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Will a dent come out of your head???

About two months ago I dented my forehead. I was in a hurry and whacked my head on my car door. I do believe I saw some stars, and it hurt like a mother effer. Surprisingly it didn’t bleed, and I thought for sure I would have a gusher on my hands. No bump just a small bruise for a few days and a red line.

I didn’t notice the dent until I saw a photo of myself recently. I wear glasses and have really poor vision. But jesus, a dent in my head??? It looks like someone pressed their finger down and it stayed that way. I look like I got into a bar fight, and got the crap beat out of me. I know scars add character, but I do believe I have filled my quotient.

Should I be worried? I’ve never had a dent before. Is this what it truly means to be old?? Hell, I’m only 56, and was dent free prior to this. Sure I have some pox marks on my forehead from when I had chicken pox as a kid, but I wear bangs so you really can’t see them. But this dent is huge. WTF!?!?!?!

If anyone knows of how I can get rid of it, please let me know. Maybe I could try some Silly Putty as filler. Do they make flesh colored spackle?

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara Blonde-Review

Jan14

This a great eyebrow color if you have light eyebrows like me. I’ve tried pencils and powders in the past, but was starting to veer off into Joan Crawford land. Not a good look for a middle aged woman. My mom use to get her eyebrows dyed dark brown. They looked ridiculous as she was a red head, plus she was the neighborhood Avon lady so she should have known better.

This is a very natural looking color and stays on all day. I wear glasses so I’m fairly lazy when it comes to my brows. I should probably tweeze more, but I really don’t care. Besides I have poor vision and I can barely see to put make up on. I bought at where else- Ulta for $6.99, but I had a store coupon so it was less than $6!

Getting your orange on at the 2015 Golden Globes

Jan13

I just read the funniest article about all the fake tans at this year’s Golden Globe awards. I find it so amusing with all the money these folks have they still end up looking like an oompa loompa. Now I’ve been using fake bake since the 70’s, and I never looked orange. Well, there was that one time at the Indy 500, where I had to wear long pants because of my orange legs, and it was like a 100 degrees with a million percent humidity. (Okay, I’m exaggerating, but it was hotter than hell).

I used Coppertone Quick Tan or QT when I was in high school. I’m a fair haired gal so I don’t really get tan, I get red. I actually use to use a tanning lamp on my face. I would get a toasty shade of red, then mix with the orange of the QT for a great fake tan. I cringe when I think of how many times I burned myself to a crisp just to be tan. It was all the rage back then. If you were still pale in May, you were a loser. Now I don’t step outside unless I have a 30 SPF on.

This is horrible, but for the 1970’s it worked.

This is how you do fake bake-me in 1976

When I go somewhere tropical for vacation now, you can’t even tell I went anywhere. Having a pre-cancerous lesion cut off my shoulder in my mid-thirties cured me of the tanning crap. My goofball older sister (she’s 16 years older than me) would go to a tanning booth before going to Florida to “get a base”, when she was in her 60’s. Now she’s super wrinkled, and I’m not.

I still do the fake bake, but I’m pretty sure I haven’t been orange since the Indy 500, in 1981.

Conair Heat Waves Hot Rollers Review- They’re back!!!!!!!!!!!

Jan3

Happy New Year! When I say the Conair Heat Waves rollers are back, I mean hot rollers never went away, they just did for me. I myself have not used hot rollers for many years. I had no need; I just had a vast array of curling irons. My hair is naturally curly, but I straighten it. In this past year I’ve come down with the dreaded ‘menopause hair’. It sucks! Of course I’ve been in menopause for almost six years, so I guess I should consider myself lucky I didn’t get it sooner. Menopause hair is gray, wiry, frizzy, and generally uncontrollable. It especially blows for me because up until June of 2013, I had the most amazing hair I have ever had in my life. It was long, blonde, very healthy looking. You know your hair looks good when people you work with (that you know don’t like you) compliment you on your hair. Then in June of 2013, my hair was changed forever. I had gotten some low lights for my blonde hair that ended up being too dark. I went back to the salon to get it corrected, and my stylist left the bleach on my hair too long. My hair was damaged beyond repair. I had been seeing this woman for 3 years, and I always tip very well. I was crushed. My hair broke off and I had visibly thin spots on my scalp. I spent nearly $400 buying hair pieces to cover up the damage.

We as women are usually obsessed with our hair. A good hair day can make a big difference on your outlook for the day. I’m middle aged, so having awesome hair was really a treat for me. My hair finally grew back, but it’s never been the same since. Luckily for me I look okay with my hair up. But I’ve been wearing my hair up for the past eighteen months. You kind of look like an old lady when you wear your hair up all the time. I take pride in my appearance, by wearing make-up and having a stylish wardrobe.

