http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summaryThu, 28 Sep 2006 01:27:00 +0000http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/TheLipstickPageForums.comBlogger115http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115940689485007537Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:27:00 +00002006-09-27T21:30:50.853-04:00http://thebroadroom.net/lipstickpage/blogs/ Please update any bookmarks.http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/this-blog-has-moved-here.htmlTheLipstickPageForums.comhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115854465286704943Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:17:00 +00002006-09-25T15:01:50.196-04:00 This bubble bar is to erase fatigue from tired muscles, and its spicy ginger-mint-cinnamon scent is pleasantly soothing, not aggressive. Does it do, as it suggests, magic on sore muscles? As much a hot warm bath will, though I suppose this hearkens back to a time when a mild mustard bath was a common solution. Marathon Bar was created to fill the niche left behind by Fizzy O'Therapy, but somehowhttp://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/new-lush-bubble-bars-marathon-bar.htmldain.choi@yale.edu (Dain)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115836050777886357Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:47:00 +00002006-09-25T14:53:05.116-04:00 Check it out! The Long Hair Community has an ongoing thread for this: Sulfate-Free Shampoo List beauty, hair care, natural beauty productshttp://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/more-on-sulfate-and-paraben-free-hair.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115889132456004800Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:28:00 +00002006-09-21T22:15:24.683-04:00I'm a creature of habit. I fall into ruts. I'll invariably wear the same products over and over again, while the electric blue eyeshadow gathers dust by the wayside. So to break myself of habits, here are my resolutions: 1. No more eyeliner. It's a good look for me, smoke rising from my eyes. Smouldering, as they say. But I wear it all the time. So I'm going to try to avoid it, just a clean lid http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/breaking-couple-of-habits.htmldain.choi@yale.edu (Dain)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115808164262560480Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:20:00 +00002006-09-13T02:45:25.800-04:00I realize I haven't had many positive things to say about MAC as of late. Well, here's another gripe. Why is it that MAC keeps cranking out so many Lustre lipsticks? Mind you, I happen to adore the Lustre formula. The three MAC lipsticks in my current stash are all Lustres (Sophisto, Spice It Up and Strawberry Blonde). I'm not dissing the formula; I've been a great fan of it for years. What http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/more-mac-gripes.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115795686422464738Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:31:00 +00002006-09-11T03:30:35.866-04:00As far as Etro...I've knocked Heliotrope off my "potentially bottle-worthy" list. It's a lovely scent, but too "foody" for me...on me it's a bit floral atop a tremendous base of vanilla. i.e., if you were looking for a vanilla scent, you might well want to investigate this one. I retried Royal Pavillon and loved it more...it remains on the PBW list. My favorite of the group is still Sandalo. http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/etro-and-more-on-natural-hair-products.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115772702759120242Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:21:00 +00002006-09-08T15:49:20.350-04:00SPONSORED by: I had a hard time choosing the theme this month, but finally I had to settle on this one. Solipsism is a natural tendency of people who think too much, but a whole school of them turns that tendency into an art form, with its own implicit rules and regulations. Simple eccentricity is transformed into an elaborate performance. For example, one of the most fashionable things is http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/beauty-scrapbook-september-2006-school.htmldain.choi@yale.edu (Dain)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115773998368272081Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:26:00 +00002006-09-08T15:04:35.416-04:00Shaal Nur today...I can admit I was expecting this: ...based on the spritz I tried of this at a department store. That is, a late 60's type of scent, very "come up to my pad and burn some incense some time." I got a fairly heavy dose of patchouli and sandalwood (keep in mind I was trying Etro Patchouly at the same time though), with what smelled like real late 60's incense (yes, I am old http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/etro-vicolo-fiori-and-shaal-nur.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115765975624645259Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:08:00 +00002006-09-07T16:51:51.296-04:00Ah...I think I'm finally getting the hang of these samples. The aedes.com ones have that little plastic doohickey in them...you have to use it about three times in the same spot to replicate the experience of using the perfume, or at least come close to it. Good! I'll get to retry my samples all over again (except Gomma, which in memory I've come to avoid, but the rest are downright addictive). http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/etro-heliotrope-and-vicolo-fiori.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115766037252300476Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:19:00 +00002006-09-07T16:35:46.710-04:00This is pretty boss actually. I've seen similar pages...Almay's Can't Find It?, Maybelline's Lost & Found...but this one seems better. Or at least the shades I put in to test it, returned what I know are pretty decent look-alikes. Revlon's Curtain Call page Of course a skeptic might puzzle as to why these items were discontinued in the first place--and seemingly replaced by items next to http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/revlons-curtain-call-find-look-alike.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115756573432046582Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:58:00 +00002006-09-06T14:02:14.380-04:00I put some of this on this morning. It's quite interesting...I'm getting a lot of vanilla. A little bit of floral over a lot of vanilla. I was madly tempted to layer this with either Royal Pavillon or Lemon Sorbet, but refrained, if only to give Heliotrope a chance on its own. I'll post later on how this wears... beauty, perfume, etrohttp://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/etro-heliotrope.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115751823896020882Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:31:00 +00002006-09-06T00:58:50.566-04:00Hmmm...so I'm on my fourth Etro scent. So far...Gomma turned a bit sour on me. Hard to put a finger on it...it had this gorgeousness to it, and when it faded out, it returned to gorgeousness. But my skin brought out this sour edge. Gomma + Lemon Sorbet smelled better...more gorgeousness, less sour edge. Still, it took some hours to mellow out into something quite good. Lemon Sorbet...I like http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/etro-pavillon-sandalo-and-story-so-far.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115723430360049261Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:45:00 +00002006-09-05T07:35:02.986-04:00I've worn this for a couple of days now. I'll have to say it's a bit faint on me. Today I'm going to try dabbing it from the sample rather than dabbling, if that makes any sense. As promised, "This smells like a damp greenhouse filled with exotic plants." (JennyB, The Lipstick Page Forums Perfumery). Like the other Etro's I've tried so far, it has this persistent addictive quality. It's not http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/etro-royal-pavillon.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115721865546255227Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:26:00 +00002006-09-02T22:05:36.546-04:00After considerable thought...I'll say no on the Gomma. Imo it's worth trying. If your body chemistry doesn't bring out that sourish note, it would be a fantastic scent. I can smell the fabulousness underneath it...what's not to like about jasmine, leather and some odd citrus fruits? For me though, it is not quite "it." Lemon Sorbet goes on the "maybe" list. Next up: JennyB's Royal Pavillon. http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/etro-gomma-and-royal-pavillon.htmlColleen Shirazihttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/12247622/posts/summary/115724658182806848Sun, 03 Sep 2006 01:11:00 +00002006-09-02T21:59:47.286-04:00More on this...as much as I've enjoyed using my Pantene shampoo and conditioner for a year and a half, more actually, I'd like to move toward more natural hair care. I have found that mainstream shampoos seem to have become harsher, over the years. In the 1970's, when I was growing up, it was a fairly widespread belief that washing your hair every day would "strip it of its natural oils"; many http://thebroadroom.net/lp/blogs/2006/09/sulfate-and-paraben-free-shampoos.htmlColleen Shirazi