April 30, 2008 12:42 AM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

Foster's Clarisse Starling really rocked. Without her, imo, the movie was barely worth watching. But I found her hypnotic...just the idea of, this is a professional woman, who isn't stupid or just looking for a guy.

April 30, 2008 6:45 PM,  Dain said...

I agree. That's what I like about her too, smart and ambitious and NOT the romantic heroine.

April 27, 2008 5:53 PM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

Happy birthday!!!!! {{{{{hugs}}}}}

I like that song! It's brilliant.

Most, but not all, cultures, tend to view anger as a purely negative emotion. To me it's an energy...and energy is neither positive nor negative. It just depends on what you use it for.

Women should be angry. They're underpaid and exploited the world over. Again though--what are you going to use the energy for? Use it to make your life better, to make your daughter's life better than yours was.

Or else make a cool song out of it. :D

April 28, 2008 3:43 AM,  Dain said...

Thanks. : )

April 29, 2008 12:47 AM,  ~Joy~ said...

Happy Birthday! [For my last birthday I received a $25 Gap gift card.]

-Joy

April 29, 2008 7:15 AM,  Dain said...

It's just an excuse to eat cake and waste my own money, I'm afraid.

May 1, 2008 2:10 PM,  kuri said...

I'm a big fan of Kelis because she seems to put her emotions out on display when she sings. Although I don't like the milkshake song either. This song is great though.

Happy Birthday! No better excuse to eat cake. :D The mac 'n' cheese looked delicious.

May 1, 2008 4:16 PM,  Dain said...

Funny thing is, I showed it to my sister, and she was like, I don't like people who scream. And then she added, but that looks like fun. I think that pretty much sums it up. It's an ugly thing to witness, but it is a beautiful thing to do. : )

May 3, 2008 11:46 AM,  kuri said...

Indeed!

April 27, 2008 1:17 AM,  Dain said...

I believe Pierre Hardy did a minimalist sandal for a collaboration for the GAP. It was $98, iirc.

April 29, 2008 8:38 AM,  Dain said...

$78, actually. Size 8 left only, unfortunately.

April 27, 2008 12:28 AM,  EZE said...

The best part of the Salux cloths is the packaging. It's just the right mix of cheese and functionality.

April 27, 2008 1:20 AM,  Dain said...

I got a lot of citrus from L'Air du Desert Marocain, a sandy fizz over dry spices and curls of cedar. It was definitely nice, but not my taste. Have you tried layering it over one of your Montales? I liked it over Black Aoud.

April 30, 2008 12:52 AM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

I wasn't overly wowed by the packaging :) There were several Chinese knock-offs on the shelf, but I wanted to try the patented Japanese version. The pic is no exaggeration...the thing is like a small bath towel.

I got this at my local "Japanese dollar shop"...it's sort of a combination of a regular Japanese odds 'n' ends shop...they've got dishes and novelties...and a dollar shop, where they have 99 cent items. They also have a section for Japanese shampoo, facial cleansers and the like. It's pretty neat.

I get next to no citrus out of ...Marocain? On me it's spicy, dry, hot and calming. What's great is that it's not sweet. I'm not into spicy perfumes, but the dryness here works. I'll have to give it a go over a Montale.

April 25, 2008 10:05 AM,  Carol said...

Interesting. I've never done alot of blue. I do find orange in any of its manifestations much more wearable (on me at least) than blue.

Although one summer I did wear a really light, really sparkly blue e/s alot and got alot of compliments on it.

10-15 years ago, I used to do an eye with peach and light blue, lined in brown. THAT combo worked really well, but they were really,really light and soft colors (except for the liner).

I have alot of green in my eyes, I think thats why oranges work so well.

Interesting food for thought, I may have to pick up a navy liner and try that for a change.

April 25, 2008 10:08 AM,  Dain said...

I tried to focus on strong, rather than soft blues. Of course you can wear them sheer, but I figure most people know how to do that, and it's a lot more difficult to pull off the bold looks.

L'Oreal HIP in Sassy, try that one. Most wearable blue I've found, and it's cheap. The brown is fantastic too, though I can't actually wear browns myself.

April 25, 2008 10:14 AM,  Carol said...

I'll take a look at the HIP next time I'm at the store.

Hmmmm. I think I still have an orange HIP e/s kicking around somewhere. I'm wondering what orange e/s with navy liner would look like. Sounds like a hot mess, but I'm in a mood to try anything these days.

April 26, 2008 3:47 PM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

The one blue I can wear is the one in Nars Island Fever. I think because it contains green...it's a sea blue shade. It occurred to me it's similar in color to the veins in my wrist...blue, but with green. Wondering if you can use your veins as a guide?

April 26, 2008 5:02 PM,  Dain said...

I did toy with the idea, sort of a blue with skin-color blend not unlike the red with skin-color blend of certain blushes, but I figured that would be more difficult with darker skin tones.

April 26, 2008 8:45 PM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

It's a good point.

Some of my veins look purple right now, like a blueprint color. Only a makeup junkie would start to think blueprint-colored eyeliner just might work...

April 26, 2008 8:45 PM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

Carol: hey! :) How are you doing?

April 25, 2008 11:03 AM,  Dain said...

It truly surprises me how few niche perfumes I want to keep for myself.

April 25, 2008 2:00 PM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

Part of it is the cost imo. I rather liked that Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain, but the thought of paying $90 for a little bottle of something with little staying power...eh...or having to hunt it down and buy it in decant form.

There are quite a few artisan perfumes I'd buy if I could...Jasmin Full, Intense Tiare, the Tauer one, Heure Exquise (maybe), AG Rose Absolue and Eau d'Hadrien, yadda yadda... The mainstream perfumes tend to be more reasonably priced.

April 25, 2008 10:24 PM,  Dain said...

I'm starting to be more open about fragrances with very little staying power. I've always been prejudiced in favor of strong, powerful perfumes. In some cases (Chanel Cristalle and Guerlain Après L'Ondée are good examples) ephemerality is an integral part of the charm—if they were stronger, they'd not be the same experience.

I think the only niche scent I find myself craving is Ormonde Woman, though I'm still in the middle of investigating Frederic Malle and find quite a few outright stupendous. Otherwise, the only sure bets at this point are Caron Parfum Sacré, which I snagged for $13, and Guerlain Mitsouko (still). I guess I'm more about the classics. : )

April 26, 2008 3:36 PM,  Colleen Shirazi said...

Uh-uh...if it doesn't last, I won't buy it. To me it's an insult, especially for expensive perfumes. It's on the manufacturer to find a way of making the scent last. I don't use other cosmetic products that have no staying power, from eyeliner to blush to lipstick, either.