I never did tell my former stylist how much she ruined my hair. I was afraid I might punch her if I went back. It’s ironic because she was always telling me what great condition my hair was in, and I could go for a long time between haircuts and highlight touch ups. My dermatologist told me I shouldn’t put any bleach on my hair for at least twelve months, use Moroccan oil and take biotin supplements.

I went to back to a salon I had frequented in the past, but stopped going to because they got too expensive. I was told that there really wasn’t anything they could do. The stylist told me to go on Pinterest to look for cute up dos. Are you flipping kidding me? Nothing I can do? I had spent over $300 at this salon getting partial highlights and hair cuts on several occasions. The stylist told me she felt sorry for me, but really could not do anything about my hair.

Before hair disaster

Well, I tried yet another salon. This time the stylist was older and was very knowledgeable. She was familiar with my ‘menopause’ hair and suggested hot rollers. What an angel! I always use a heat protecting product when I style my hair, but the Conair Heat Waves rollers are flocked, they also heat up in 85 seconds. What a great alternative to using a curling iron. I’m getting the same results but not damaging my hair.

I bought my Conair Heat Waves at Ulta.com for $15.99, the regular price is $33.99, but they were on sale and I had a 20% off coupon. Here is a link to Ulta.

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod540578&skuId=2050458&_requestid=189261

Virtual Makeover-Modiface.com

Dec28

I have thoroughly enjoyed having the past five days in a row off. It was nice spending quality time with the family, cleaning the basement, watching too much HGTV, you get the picture. I was looking for some websites to try on a different hair color and came across Modiface.com. OMG! I must have wasted over two hours tweaking myself. Let me rephrase that last statement, I downloaded a head shot and played with make up for two hours. Of course I noticed I now have a dent on my forehead. Yikes! I opened my car door and smacked the crap out of my head a few weeks ago. It barely bled, so I was surprised to see a scar. Oh well, scars add character right???? It’s a good thing I wear bangs.

The really cool thing about this site is that it has an anti-aging tab along with the usual hair and make-up colors. You could alter your appearance via a virtual nose job, jaw contouring, face lift, etc. It was way cool. I kept showing my husband “look, here’s me at 35” I’m 55 so it was really cool seeing my younger self. Check out the link below. Have fun!

http://www1.modiface.com/mf_share/poll.php?sid=d26ddba2f23983d8c7cbeb67e81bb942

A Little Christmas Cheer

Dec20

Happy holidays to everyone! Christmas is less than one week away. Here is what I am hoping for Christmas this year. Can people just stop with the daily “selfies” already. We have become such a narcissistic society. Do people forget what they look like from day to day? Do their looks change every day? I don’t get it. Maybe I’m just too old school, or wait not insanely vain. I use to laugh when I would get my mother’s annual Christmas card with a photo of herself inside. I would call her up to ask her if she thought I had forgotten what she looked like. Needless to say, mom was very vain.

Politics have gotten so ugly lately. I don’t have the same political views as some of my siblings, and my brother is going off the deep end with his. I may not like his views, but I don’t rant and rave whenever I talk to him on the phone like he does with me. I just tell him we’ll agree to disagree, I think he just likes to argue, which is kind of sad.

I think deep down we all want the same things. A decent job, good schools, healthy children and a planet that will be here for years to come. I wish big money would get the hell out of politics. Women’s rights are being trampled day by day. I hope in my lifetime I will earn the same as a man for doing the same job. Is that too much to ask? I do wish people would take responsibility for their own actions. I get so sick of people whining about everything being someone else’s fault. Here’s a news flash for you, get up off your ass and change your life. No one is going to do it for you.

I’ve decided that 2015 is going to be a great year for me and my family. 2014 was pretty good, but I’m going to be a better wife, mother and friend going forward. Life is too short to not be happy.

You know I hate to brag, but……….

Dec14

I must be doing something right if someone 10 years younger than me is asking for anti-aging advice. I do love helping others. It’s all about good skin care, and in my case getting rid of some of my massive inventory of Ipsy goodies! How many primers do I need anyway? Oh and don’t be too skinny, it really ages you.

P.S. I’m not a fan of Sarah Palin, but I thought this was funny.

