I've taken the CHANEL Diagnostic. It is... not very interesting. By looking at the products it's chosen (many more than necessary), I'd say that the Diagnostic considers my skin to be healthy, with minimal problems, and on the dry side. Yippee. I should not be sarcastic. It's just not... that illuminating to a cosmetic junkie.
Anyway, here are their picks:
Système Hydration - Le Lait Nourishing Cleansing Milk Face and Eyes $36
Activateur Hydration Gentle Hydrating Lotion $36
Démaquillant Yeux Intense Gentle Biphase Eye Makeup Remover $28.50
Masque Déstressant Hydration Nourishing Cream-Gel Mask $45
Gommage Microperlé Hydration Gentle Polishing Gel $40
Eye Tonic Dark Circle Corrector $50
Hydramax+ Serum Intense Moisture Boost $68.50
Hydramax+ Tinted Moisture Boost Lotion SPF 15 $48.50
Age Delay Eye Rejeuvenation Eye Gel Anti-Puffiness/Dark Circles $58.50
Age Delay Rejeuvenation Serum $68.50
Age Delay Time-Fighting Rejeuvenation Lotion SPF 15 $55
Age Delay Time-Fighting Rejeuvenation Night Cream $65
More products than a pharmacy. Yikes. What I would actually get, presuming money were no object:
Age Delay Nuit $65
Gommage Microperlé Hydration $40
Coco Mademoiselle Parfum $95
AMBER!
I really want an amber perfume now! It is finally freezing cold outside, so tuberoses smell hothouse artificial now. But this, this is like liquid sunlight. It's just the perfect antidote to having this guy screech in my ear: "The ice is near, the solitude is terrible — but how peacefully all things lie in the light! how freely one breathes! how much one feels beneath one! — Philosophy, as I have hitherto understood and lived it, is a voluntary living in ice and high mountains — a seeking after everything strange and questionable in existence, all that has been hitherto been excommunicated by morality."
Sheesh. Hm. Yes. Amber is good. Strangely, I feel more feminine when I wear it, in spite of its obvious masculinity. As feminine as I feel wearing tuberose. They're both heady, opulent scents. Really, just hot. Most scents are "warm". Ambre Sultan is hot. I smell... a hot blast of cumin (which disappears very quickly on me, fortunately), beeswax candles burning, the high clear smell of cedar, the syrupy heavy sweetness of dates, some Great Fucking Sandalwood (quality, quality ingredients), and something very snuggly like benzoin or vanilla. But overall, it's raw and aggressive amber, from top to bottom: first it's gritty, crusty and sharp as from the tree (smells a bit like rosin to me, apparently it's bay leaves and oregano, but it's seamless to my nose), then pure and crystalline, like fossilized sunlight (isn't that technically what amber is, fossilized photosynthetic juice?), and finally, sweet and resin-y, like incense, honeyed.
The funny thing is, I never really liked amber. Spicy scents are usually "too much" for me, too "boudoir-esque". As I read reviews of Ambre Sultan, I am struck by admonitions that it's strictly for "amber-lovers only". Hm... it is love at first sniff for me. I am not sure why.
Unfortunately, I can't buy this. Spent that money on a tenderloin.
This is the dress I'd wear with it:
ASIAN MAKEUP?
Colleen is right. There really isn't sufficient advice for Asian women. But I don't know where to start. It's kind of ground zero for me. I'll have to think about it... What are the biggest issues? Bad foundation. Undereye concealer (different discoloration). Sallowness. Pink blush. Three eye looks. Colors? Brows are VERY different, I've decided. Great skin and hair. Lip tones?
CURRENT PLAYLIST (yes, I am of the ipod generation, but I make them CD sized)
1. The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
2. Interpol -C'Mere
3. AC/DC - Hells Bells
4. The Beatles - Golden Slumbers
5. Gnarls Barkeley - Crazy
6. Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
7. Pussycat Dolls - Dontcha
8. The Doors - Hello, I Love You
9. Debussy - Violin Sonata I. Allegro Vivo
10. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
11. The Jackson Five - Who's Lovin You
12. The Animals - Spill the Wine
13. Carla Bruni - Le Plus Beau de Quartier
14. Rolling Stones - Mother's Little Helper
15. Led Zeppelin - What Is And Never Should Be
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