The Beauty Thread

[laylalex 7,249]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

an eyelash brush or whatever they're called...

They're called "spoolies." And now you know!

[Boiler 43,539]

Do not forget to update your review. Could be worth a Tweet, or maybe a Thread if that is what they call it?

 

There are some things I wish I did not know.

[laylalex 7,249]

Yeah, I joined Threads the other week, and it's a LOT less toxic than Twitter, but it's still a little difficult to navigate. The lack of a WebOS version sucks.

 

I do have one other recommendation, and it's a bargain. I'd been using the very lovely and very expensive Charlotte Tilbury primer for some time, but I ran out before I remembered to reorder. On a whim, I picked up the e.l.f. Power Grip Primer while I was at a Target and wow. Wow! Everything stays in place all. day. long. for only $10. I am a convert! https://www.elfcosmetics.com/power-grip-primer/82846.html

[TBoneTX 43,155]

44 minutes ago, laylalex said:

spoolies

English-only outside the regional forums, LL ma'am!  Reported!!!

[TBoneTX 43,155]

9 Beauty Tips For Making Yourself Totally Irresistible To Men

 

Ladies, we know you want us.  Who wouldn't?  Every woman wants a guy who spends all his time talking about Tolkien and Star Wars and playing Zelda, but how can you attract one?  It's an age-old question, but thankfully, there are very simple answers.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/9-beauty-tips-for-making-yourself-more-attractive-to-men

[TBoneTX 43,155]

Man Discovers Revolutionary New Diet Where He Doesn't Get A Double-Decker Oatmeal Creme Pie At The Gas Station Every Day

 

[...] "by the end of the week I'd lost 3 pounds, my skin was clear, and [...]"

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/man-discovers-revolutionary-new-diet-where-he-doesnt-get-a-double-decker-oatmeal-cream-pie-at-the-gas-station-every-day

[TBoneTX 43,155]

LL ma'am, is this yours?  Boiler didn't see you in the footage (ABC7 report), but he hesitated to post this here.  We want to be sure that you're OK.

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Macy's in Los Angeles is targeted by flash-mob of nine robbers who empty its beauty department

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12448211/Macys-Los-Angeles-targeted-flash-mob-nine-robbers-beauty-department.html

[laylalex 7,249]

FYI beauty lovers -- the Sephora sale is over on Monday 11/6 so hurry up! Everyone gets at least 10% off, and if you are a pathetic beauty monster like me and are a Rouge member, 20%. 30% on all Sephora brand items too.

[Boiler 43,539]

Thanks for the heads up.

[TBoneTX 43,155]

I'll be sure to jump on this, LL ma'am.   

[TBoneTX 43,155]

Husband Hospitalized After Being Crushed By Avalanche Of Wife's Bottles Falling From Shower Shelf

 

PARKVILLE, MO — A rescue team was able to locate and extract a local man who had been buried after inadvertently triggering a massive avalanche of his wife's bottles from a shelf in the shower.  A fire department spokesman, however, said the man remains hospitalized.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/husband-hospitalized-after-being-crushed-by-avalanche-of-wifes-78-bottles-falling-from-shower-shelf

[Boiler 43,539]

Not something I have seen around here, but then the high yesterday was 13F.

 

The bottom line: Brazilians perfect tans with electrical tape bikinis

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/brazil-rio-electrical-tape-bikini-tan-line

 

Summer has arrived in Rio de Janeiro and, away from the city’s beaches, business is booming in the rooftop tanning salons that dot the city’s low-income neighbourhoods. On these sun-soaked terraces, overlooking the urban sprawl and packed with women of all ages and sizes, the accessory of choice is electrical tape.

This unorthodox adornment is the secret to what has become a Rio fashion trademark: crisp bikini tan lines so perfect they are almost fluorescent. But not everyone is a fan. The practice horrifies dermatologists, and some Brazilians consider tape tan lines to be tacky and even vulgar.

“The dream is to have a mark like a neon light. When it looks like someone painted [the tan lines] on to you,” says Larissa Cardoso, 29, who runs a rooftop tanning salon above her home in a favela in western Rio.

As well as an electrical tape bikini applied directly on to the body, a careful sunbathing procedure must be followed to obtain the coveted marquinha de fita (“little tape mark”), as the clean-cut tan lines are called in Portuguese.

“I don’t get tan lines easily. With the tape, it works,” says Paola Santos, 25, who was finally getting her little mark back in December after a 10-month tanning hiatus while she had a baby. “I couldn’t wait to come back,” she adds

 

 

[laylalex 7,249]

Those women need sunblock! Everyone needs sunblock, honestly. 

[Boiler 43,539]

Even in Scotland 

[laylalex 7,249]

On a colleague's recommendation, I bought a tube of this the other month -- she said it was better than Olaplex No. 3 as a hair treatment: https://elizavecca.us/elizavecca-milky-piggy-cer-100-collagen-ceramide-coating-protein-treatment/

 

She wasn't lying! My hair is silkier and shinier than ever, with almost NO frizz (yes!) and the effects last me through 3 or 4 washes so I usually only use a dollop twice a month. It's also more than half the price of Olaplex. Be aware that it has pig collagen in the ingredients list, in case that's a no go for you for religious/ethical/health reasons.