Galaxy Chic Baked Eye shadow by Cosmetics in Asteroid-Review

Dec14

Having had an Ipsy.com subscription for over two years, I’ve gotten a ton of stuff. I got the above referenced eye shadow last year. I only use it on the weekends when I really want my blue eyes to stand out. I wear glasses so every little bit helps. It is the most beautiful bronzy shade I have ever seen. It has flecks of blue in a bronze base. I went to the company website today to get pricing, and they only sell it in a palette of 18 shades. The price is right, at only $7.95 for the palette. Well I don’t need 18 more eye shadows, so I found it on EBay, and I’m bidding on it right now. Dang, if I had only known I wouldn’t be able to find it again I would have bought more last year. This is what happens when you have so much flipping make up like me. I can’t help it. I love trying new things, and hate to throw stuff out in case I might use it someday. That was how I discovered Josie Maran 100% Argan Oil. I had gotten it in one of my Ipsy bags, and used it for a rash I had on my face. Not only did the Argan Oil clear up my rash, but my skin looks amazing now.

I think I need to start using all of the Ipsy stuff more often. Here are some photos of how awesome this eye shadow color is. If anyone knows of a similar color, please comment below. Oh and I know my brows need some help. They are blonde, and a bit sparse, but I’m working what I got. Hopefully I’m not heading to Joan Crawford town with my brows. Plus I’m basically blind without my glasses, so I’m thinking it may be time for one of those handy dandy magnifying mirrors. Man it’s hell getting old. Thanks!

Attention Sock Manufacturers- Get some bigger sizes!

Dec3

Why in the heck can’t I find men’s socks over a size 12??? Every man in my family (which is spread out over three states) wears over a size 14. I just don’t get it; I’ve seen women’s size 13 shoes at Payless. Which is the only place that I can find size 15’s for my teenage son.

I wear a size 10, which was the biggest size for women when I was growing up in the 1970’s. I use to envy my friends who had smaller feet than me. My mom, who wore a size 9 when she really should have been wearing a 10, ended up having foot surgery late in life due to wearing the wrong size shoes.

But socks sizes?? Come on, what’s the big deal. It’s not that much more fabric. My husband wears a 14 and rarely finds shoes in his size that aren’t a fortune. I can’t imagine what my life would be like if I had a hard time finding shoes. I would be devastated to say the least. I don’t know what the fascination is with shoes for us women. I actually gave a bunch of shoes to Goodwill recently, and I didn’t keel over. I guess I’m finally becoming an adult. Well, considering I’m 55 soon to be 56, I’m a senior citizen and should probably be wearing orthopedic shoes.

It hurts my feet to even think of wearing shoes with any kind of heel anymore. I remember those glorious days of disco dancing wearing 3 inch heels. They made me almost six feet tall when I wore them. Now I’m all about comfort, which really blows. Sure I have lots of stylish shoes, but I envy gals who are my age and can still wear high heels. They look so fancy, and I look well functional. I guess there are worse ways to look. Like wearing socks that are too small.

Dollar Tree Booyah-Revlon Top Speed Nail Polish, 3N1 Nail Art Pen

Oct24

I truly love the fact that Dollar Tree is next to my local grocery store. On my visit to Dollar Tree this week I found some great Revlon nail polish. I had to dig through a lot of stuff, as the kid who worked there was putting stuff away all over the place. I picked up five Revlon Top Speed fast dry nail enamels. They are Fire #510, a true red shade, Espresso #840, a deep shade of brown, Grape #660 a dark amethyst color, Vintage #570 a lovely fuchsia color, and my favorite Varnished #360, a shimmery pewter.

I change my nail polish every few days. Last week I went to a wedding and had on twelve coats from the previous weeks. I just keep painting over the old color, and no one is the wiser. I get compliments on my nails all the time. I tried finding the colors I bought online and found out they were all discontinued. Who cares?? I got them for a buck each. I did find the polishes on Ebay and Amazon for much more. The total price elsewhere $31, I paid $5! Revlon is a good brand of polish, and stays on much better than really cheap polish like LA Colors.

The polish was repackaged, so they seem pretty darn fresh. And like the name says, they dry superfast. I do my nails before I go to bed, as I don’t want to waste any prime time I could be watching something stupid on TV. Or surfing the internet for new and exciting information. I actually do my nails in the bathroom as the lighting is good, since I don’t wear my glasses while applying. I guess I’m lucky any of it gets on my nails, as I’m blind as a bat without them. Oh wait, I’m hunched over with my eyeballs six inches away. Man, its hell getting old.

I also got a Sassy & Chic 3N1 Nail Art pen in Blueberry. I’m having all kinds of fun with nail art these days. I got a Sassy & Chic 7 Way Nail Buffer. Not a bad haul for $7, wait no $8 counting the Tootsie Rolls I got, which lasted for two whole days. A girl’s gotta have some candy while she’s doing her nails.

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